cheltenham_villa Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 We've waited all season for squad depth, let's now see him away yet. I think he's a part to play this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viivvaa66 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 He has been injured for a year. Don’t expect him to be at his best yet, maybe he will be back to his best in September/October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 4 hours ago, Enda said: I was a little bit surprised Emi Jr didn’t get any minutes against West Ham yesterday. Philogene brought on before him. I’m not sure how that will play out. Maybe Unai rates Philogene higher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Maybe he is just coming back from being out for an entire year. No need to toss him into the deep end. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 5 hours ago, Enda said: I was a little bit surprised Emi Jr didn’t get any minutes against West Ham yesterday. Philogene brought on before him. I’m not sure how that will play out. It's one game 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 18 VT Supporter Share Posted August 18 17 minutes ago, Rightdm00 said: Maybe he is just coming back from being out for an entire year. No need to toss him into the deep end. Yes, bring him on when we’re 4-0 up. against Arsenal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 3 hours ago, Rightdm00 said: Maybe he is just coming back from being out for an entire year. No need to toss him into the deep end. Unlikely he’ll get much game time this year. As mentioned previously, a loan suits all parties and keeps some value in him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 23 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Unlikely he’ll get much game time this year. As mentioned previously, a loan suits all parties and keeps some value in him. Is that you Monchi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Odd, he was never going to come on. He's not going to replace Bailey and play on the wing. He's most likely to deputy for Rogers ATM but he was too strong on the transition to take off. The subs in the end although much to Unais credit for how it paid off ultimately we're quite predictable. Watkins wasn't match fit, Duran was the obvious replacement. Bailey took a few knocks and barely ever plays 90 minutes, again Jaden is the most likely for like. McGinn was on the left so Ramsey again was most suitable. McGinn has been a common substitute for Unai these days. Ned came on for Cash who had a knock. Maatsen again Dignes natural deputy. We were drawing we had no need to chance shape or move Rogers up front either. Emi's time and chances will come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Yesterday wasn't the game we needed to bring him on for. If we were 2-1 down with 15 minutes left and West Ham were sitting in I reckon he'd have been on but pace on the counter was a better choice with how it played out. Ramsey, Rogers, Jaden, Bailey are all runners but Emi is completely different type of player and fairly unique in our squad. There will be a lot of games where we need him. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_AA_786 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 21 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: Odd, he was never going to come on. He's not going to replace Bailey and play on the wing. He's most likely to deputy for Rogers ATM but he was too strong on the transition to take off. The subs in the end although much to Unais credit for how it paid off ultimately we're quite predictable. Watkins wasn't match fit, Duran was the obvious replacement. Bailey took a few knocks and barely ever plays 90 minutes, again Jaden is the most likely for like. McGinn was on the left so Ramsey again was most suitable. McGinn has been a common substitute for Unai these days. Ned came on for Cash who had a knock. Maatsen again Dignes natural deputy. We were drawing we had no need to chance shape or move Rogers up front either. Emi's time and chances will come. I get what you're saying but I quite like that we have a preferred system and if player A isn't doing it, then player B can come in. It shows consistency of play and squad depth. Also it's not like we haven't shown the ability to change formation or throw multiple people on but yesterday we just didn't need to. I think we'll see more experimentation in the EFL and FA Cup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 6 hours ago, Pinebro said: Maybe Unai rates Philogene higher Totally different skill - set. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I actually forgot all about Emi B's absence. Was he on the bench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 5 minutes ago, sheepyvillian said: I actually forgot all about Emi B's absence. Was he on the bench? Yeah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 3 hours ago, AndyM3000 said: Yesterday wasn't the game we needed to bring him on for. If we were 2-1 down with 15 minutes left and West Ham were sitting in I reckon he'd have been on but pace on the counter was a better choice with how it played out. Ramsey, Rogers, Jaden, Bailey are all runners but Emi is completely different type of player and fairly unique in our squad. There will be a lot of games where we need him. That's exactly the point. Different game, different needs. Just happy to know he's available to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 7 hours ago, Rightdm00 said: Maybe he is just coming back from being out for an entire year. No need to toss him into the deep end. Exactly, a tough and tight away game against West Ham is not the game to bring him back into the fold after a year out. Everton at home would be perfect, and they are his favourite opponents as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tezzaleed Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Maybe give him until Christmas before we write him off. he's only just recovered from a serious injury. he needs some time to improve fitness and learn how to play in emery's system. he'll be a great option off the bench once up to speed and will push Rogers, Ramsey and mcginn for a starting position. we've finally got a squad together and people want to start getting rid of decent players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted August 21 Share Posted August 21 On 18/08/2024 at 23:15, tezzaleed said: Maybe give him until Christmas before we write him off. he's only just recovered from a serious injury. he needs some time to improve fitness and learn how to play in emery's system. he'll be a great option off the bench once up to speed and will push Rogers, Ramsey and mcginn for a starting position. we've finally got a squad together and people want to start getting rid of decent players. He's already accustomed to Emery's system. He just needs to work his way to match fitness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 I personally don’t see little Emi getting much game time this season. Unless we get a boat load of injuries, I suspect he will largely be limited to early round cup matches and fleeting appearances from the bench. This is not a criticism of him at all but I think we have moved the team in a direction which doesn’t really suit him. His wages are too high for someone who does not play regularly. I wonder if we would be tempted to move him on and enable us to bring in a different type of attacking midfielder. Maybe someone more like Diaby. Emi has sadly had to waste one season due to an horrific injury, it would be sad to see him spending another one sat on the bench every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 5 minutes ago, M_Afro said: I personally don’t see little Emi getting much game time this season. Unless we get a boat load of injuries, I suspect he will largely be limited to early round cup matches and fleeting appearances from the bench. This is not a criticism of him at all but I think we have moved the team in a direction which doesn’t really suit him. His wages are too high for someone who does not play regularly. I wonder if we would be tempted to move him on and enable us to bring in a different type of attacking midfielder. Maybe someone more like Diaby. Emi has sadly had to waste one season due to an horrific injury, it would be sad to see him spending another one sat on the bench every week. I know he gets a lot of hate from some but I love emi unfortunately for him Rodger’s is in his position and for the same reason I didn’t want Felix no one is replacing big Morgan. By July he’s been here 4 years so from a PSR perspective he’s probably on the chopping block. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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