Stifler Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 9 hours ago, Fak said: Santos signing Neymar. And we are buying Santos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewel Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 54 minutes ago, Sibierski said: They’re all average players, that have shown in Premier League to be limited. They’re dropping money on names, where people will say it’s great business, but the needle doesn’t move and people act shocked. May work though with Emery, but the Villa squad is slowly running danger of looking quite poor post Emery. The Villa squad maybe deeper than ours on paper, but I don’t see any genuine quality in there like ours. They seem to be stockpiling a lot of good to average players, that won’t really take them to the next level. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 8 minutes ago, Jewel said: The Villa squad maybe deeper than ours on paper, but I don’t see any genuine quality in there like ours. They seem to be stockpiling a lot of good to average players, that won’t really take them to the next level. Agreed, we’ve gone for a different strategy designed to have us competing at the top. Elite superstars coupled with high potnential youngsters. Quality over quantity. Hence now why Isak, Bruno, Tonali, Gordon are coveted. Villa have got good but not great players. Other than Martinez I’m not sure I’d swap any players in their respective starting XI with ours Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 14 hours ago, SUPERTOON said: Just read a stat yet spent 154 million in the summer, only on of their summer signings has started more than 3 games. Their transfer business is questionable imo. A lot of is PSR juggling. Maatsen has barely played in the league but that’s a good signing and also a FFP move. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
janpawel Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 7 minutes ago, kingxlnc said: Agreed, we’ve gone for a different strategy designed to have us competing at the top. Elite superstars coupled with high potnential youngsters. Quality over quantity. Hence now why Isak, Bruno, Tonali, Gordon are coveted. Villa have got good but not great players. Other than Martinez I’m not sure I’d swap any players in their respective starting XI with ours Kamara is quality like. Was the only good player in their game against West Ham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 We haven’t signed anyone that plays regularly in over a year. We don’t know what our strategy is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tisd09 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 10 minutes ago, kingxlnc said: Agreed, we’ve gone for a different strategy designed to have us competing at the top. Elite superstars coupled with high potnential youngsters. Quality over quantity. Hence now why Isak, Bruno, Tonali, Gordon are coveted. Villa have got good but not great players. Other than Martinez I’m not sure I’d swap any players in their respective starting XI with ours I really like Rogers just not sure where we would fit him in with our style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Just now, Tisd09 said: I really like Rogers just not sure where we would fit him in with our style. We’d move closer to a 4231. We’ve at times played with Joelinton in advance of our 2 bosses in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinitely Content Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) 14 hours ago, St1pe said: Maatsen, Onana, Barkley were all solid deals to me but that stat doesn’t reflect well on my point Maatsen has been poor for them, Onana at c.£50m has not been a game changer in the way Tonali is for us in the centre. I'd say Onana is a bit of a miss in the way Diaby was, flashes of quality but lacks consistency and can look pretty terrible in certain games. Their transfer business hasn't been great imo. Edited January 28 by Infinitely Content Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
St1pe Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 12 minutes ago, Infinitely Content said: Maatsen has been poor for them, Onana at c.£50m has not been a game changer in the way Tonali is for us in the centre. I'd say Onana is a bit of a miss in the way Diaby was, flashes of quality but lacks consistency and can look pretty terrible in certain games. Their transfer business hasn't been great imo. Fair points in comparison actually Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) 31 minutes ago, janpawel said: Kamara is quality like. Was the only good player in their game against West Ham Kamara, Konsa, Rodgers are their core top players who have good sellable prices (Duran as well but not in the core right now). It's mixed in with a good squad, but decisions will be made over next 12 months to cash in a one or two to balance out the current spending and couple of players approach 30/going wrong side. Duran is the get out of jail card, but if they feel Watkins output has peaked, they probably can't afford to move on Duran, unless they nail the replacement. Louie Barry for me is their wild card. Probably should get him into the fringes of their first team squad and try and cash in on Bailey. Losing someone like him to think short term is the type of business they need to try and avoid. Their academy is one of the best as a regular fall back though, if they use it. Edited January 28 by Sibierski Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 11 hours ago, Ben said: Is this guy any good ? Why do Man Utd always seem to overpay for every player they buy Hard to tell, he's played all over the show in his early career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 34 minutes ago, Tisd09 said: I really like Rogers just not sure where we would fit him in with our style. With his running power and ball carrying, he'd be great as one of our number eights. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, Tisd09 said: I really like Rogers just not sure where we would fit him in with our style. He would be a like-for-like replacement for Willock Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, The College Dropout said: We haven’t signed anyone that plays regularly in over a year. We don’t know what our strategy is. Hall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fountain Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 On 22/01/2025 at 14:21, Froggy said: Same amount of goal contributions this season as Garnacho though, and Garnacho has barely been used since November. He's also 3.5 years younger. Also won trophies, including scoring in the final. Thoughts? Using the logic on here, if Gordon is worth £80m, Garnacho should be £120m. Garnacho isn't a certain starter for a bottom half side. Gordon is a certain starter for a top 5 side Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, Sibierski said: Kamara, Konsa, Rodgers are their core top players who have good sellable prices (Duran as well but not in the core right now). It's mixed in with a good squad, but decisions will be made over next 12 months to cash in a one or two to balance out the current spending and couple of players approach 30/going wrong side. Duran is the get out of jail card, but if they feel Watkins output has peaked, they probably can't afford to move on Duran, unless they nail the replacement. Louie Barry for me is their wild card. Probably should get him into the fringes of their first team squad and try and cash in on Bailey. Losing someone like him to think short term is the type of business they need to try and avoid. Their academy is one of the best as a regular fall back though, if they use it. Going to Hull on loan I think it said on SSN? Get him some exposure and look to sell for a profit or get him some more experience and then bring him back into the fold? He's 21, so you'd think they'd be wanting to make a decision soon one way or the other. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieDazzler Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Boniface off to Al Nassar. Seems a waste at 24 but hard to turn down that bag of cash I suppose. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 9 minutes ago, GeordieDazzler said: Boniface off to Al Nassar. Seems a waste at 24 but hard to turn down that bag of cash I suppose. Gutted we didn’t sign him. Bonny lad Boniface would have been canny for shits and giggles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Dorgu done for £25m + £5m in add ons. Doesn't seem too high in this market. A left wing back! Rejoice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 2 minutes ago, Froggy said: Dorgu done for £25m + £5m in add ons. Doesn't seem too high in this market. A left wing back! Rejoice! I may be mistaken, but I'm not sure he's played too many games there. He'll need a bit of time and patience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Just now, The Prophet said: I may be mistaken, but I'm not sure he's played too many games there. He'll need a bit of time and patience. Over 50 top flight appearances. He's 20 so will need to develop but still happy to have a left back suited to the new system. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
healthyaddiction Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 3 minutes ago, Froggy said: Over 50 top flight appearances. He's 20 so will need to develop but still happy to have a left back suited to the new system. I think he means specifically at LWB, as, according to Transfermarkt, he's been played in a lot of positions. Only around half of them have been at LB/LWB. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 1 minute ago, Froggy said: Over 50 top flight appearances. He's 20 so will need to develop but still happy to have a left back suited to the new system. Played a fair amount of his career on the right, particularly on the wing. There's a lot to like, but he just might take a while to learn the position. Bit like Hall for us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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