Summer Transfer Window 2022

[Zatman]

3 minutes ago, Indigo said:

I like Traore but this is hugely believable. 

except the part he cocks things up on the pitch when he never gets any game time  

[Villa Stu]

21 minutes ago, KMitch said:

He's in the 7th percentile for progressive passes...  It means he's passing backward or sideways.  Not what we need.

Could that be down to how Brighton play though? They tend to be happy to keep the ball and pass sideways all game, with a manager with a more attack minded approach he may look to progress the ball more to the creative players further up the pitch. Either way, he improves our midfield 

Edited June 3, 2022 by Villa Stu

[Nigel]

45 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said:

Bissouma has one of the highest passing accuracies out of all central midfielders this season. I'm fairly sure he can pass.

If you read the Brighton forums they all say hes good at getting and keeping the ball and carrying it forward but he's not a progressive passer at all.

He's very defensive, very much a 6, even more so than Kamara.

Edited June 3, 2022 by Nigel

[Laughable Chimp]

12 minutes ago, Villa Stu said:

Could that be down to how Brighton play though? They tend to be happy to keep the ball and pass sideways all game, with a manager with a more attack minded approach he may look to progress the ball more to the creative players further up the pitch

Its less to do with the team and more to do with his role. Nakamba sports similar stats for the same reason. Surprisingly good although not exceptional passing accuracy but absolutely terrible progressive passing.

Normally what happens is that the other midfield partner takes on the role of progresser. In Brighton's case that's Pascal Gross, who not coincidentally has one of the worst passing accuracy stats for his position, but very good progressive passing stats.

That being said, I think both "passing" roles are important, they're just important in different ways. For a team like us who struggles to keep possession, perhaps we need a player who can maintain a very high passing accuracy more than we need a risky progressive passer.

 

Edited June 3, 2022 by Laughable Chimp

[DCJonah]

So us doing an Everton is the new uninformed view from other fan groups. Its replaced the equally stupid villa are doing a Fulham.

[Nigel]

1 minute ago, DCJonah said:

So us doing an Everton is the new uninformed view from other fan groups. Its replaced the equally stupid villa are doing a Fulham.

Going up in the world!

[CarryOnVilla]

3 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

So us doing an Everton is the new uninformed view from other fan groups. Its replaced the equally stupid villa are doing a Fulham.

Villa fans slating other teams 

 

Villa fans when other fans slate Villa

[Mazrim]

1 hour ago, KMitch said:

Bissouma doesn't make sense to me...

We have ball winners in Kamara, Douglas Luiz, and Nakamba

We have runners in McGinn, Ramsey, and Sanson

We don't have a passer, which is what we need...  McGinn played out of position there all season, and he did a serviceable job, but we really need someone else with a much better passing range in the starting trio.  Dougie was played in that role a few times when Nakamba came back and still didn't look as good as McGinn did.  Bissouma isn't a passer either...

IMO, we need someone like JWP to play that role with McGinn/Ramsey competing for the more forward running/creative role.  

Calling McGinn a runner is like calling Peter Sutcliffe a hopeless romantic.

[Delphinho123]

What’s all this about Bissouma? 

[Osirus]

Highly highly unlikely but i've just seen Roma are due to sell Zaniolo

Could we?

[Danny_Villaman84]

We should be focus on midfield, & New Forward, Left Back.

These Type will better if we have these depth:

Deep Playmaker + Passer + Long Shot, Occassion Play Channel - we should go someone like - Grillitsch or (prefer) Danilo Cataldi or any one else who have this ability
P.S.  We can use Luiz this roles which he is really very good 

Ball Winning (Protect back 4) + Passer - Kamara / Tim I.

Runner "Carry Ball" (Channel) + Passer - Ramsey or McGinn

Advanced (with Stay front) Playmaker - Coutinho & C.C. (or Arron Ramsey/Azaz)

Advanced (with drop deep) Midfield + Playmaker - Buendia & C.C.

New Striker - ???

