Harvey Elliott (signed on loan)

[adrenachrome]

However you analyze it, this is becoming absurd.
Waiting for Harvey is like waiting for Godot.

[PeterWithesShin]

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

Fortunately Emery didn't say that.

Obviously I was exaggerating but it wouldn't fill me with comfidence if i'd just joined a club and the manager said that.

[aj2k77]

There has been a total disconnect with what Emery needs/needed and what we ended up with in Lindelof, Guessand, Sancho and Elliot.

[PaulWinch again]

He’s a really talented player - Emi has done great, but Elliott’s ceiling is higher. Once he learns the style he’ll be excellent.

[Ian.]

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

Fortunately Emery didn't say that.

Obviously I was exaggerating but it wouldn't fill me with comfidence if i'd just joined a club and the manager said that.

I’m sure Emery has explained it better to him personally especially if he’s keen to keep him. I can’t think of any players we’ve had that have excelled that have had a bad word to say about him, normally quite thankful of how he’s helped their career.

[PaulWinch again]

I think he’s ok up to now. But he needs to be given more time on the pitch pretty soon - he is good and it’s getting to the point where it’s becoming an issue which just starts to create unhelpful noise.

[martin o`who??]

The way he has been used so far (or not depending on your viewpoint) begs the question about who signed him and whether Unai even wanted him at the club. It isn't a good look for anyone and I do actually feel a bit sorry for the lad.

[Mister E]

There has been a total disconnect with what Emery needs/needed and what we ended up with in Lindelof, Guessand, Sancho and Elliot.

I suspect the latter two weren't available for us until the last minute during the window. Both have a role to play in our squad but need to be given minutes; particularly Elliott.

[Toronto Villa]

I find it a bit funny that anyone would be stressed about a new Emery signing not getting on the same page as him early on. With 7 months and loads of games to go plus accepting there will be injuries. He will be just fine.

[OCD]

There has been a total disconnect with what Emery needs/needed and what we ended up with in Lindelof, Guessand, Sancho and Elliot.

I suspect the latter two weren't available for us until the last minute during the window. Both have a role to play in our squad but need to be given minutes; particularly Elliott.

Elliott definitely wasn't. It was Liverpool signing Isak when he became available.

[Richard]

I find it a bit funny that anyone would be stressed about a new Emery signing not getting on the same page as him early on. With 7 months and loads of games to go plus accepting there will be injuries. He will be just fine.

I sort of agree but the minutes given so far to Guessand compared to Elliott is strange.

[Ian.]

I find it a bit funny that anyone would be stressed about a new Emery signing not getting on the same page as him early on. With 7 months and loads of games to go plus accepting there will be injuries. He will be just fine.

I sort of agree but the minutes given so far to Guessand compared to Elliott is strange.

Emery said it’s the position Elliott is fighting for which is the ten role. At the moment we have Rogers and Buendia playing those roles and Elliott isn’t up to speed yet. We are quite unique where we play with two on the pitch. Last season it was Rogers and Asensio.
I did see an interview a few weeks back with Elliott and he mentioned the differences at Villa to Liverpool are very different.

Guessand on the other hand hand is being asked to play a more traditional style right midfielder, helping the full back and the attack and generally keeping that shape.

I’m sure that’s all that’s happening and no other reason.

[Pete3206]

Yeah, it's all great. We take an emerging talent from the Premier league champions, who was England's best player in the summer's U21 success and and hardly put him on the pitch. Nothing to see here.

[Steve67]

Would be good to have been asked about it by the not so switched on interviewer before the game, although one player doesn't make a squad I suppose.

[Rigadon]

Unless he’s injured it is a ‘thing’ he’s not even in the squad.