Victor Lindelöf

[Somniloquism]

He was totally at fault for their goal but has been adequate in general. Can’t wait for Torres to return as Lindelof is his equally defensively but no where near as good at starting our attacks.

Not sure what you think Lindelof should have done and why he is getting all the blame when Buendia and Maatsen left the winger in acres of space to be able to clip the ball on to a midfield runner. You can actually hear Tielemans reaction to them doing that. Forest actually had a 3 on 3 at the back going on with MGW making it a four.

[olaftab]

He was out of position and then failed to cutout the pass.

[Drummond]

I wonder if we'll try and move Ty on in the summer.

And leave ourselves with 3 centre backs?

[PeterWithesShin]

He's played 22 league games in two and a half seasons and will be into his last year. I love Ty as a person but he's not getting younger. We could think outside the box and sign a replacement if he goes.

[Brend'Watkins]

I wonder if we'll try and move Ty on in the summer.

And leave ourselves with 3 centre backs?

I wouldn’t be moving Ty anywhere. He’s a very fit man and has 2 maybe 3 more seasons in him at this level if he can keep injury free. He’d have controlled the area in the game v Arsenal. His heading ability and presence for set pieces are invaluable.

Lindelof is a decent player, gets us and knows his position well. UE will improve him like he improves all players who are in his squad.

[pauliewalnuts]

I wonder if we'll try and move Ty on in the summer.

And leave ourselves with 3 centre backs?

I wouldn’t be moving Ty anywhere. He’s a very fit man and has 2 maybe 3 more seasons in him at this level if he can keep injury free. He’d have controlled the area in the game v Arsenal. His heading ability and presence for set pieces are invaluable.

Lindelof is a decent player, gets us and knows his position well. UE will improve him like he improves all players who are in his squad.

Regardless of Lindelof, Mings is going to be 33 at the end of the season, there's no way he's going to be giving us 2 or 3 more seasons, because of both his age and his recent injury woes.

I love the guy, he's a natural leader, but if we are going to remain at the level we aspire to be, we are going to have to be more unsentimental than we have in the past about players. What we need is going to increase, and we need players who can deliver that.

[Mellin]

Good player. Would be happy if he started 38 games tbh.

[brontebilly]

Would have Lindelof down the list of players to blame for their goal. A more cynical defender would have body checked MGW. But Tielemans I think it was made little effort to track his run in the first place from midfield. Lindelof has done well but we do need a left footer back at LCB asap. Forest only started pressing from the front after they went 2 down. Not many teams will stand off Lindelof like that.

[PeterWithesShin]

He's played in 22 of our last 96 league games. He's 33 in a couple of months, the odds are slim that his fitness and form reach the level required to be a Villa CB in 2026 and beyond. How much we love him as a man and a player doesn't change that. Maybe he sees out his last year with his, I wouldn't be against it. But I don't run a club that needs to see how every penny is best spent.

[Dante Lavelli]

I wouldn’t sell Mings.  Your point is valid that he is on a downward trajectory but the money received (not much) versus the money needed to replace him (lots) means I’d keep him.  He’s also taken a pay-cut which illustrate his commitment to ‘the project’.

In an ideal world we’d have an 20 year old developing in the youth system/on loan ready to replace him.

[rooboy316]

Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid.  You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery.  Most do and he seems to have.

Harsh for me.

The Forest player made towards the ball and “dummies”. If that’s not interfering with play I don’t know what is.

No idea why offside wasn’t even mentioned.

I wondered about this too. His movement initially dragged Lindelof out of position.

[ROBBO]

He's been great for us, came in and played well, no negatives from me.

[Tony Daleys Shorts]

Was at fault a bit for their goal today but he’s been generally solid.  You have to wonder about players who don’t improve under Emery.  Most do and he seems to have. 

We were talking today about players who have left us under Emery. Have any actually improved? Players improve under his guidance but afterwards then what?

I wonder if the current players consider this factor? Roger’s for instance, does he look into Dougie’s sad face, on the bench of a shite Forest side and wonder if leaving is a bad idea, and that any future potential manager is a step down from what he’s experiencing now.

[PaulWinch again]

Good player. Would be happy if he started 38 games tbh.

I agree on the good player point. I don’t agree on the starting 38 games though. He’s a good back-up but Konsa and Torres are higher level and make us a better side.

[Dave]

I wouldn’t sell Mings.  Your point is valid that he is on a downward trajectory but the money received (not much) versus the money needed to replace him (lots) means I’d keep him.  He’s also taken a pay-cut which illustrate his commitment to ‘the project’.

In an ideal world we’d have an 20 year old developing in the youth system/on loan ready to replace him.

Obviously we don't see everything that goes on behind the scenes, but I'd also bet a lot of money that Mings' value to the club and the squad extends beyond what he offers when he's on the pitch.

I'd imagine next summer we bring in someone in their early 20s, we roll with five centre-backs next season, Mings leaves a legend in 2027, and one of the dozen teenage centre backs we've acquired hopefully gets phased in to replace Lindelof by then.

He wasn't at his best yesterday and has been linked with clubs with greater spending ability than us, but I reckon Murillo would tick all the right boxes.