brummie Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 One thing I'll say about Sherwood, for all the bullshit, sometimes his honestly is refreshing. Someone here mentioned Carles Gil and where he disappeared to. Sherwood has clearly decided he likes him, and said this today. Carles Gil is going nowhere and will be an integral part of the Aston Villa first-team next season, boss Tim Sherwood has revealed. The Spaniard struggled to make an impact under Sherwood last term and was expected to move on this summer. But since returning to pre-season training and spending ‘quality time’ with the 22-year-old here in Portugal, Sherwood has seen a different side to Gil. His quality was never in doubt, but fitting him into a struggling Villa side was a risk, as the gaffer explained to the Birmingham Mail. “He is going to play a lot more football this year because we’re not in that situation where it’s a relegation battle,” said Sherwood. Sherwood said: “I’ve spoken to Carles, it’s hard for him to understand he’s not played and all of a sudden he will. That’s life. “Hopefully he is (like a new signing). “He has done well in pre-season, he’s come back and he really knows there is an opportunity there for him. “I think he impressed the fans so much when he first signed because everyone else was so poor. “He came in with a lot of freedom but even though it was working okay for him, the team were struggling.” What pleases me is he's realised he's a good player, but also I quite like the bolded bit, which is harsh but undoubtedly true. With Lambert we'd have had a few inaudible grunts and he'd have been sent out to the far field to play frisbee with whoever constituted the rest of the "bomb squad" at the time (Hutton, Given et al). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 That picture makes me want to slap everybody in it Also, I hope they don't intend to join the SAS with that shitty saluting form. Sherwood is correctly saluting the British way, at least. I don't know what that awful effort from Ramsay is, though. He wasn't saluting, the glow from Sherwood's ego was getting in his eyes. I think he foolishly inhaled the scent of Sherwood's 50% plus win ratio. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 That picture makes me want to slap everybody in it Also, I hope they don't intend to join the SAS with that shitty saluting form. Sherwood is correctly saluting the British way, at least. I don't know what that awful effort from Ramsay is, though. He wasn't saluting, the glow from Sherwood's ego was getting in his eyes. I think he foolishly inhaled the scent of Sherwood's 50% plus win ratio. Good job he was nowhere near John Carver then. His defeat ratio would have killed him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Italian press say we're meeting with Roma today to discuss Mattia Destro, who is a forward apparently, so that can only mean a Benteke exit. EDIT and apparently Adem Ljajić, too. Both very good players. Important players for Roma who did very last year (for the most part). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Italian press say we're meeting with Roma today to discuss Mattia Destro, who is a forward apparently, so that can only mean a Benteke exit. EDIT and apparently Adem Ljajić, too. Both very good players. Important players for Roma who did very last year (for the most part). Destro was canny shit on loan at Milan like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Liverpool meeting Benteke's clause. 32.5m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Daft money for an above average PL striker. 15m for Austin is good money based on that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Scoring 15 goals for a team like last season's Villa (dunno how many of them were under Sherwood) is probably a superheroic feat. Benteke is a very good player. Not completely sure about him partnering with Sturridge though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Scoring 15 goals for a team like last season's Villa (dunno how many of them were under Sherwood) is probably a superheroic feat. Benteke is a very good player. Not completely sure about him partnering with Sturridge though. He had like 3 goals before sherwood joined. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Daft money for an above average PL striker. 15m for Austin is good money based on that. he's not average like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mole_Toonfan Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Daft money for an above average PL striker. 15m for Austin is good money based on that. he's not average like. Didn't know above average = average mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 £32.5m for Benteke is an absolutely insane price imo, wouldn't pay anything over £15m for him. Can't see how he'll fit into Rodgers style of play either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Not sure how Liverpool will line up now like assuming Benteke and Sturridge will be up top together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Sturridge is never fit so it's not something he'll need worry about. Probably play 3-4-1-2 anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Sturridge is never fit so it's not something he'll need worry about. Probably play 3-4-1-2 anyway. How will he fit his midfield into that I'm assuming Milner has been guaranteed a CM berth and they have no wide players really, both Coutinho and Firminio are similar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest n4e Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 How much was Lukaku again? Around the same price? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 How much was Lukaku again? Around the same price? Wasn't he around £25m? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 28 or so IIRC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanj Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Leon Britton linked with Orlando City, would be excellent addition given the way we play a quick short passing game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Liverpool will be miles away from the title again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ritchie Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Jonny Evans to Everton, Kaboul to the mackems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty66 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Liverpool just never learn do they Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Liverpool are taking giant leaps backwards every year. The general standard of the squad has massively declined. They have always had great players. Not any more. Sturridge and Coutinho are good but not great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketsbaia Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Everyone wins with the Benteke deal. Liverpool get a brilliant striker (the fee is fine because it's from the Sterling boatload), Benteke gets his big move and Villa get to haul their squad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Getting less and less impressed by Spurs & Liverpool, they seem to be going backwards the pair of them. If we bucked our ideas up we should be pushing them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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