PaulC Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 I think that was probably his best game in a villa shirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cheltenham_villa Posted March 19, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2023 For me he's had a better season than kamara. Defends well, carries the ball well, improved his goal assist numbers, played more minutes. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Steero113 said: Has been and will always be my favorite player at the Villa, even whilst others were doubting him during various downturns in form. Nothing made me happier than when he signed a new contract. His English is amazing now as well, came across brilliantly in his post match interview on AVTV, a million miles from when he first arrived and he's made a noticeable connection with the fans now. Clearly loves the club. I hope he makes 400 appearances for us and lifts a trophy to become a legend. Great post. Snap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 4 hours ago, mikeyp102 said: No it’s not. Not everything hangs on Gerrard. The manager who has taken over Brazil, was the manager at younger age levels he’s selected a lot from there. He’s not picked Martinelli from Arsenal, going for younger players with less game time (Victor Roque). He’s been out of the Brazil squad since well before Tite stepped down, and had been making most squads from around 2019 until late 2021. When Gerrard came in, a few of our players (Mings, Watkins, Dougie the obvious ones) suddenly fell out of the reckoning at international level. Can blame it on individual player form, but it’s a hell of a coincidence that they all dropped off at the same time and now look class again. I get your point re the manager picking young players with less game time - but most of the players in Dougie’s age group who made Tite’s WC squad are in there (eg Antony). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 6 hours ago, Steero113 said: Has been and will always be my favorite player at the Villa, even whilst others were doubting him during various downturns in form. Nothing made me happier than when he signed a new contract. His English is amazing now as well, came across brilliantly in his post match interview on AVTV, a million miles from when he first arrived and he's made a noticeable connection with the fans now. Clearly loves the club. I hope he makes 400 appearances for us and lifts a trophy to become a legend. I'll never forget his passion in that relegation dog fight. He celebrates every goal as if he's scored it, and very rarely moans, just gets on with it. So yeah, agree completely mate. Love the guy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villarocker Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 I think Arsenal will come knocking again in the summer with £40m+. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 6 minutes ago, Villarocker said: I think Arsenal will come knocking again in the summer with £40m+. I personally think we’d be very well placed to hang on to him this summer. He’s a nailed on starter, working with an elite manager, the team is showing European qualification form since Emery joined, and wages are unlikely to be an issue. If he was 26+ then more likely, but for now I think he’ll be happy here. And hopefully in a couple of seasons we’ll be playing on a higher stage. The only thing that might play on his mind is the lack of Brazil caps, but I think he’ll be back in the Brazil squad soon regardless of whether he stays here. If a Barcelona / Madrid type team came in for him, then more of a worry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chine Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 17 minutes ago, Villarocker said: I think Arsenal will come knocking again in the summer with £40m+. Unless the clause is set around that figure then no chance , he’s always been very good but under Unai he’s turning into a Boss player , he won’t want a move now and we’d want a lot more than that given his age , top top player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted March 19, 2023 Share Posted March 19, 2023 Always liked Luiz, even when many were criticising him you could always see a player there. An elite manager is also going to get that extra few percent from his game. He's a silky player and links things together so well from defence to attack. He also never hides, wants the ball all the time, I guess that's part of his heritage. Echo the sentiments I hope he's here for awhile yet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Amazing what you can do when you've got someone in the middle of the park that just oozes quality and calmness. Whether we're trying to break down a low block , we're getting ran on in transition, we are being pressed. Just get Luiz the ball he wants it and he will calm it down or set the tempo. Gerrard should be hung for crimes against football not making him a staple. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 15 hours ago, Villarocker said: I think Arsenal will come knocking again in the summer with £40m+. Now that he's signed a new contract we wouldn't be under pressure to sell him if we didn't want to. Arsenal would probably look at cheaper alternatives now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted March 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted March 20, 2023 15 hours ago, Villarocker said: I think Arsenal will come knocking again in the summer with £40m+. Would take double that for us to even answer the phone. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 20 minutes ago, villa89 said: Now that he's signed a new contract we wouldn't be under pressure to sell him if we didn't want to. Arsenal would probably look at cheaper alternatives now. I would be doubtful that there is no release clause in that new contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 Arsenal hopefully get that Rice deal sorted. I would be very surprised if Luiz signed that contract when he did without a release clause. We were rudderless. I wouldn't have been locking myself up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 15 hours ago, KentVillan said: I personally think we’d be very well placed to hang on to him this summer. He’s a nailed on starter, working with an elite manager, the team is showing European qualification form since Emery joined, and wages are unlikely to be an issue. If he was 26+ then more likely, but for now I think he’ll be happy here. And hopefully in a couple of seasons we’ll be playing on a higher stage. The only thing that might play on his mind is the lack of Brazil caps, but I think he’ll be back in the Brazil squad soon regardless of whether he stays here. If a Barcelona / Madrid type team came in for him, then more of a worry. Broke teams that can’t afford to register players? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 17 hours ago, Villarocker said: I think Arsenal will come knocking again in the summer with £40m+. Not sure, they took Jorginho and Trossard in Jan, suspect they'll have other areas to focus on now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 1:38 was outrageous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 33 minutes ago, TheMightyVillans said: 1:38 was outrageous Like 70s brazil that was . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 6 hours ago, romavillan said: Would take double that for us to even answer the phone. When you have the financial muscle we have and then add our ambition to it i think you are correct. Our 2 central starting midfielders will have around 4 years left on their deals in the summer. Unless they were insane bids that suited the club then they will reject any interest in our players . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avfc1982am Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 18/03/2023 at 17:44, avfc1982am said: What is he 24?? And running the show. That overhead pass to McGinn shows just how on point he is. Awareness, technique, passing, positioning, he's continually excelling in midfield. Such a fantastic player making things look easy. 33 minutes ago, TheMightyVillans said: 1:38 was outrageous It's just very easy for him to do stuff like that. I think only Buendia or Coutinho could be as audacious, and still not make it look so easy. He's such a class player that it boggles me how long it's taken for people to realise how good he is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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