Reivax_Villa

I think we need to accept that staying in the Championship for two seasons is a real possibility.

I genuinely cannot see us troubling the top 2 because we lack grit, togetherness mixed with quality.

Look at the past teams that have been promoted in the past, they all have similar qualities, this current squad resembles a QPR or Fulham, not a Leicester or Burnley that got promoted.  

We were always going to have difficulties shipping away these players and building a team for promotion in a short space of time.  

This current regime will get my support especially due to the fact that the season has NOT EVEN STARTED!

Aston Villa Football Club need to reinvent themselves, create an identity and have some stability, this all would not have happened in pre-season..

This is a rebuilding process that could potentially take up to 2-3 years.

Saints had to do it, so did Leicester we may be the same unfortunately 

My biggest worry is that we need a fit, 20 goal a season striker ready for the opener on Sunday.

Happy with this half. 

We need a striker maybe two.. and a winger

1 minute ago, a m ole said:

depending on signings it looks like we might go into the opening game with:

Gollini; Hutton, Elphick, Baker, Amavi; Bacuna, Westwood, Gardner, Grealish; Ayew, Gestede

obviously we need to add more but it's not a bad championship side at all.

I actually think its pretty strong on paper tbh for a championship side.  minus bacuna, 

william gallas

We certainly need some width in that team, we need two wingers with good delivery, that can take non floating corners and score 5 goals each 

and we need a 20 goal striker.

It makes sense to why RDM wants to offload eight players, because our squad is too big to follow his ideas and philosophy. The main problem is that we don't have a set way of playing. We don't have a style of football, whether that is Long ball, direct play, or play from the width, we lack an identity.  I think this is because we have so many players in that squad that are used to playing one way, which is s***. Once RDM is able to offload those players and bring his own in we may see more more balance in our play.

Our shape is all over the place, there seems to be no balance , central midfielders all over midfield. We are seriously lacking width

I feel very optimistic and assured with RDM in charge.

Why is it hard to accept that some of these bad eggs are going to stick with us. I don't know what to expect from this squad but whoever is in the starting 11 i will be supporting them 100% if they show required commitment.

Would be a big mistake if we sold him to a rival. He has goals at this level. 

i would rather keep him than gabby

I still believe we need 4-5 players before the season starts.

We will need to get 2 wingers, a right back, and two strikers. I also wouldn't mind another experienced championship central midfielder.

We are 3 weeks away from the opening game, i am beginning to worry.

It's a shame, however if we achieve what Xia has planned for us, then won't be looking back at this moment with any regret..  

I hope that he impresses RDM in pre season and starts the opener

He has something that our current players don't..

It's going to be a tough season and we need some game changers in our team, i.e alan judge, ross mccormack ect.

Sheff Weds are going to be very tough in the opening game, very tough, especially with the addition of Steven Fletcher, we could have done with him in our side. It may take us or month or so to find our rhythm this season.

I created a topic a few months ago in April, suggesting that Johan Gudmundsson would be a great fit for us, especially with a player like Gestede in our squad.

A player with his ability and stats should be nowhere near league 1 next season. Hopefully he is on our transfer list

https://www.villatalk.com/topic/14854-players-for-next-season/?do=findComment&comment=1927152

Just now, Xela said:

Sven and Capello couldn't get anything out of them! I just think its a losing mentality our players have

It's our entire pool of players this has been going on for decades

Would be the biggest coup of our season if we kept hold of him 

Very limited player, physically ready for the Championship, if he sorts his attitude out i can see him being an asset for us in next season

He can add some real character and composure to our squad. He knows what Villa is about so whatever happened last season in the dressing room won't happen this season.

He does command respect amongst the players.

Give him a one year deal, let him finish his career on a high (If we get promoted) then add him to our coaching team.

Seems like the kind of character we need at our club! 

more of the same RDM!!

11 minutes ago, Mic09 said:

He also said some interesting stuff about Gabby from behind the scenes... But I really CBA to type it all

So why write that bit then?

There has to be a balance imo, were going to have players that we don't want at our club at the start of the season. This could be Richards, Hutton or Bacuna.  

I think the website looks great, looks more modern and more adjustable in this current era. The website will be easily accessible on phones and tablets furthermore it has links to social media.   

I reckon there will be a lot more improvements made but this is a good start. 

Although i think Bamford would be a good signing, i think that we should really look into the market, because for 10 million we could get 3 really good players for our squad. Looking at teams like Southampton, Leicester,  West Ham and even teams like Brighton and Middlesborough they have been pretty shrewd in the transfer market in recent years.

I think Di Matteo will surprise a few in this transfer market, i reckon that he and his team will have players on their list that the media will not be that aware of tbh. 

There are players from league 1, even in the lower european leagues that could really enhance our squad and i would not be surprised RDM already has an idea of what he wants. 

Crazy to think that we could have a totally different set of players this time next month.

Just wondering what will happen with Grealish and Green if he joins?