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I find it amazing how quickly Ramsey has developed. This time last year he was OK but he was yet to lay down a marker to prove who he was or what his game was about. He looks like one of the top prospects in the country now. I was thinking yesterday during the game how amazing it was that in a pitch with a £140m player it was a young lad from down the road who was our best player, and he was probably the key player in our Man U comeback too. I think he's still got a way to go before he gets an England call up (plus the extra 50% required due to the Southgate-Villa premium) but at the age of just 20 we can only hope in a couple of years he will be our next superstar. Looks like a sensible lad which will help him to get there too.

15 minutes ago, VillanousOne said:

lovely goal, maybe we should start him as CF

I do think he’d be a decent back-up / emergency striker if we were ever short. He played there for Ajax I believe and had a decent scoring record. A different level obviously but he could definitely do a job if needed.

Seems like this one is gaining traction so wouldn’t be surprised to see him at villa park by the end of the window.
 

The comparisons to Luiz are interesting, I like Luiz but I feel that we need a more aggressive ball winner in midfield. Maybe we are planning to shift Luiz on as he looks like he might be running his contract down, and this guy is a deliberate like for like transfer rather than someone to play a different role. The reviews certainly seem mixed from Juve fans but you have to say he seems like a very experienced player and coming from a top club with lots of international appearances you’d hope he’s got some proper too quality pedigree in his game

We’re a long way off getting into Europe. We are just too inconsistent and probably too far back on points for a late charge.
 

Maybe next season can be different but there’s a huge gulf to overcome, it’s not just about individual quality, but also the ability to do it consistently basis and I’m not sure we close to having that yet.

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Season ticket holder since early 2000's in the holte end. Also a frequent user of another villa forum with the same username, but interested to see some other opinions and get involved in other discussions from time to time.