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10 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

An ideal signing if we could get just ONE more, would probably be another Kamara esque ( But more physically imposing? ) player.

Let's say a CM / CDM / CB hybrid who is pretty much an 8 rating in all those positions.

Agree totally we need to complement the kamara signing, it's vital the midfield is strengthened, sanson cannot get a break he would be that guy imo so guess Gerrard will need to sign another instead.

37 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

I get what people are saying about us " having enough " and " the answer can't always be to buy players ".

I do agree to a certain extent.

But I hope Diego Carlos shows people that we are just a Kamara injury away from having exactly the same team or worse. Lol

Absolutely spot and it's been mentioned Kamara playing CB aswell which for me and most is bonkers.

If villa sign no more players the I fear a relegation battle, the midfield needs to complement kamara not be solely reliant on him. Mcginn Ramsey and kamara is weak imo for 2 reasons firstly Ramsey is young and his form when off is horrible, mcginn just isn't good enough only Gerrard dosnt see this.

2 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said:

Surely that depends on how good Sarr is?

We need to add to Kamara in midfield someone to complement him.not shove him to CB and replace him from midfield and make no push forward due to a pathetic weak Midfield.

Sarr should be a possible addition not direct replacement for Kamara in midfield.

3 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said:

When u have a serious injury to a key player it may be necessary to paper over the cracks. If we had Sarr, he would arguable be an improvement on our no 6 from last season and Boubs would be available as a CB. We could switch our CBs around a bit and we could even swap Boubs and Chambers midgame. It would gives us options to cope with losing Carlos. It is not ideal but an option. The ideal is we will get a direct replacement for Carlos

So kamara has been superb seasonso far for crying out loud Kamara stays as DM, Chambers and konsa will have to play CB if Gerrard switches Boubs to CB then he's more mental than I thought.

If Gerrard has more faith in put best midfielder so far as a replacement for Carlos were in a world of trouble because the alternative of mcginn,Luiz,Ramsey in midfield will.send us down.

8 minutes ago, Peter Griffin said:

He could play no6 and we could use Boubs as a CB till Carlos returns

NO Kamara is the DM we need if they deem CB is weak get someone else in don't weaken the already weak Midfield that would be absolutely pointless and papering over the cracks.

All this talk of kamara to play CB how about NO. Our side lacked quality last year in midfield for me we must as a priority look at another CB even if onloan and another midfielder, the latter I'd use sanson but he's not in Sir's favourites list.

Ings if given chances will score he's has always been reliable to score and he will for us if given chances.

6 hours ago, CVByrne said:

I suppose for me it's rather simple. Gerrard has his clear style he wants us to play. Attacking fullbacks and a Midfield 3 that covers for them.

It has so far failed to produce any coherent attack as nobody is in the box to finish off chances other than the Striker. When that's Ings he's too isolated to be effective and Watkins is not a good enough finisher to be as effective in the role without goal contributions from the inside forwards.

This is because Coutinho and Buendia want to create chances not be there to finish chances. They want to get on the ball and play the pass into the forward to score. Our full backs are providing the width and firing in aimless crosses or useful cutbacks from the line.

Our Midfield 8s don't know when to join the attack or when to cover the full back. This is at its worst when JJ and McGinn are playing because they're attacking players who want to get into the box. We really need only one like that, one shuffler and one CDM. Midfield balance is wrong. 

So in summary, we have full backs and inside forwards looking to create and not trying to get in there to score. We've 8s who don't know if they join attack or defend. We've fullbacks crossing too much rather than building an attack. We lack a goal scorer up front with a bit of size.

The only solution I can see with the players we have is play Watkins and Ings together up front which provides the better goal threat. We'll have 3 players creating chances for 2 to finish rather than 4 creating for 1 to finish. Play Luiz and Kamara and one of McGinn/JJ. This allows a dedicated 8 to join the attack late as the other Midfielders cover 

 

With mgcinn and Luiz as part of the midfield 3 we have zero chance to advance.

Gerrard would make any top-flight player average because he's a piss poor man manager  what he did to mings and sanson a disgrace.

1 hour ago, Pissflaps said:

Two G's Gregg states he didn't think we are likely to sign anyone else. Just outgoings mostly on loan.

If this is true were done this season a midfield with both Luiz and mcginn and only an upgrade of kamara instead of hourihane the season we scraped to safety, season is done and dusted.

Mcginn is a joke footballer never mind a captain  Luiz inconsistent.

2002/2023 villa will fail the players we have in midfield that play are rubbish and the manager just as bad.

4 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said:

This has been posted and rubbished multiple times in the thread today already.

It seems the media " smell blood " as @Rustibrooks alluded to and can put out anything, knowing that some people who share a certain sentiment will latch onto and run with it.

The lie is always more entertaining than the boring truth.

It's actually quite shit that some fans are almost excited to run with some of these negative stories as well.

 

Thanks Jamaican I hope your right with the constant reports it hard to know what to believe or not. One thing Gerrard needs to sort this mess I'll support aston villa till I die but I'll not support him anymore I'll still be here when he's left ill just accept he's in charge but that's it.

10 hours ago, Tom13 said:

Anyone else hearing these rumours of a Gerrard / Watkins bust-up?

