AshVilla Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 Fullkrug done his achilles apparently. West Ham can have him for 150m in Jan... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted September 9 VT Supporter Share Posted September 9 6 hours ago, Jas10 said: I don’t know if it’s been commented on previously but the co commentator’s sole contribution to this passage of play is exceptional. I believe the exact quote is “Waaaaahaaarghhhhh!!!!” I couldn’t have put it better myself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Fun Factory Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 On 07/09/2024 at 11:30, GamingDad said: Ole Gunnar Duran If we can get Clive Tyldesley (on whatever channel he is on nowadays) to shout and 'Duran has won it !' by the end of the season then I would be very happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 07/09/2024 at 06:41, Lichfield Dean said: His PR turnaround has been quite remarkable. Maybe he should give some tips to AVFC with regards to image and relations. He didn't do nothin' but score some goals. Football fans are happy to see the back of a player when they think he's not worth much to the team, but are willing to overlook many things when they're quite good like this lad is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted September 10 VT Supporter Share Posted September 10 (edited) On 07/09/2024 at 06:41, Lichfield Dean said: His PR turnaround has been quite remarkable. Maybe he should give some tips to AVFC with regards to image and relations. The more I think about all that last summer, the more I feel like he's a perfect example of an athlete let down by his agent. A good agent absolutely knows how and when to help their young or inexperienced clients deal with the media. That's actually part of their job -- that's part of why they get those big slices of the pie. A good agent can speak candidly with a client and warn them about delicate situations -- and a good agent keeps an eye on their client's press interactions, particularly if they're greenhorns. I'm not saying Duran doesn't have any responsibility, but I do feel like he wasn't handled by his people very well. Premier league athletes are some of the most public human beings on the planet, after all. Edited September 10 by Marka Ragnos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Adam2003 Posted September 10 Popular Post Share Posted September 10 “He thinks he is better than Watkins. That is normal.” This from Monchi is exactly right. People often say things like like “he should bide his time and be thankful he’s in a great place to learn” but that is *not* normal if you have the insane psychology needed to drive yourself to be an elite athlete. You *have* to think you can outperform anyone else and then achieve it, same as a year or so ago people would laugh if you said Watkins could outperform Kane but this summer everyone was calling for it. Duran has huge potential, and he knows it, and he’s impatient, and a bit of a bellend, and that’s all (in Monchi’s words) just very normal at this level. Personally think Emery and Monchi have done a good job managing it but as I said all summer - it’s ok to think “Duran is being a dick” and it’s even ok to think “let’s cash in now because he wants to play, even if he goes on to smash it somewhere else” but those who said “he’s not even that good” (and there were a lot of them) will look so far off the mark in a few years. He has it all in his locker. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 is it entirely inconceivable that Duran could outscore Watkins this year? that would be weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrootVilla Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 He has closed the gap on Watkins, if he keeps improving at this rate he will overtake Ollie within 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czarnikjak Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 4 minutes ago, GrootVilla said: He has closed the gap on Watkins, if he keeps improving at this rate he will overtake Ollie within 2 years. Not at villa. If both stay fit and perform, one of them will be gone next summer imo. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Czarnikjak said: Not at villa. If both stay fit and perform, one of them will be gone next summer imo. Watkins has earned himself a sizeable grace period due to his wonderful season last time out. But if he is underperforming by his standards and we have a couple of poor results that fans deem to be as a result of his profligacy in front of goal then the pressure for Duran to start will be overwhelming. There's no getting away from the fact that Duran has had an outstanding start to the season and looks ultra hungry. Edited September 10 by Steero113 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 3 minutes ago, Steero113 said: Watkins has earned himself a sizeable grace period due to his wonderful season last time out. But if he is underperforming by his standards and we have a couple of poor results that fans deem to be as a result of his profligacy in front of goal then Duran is going to be starting. There's no getting away from the fact that Duran has had an outstanding start to the season and looks ultra hungry. If we could manage both delicately to have them both performing that is the best result. I wonder if there will ever be a scenario where both of them could play in the same team and actually complement each other. You never know. I'm more worried about how much of a confidence player Ollie is. Then again the same way Duran has seemingly adjusted his mentality for the greater good, Ollie may have to do the same. He really seemed to crumble when Ings came in. He'll need to realise that no top club with big aspirations can afford to have him, and only him as the main man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted September 10 VT Supporter Share Posted September 10 17 hours ago, AshVilla said: Fullkrug done his achilles apparently. Well isnt that a damn shame! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 On 07/09/2024 at 11:24, Pongo Waring said: Gotta be worth £60 million + right now Making the fans on here look silly who were begging Villa and Monchi to accept West Ham's crappy deal. I didn't want him to go, purely on his ability....But I wasn't privvy to how difficult he was at BMH....and that was difficult to balance. I guess in this case, that bad publicity, put off any suitors paying big money for him, and his supposed turn around in his attitude, has worked out well for us. This boy, could be anything he wants to be, his ability in front of goal is aggressive, and clinical, with both aerial and ground work....I agree, his valuation, has surely risen. I just hope, he can keep his swashbuckling character, allied to a consummate professional.....If he stays on side with Unai, we can look forward to some player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 3 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: If we could manage both delicately to have them both performing that is the best result. I wonder if there will ever be a scenario where both of them could play in the same team and actually complement each other. You never know. I'm more worried about how much of a confidence player Ollie is. Then again the same way Duran has seemingly adjusted his mentality for the greater good, Ollie may have to do the same. He really seemed to crumble when Ings came in. He'll need to realise that no top club with big aspirations can afford to have him, and only him as the main man. That would be the worst thing to do, trying to start both would make us weaker. Trying to adjust something not adjustable won’t help at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 Starts against Argentina 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlitobrigante Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 i changed my mind multiple times back and forth over the summer....but on the whole i had a hunch that one of the biggest signings we could make would be Duran staying on. I was thinking that all it would take is a slightly better season than last, and Duran becomes a 60 - 100m player, and the hottest striker in Europe. I also think we need to start to think about Watkins long term replacement. I think Duran is that guy, and has the potential to be better. To have kept Duran despite seemingly decent bids, the shenanigans and PSR worries, show just how much we were reluctant sellers. It's now looking like we have 2 x world class strikers at the club.....both worth 60m+ at least. It's bloody incredible. It's so easy to take our current state of affairs for granted, and not take notice of just how amazing things are at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 4 minutes ago, Pongo Waring said: Starts against Argentina Oh god. Him and Emi might kill each other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 6 minutes ago, Pongo Waring said: Starts against Argentina Will give that a watch at half 9, him v Romero will be box office. Colombia haven't lost for two years in competitive match I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted September 10 Share Posted September 10 7 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Will give that a watch at half 9, him v Romero will be box office. Colombia haven't lost for two years in competitive match I think. What would you be watching it on? Can't find any one showing it... legitimately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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