Harvey Elliott (signed on loan)

[PaulWinch again]

Elliott is a really good player and he will be a really good player for us I’m pretty certain.

[Mister E]

It's not really a great look when none of Malen, Guessand, Elliot or Sancho look a great fit for our setup but Ramsey was allowed leave instead. Same in midfield, Onana still delivering the square root of fuck all when it matters and Douglas Luiz starring for Forest last night v Porto.

Agreed re Ramsey and the others who have come in. I think Elliott is a super footballer but Emery ain't trusting him or doesn't see him fitting well into the required style of play.

Central midfield isn't a problem. We need a pacy winger. If not Guessand or Sancho then fast-track Broggio.

Central midfield with Onana in is weak compared to having YT, SJM or Bogarde alongside Kamara. I totally agree, however, that we need to pacy-winger option, and Guessand ain't that option; whether Sancho is remains to be seen.

[PaulWinch again]

Well Unai has been pretty clear.

[eamonn]

Could we have not just paid Ramsey what he wanted and not bothered with Sancho and Elliott? It looks like we can get by ok without these two lads. Granted, JJ would have missed half the season with injury but God, I miss seeing one of our own get us up the pitch with pace and power, scaring the shit out of the Mavropanoses and Calvin Basseys of this PL world.

[Mister E]

Could we have not just paid Ramsey what he wanted and not bothered with Sancho and Elliott? It looks like we can get by ok without these two lads. Granted, JJ would have missed half the season with injury but God, I miss seeing one of our own get us up the pitch with pace and power, scaring the shit out of the Mavropanoses and Calvin Basseys of this PL world.

**clappy thing**

[eamonn]

Obviously the £40m he brought in, did help ward-off the UEFA auditors...

[enigma]

He must have some regrets about joining us. He'd have played more football if he'd stayed at Liverpool.

[PaulWinch again]

You never know obviously, but I’m confident he’ll go on to have a good career with us. He’s a real talent.

[Drummond]

Speaking ahead of Aston Villa's fixture against Manchester City and following the 2-1 defeat to Go Ahead Eagles in the Europa League, Unai Emery praised Harvey Elliott's attitude and work rate in training but admitted his performances have not yet reached the level required.

The Spaniard emphasised Elliott remains an important part of the squad, urging him to continue working hard to find his rhythm and confidence within Villa's tactical structure.

Emery said: "I am being very, very demanding myself to choose in each match the player to start and the players on the bench and the subs players, and firstly is always trying to get the best performance collectively, through individual players.

"Harvey is a 10 in our structure, in our shape, and he plays some matches, and there is still adaptation to add himself individually in our structure.

"Of course, he is training well, and his commitment is being very well as well, but his performance was not enough (up to this point).

"At the same time, we have other players who can play as 10, and they are performing well, and I have different players.

"This is the main reason he is not playing the last match but he has to continue working like he is doing in the training session, and of course getting his confidence in the performance."

[PeterWithesShin]

Telling everyone he's too shit and stupid to play in our so very complex system will really help his confidence.