CarryOnVilla Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 1 minute ago, nick76 said: The bloke down the pub, you know him, the ones that knows somebody that knows somebody. I’m hoping Forbes recognise my work and made me the no1 ITK 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Seems to be interacting with lots of Villa fan tweets about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Just now, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Seems to be interacting with lots of Villa fan tweets about this. I’m taking that, as it was Fab’s exclusive, rather than the Sky guy’s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 12 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12 1 minute ago, CarryOnVilla said: I’m taking that, as it was Fab’s exclusive, rather than the Sky guy’s yep - romano tweeted yesterday that the deal relies on the carlos deal getting done first. sky have just piggybacked on that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 39 minutes ago, thabucks said: Read an article yesterday that according to Forbes Romano has over a 90% success rate and is the second most reliable - He is supposed to have a lot of contacts and people working for him, spying at training grounds when a new signing is expected for example. From what you see he does seem to have some good knowledge and because he's so big I'm sure agents leak things to him when they need to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Keyblade Posted August 12 Popular Post Share Posted August 12 5 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Seems to be interacting with lots of Villa fan tweets about this. AVFC Faithful x Fab. What a terrible day to have eyes. 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 1 minute ago, Keyblade said: AVFC Faithful x Fab. What a terrible day to have eyes. Fab definitely knows your husband/wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 6 minutes ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: Fab definitely knows your husband/wife. EXCLUSIVE: You should get your transfer window dopamine hits elsewhere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcGrath_5 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 45 minutes ago, Keyblade said: EXCLUSIVE: You should get your transfer window dopamine hits elsewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Seems very likely to happen, unless Diego Carlos' move falls through. Question is where is he playing. Is he coming in for RCB? RB? Cover for both ala Konsa? Will Cash leave? Will just have to wait and see on all those things. Fundamentally like the profile of player though. Fee will be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Find this an interesting one. From the very limited amount I've seen of him previously and the amateur research I've done in the last couple of days he's been at his best when inverting into midfield and essentially playing as a CM in possession (as some of the heat maps posted on previous pages attest to), which you'd imagine he wouldn't do at Villa given it's not the game of any left back at the club to play as a third centre back. Geertruida-Konsa-Torres-Maatsen isn't really a backline that screams solidity either and feels like we'd still be vulnerable to crosses etc, though conversely he's so comfortable in possession that he'd be a big help in controlling games better, which can be a struggle sometimes with Cash and/or Carlos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 40 minutes ago, Indigo said: Find this an interesting one. From the very limited amount I've seen of him previously and the amateur research I've done in the last couple of days he's been at his best when inverting into midfield and essentially playing as a CM in possession (as some of the heat maps posted on previous pages attest to), which you'd imagine he wouldn't do at Villa given it's not the game of any left back at the club to play as a third centre back. Geertruida-Konsa-Torres-Maatsen isn't really a backline that screams solidity either and feels like we'd still be vulnerable to crosses etc, though conversely he's so comfortable in possession that he'd be a big help in controlling games better, which can be a struggle sometimes with Cash and/or Carlos. He's actually very good in the air, he just hasn't needed to be during his days at Feyenord. But the rest of that backline does indeed lack height and a commanding presence. I guess my point is, he makes us better defensively in the air, and more so than any other current defender we have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TRO Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 (edited) A defender, a defender I say, north of 6ft. Edited August 12 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 5 minutes ago, MrBlack said: He's actually very good in the air, he just hasn't needed to be during his days at Feyenord. But the rest of that backline does indeed lack height and a commanding presence. I guess my point is, he makes us better defensively in the air, and more so than any other current defender we have. Didn't necessarily mean just winning headers from crosses but also stopping them at source etc. Towards the end of the season it felt as though teams had worked out how Villa defended and you were seeing a lot of goals conceded from teams doubling up down the wing. That can obviously happen in different ways and not always be the fault of the full back, but it was definitely an area that there could've been improvement in. As I said, haven't got a forensic knowledge of Feyenoord but my understanding is that defending runners in behind is something he hasn't been great at previously so I wonder how much of an upgrade he'll be in that sense, but regardless I think it'd be a net positive if he signed because he has such strengths in other areas that would improve how the team functions. As the season approaches though there is a part of me that would feel more secure if Konsa played right back (despite being better at centre back) and we signed a more dominant centre back whose natural game is defending the box, because outside of an unfit Mings it's a profile missing from the squad. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 4 minutes ago, Indigo said: Didn't necessarily mean just winning headers from crosses but also stopping them at source etc. Towards the end of the season it felt as though teams had worked out how Villa defended and you were seeing a lot of goals conceded from teams doubling up down the wing. That can obviously happen in different ways and not always be the fault of the full back, but it was definitely an area that there could've been improvement in. As I said, haven't got a forensic knowledge of Feyenoord but my understanding is that defending runners in behind is something he hasn't been great at previously so I wonder how much of an upgrade he'll be in that sense, but regardless I think it'd be a net positive if he signed because he has such strengths in other areas that would improve how the team functions. As the season approaches though there is a part of me that would feel more secure if Konsa played right back (despite being better at centre back) and we signed a more dominant centre back whose natural game is defending the box, because outside of an unfit Mings it's a profile missing from the squad. Yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 Need to get this done ASAP so he can at least be in contention for West Ham. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDR V2 Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 19 minutes ago, Jas10 said: That'll be shrooms for @rjw63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 30 minutes ago, MrBlack said: He's actually very good in the air, he just hasn't needed to be during his days at Feyenord. But the rest of that backline does indeed lack height and a commanding presence. I guess my point is, he makes us better defensively in the air, and more so than any other current defender we have. We've already signed players like Onana, Enzo and Barkley who will provide a stronger aerial presence from set pieces (at both ends). I do think we failed to stop too many crosses from the right in particular last season - so an RB who can stop players getting crosses in from dangerous positions will help. Crosses from further out are less of a problem because Emi's pretty good at dominating his area and actually they're harder for forwards to generate powerful headers / shots from. I'm happy with a Konsa-Torres partnership if we are better at blocking the threat at source. It's never going to be a watertight defence but it is one that will result in a net profit in terms of initiating more goals scored than goals conceded (from aerial balls / giving the ball away which are the biggest concerns). Rogers is another with plenty of height who will be more clued into our defensive plans / approach and of course Emi B always seems to win more headers than he should. I would like a more powerful aerial central defender as backup / replacement to Carlos - as that gives Emery options and allows us to play a maybe less technical CB when we're playing teams who are more likely to throw in more high balls. A lot of this is also dependent on the real situation with Mings (which rightfully is still a pretty closely guarded secret) as I think we will have the option at times of playing a Konsa-Mings-Torres three - which would be pretty effective against certain opponents. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 12 Share Posted August 12 18 minutes ago, Supervillan78 said: Need to get this done ASAP so he can at least be in contention for West Ham. Our back 4 should be fine for west ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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