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ROTTERDAM1982

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  1. Gerrard tried to get Bentacur after he had signed Kamara, have to say it looks like it would have been a good partnership.
  2. Becase they would just leave, and then we will get nothing. Taxation and its collection needs a complete overhaul. £14 billion in tax uncollected from last year
  3. My thoughts Martinez........top quality, at the top of his game and shows it. His save probably give s the victory. Mings and Konsa.....i understand what Emery is trying to do with the defensive pair drawing on the opposition, but these 2 aren't good enough on the ball, both liable to mistakes. Costa will make a difference in passing from the back, but i am incredibly nervous watching these 2. Young.... 37, ridiculous. Overall very good, but tried to get a cheap freekick for me for their goal. Our best player so far this season Digne/Moreno.......good opportunity to compare and contrast. I think Moreno is more exciting going forward, and seems to play better with JJ and PC. Kamara......for all the criticism of SG, i don't think we would have our best midfielder in the last 30 /40 years if it wasn't for him. Rarely gives the ball away, top quality. Luiz/Emi/JJ/Bailey/Ings/Watkins.........ball retention is awful. JJ i can excuse, because I think he could be very good and has just come back, the rest are too inconsistant and if we want to improve we need to replace. Guendouzi looks as if he might be an improvement. PC......was better at retaining the ball than all the above named. Linked up well with Moreno. I think Emery wants 2 holding midfielders, a defensive RB, with Moreno the maurauding LB, and more goals from the forward 4. JJ and possibly PC might be 2 of them players, Bailey is an enigma, lots of ability, and both goals he was involved in, but he does give the ball away in some dangerous areas. Might be an impact sub. Not convinced by Ings or Watkins tbh
  4. Kamara highlights the poor quality of midfielders we have, and have had to endure for the last 10 or 15 years. We have a free pass with him and Ramsey of about £100m to play with, to build a team around them. The ball retention , apart from Kamara, from Luiz, JJ, Emi, Bailey, Ings and Watkins was not acceptable. JJ has just come back, and we need to develop him as he has a higher ceiling than all the others. Guendouzi is an improvement on these, and would allow JJ to push forward a bit more. We need better ball retention than Bailey , Emi, Ings or Watkins offer. We was playing Leeds.
  5. Hes ok for me. For me him and Liz are squad players at best. Hes a reasonable all round midfielder but we need better than Samson and Luiz to play alongside Kamara and Ramsey. Tim might need to be brought back and tried as well
  6. Gets the ball, nobody makes a run for him. Hes not the player i hoped he would be, and he is certainly lacking confidence. But hes the only one who is looking to be positive when he receives the ball and hes a better player than Buendia. Probably should have not played Luiz and played Ramsey to run past Ings. Bailey doesn't help as his movement in the final 1/3rd is very poor. Final ball off Bailey, Cash, Sansom, and the LB were all very poor today Ings is an impact player
  7. Grealishs £100m has been completely wasted. Ings, Bailey , Buendia have all failed. If we sold them you would be lucky to get £40m. Ings can't play 90 mins Bailey's confidence is completely shot Buendia, is just not quite as good as we hoped he would be. Too many gambles
  8. If Forest go down , then i would be in for Brennan Johnson. I haven't seen many achievable Villa targets than Toney Then a good wide left sided attacker, and a good midfielder. Today showed that when you play Villa, sit on the edge of the penalty area. Let them cross the ball, because they don't have anyone who is good in the air, they don't have anyone who can shoot from outside the box, they don't have anyone who breaks the line.We probably have Kamara for 2 or 3 years, so imho we need to develop Ramsey to reach his full potential. The issues for me are up front. I think Martinez, Cash, Digne, Mings, Costa, Digne, Ramsey and Kamara are the only 1st teamers i would perservre with, the rest need replacing.