Yep I read it earlier was from football insider so not sure it it's accurate.

If and I say if its true Gerrard should be sacked immediately he's isolating all players now because its his way or the highway, sorry Steve this is out club why don't you do one.

I hated Bruce more than any other villa manager ever but Gerrard has gone to number 1 I cannot support or like him everything he's doing winds me up and the mutiny he's creating is alarming now for me he's lost the dressing room and that = game over 

Gerrard need to realise mcginn and Luiz were in the midfield 3 years ago against West ham and get the. Out the side they wernt good enough then and they aren't now.

So get a set of conkers and drop your skipper go on Steve I dare you leave those pieces of garbage footballers out of our side and sign 2 actual footballers.

The midfield needs to be kamara and 2x new players.

I'll call it were utter garbage, we have have so many quality players a squad on paper of a tip 7 side far better than leciester, wolves, Palace Newcastle Brentford, Brighton etc.

How on earth can we play so badly this is on the managers ala Smith and now Gerrard.

Let's get someone that knows what to do in ASAP.

The season we stayed up with a draw at west spam we had a midfield of 

Hourihane     Luiz       mcginn

Ffs the remaining 2 should not be playing if we want to move forward.

Aston Villa is cursed I'm sure of it, Gerrard incompetent and players clearly not good enough.

Let's regroup bin mcginn and Luiz off or at least  bench them and get 2 midfielders in. Of Luiz and mcginn play majority of games were screwed.

Self destruction Steve should of tried different formations In pre season instead of dividing the dressing room picking a skipper not fit for the first team.

It's too.late to try these things when the pressure has increased tenfold.

15 minutes ago, Galway Lion said:

Beginning to realise why previous managers and other fans call Villa fans fickle.We really do have a large percentage of entitled fans 

The reason why us fans you included gets frustrated is because Managers have utterly pathetic criteria for selection, it's like the saying when you try enter a party " your name is not on the list so your not coming in"

Smith had favourites and so does Gerrard, its about time these favourites were dropped like everyone else seems too.

1 hour ago, ozvilla28 said:

There is a problem in our club somewhere we keep signing players and high profile players yet we cannot get the best out of them.

This is simple its called " Managers favourites" it's a pathetic way of management and the club should tell these managers with egos you need to manage not blow all the cash and then demand more when it don't work.

Tyrone mings has gone from here to zero in next to no time, that's on you Gerrard, wtf is he playing at doing the complete dismissal of Tyrone.

A few more crazy decisions by Gerrard and he will have a full on mutiny, he's clearly divided the dressing room with his favourite pickings, mings dropped will further divide the squad and withing the next few weeks he will drop the easy targets but back his mates, personally I cannot stand SG as our manager he's talks the talk but stumbles when he walks.

Anyone see bailey dropped Saturday by our fearless leader Steve, I be surprised if coutinho is dropped, captain cannonball won't get lynched neither, I think beundia will Start as will Watkins in place of Leon and Danny.

Bailey is an easy option to leave put and I think this is what Steve will do because he's a clueless numpty.

Gerrard is on a spiral out of control he's plummeting more and more by the day he's done the point of no return.

He's now chucking players under the bus or sending them to bomb squad, he's lost the plot and cannot fix this.

His record poor his style of play even worse and the cracks are appearing to get bigger by the day.

2 hours ago, El Zen said:

He’d probably be starting for me, based on what I’ve seen. Very strange that he isn’t rated by the manager. 

He should be he's better than most our midfielders and he's barely played shows what a load of rubbish we already have playing.

3 hours ago, rodders0223 said:

If you've uprooted your family and life to move to a new country new job new position, kick on in your career , whatever.

The least you deserve from your employers is to be given a chance.

I'll say it. He's been treated like a word removed. 60 minutes here and there and always the first one dragged. It's a disgrace.

If I heard this on one of the podcasts footballers do on undr the cosh I would be disappointed same as I am now.

You don't treat staff like that. Sanson is no mug. He's a capable footballer.

Rodders I absolutely agree 100% I'm.same as you regarding sanson the club is a disgrace imo, it's our villa and I'm.embarresed by them tbh.

5 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

You know what he needs to if he’s upset about how he is treated?  Get his agent to find him a new club. I reckon he hasn’t done that and probably won’t because it would probably means he has to take a wage cut.  I believe if he hands a transfer request in it costs him financially too. 
 

Its a tough life isn’t it?

The guy wants a fair  chance has he had that????? Money is important for a footballer but so is football.

Smith and now Gerrard have given him zero chances so let's see this guy play before we judge him as a and if he's sold he will be an unanswered question ex player where honestly we can't judge if he's a failure or not.

5 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

Three times now.  He ain’t the first player to fall out of favour at a club. No need to act like a baby about it.

Not surprised,he's been give ZERO CHANCE at villa utterly pathetic he got injured and when fit not selected, for crying out loud this guy has been treated like a nobody and I'm sorry villa need to sort this out going forward we cannot treat players like this.

And this is the same guy that was meant to of endorsed villa to Kamara ( something was mentioned after he had signed digne was also the other player ) this is not the action of a misery complaining waste of space he's being portrayed to  be.