Loan stars - Asensio / Disasi / Rashford - which will do best?

[Dave]

Agreed, subject to where we finish. I still reckon if we finish top five then Rashford is joining us, and probably Asensio too.

If we don't, then the numbers clearly just don't work.

Disasi just seems to have been a bit mis-used, and if we saw him as our long-term DC replacement he'd have been given a bit more time playing there.

[PeterWithe]

Disasi just seems to have been a bit mis-used, and if we saw him as our long-term DC replacement he'd have been given a bit more time playing there.

Yup, we clearly tried quite hard to get him in and he's done little wrong at CB when given a chance. I'm a little surprised that he's not played more often when Maatsen has started, with EK pushed out to RB.

[Smithy]

Disasi just seems to have been a bit mis-used, and if we saw him as our long-term DC replacement he'd have been given a bit more time playing there.

Yup, we clearly tried quite hard to get him in and he's done little wrong at CB when given a chance. I'm a little surprised that he's not played more often when Maatsen has started, with EK pushed out to RB.

I think he was (quite rightly) brought in as cover for Mings who was only just back from a very long term injury, and Pau who was out for "a couple of months" with his foot injury.  We were very light in central defence at the time, and absolutely needed someone in there.  He might only have a handful of appearances, but without him, our defence would have been VERY makeshift indeed.

The fact is, with Ty and Pau both back fit, and Konsa remaining injury-free, he's not likely to get many starts.  If they'd all been fit in January, we probably wouldn't have loaned him.  He's a pretty good option to have as a fourth centre-back, but I don't see him being signed permanently unless one of the others is going out - not because we wouldn't want him, but I don't think he'll want to swap a matchday place in Chelsea's stands for (at best) a place on our bench.

[Dave]

Yeah. Obviously we don't see training, but it just seems very odd that Konsa was often pushed out to RB to accommodate Diego Carlos then when he is sold and Disasi brought in as a replacement, Disasi is then pushed out to RB to accommodate Konsa.

[rob_bridge]

I wouldn't sign any of them permanently

[brontebilly]

Malen will miss as many sitters as Ollie next season and you'll be wanting to ditch him by Christmas.

If Malen is in the position to do so (I.e., he is our number one striker) then something has gone wrong.

He can play across the front line, granted his work rate off the ball needs improvement. Good signing, far more about him than Philogene.

[Meanwood Villa]

I wouldn't sign any of them permanently

Same

[cdbearsfan]

I'd sign Disasi if he was reasonably priced, and play him at centre-half. I'd be happy enough to take another loan deal on either or both of the other two, but huge wages plus transfer fee would be too much, IMO.

[LeeB]

I'd sign Disasi if he was reasonably priced, and play him at centre-half. I'd be happy enough to take another loan deal on either or both of the other two, but huge wages plus transfer fee would be too much, IMO.

He might be more likely if we're up for some kind of PSR hokey-cokey with Chelsea again.

[cdbearsfan]

Yeah, seems feasible.

[PeterWithe]

I'd sign Disasi if he was reasonably priced, and play him at centre-half. I'd be happy enough to take another loan deal on either or both of the other two, but huge wages plus transfer fee would be too much, IMO.

He might be more likely if we're up for some kind of PSR hokey-cokey with Chelsea again.

Aye, but he's only been there a year hasn't he? After a pretty hefty transfer fee.

[LeeB]

Two years now.

[VillaTim]

Not sure on Disasi . He's a good player for sure but seems a bit muscle bound/slow in tight areas and his last minute lunging tackles whilst they look fantastic when they come off against quick top players he will lose out and give away pens/fouls .

[Steve67]

I still don't think Marcus Rashford did quite enough to sign him permanently, but there is a quality player in there somewhere that Unai Emery will unleash.  Not going to happen because of the wages but I'd like to sign him.

[ChicagoLion]

I'd sign Disasi if he was reasonably priced, and play him at centre-half. I'd be happy enough to take another loan deal on either or both of the other two, but huge wages plus transfer fee would be too much, IMO.

I thought Emery would have used Desasi a lot more with Konsa at RB, it does make us much more solid, but for some reason he is out of favour.