Morgan Rogers

[JUAN PABLO]

I think another reason why Emery wanted Rogers in Jan was he obviously knew there could be a problem with JJ , great signing and to not miss JJ at the moment shows what a good player he is already.

Cant wait next season a fit JJ and Rogers and Buendia too.   Fantastic times to come.

[AlexAlexCropley]

At the risk of hyperbole, some of his play yesterday was world class.If it was Bellingham there'd be another mural made.
Got great hopes for Morgan.

[rob_bridge]

At the risk of hyperbole, some of his play yesterday was world class.If it was Bellingham there'd be another mural made.
Got great hopes for Morgan.

I think his aim could well be to be the England team understudy to Bellingham. Similar attributes. Love the taking on players in middle of the park.

[Chris Smith]

I was talking about him with my brother in the pub for the game. He was still to be convinced but I thought in recent games Rogers had to look the part. He’d changed his mind by the time of our post match drink.

[pablo_picasso]

Get a load of this.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1753376717442539626
What a dumbass.

"Premier League ignorance..."

I would say there is a fair bit of that in play tbh.

But then again, why should Unai Emery know of every player in the league below when he comes from Spain. Im sure the chap commenting the above wouldn't know every player in the Spanish second division, which would make that "Championship fan ignorance..."

I don't think its a huge criticism, albeit the comment comes from a shoulder chip the size of Bristol.

He has watched videos of Boro before our game with them using his "every single detail" frame of mind & spotted Rogers & thought he could make a decent player out of him. I don't think he had spotted him before we sold them Azaz, otherwise the two would have been in the same deal.

The fact that Rogers has responded to the excellent coaching & development of Emery so quickly, shows that Emery was absolutely correct & the deal has worked out for everybody concerned.

Rogers has surprised me how quickly he has adapted tbh. I also questioned the fee, initially, until I saw his overall league contribution & then I thought it was pretty fair market value.

Now, I think it ciukd become an absolute bargain.

[VILLA MOLE]

thanks for pulling our pants down

[Steve67]

He seems to have great presence on the pitch, uses the ball well and scored a lovely goal yesterday. I trust him. At 21 years of age it looks like he’s got a hell of a future.

[Clark W Griswold]

a lot of boro fans were saying this move was too early for him, and he should wait for the summer.

clearly given he's from the west midlands (and the players and staff poached from west brom in recent years) has been a massive help for him to settle as quickly as he has.

Generally there is a lack insight and football acumen and have either a biassed opinion or a rudimentary comprehension of player judgement and that's a typical football fan. It seems that the Boro supporters are judging him incorrectly.

Additionally, many of these fans haven't played the game very much, if at all, and that can occasionally be an issue.
Also , because drinking is so common in the Northeast, people's judgement is also tainted when making judgements need a clear head.
Everyone has the right to their own opinions  yet these views about how good a player is are frequently inaccurate by your typical football fan.
It's not just anyone who can be a scout.
So "a lot of boro fans were saying this move was too early for him, and he should wait for the summer" clearly have no idea but take your point.

I think that you should go up there with your Villa shirt on and a loud speaker to deliver that message word for word outside their ground at the next home match. You should also add a few bits about how much more intellectually superior you are to them, both in football and general terms. They're a nice friendly bunch up there, keen for self analysis and improvement so i'm sure they'll take it well.

[Somniloquism]

He has watched videos of Boro before our game with them using his "every single detail" frame of mind & spotted Rogers & thought he could make a decent player out of him. I don't think he had spotted him before we sold them Azaz, otherwise the two would have been in the same deal.

As we played them several weeks before the Azaz change etc, I suspect he had seen him beforehand. It might be the way PSR worked it was more financially beneficial for us to split the deal, ie get a £1mil value for Azaz and then a separate deal with amortising £8mil over 4/5 years rather then just the £7mil over 4/5 years. (Not sure how add-ons are treated within PSR).

[cdward]

It's a real positive for other prospective signings to see how Unai has improved every single player at the club.
Young players in particular can look at how well Rogers has developed by working under a top class coach/manager.
I always think part of the attraction of signing for Man City is that the player will be coached by one of the top managers in football, although after watching Kalvin Phillips experience that attraction may not be as strong.
I think Villa will become a serious destination now for attracting good (young) players, with Unai as your boss, your game will definitely improve and with European football, you will get great experience.

[olaftab]

Very impressed so far but after his latest displays they are all going to look at him closely and develop dossier on how to stop him. Hopefully he will keep improving.

[Somniloquism]

With the front four playing like they did against Bournemouth, stopping one of them opens a door for one of the others.

[Footy-Vill]

May I remind or make aware Rodgers is known to Mark Harrison who is Villa academy manager.  His knowledge and development of Rodgers is a key part of him signing, settling and knowing his abilities
He was previously WBA academy manager and West Brom coaches spoke about how Morgan Rogers would one day play in the Champions League, being held in a completely different, higher level of esteem.

[The Moose]

Rogers.

[Risso]

May I remind or make aware Rodgers is known to Mark Harrison who is Villa academy manager.  His knowledge and development of Rodgers is a key part of him signing, settling and knowing his abilities
He was previously WBA academy manager and West Brom coaches spoke about how Morgan Rogers would one day play in the Champions League, being held in a completely different, higher level of esteem.

There's no 'd' in Rogers.

NO F***ING 'D' in Rogers!

It's Rogers, not Rodgers.

NO D!