Let look at this what Possible Critchley / Gerrard to do next season

Start Games & Possession  Style 
--------------------Martinez--------------
Cash-----Carlos---Mings---Digne
-v-------------Kamara---------------V--
-------Ramsey---------Luiz-----------
--------Buendia--V-Continho------
-------------------Watkins---------------
Or 
--------------------Martinez--------------
-----Carlos-----Kamara--Mings-----
-Cash-----Ramsey----Luiz----Digne
--V------Buendia-V--Continho----V-
-------------------Watkins---------------

Regular; Ramsey or Occassion; Luiz go advanced area to attack or running into box use 1-2-1 

Overlap Bomb forward with possession or direct attack

Both Full back bomb (like we did score goal at Man City)
--------------------Martinez-------------------
---------Carlos--Kamara---Mings--------
-----------Ramsey-----------Luiz---------
---------Buendia-------------Coutinho-----
Cash-------V------Watkins------V-------Digne--

Focus Left for example Possession (which Critchey did Blackpool)
--------------------Martinez-------------------
--------------Cash----Carlos-----Mings-
--------Kamara----Luiz----------V------
------------Ramsey---------Coutinho-----
----Buendia---V---Watkins---V--Digne------

Carry Ball from Deep Drive by Runner By Ramsey + Playmaker 

--------------------Martinez--------------
Cash-----Carlos---Mings---Digne
----------Kamara-----Luiz-------------
Buendia------Ramsey------Continho
-------------------Watkins---------------

Digne or Cash will be running to far side to drag full back to out of position so 3 of Playmaker / Runner will 1-2-1 to space 

Counter-Attack from Deep from Defend Position

--------------------Martinez--------------
V Cash-----Carlos---Mings---Digne V
------------------Kamara--------------
-----Buendia----Luiz-----Ramsey
-----VV--------Coutinho-------VV---
-------------------Watkins---------------

Triangle passing between with Kamara and Luiz, Coutinho, with Mings and Carlos to support them to order opponent drag into trap or they try pressure on player to follow them or stop let us got ball/try win from us, or Counter Attack.

push one of Dinge or Cash (Creep wide) or Ramsey (Wide), Buendia, (wide) Watkins (Draft into centre if he pull away from centre half) to space to running

so Luiz or Kamara or Coutinho who can do long ball pin-point to them.

Alter Strategy 

Bailey & JPB (or Winger Roles) or Ings (Come for extra man forward)

[WallisFrizz]

Most unsurprising news of the window so far.

[Marka Ragnos]

Do we know if Bissouma has been cleared from the Sussex-based criminal investigation? From Brighton & Hove News in April:

Quote

 

The Brighton and Hove Albion footballer Yves Bissouma and another man are still waiting to learn the outcome of a police investigation into claims of sexual assault.

 

 Obviously, it would be risky to sign someone without clarity on this.

[Tomaszk]

25 minutes ago, Osirus said:

Highly highly unlikely but i've just seen Roma are due to sell Zaniolo

Could we?

Outstanding talent but two major cruciate injuries already. Plus loads of niggly ones the last few years.

Not worse the risk for the cost IMO.

[CarryOnVilla]

3 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said:

Most unsurprising news of the window so far.

yay

[sidcow]

36 minutes ago, WallisFrizz said:

Most unsurprising news of the window so far.

What happened to:

 

[Made In Aston]

1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said:

What’s all this about Bissouma? 

Don't worry about it. He is not your kind of player. 

[StewieGriffin]

16 minutes ago, sidcow said:

What happened to:

 

We aren't a sexy enough club for that yet...

[Keyblade]

3 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said:

Its less to do with the team and more to do with his role. Nakamba sports similar stats for the same reason. Surprisingly good although not exceptional passing accuracy but absolutely terrible progressive passing.

Normally what happens is that the other midfield partner takes on the role of progresser. In Brighton's case that's Pascal Gross, who not coincidentally has one of the worst passing accuracy stats for his position, but very good progressive passing stats.

That being said, I think both "passing" roles are important, they're just important in different ways. For a team like us who struggles to keep possession, perhaps we need a player who can maintain a very high passing accuracy more than we need a risky progressive passer.

 

It's also a lot to do with the fact that Nakamba is not a very good passer. You could not play the "passer" role and still not be in the bottom 7 percentile for progressive passes.

[VillaParkAvenue]

3 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said:

Its less to do with the team and more to do with his role. Nakamba sports similar stats for the same reason. Surprisingly good although not exceptional passing accuracy but absolutely terrible progressive passing.

Normally what happens is that the other midfield partner takes on the role of progresser. In Brighton's case that's Pascal Gross, who not coincidentally has one of the worst passing accuracy stats for his position, but very good progressive passing stats.

That being said, I think both "passing" roles are important, they're just important in different ways. For a team like us who struggles to keep possession, perhaps we need a player who can maintain a very high passing accuracy more than we need a risky progressive passer.

 

Villa tend to lose possession in the next phase, when Ramsey plays quick one touch passes with Buendia/Coutinho (but no goals without risk taking obviously)