Other games (2024/25)

[The Prophet]

8 hours ago, janpawel said:

If Villa manage to keep their loan players, I think they have an easier time putting a top 4 squad together compared to us

 

 Looking at their current squad, and  add a top RB and probably a top CB and for me they're probably the 4th best team in the prem

 

Whereas for us we are a ST, RW, GK, CB, and then imo a CM and FB away from having the 2* quality in each position / limited drop off

 

Though Villa's wage bill is a good chunk bigger than ours, and hopefully we make CL for the 2nd time in 3 years.... So it's definitely way more complicated than I just laid out

 

Asencio was a straight loan, Rashford had an option to buy iirc. Think it'd be a mistake to take up the latter though.

[r0cafella]

1 minute ago, The Prophet said:

 

Asencio was a straight loan, Rashford had an option to buy iirc. Think it'd be a mistake to take up the latter though.

PSG would love getting some money for Asencio. 

[The Prophet]

Just now, r0cafella said:

PSG would love getting some money for Asencio. 

 

No doubt, but not sure he'd be down for being a rotation option at an English club.

[r0cafella]

Just now, The Prophet said:

 

No doubt, but not sure he'd be down for being a rotation option at an English club.

Idk he's been hyped to oblivion here plus it's better than rotting away in PSGS bomb squad

[Groundhog63]

20 minutes ago, The Prophet said:

 

Asencio was a straight loan, Rashford had an option to buy iirc. Think it'd be a mistake to take up the latter though.

Sure I read on here that Villa do have an option to buy Rashford BUT if they decline that purchase they need to pay Brexit Jim £5m

[midds]

2 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said:

Sure I read on here that Villa do have an option to buy Rashford BUT if they decline that purchase they need to pay Brexit Jim £5m

Think that's Chelsea and Sancho with the £5m thing

[r0cafella]

25 minutes ago, midds said:

Think that's Chelsea and Sancho with the £5m thing

Correct that's Chelsea deal with Sancho where they have a 25m obligation. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

God knows why you would sign up to that just to get Sancho on loan, when you already have a massive squad. 

[Froggy]

It's mental that I'd be upset if we got £5m just to keep Sancho.

[alexf]

Controversially I've not been that impressed by Villa. Considering the squad they have I feel they play very defensively in the big games I've watched to their own detriment. 

 

Yes they might have got beaten heavily if they had gone more attacking, but against Bayern Munich, the 1st leg and most of the 2nd against PSG, last night against City. Plenty of times you can see them with like a back 6 with 4 Infront of that trying to be difficult to breakdown. But it looked like City were there for the taking for most of that game. Could argue they might have beaten PSG if they had been abit more adventurous and put them on the back foot more. 

 

Emery is a good coach and they have a strong squad on paper. Just think they have been a tad too negative in the big games if I was a fan and I think they could have achieved even more. 

 

Our loss to them for me was more about how poor we were on the day rather than anything special they did. Might sound bitter but I think if we had been at our best that day I think we would have beaten them.

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by alexf

[KennyUtd]

16 minutes ago, alexf said:

Controversially I've not been that impressed by Villa. Considering the squad they have I feel they play very defensively in the big games I've watched to their own detriment. 

 

Yes they might have got beaten heavily if they had gone more attacking, but against Bayern Munich, the 1st leg and most of the 2nd against PSG, last night against City. Plenty of times you can see them with like a back 6 with 4 Infront of that trying to be difficult to breakdown. But it looked like City were there for the taking for most of that game. Could argue they might have beaten PSG if they had been abit more adventurous and put them on the back foot more. 

 

Emery is a good coach and they have a strong squad on paper. Just think they have been a tad too negative in the big games if I was a fan and I think they could have achieved even more. 

 

Our loss to them for me was more about how poor we were on the day rather than anything special they did. Might sound bitter but I think if we had been at our best that day I think we would have beaten them.

 

 

 

I thought they were very defensive 2nd half when City were there for the taking. Villa have great squad depth though. Saturday was just a game too far for us I think.

[Lush Vlad]

Didn't help that we didn't have Botman to aggressively go into their half and cut off the direct ball into the likes of Rogers and McGinn.  He was so important doing that in the 3-1 win there last season.  

 

Burn and Schar have been doing it most the season, as well.  But both got found lacking, not knowing whether to stick or twist and getting caught in no man's land.  They got zero help from Trippier tucking in or from the midfield screening in front of them.  Was all too disjointed and open.

 

Anyway, fuck them.  We can finish above them if we don't royally fuck this up.