Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[john2710]

I still think our defence is our biggest problem. If we keep conceding goals like the first against Palace, we will never be above mid table.

Exactly, we're too easy to score against, we're too open to the counter attack & we look nervous at set pieces.
Teams just don't have to work hard to score against us & that's a team problem rather than just blame the central defenders.

[Footy-Vill]

Which of these players who have moved in summer do you think you would have liked at Villa to improve the squad.

Defenders:
Nathan Collins
James Tarkowski
Sven Botman
Conor Coady
Thilo Kehrer
Emerson Palmieri

Midfielders:
Palhinha
Marc Roca
Brenden Aaronson
Lewis O'Brien
Jesse Lingard
Morgan Gibbs-White
Joe Aribo
Maxwel Cornet
Dwight McNeil
Christen Eriksen
Cheick Doucoure

Strikers
Emmanuel Dennis
Alexander Isak

[Gareth]

I still think our defence is our biggest problem. If we keep conceding goals like the first against Palace, we will never be above mid table.

Exactly, we're too easy to score against, we're too open to the counter attack & we look nervous at set pieces.
Teams just don't have to work hard to score against us & that's a team problem rather than just blame the central defenders.

Still think a lot of our problem is trying to get 3 out and out attackers on from kick off…at home we invariably look ok for first 5/10 minutes then struggle more as the game settles….away we seem to be under the pump from kick off.  An extra midfielder so long as they put themselves about would help.  Other problem is only having Mings of any real physical size in the box and no one who is excellent at clearing out the near post defending corners like an Heskey or a Carew were

[Villatillidie25]

Which of these players who have moved in summer do you think you would have liked at Villa to improve the squad.

Defenders:
Nathan Collins - Yes
James Tarkowski - No
Sven Botman - Maybe
Conor Coady - No
Thilo Kehrer - No
Emerson Palmieri - No

Midfielders:
Palhinha - Not sure
Marc Roca - Maybe
Brenden Aaronson - No
Lewis O'Brien - No
Jesse Lingard - No
Morgan Gibbs-White - No
Joe Aribo - No
Maxwel Cornet - No
Dwight McNeil- No
Christen Eriksen - Yes (but probably not once we'd signed Phil)
Cheick Doucoure - Yes

Strikers
Emmanuel Dennis - No
Alexander Isak - Yes (but maybe not for £60m)

[Tom_Mc9?]

Some of them definitely would but wouldn’t have been targets that we would have managed to bring in (Botman, Eriksen).
Some would have added to the squad nicely (MGW?)
Some wouldn’t have made much difference. (Tarkowski)

Ultimately it makes no difference whilst we have an incompetent set up at managerial level.

[Gareth]

Which of these players who have moved in summer do you think you would have liked at Villa to improve the squad.

Defenders:
Nathan Collins - Yes
James Tarkowski - No
Sven Botman - Maybe
Conor Coady - No
Thilo Kehrer - No
Emerson Palmieri - No

Midfielders:
Palhinha - Not sure
Marc Roca - Maybe
Brenden Aaronson - No
Lewis O'Brien - No
Jesse Lingard - No
Morgan Gibbs-White - No
Joe Aribo - No
Maxwel Cornet - No
Dwight McNeil- No
Christen Eriksen - Yes (but probably not once we'd signed Phil)
Cheick Doucoure - Yes

Strikers
Emmanuel Dennis - No
Alexander Isak - Yes (but maybe not for £60m)

Imagine the meltdown if we had signed a centre back who went to sleep like Collins did for Wolves vs Spurs…he would have been immediately written off as crap / waste of money.  I actually think he’s a decent player but not sure he would be an immediate starter…..which is what we now need.
Agree Doucore & Isak

[brontebilly]

I still think our defence is our biggest problem. If we keep conceding goals like the first against Palace, we will never be above mid table.

Defending starts from the front though. Konsa and Mings do deserve some criticism for their performances at Palace but they were sold out by the non existent support from midfield, Kamara particularly, both full backs and a goalkeeper unwilling to leave his box. It's the team setup without the ball that stinks for me.

Take the goals v Palace, they were somewhat surreal to concede at this level. Cash done by Zaha near the half way line, where is Kamara on the cover? Konsa to be fair does well to chase him down (strangely doesn't try blocking his shot, mind) but no midfield cover. Third goal, again Konsa is dragged out to help Cash, where is Kamara? Mings gets done one one one in box as Martinez hides on his line. Two other chances for Palace that I can remember came from McGinn and Ramsey not tracking runners from midfield.

Bolton's goal. Kamara again rubbish, Luiz jumps into help and promptly tries to buy a foul. Chambers sells himself fair enough but two midfielders should have easily dealt with that situation. Everton goal, again a midfielder is able to get one on one with one of our CBs.

[London Villan]

I agree, it seems to be the structure of the team.

Mings, Chambers, Konsa, Digne, and Cash aren't bad players, it's the system that offers limited protection and structured defence.

The first thing most new managers do is make their teams hard to beat and score against. We've regressed under Gerrard and until he fixes this it makes things difficult.

[eamonn]

I hope Kamara has the brains to go with his talent. All that fouling he did at Bolton has me worried a bit about his abilities off the ball.

[OCD]

When your midfield just can't keep hold of the ball, like was the case against Palace, you could have Milan's defence from the 90's and you would still concede goals.

[Toronto Villa]

Unless by some miracle we pull two significant signings out of the hat I am legitimately concerned that we will be complete left behind this transfer window. Kamara is great, and the rest area reserves after you discount Diego who’s out. With the news Lucas Paqueta is likely going to West Ham, and the clear evidence that our current starters need an upgrade in all three areas, we will struggle to finish top half this season if things remain as they are.

[pauliewalnuts]

We are apparently 'not close to anything' according to Gerrard earlier today.

[PaulWinch again]

We are apparently 'not close to anything' according to Gerrard earlier today.

That’s encouraging. If we don’t bring a couple of quality players in we’ve really fucked up.

[AlexAlexCropley]

We are apparently 'not close to anything' according to Gerrard earlier today.

Yikes.A frisson perhaps?

[Ian.]

We was close to Sar until Gerrard asked if he’d rather not play on the wing and preferred the bench next to Bailey.