Reivax_Villa

Agree. i don’t think that this is true.

Well with Greens potential he should have a higher market value than he does now. League one clubs is currently his market. I guess he needs to show that he can play Championship football and potentially make the step up to premiership level. I would love for us to produce players that have a value of 15 million each, that for me is a sustainable model because; A) They are good enough to improve us. B ) We can make a lot more profit by moving these players on.

I did mention the deficiencies that our team had also. The point that I was trying to make was that we produced players for our academy that were good enough to play Premier League football at that time & keep us up.

Very interesting comment about our team spirit. I cannot wait for the summer as someone alluded to, there are some bad eggs in the squad at the moment.

I think that he proved that it was less about big names and more about hard work and application.

I think it is a time to be patient. I am happy that we are going for this young and hungry approach now. If we look at the under 23's they play some very good football. I think one of the few factors is because they are coachable, eager to learn and hungry. We lack that in our squad, our better players are the younger ones. Who remembers that away victory at Anfield in 2012? This was the team that took all three points. 6 of those players came from our Academy and there is not one 30 year old in that starting 11. The issue that we had was a lack of quality and depth however that team kept us up that season. That back four was under 25.. Nathan Baker 19, Ciaran Clark 21/22, Eric Lichaj 22 & Matt Lowton 22. I just feel that younger players have more energy and enthusiasm to win and develop. I feel that it has to be a priority to build from our Academy and sign more younger players across that park. I am looking forward to a rebuild that is done properly this time.

For him to be in that condition and continue to play games and score goals.. My respect for him has gone up even higher. However what is most important is that he gets surgery as soon as possible.

He should not be here.

Promotion was a write off after the first transfer window. There was no real foundations put into place. It is very hard to see how far we have fallen but we are a mid table Championship club and next season will solidify that when we will have a smaller budget. I was not impressed this game despite us scoring two goals. Our players do not fit Smith's system. The main issue is the defence and DS cannot just purchase players to paper over the cracks, there needs to be some tactical structure to our defence because we struggle with long balls from the middle and wide areas. Our full backs are not like wing backs so naturally they will tuck inside to defend whilst leaving wide areas exposed. When we do not have the ball and we are in our own half. our shape has to change to a 5 4 1 to support the middle and wide areas for the second ball. The way the game is played today, high endurance modern full backs that can attack and defend is very important. Man City, Liverpool, Leeds, Norwich they have those type of players at their respected level. DS had the luxury of two DOF bringing in coaches to assist him when they felt it was necessary, he does not have that here. I personally think that we need another coach to assist him because 15 goals conceded in the last 8 games is very bad. There are players that lack the fluidity, endurance and decision making ability to suit Smiths needs. There is so much more to say but DS needs the summer. There is real expectation at this club which I believe is to our detriment because many crumble here and very very few succeed here. A season of no expectation may actually work in our favour.. just like Norwich & Sheffield United

I think he is a very talented individual. He should have never gone out on loan for us to bringing Bolasie on loan. He scored an amazing goal against Norwich.

Well based on that segment it does look like we are going to start investing in our youth and get them to the standard of first team football. Norwich & Leeds are able to include youngsters in the first team and they don't look out of place. We are not at that level with our youth squad.

https://theclaretandview.com/2019/01/16/aston-villa-target-macauley-southam-hales/ 1.43 - That outside foot pass He looks like a player that DS would want to coach and improve. He has the attributes to become our first choice full back for next season. He looks more of the modern day full back with vast amounts physical and technical ability. If we offload Elmo and Hutton it would be him and Bree next season.

He seems to be from the bracket of ex England players that should have pushed on and succeeded but failed. Players like Bentley, Rodwell that could have done more but lost the passion for the game with injuries and big wages. After watching that Sunderland show on Netflix he does appear to be our Rodwell in a sense. Not really expecting to play, but in and around the squad just getting paid and being the lovely chap that we don’t want.

I thought hippos had good eyesight..

I think that we need to accept where we are as a team and club. It was never going to be rosy when Smith got the job hard work is never easy. Whoever thought that it would be are naive football fans. I am accepting that this is a long term project where we need to believe in what our manager is trying to achieve. If he is here for two seasons and we have not been promoted BUT we have a clear identity then I will still support him. We do not have an honest bunch of players they do not work hard which is why we are inconsistent. They think that talent alone will win them games when that is not the case. Teams like Brighton, Huddersfield & Cardiff were not a talented side nor did they have big name players and look where they are. The fans that want DS to be sacked and every other new manager that arrives after a few months to be sacked will never see this club succeed if they get what they want.

I think we need to remember what we are. A championship club. We haven’t really done anything since being in this league.. we buy players with a reputation we’re just a bunch of pretenders.

i think training sessions are slightly different than a match. They are watching a teams preparation before playing them.

The real question is how many times has this been done this season. An investigation is required and Derby will definitely lodge a complaint.

This is a great move for both parties. He will learn so much at that level. I still think that he is a bit too lightweight to play up front. I can see him playing as a wide forward IF he develops his game. He should look at players like Mane.

Benteke is not the same player. And remember we played through him which meant we played a lot more direct to suit his style. The reason why he was not a success at Liverpool was because they had a much more progressive style of play opposed to the direct style we had. I have seen him at Palace he scored 3 in 30 last season. And sign him on what a permanent deal where we spend more on wages?

Certain moments ( Good or Bad) in football, life are seen as a pivotal point in a change in direction. We have experienced many bad moments in recent years as Villa fans and with Abraham this is another pivotal point in our story. The question is how does our club respond to this, do we become resilient and change our approach? I hope so, I really hope that our dealings in the market are now long term with a proper recruitment strategy, we need to start building for next season. There are future international players in the cusp of lower echelons in football, there are youth players that are going to be snatched by the elite and there are players that were not given a chance by their premier league clubs so they got let go. (Trippier, Mempam, Keane, Brooks ect) Players like Bowen, Jota, Maddison, Saiz, Maguire, Wilson have all joined Championship clubs for peanuts. We really need to start being very savy in this transfer market and really build something. I can imagine that Purslow is annoyed with what has happened with TA so he will make sure that something like will not happen again. Honestly, I just want us to start recruiting better, with younger players that fit a system of DS style. I am not interested in us signing players like Benteke, Sturridge & Cahill because they serve no longevity to this club.

I see a lot of sour responses towards Abraham. He is way too good for this league , he has scored a high number of goals at this level and has featured for England. He has very good link up play, i can think of the through pass he made to Grealish to score and he can score from anywhere in the box. The only loyalty TA should show is to himself and family so if he is being offered over £100K a week he should take it. Wolves play attractive football and are progressing rapidly. I would be gutted to see him leave and it may result in us finishing in the top 10 instead of playoffs. What we need to stop doing is signing players on loan if we do not have a first option to sign.

I agree. He brings a lot of intensity and graft to our team. For me what makes him stand out is that his character shows through his play and he will continue to develop and become a Premier League player. He does have a tendency of running with his head down and missing simple passes. His passing and first touch are not his best attributes. I do think that he will improve as time goes on.

He is a Premier league player. If he played for palace, wolves or watford he would get 10 goals minimum a season which is good enough at that level. He is out of our reach.