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Author Topic: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread  (Read 784090 times)

Offline tomd2103

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #405 on: April 19, 2022, 01:15:36 AM »
It's probably not Ings' fault he's had 2 managers at Villa who haven't a clue how to use him.

Both managers have tried to avoid the decision that has been pretty obvious from the start - we need to play with one striker and one of Ings or Watkins has to start and the other has to start on the bench. 

Both managers have tried on a pretty consistent basis to shoehorn both into the side and it hasn't worked.

It worked in the Brighton, Southampton and Leeds games. And they played well enough and created enough chances against Tottenham to have won the game. I'd liked to see it given between now and the end of the season.

Point taken, but then I suppose the counter to that is they were only three games and it hasn't worked in a lot more.  One of my main issues with it is that when they play away from that central role and drift into wider and deeper areas, both give the ball away a lot. 

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #406 on: April 19, 2022, 08:29:35 AM »
These Suarez links won’t go away.

Offline eamonn

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #407 on: April 19, 2022, 08:36:05 AM »
If you go away on this summer day
Then you might as well take the sun away
All the birds that flew in a summer sky
When our love was new and our hearts were high…

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #408 on: April 19, 2022, 11:45:18 AM »
Being linked with Geoffrey Kondogbia of Atletico Madrid.

I thought he looked quite good in the games against Man City, could certainly give us a bit of physicality in midfield.
I listened to a podcast about him (For the Love of Paul Magrath).  It was a fairly basic statistical analysis but in short it seems he does the basic defensive stuff very well, but sounds very limited in terms of progressive play.  Maybe what we need, but I do prefer the idea of someone with a better all round game.

Offline Risso

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #409 on: April 19, 2022, 11:50:06 AM »
Being linked with Geoffrey Kondogbia of Atletico Madrid.

I thought he looked quite good in the games against Man City, could certainly give us a bit of physicality in midfield.
I listened to a podcast about him (For the Love of Paul Magrath).  It was a fairly basic statistical analysis but in short it seems he does the basic defensive stuff very well, but sounds very limited in terms of progressive play.  Maybe what we need, but I do prefer the idea of someone with a better all round game.

That sounds a bit like what we have already in Nakamba to be honest.

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #410 on: April 19, 2022, 11:58:09 AM »
Being linked with Geoffrey Kondogbia of Atletico Madrid.

I thought he looked quite good in the games against Man City, could certainly give us a bit of physicality in midfield.
I listened to a podcast about him (For the Love of Paul Magrath).  It was a fairly basic statistical analysis but in short it seems he does the basic defensive stuff very well, but sounds very limited in terms of progressive play.  Maybe what we need, but I do prefer the idea of someone with a better all round game.

That sounds a bit like what we have already in Nakamba to be honest.
Exactly what I thought, albeit he does have a very good CV and has played at a higher level I guess.  But (according to this analysis) he's no Declan Rice unfortunately.

Offline robleflaneur

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #411 on: April 19, 2022, 12:27:04 PM »
Not seen him in action but he has played for a lot of top clubs and also ,according to Wikipedia,he can play left back and in central defence.Also got some caps for France at a young age in non competitive matches before switching his allegiance to Central African Republic.

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #412 on: April 19, 2022, 05:16:46 PM »
Thing is, we already play Ramsey on the left and McGinn should really be playing on the left to stop him turning inside. Really could do with someone who can play on the right.

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #413 on: April 19, 2022, 07:21:52 PM »
Kondogbia is a good player.

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #414 on: April 20, 2022, 07:03:52 PM »
Kalidou Koulibaly on clickbait

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #415 on: April 20, 2022, 07:19:10 PM »
Thing is, we already play Ramsey on the left and McGinn should really be playing on the left to stop him turning inside. Really could do with someone who can play on the right.
Buendia?

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #416 on: April 20, 2022, 08:04:01 PM »
This was posted on the Birmingham Mail in response to an article saying that Chieck Doucoure (Lens midfielder) who we rumoured to be looking at last summer is being lined up by Palace - it made me laugh anyway.

If Villa did want him I think they may be able to outbid Palace if not it's not a problem as this is just one of the 100's of midfielders Villa are buying this window add to that the 100's of defenders and attackers we are also buying we are going to need a much bigger training ground and we can fill the north stand with unused squad players . Any players left that they have not been linked with ?

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #417 on: April 20, 2022, 08:48:38 PM »
Gerrard, Purslow and Lange are at Marseille v Nantes tonight.

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #418 on: April 20, 2022, 08:49:35 PM »
Gerrard, Purslow and Lange are at Marseille v Nantes tonight.
Asking if they will take sanson back?

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Re: Summer 2022 Transfer Thread
« Reply #419 on: April 20, 2022, 09:22:56 PM »
Thing is, we already play Ramsey on the left and McGinn should really be playing on the left to stop him turning inside. Really could do with someone who can play on the right.
Buendia?

I was thinking more of a defensive midfielder.

 


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