2024 January transfer window - hopes, needs, expectations and rumours.

[VILLA MOLE]

Theo Leoni from Anderlecht looks very tasty and just scored a worldie. 3 goals, 7 assists in 17 appearances so far this season.

His mom was pretty good in Deep Impact.

She is lovely in that , until she dies

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

SPOILERS!

[VILLA MOLE]

SPOILERS!

oh sorry, actually we never see a body

[ROBBO]

Werned is fast, thats it.

[Monty]

Werned is fast, thats it.

Not a fair characterisation, he moves really, really well off the ball! I've never seen a player with such a disparity between how clever their footballing brain was and how shockingly off their finishing was. It was like a laser-guided missile that, on impact, would turn itself into a balloon.

[ROBBO]

That's what stood out for me Monty, it's no good getting yourself in good positions and then not finishing it off. Putting the ball in the net is the key objective.

[Monty]

That's what stood out for me Monty, it's no good getting yourself in good positions and then not finishing it off. Putting the ball in the net is the key objective.

It has to be said that it was on this side of the job he came up somewhat short of excelling.

[ozzjim]

I wonder if Emery will go back to Villareal for Baena. Not seen huge amounts of him, but seems technically gifted and might be the type he targets to play the right ball at the right time in those tight games.

I do think we suffer much more against the low block when Kamara is out too. He frees McGinn and Doug so much they are way more effective, and Ramsey is miles from fitness and or form at the moment. Tielemans has been growing into the 10 role so his injury has been felt too.

All in we need a very exciting tricky option from the bench, and a cultured, foot on the ball, can pick a pass option. I would still take Gnotto at a knockdown price from Leeds as a bench option.

[Bad English]

I'm looking forward to this window. A month of 'Are we going to do anything?' 'Fuck me! This is a long month. No transfers, no money, no alcohol!' 'Sort it out Monchi!'

[Baldy]

I wonder if Emery will go back to Villareal for Baena. Not seen huge amounts of him, but seems technically gifted and might be the type he targets to play the right ball at the right time in those tight games.

I do think we suffer much more against the low block when Kamara is out too. He frees McGinn and Doug so much they are way more effective, and Ramsey is miles from fitness and or form at the moment. Tielemans has been growing into the 10 role so his injury has been felt too.

All in we need a very exciting tricky option from the bench, and a cultured, foot on the ball, can pick a pass option. I would still take Gnotto at a knockdown price from Leeds as a bench option.

Read this morning that Bernado Silva has a release clause of 50 million but they reckon it will not be activated this January.

If his thinking of leaving, howsabout a Bid?

At the very least, it would show that Villa are prepared to 'mix it' with the big boys.

[Villafirst]

I’ve thought for ages that we need another dimension for when we come up against bus parking opposition like last night.  Not sure what kind of ‘different’ but I’m sure Emery does.

Tielemans is clever at playing defence splitting passes as is Emi Buendia. Unfortunately both are currently unavailable ( Youri back soon hopefully). But, we certainly need an experienced back up alternative to Watkins. We've been lucky so far that he's managed to play in most of the games. We should've kept Archer!! Duran has potential but is still a bit raw.

[tomd2103]

I wonder if Emery will go back to Villareal for Baena. Not seen huge amounts of him, but seems technically gifted and might be the type he targets to play the right ball at the right time in those tight games.

I do think we suffer much more against the low block when Kamara is out too. He frees McGinn and Doug so much they are way more effective, and Ramsey is miles from fitness and or form at the moment. Tielemans has been growing into the 10 role so his injury has been felt too.

All in we need a very exciting tricky option from the bench, and a cultured, foot on the ball, can pick a pass option. I would still take Gnotto at a knockdown price from Leeds as a bench option.

Torres too.  He has a good range of passing from the back which can open teams up.  Lenglet did fine on Friday night, but hasn't got that same range of passing and neither has Konsa. 

[PaulWinch again]

Yep Torres is a big loss, we need him back quickly.

[brontebilly]

I wonder if Emery will go back to Villareal for Baena. Not seen huge amounts of him, but seems technically gifted and might be the type he targets to play the right ball at the right time in those tight games.

I do think we suffer much more against the low block when Kamara is out too. He frees McGinn and Doug so much they are way more effective, and Ramsey is miles from fitness and or form at the moment. Tielemans has been growing into the 10 role so his injury has been felt too.

All in we need a very exciting tricky option from the bench, and a cultured, foot on the ball, can pick a pass option. I would still take Gnotto at a knockdown price from Leeds as a bench option.

Torres too.  He has a good range of passing from the back which can open teams up.  Lenglet did fine on Friday night, but hasn't got that same range of passing and neither has Konsa.

It was Torres cross field pass to Diaby that helped create the equaliser at Bournemouth. We missed that

[pauliewalnuts]

Torres is vital to how we play, he’s so instrumental in the way we create attacks. Lenglet did ok and is decent on the ball but still nowhere near as good on it.

Torres plays like a quarterback.