Spoony Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 We need to sell Watkins and go absolutely all out for a world class striker. I suspect we need to be smashing our transfer record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 31 minutes ago, Spoony said: We need to sell Watkins and go absolutely all out for a world class striker. I suspect we need to be smashing our transfer record. I agree with this but, in addition, I suspect we need more than one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted December 27, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted December 27, 2022 35 minutes ago, Spoony said: We need to sell Watkins and go absolutely all out for a world class striker. I suspect we need to be smashing our transfer record. We don't even need world class, just a natural clinical striker who offers a bit of something to worry defenders. The likes of mitrovich would improve us massively. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 4 hours ago, nick76 said: The other wasn’t real? Seen a few videos and some good and some poor. Anybody can look great in a clips video…I know nothing about the guy but very concerning he looks just as poor as he looks good across the videos. Is he really better than what we have? Genuine question? Has anybody watched him regularly? Can he move up dramatically up to PL level? I'd avoid any player from MLS... That league is straight trash, and I say this as an American. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messi11 Posted December 27, 2022 Author Share Posted December 27, 2022 51 minutes ago, Spoony said: We need to sell Watkins and go absolutely all out for a world class striker. I suspect we need to be smashing our transfer record. World class like Mbappe? No world class striker is coming to Aston Villa pipe dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 50 minutes ago, Spoony said: We need to sell Watkins and go absolutely all out for a world class striker. I suspect we need to be smashing our transfer record. Is only about 3 or 4 world class strikers in the world and we aren't getting one of them. Spurs and Chelsea have tried for about a decade each and Spurs got lucky with Kane Many big names have flopped and they are levels above us in the food chain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, Nigel said: We don't even need world class, just a natural clinical striker who offers a bit of something to worry defenders. The likes of mitrovich would improve us massively. I imagine defenders don’t like playing against Ollie, it’s the Keepers that are more relaxed about facing him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 11 minutes ago, av1 said: I imagine defenders don’t like playing against Ollie, it’s the Keepers that are more relaxed about facing him Yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Not just Watkins (and Ings) who needs to score more. We seriously need our midfield to chip in with more goals. Not sure they currently have it in them or if we need new players (I think we do) Bailey is playing as a attacker now, kinda and has 3 Ramsey has 2 Luiz 1 from a direct corner Buendia 1 McGinn has no goals and 1 assist for all his minutes Coutinho has nothing and looks utterly finished. We might get a bit more out of some of them but it's not like there is a massive untapped attacking potential there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Spoony said: We need to sell Watkins and go absolutely all out for a world class striker. I suspect we need to be smashing our transfer record. Why would they join Aston Villa? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Tomaszk said: Why would they join Aston Villa? Premier League? Money? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 minute ago, duke313 said: Premier League? Money? They are already at teams like Man City, Barcelona and Real Madrid. We really couldnt tempt a world class striker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I think we really need to go out and get pau torres. We need a new cb pairing i think. Mings and konsa just dont do it for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 We should be giving Archer a proper look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Villan 1974 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, KMitch said: I'd avoid any player from MLS... That league is straight trash, and I say this as an American. O-KMitch...... how many MLS players have come over to do VERY well in the Prem?? Are you sure about being an American ? There are plenty of players who would thrive at premier league clubs given the chance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 21 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: I think we really need to go out and get pau torres. We need a new cb pairing i think. Mings and konsa just dont do it for me Bang on. Not sure who, but we need a dominant Centre back to partner Mings or Carlos. and a defensive minded right back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted December 27, 2022 Moderator Share Posted December 27, 2022 22 minutes ago, Chicago Villan 1974 said: O-KMitch...... how many MLS players have come over to do VERY well in the Prem?? I'm struggling, Pulisic is the one that comes to mind, he flirts with the edges of Chelsea's first team, which means he has quality, but I wouldn't necessarily say that's doing VERY well - he doesn't play much. There was that fella at Fulham with the slight big eyes, Dempsey was it and I think Fulham might have had a sort of military looking striker at some point - but neither of those were really better than middling. There have been a few decent keepers though and I guess from that group Brad Friedel could have been described as having done VERY well - he played and he performed well anyway's. Apologies, I haven't read the last few pages so I may be going over something you've already discussed, but I have a feeling that the answer is one...at a push. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, OutByEaster? said: I'm struggling, Pulisic is the one that comes to mind, he flirts with the edges of Chelsea's first team, which means he has quality, but I wouldn't necessarily say that's doing VERY well - he doesn't play much. There was that fella at Fulham with the slight big eyes, Dempsey was it and I think Fulham might have had a sort of military looking striker at some point - but neither of those were really better than middling. There have been a few decent keepers though and I guess from that group Brad Friedel could have been described as having done VERY well - he played and he performed well anyway's. Apologies, I haven't read the last few pages so I may be going over something you've already discussed, but I have a feeling that the answer is one...at a push. McBride was a solid striker for Fulham. Pulisic I dont think even played in the MLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Who cares where the players come from.....if they can do the business, in the places of the team, we need to strengthen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Nigel said: We don't even need world class, just a natural clinical striker who offers a bit of something to worry defenders. The likes of mitrovich would improve us massively. spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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