janpawel

Yeah hats off to Bournemouth, they were class and had made me want them to achieve Europe of some sort at the expense of their competitors Fulham/Brighton etc Every season we seem to meet a non top 6 club who batters us, this season it was Bournemouth, last season I think Palace away, and the season before it was Villa away

I'm sure Howe would have watched Villa/PSG and thought about how we can destroy their right hand side on the counter with Tino/Barnes

I think with all the PSR stuff, they are very much our peers, and we are neck to neck in many ways on and off pitch Next few seasons are huge for the 2 of us, I hope we do better than them in the league + Europe so in theory we can increase our revenues faster than them

I was one of the few who thought Onana was a coup for Villa. Have been proved wrong, he hasn't impressed this season, albeit injuries

PSG absolutely delightful on the counter, and Villa seem so vulnerable to it If we win tomorrow, would be happy for us to mid-block the shit out of them on Sunday and explode forward any chance we get

Saving their best team for games against Southampton

Would love Arajuo Deffo a very good RCB. Having elite pace Would allow us to play slightly higher up the pitch, helping the midfield even more, helping against transitions etc

Who is everyone's ideal target for the RCB slot in summer then? Feel like I don't have much of an idea compared to RW etc Ideally we want someone who's fast, good with the ball and good in the air (sounds like the perfect CB tbh ...), right footed, can be aggressive and follow his man into midfield, probably under the age of 26 and can start now at a high level I was never that crazy on Guehi, especially for the rumoured money, but after listing the qualities above, he ticks every box other than being good/excellent in the air Anyone got any suggestions? I mentioned Diomande in another thread but the twitter tacticos have shut up about him, so maybe he ain't a that...

That video was a brilliant reminder to me of how far Joelinton has come 🥹

Yeah, not sure how best to put it, but seems to have so much focus and intensity recently, rather than seeming relaxed / not at full pelt. Feel like his unreal physical attributes are being used well Thought Hall had a similar transformation in terms of this 'intensity', comparing last season to this season, and it's something I'm hoping Miley can show next season too

Feel like the current form / context of the team is a better judge than the PPG E.g Bournemouth were on fire when they beat us a few month ago, best team we played all season Now I'm pretty sure Villa will get 3 points

Whatever happened to all the hype around Ousmane Diomande? I remember he was meant to be one of the best young CB's around, tall, fast, good on the ball, loads of big clubs interested etc Haven't heard his name mentioned in a while, just wondering if he's had a poor season and if he'd be available on the cheap..

That Tonali goal was insane, the pass, touch and flick before it all immense

Tino and Hall, but after that we don't have good cover (assuming Tripper goes) Krafth is steady and defensively solid, but wouldn't want him starting a large number of games if we are trying to be a team who wins a cup and qualifies for UCL each season Good shout on KWP, sure there is a Palace fullback also out of contract, but I know nothing of him

Also Craig Hope is going very heavy on the Cunha content, so weird there is all this talk when the season is still ongoing

With Trippier likely going, I definitely think we need a new 'very good' full back and it's a pretty big priority they can fill in well

I think at worst we will draw with Villa. We always match up well against them Less confident against Brighton

One thing is for sure, the very top teams have a variety of players / skillsets for different situations which we don't at the minute Cunha certainly gives us that

Not read the article but my thoughts too. Why would we give Hope any idea of who we actually want this Summer, unless it's a red herring like you said Do like the idea of a versatile forward mind

Really unsure how we will approach summer in terms how much we are prepared to spend and the quality of players We could get DCL and Nicholas Kuhn probably way cheaper than a Delap and Akliouche/Bakayoko etc CB I'm not sure on where there are cheaper players / bargains / very talented players we could go for. Guehi, Huijsen etc are gonna cost at least £40-50m presumably

If Chelsea are offering a 8 year contract it will probably be tempting

I'll probably get blasted for mentioning his name, but Sean Casey suggested that we protect the LB more than the RB in our system, as we build up from the left side more (Hall) and Tino is excellent 1v1, so he often doesn't have a midfielder drop deep/support, ala Joelinton on the left side Makes sense to me imo

Surely he'd be perfect for a team like Everton under Moyes

His left footed deliveries have been amazing recently, better than his stronger foot on the right! Having Barnes helping his overlaps compared to Murphy will help mind

Could do with a morale crushing defeat to PSG, like Liverpool did too