  9. If Crystal Palace want Ings, then include Eze in a deal.
  10. Thoughts Martinez........top class. No far off MOM last night.Makes saves that keep you in the game Young and Digne.....both got a lot of stick last night, but i think the Wolves tactics were to overload the wings, and they threatened a lot down the wings. They had a lot of pace Wolves, and we struggled with that. But i thought they was ok. Digne put a lovely cross over for Bailey, who should have done a lot better. FBs aren't an issue for me. Konsa and Mings......gave Mings MOM, thought they looked quite solid against a rapid team. Granted Costa is finished, but coped well. Cash.......didn't really work in midfield, better at RB Luiz......good as he was Sunday, he was as bad last night. His fault for the goal, very pedestrian last night. As someone said earlier hes a bit Plan A, which worked on Sunday, but not able to adapt to plan B Kamara........build the team around him, not his best game, but still our best midfielder. Keeps the ball very well, and looks to be a lot more positive, quicker, than Luiz does. Watkins and Bailey........run arond a lot, Bailey improved dramatically in the 2nd half. Both want too many touches. For us to develop, they both need replacing. Emi, and PC........looked better in the 2nd half when they both wanted to get on the ball. For me you need at least one of these kind of players in the team. Emi is not having the best of times, and i'm not sure tbh he is good enough, bt would like to see him with better quality/movement upfront. PC is a lovely footballer, not sure we'll see the best of him, but if there is any player i want to succeed its him. Ings..........shows moments of real quality, best finisher at the club, hopefully he can pass as much as his ability onto Archer, who i think is also a very good finisher. Overall, i don't think we did enough to deserve to win, but as someone said earlier, we would have lost that game the majority of the last few years. Last night might have done us a favour, it might have highlighted to Emery that we need strengthening now
  11. I'm glad he brought Dendonker on to play alongside him. I think in some games we play the pair and play, atm, Buendia and PC
  12. Watch the goal again, not once does he look at Sa, he is just concentrating on the finish. I have been disappointed with Ings tbh, but i would keep him until Archer is ready
  13. Chindie has it spot on. I'm not sure Ings can play 90 mins on a regular basis now. He'd be a great impact sub
  14. Born in the 60s God Jack Yorkie Merse Atkinson Dalian cold have been the best of the lot
  15. Buendia, not Digne is beint targeted.
  16. Replacing Digne is not a priority imho A top quality midfielder, a goalscorer, and an upgrade on Bailey would be my priorities in that order. Digne is a better FB than Cash, makes less mistakes
  17. If Ounahi is available for £20m, then we should be in for him
  18. My point was that there is talk about continuing with Olsen......sorry it needed spelling out
  19. My thoughts A very professional, confident performance. Once we went 1 up we always looked in control. Kamara is an immense signing, and if Luiz keeps playing like that then i might have to change my mind about him. McGinn had a better game today, but we probably need better. The front 3 show plenty of effort, and occasional quality, but imho they all need replacing. Olsen played well, but is hesitant, and not as good as Martinez The back 4 played well, and were very comfortable, Carlos' passing ability, and aggression will add to it. Ashley Young deserves all the plaudits he gets. Be interesting who Emery goes for
  20. His best Villa game by an absolute mile. Have to say Kamara makes a big difference to DLs game. He has moved ahead of Ramsey on this performance. Gerrard needs credit for signing Kamara. Glad we didn't get Bissouma
  21. I think we need to be realistic about him. He highlights how poor the rest of our midfield is. The future must be him and Ramsey, with a good addition alongside him, We also need to acknowledge that he would'nt have come to Villa without SG, so he wasn't all bad.
  22. My thoughts We look better when we get the ball forward quicker, not sure why Olsen, Mings and Konsa mess about with it so much. Kamara in particular is ok receiving the ball under pressure. Olsen....nervous, makes the players and the fans nervous, not good enough. Young...shouldn't be 1st choice RB, but was ok Digne...was ok, better at going forward than Targett Mings and Konsa......both make 2 or 3 mistakes in each game, against better players they get found out. We will be better imho when Carlos comes back Kamara....by far our best player, good on the ball, uses it well, moves it quickly. Bargain Luiz /Buendia.....both usy, both give the ball away too much, both make poor choices with the ball in good positions. Ok but we need better. Missed Ramsey tonight. McGinn..unpopular view, but i thought he was ok tonight, great pass for Watkins, got in the box well. Not the worse. Bailey/Watkins......both the same, try hard, work hard, at best average quality in front of goal. Both could have had at least 2 goals each tonight. Overall, as The Rev said earlier, i thought there was a lot to be optimistic about tonight with the energy levels and movement on the ball. Be interesting to see what he does in the transfer window
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