AndyM3000 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 (edited) He left to get minutes and he's not getting many here. Diaby might leave which opens up more space on the right but the majority of his games where he's actually started to improve and get returns are on the left side. Is he getting in ahead of Ramsey, Rogers, Buendia on the LM spot? Right side and up with Watkins we have McGinn, Diaby, Bailey, Tielemans and Buendia can play here. Maybe we are planning more sales than I realise but we had more games last season, with a weaker squad and he was let go. We now have a more competitive squad with higher standards and now there's minutes available? Not adding up for me. We are just heavily stacked in these spots, if I list an 11 below and bench, is he getting on it? Duran will go and likely be replaced, Diaby might go. Martinez Konsa Carlos Pau Maatsen Bailey Onana Tielemans Ramsey McGinn Watkins Gauci Mings Cash Illing Junior Enzo Rogers Buendia Diaby Duran Kamara, Barkley, Nedeljkovic, Moreno, Digne, Dobbin, Bidace? Edited July 13 by AndyM3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 6 hours ago, jacketspuds said: By the looks of it we’ll be playing with 6 wingers next season. A bold move, but I trust Emery. Last season we finished with barely any fit players. Our squad is so big now, we'll need a bigger dressing room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, AndyM3000 said: We've got about 12 players that can play on that left side of midfield. I like him but he won't get game time here, I don't understand what the plan is. Not let a 50m player go elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 44 minutes ago, AndyM3000 said: These stats contain games/minutes for U18 and U23, which I don't think are especially relevant or useful. For Hull, he played 21 times on the left side (either as a winger or wide mid) and got 13 goal/assists. He played 11 times on the right and got 5 goals/assists. This would suggest that he's comfortable on either flank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 1 hour ago, AndyM3000 said: We've got about 12 players that can play on that left side of midfield. I like him but he won't get game time here, I don't understand what the plan is. I don’t think he signs for us if he’s not getting assurances of game time, that was the reason he left 12 months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 Unai played him in sort of a RWB role in pre season last year IIRC and he did well there. Maybe it was more right midfield though I can't fully remember. He was definitely a bit deeper though. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 13 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13 (edited) 5 hours ago, AndyM3000 said: He left to get minutes and he's not getting many here. Diaby might leave which opens up more space on the right but the majority of his games where he's actually started to improve and get returns are on the left side. Is he getting in ahead of Ramsey, Rogers, Buendia on the LM spot? Right side and up with Watkins we have McGinn, Diaby, Bailey, Tielemans and Buendia can play here. Maybe we are planning more sales than I realise but we had more games last season, with a weaker squad and he was let go. We now have a more competitive squad with higher standards and now there's minutes available? Not adding up for me. We are just heavily stacked in these spots, if I list an 11 below and bench, is he getting on it? Duran will go and likely be replaced, Diaby might go. Martinez Konsa Carlos Pau Maatsen Bailey Onana Tielemans Ramsey McGinn Watkins Gauci Mings Cash Illing Junior Enzo Rogers Buendia Diaby Duran Kamara, Barkley, Nedeljkovic, Moreno, Digne, Dobbin, Bidace? If he’s as good as people who watch the championship say he is then I don’t see why he can’t be playing regularly on the left for us. Buendia has been out for a year, Rogers looks excellent but can be used centrally as well, and Ramsey has been injured and isn’t actually that good We really really struggled for quality on the left last season. We needed to strengthen Edited July 13 by Stevo985 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepDish Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 6 hours ago, Pongo Waring said: We have a minimum of 48 games next season. Plenty of game time available. I can see him getting 15-20 appearances, including as a sub. Let's hope he can adjust to the PL within a few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted July 13 Moderator Share Posted July 13 2 hours ago, Stevo985 said: We really really struggled for quality on the left last season. We needed to strengthen I think we missed Ramsey, but Rogers was a revelation and I thought Digne had a really good season too. With Maatsen and Illing-Junior added to the mix, I think our left side is both strong and has great depth. I think we'll see JPB play off Watkins in a free role or from the right more than from the left. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 14 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14 (edited) I've thought for a long time that JPB is a special player with a huge future, and I'm delighted it's looking like it may be at Villa. Didn't see this one finalising, so what a cool surprise. JPB plays an electrifying brand of football, too, and will always always always bring energy and trickery to the pitch. One-on-one, he's explosive in a compact package -- a grenade. With some time to be thoroughly Unaified, I think he'll be playing for England one day on the main squad, I really do. Edited July 14 by Marka Ragnos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvilla28 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Could be the suprise packet out of our signings. For me gives another dimension, speed , skill and able to take players on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 37 minutes ago, Marka Ragnos said: I've thought for a long time that JPB is a special player with a huge future, and I'm delighted it's looking like it may be at Villa. Didn't see this one finalising, so what a cool surprise. JPB plays an electrifying brand of football, too, and will always always always bring energy and trickery to the pitch. One-on-one, he's explosive in a compact package -- a grenade. With some time to be thoroughly Unaified, I think he'll be playing for England one day on the main squad, I really do. Looks absolute class in this. I’ll be interested to see how he fits into the XI. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 He looks taller than I remember him being, bigger too. In the video above he shows a lot of strength in some of those 50:50 balls he wins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted July 14 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said: Looks absolute class in this. I’ll be interested to see how he fits into the XI. He seems to have picked up "Samba-style" football somewhere -- flair and dancing around in duels and fluidity. I don't think of it as a very English style, but somehow he has it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 1 hour ago, Marka Ragnos said: He seems to have picked up "Samba-style" football somewhere -- flair and dancing around in duels and fluidity. I don't think of it as a very English style, but somehow he has it. Cages of south London, like Eze and Sancho? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 I knew this kid was a baller when I saw his assist for Archer's 3rd against Barrow (remember that game?). Shades of Grealish the way he threaded that ball between 4 dumbfounded defenders, perfectly intl Archer's path. You just can't teach that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Might sound crazy but this might be our best signing of the summer. I think he's got the potential to be really special. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 8 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Might sound crazy but this might be our best signing of the summer. I think he's got the potential to be really special. I was disappointed he got loaned out to Hull. Thought he was on course for first team for several seasons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 17 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Might sound crazy but this might be our best signing of the summer. I think he's got the potential to be really special. #betterthanbailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 3 minutes ago, villa89 said: #betterthanbailey bit early for that - why rush a player's potential Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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