Aston Villa vs Burnley Pre-Match

[Mister E]

Tim moved the ball sharper than Donk and has a whole season under his belt at QPR where by all accounts he was extremely promising. Maybe that's not enough to start, sure, but it's fair to wonder if he shouldn't play a role at some point.

He started against Burnley under the Scouse Fraud and played pretty much the whole game, as I pointed out elsewhere on H&V recently. It's a perfect game to try him again on Saturday against a team whose midfield is the not the strongest out there.

[VillaTim]

They mainly bypassed the midfield by putting the ball in behind us quickly. To me it seemed the problem was us not retaining possession in vital areas and not dealing well with the turnovers.

Agreed - ball-retention and movement were the problems we had on Tuesday

not to takeaway from the keystone cops defending

[Steve67]

Agree with Mister E, above.  We seem to struggle a bit when we lose that natural ball carrier between the midfield and the attack, hence why Tielemans is a big loss at the moment.  We need to move the ball a whole lot quicker than we did on Tuesday night and be much more physical. Is Cash actually fit?

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Tim moved the ball sharper than Donk and has a whole season under his belt at QPR where by all accounts he was extremely promising. Maybe that's not enough to start, sure, but it's fair to wonder if he shouldn't play a role at some point.

For me he's like a Declan Rice with added skill and a surprising turn of pace. Loves a tackle, strong, can switch play with a 30-40 yarder, can play right across the midfield, a good ball carrier and can thread a ball through for the strikers. Pretty much the complete midfielder, just missing PL experience. The sooner we get him up to speed the better.

[rougegorge]

It currently looks like a wet day with rain most likely for the whole game on Saturday; not sure if that will help or hinder us.

[usav]

It currently looks like a wet day with rain most likely for the whole game on Saturday; not sure if that will help or hinder us.

The shirts will be soaking wet either way.

[eamonn]

Tim moved the ball sharper than Donk and has a whole season under his belt at QPR where by all accounts he was extremely promising. Maybe that's not enough to start, sure, but it's fair to wonder if he shouldn't play a role at some point.

For me he's like a Declan Rice with added skill and a surprising turn of pace. Loves a tackle, strong, can switch play with a 30-40 yarder, can play right across the midfield, a good ball carrier and can thread a ball through for the strikers. Pretty much the complete midfielder, just missing PL experience. The sooner we get him up to speed the better.

Iroegbunam like Rice with more skill and pace?! I've heard it all now. He did alright at QPR, whereas Ramsey and Archer ripped up that division. Sell him to Hull and get Philogene back.

[Monty]

Tim moved the ball sharper than Donk and has a whole season under his belt at QPR where by all accounts he was extremely promising. Maybe that's not enough to start, sure, but it's fair to wonder if he shouldn't play a role at some point.

For me he's like a Declan Rice with added skill and a surprising turn of pace. Loves a tackle, strong, can switch play with a 30-40 yarder, can play right across the midfield, a good ball carrier and can thread a ball through for the strikers. Pretty much the complete midfielder, just missing PL experience. The sooner we get him up to speed the better.

Iroegbunam like Rice with more skill and pace?! I've heard it all now. He did alright at QPR, whereas Ramsey and Archer ripped up that division. Sell him to Hull and get Philogene back.

Philogene, who's playing well in...which division?

[Chris Smith]

Tim moved the ball sharper than Donk and has a whole season under his belt at QPR where by all accounts he was extremely promising. Maybe that's not enough to start, sure, but it's fair to wonder if he shouldn't play a role at some point.

For me he's like a Declan Rice with added skill and a surprising turn of pace. Loves a tackle, strong, can switch play with a 30-40 yarder, can play right across the midfield, a good ball carrier and can thread a ball through for the strikers. Pretty much the complete midfielder, just missing PL experience. The sooner we get him up to speed the better.

Iroegbunam like Rice with more skill and pace?! I've heard it all now. He did alright at QPR, whereas Ramsey and Archer ripped up that division. Sell him to Hull and get Philogene back.

Not sure why you would link them in a deal, very different type of players. Having Philogene available would not address the issue we have with injured and suspended central midfield players.

[Risso]

It wouldn't surprise me if Iroegbunam ends up at Sunderland in January for the rest of the season. Re-connect with Beale who seems to rate him.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

It wouldn't surprise me if Iroegbunam ends up at Sunderland in January for the rest of the season. Re-connect with Beale who seems to rate him.

Beale tried to sign him for Rangers in Scotland. If it's a loan I could live with it but i really hope we don't sell him.

[Risso]

His 10 minutes against Man U really isn't a lot to go on. I suspect most people weren't watching QPR games intently last season, and I don't think he especially stood out in a struggling team.

[Monty]

His 10 minutes against Man U really isn't a lot to go on. I suspect most people weren't watching QPR games intently last season, and I don't think he especially stood out in a struggling team.

From what I remember he absolutely stood out.

[VillaTim]

QPR fans loved him

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Iroegbunam like Rice with more skill and pace?! I've heard it all now. He did alright at QPR, whereas Ramsey and Archer ripped up that division. Sell him to Hull and get Philogene back.

As previously mentioned, he was pulling up trees at QPR until Beale pissed off to Servco. They then brought in the bloke from Blackpool and everything fell apart. I think he has better feet than Rice, more skillfull and certainly has a turn of pace Rice could only dream of. Considering he's still only 20 I think he's going to be a wonderful player if he can avoid injuries. Wasn't he supposed to go on our US tour but got injured? I think this is pretty much the first time he's been fully injury free since he returned from QPR.