eholm
-
Posts
887 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Gallery
Downloads
Profiles
Forums
Blogs
Articles
Media Demo
Store
Events
Everything posted by eholm
-
Right. Thanks for the info. Good to see i was completly wrong!! FFS. So the whole coefficient thing will be used every season to see who gets that extra place? My interest in it has just completely fallen off a cliff.
-
I understood it as if the PL gets an extra place this season, that extra place is permanent going forward. Is that not the case?
-
Yeah, so if Spurs and Newcastle improve and the others stay the same it is still a really difficult challenge to get CL. Irrespective of which teams improve and which don’t some will and my overarching point is about long term, regular CL qualification being more achievable if there are 5 places instead of 4…..that is why the coefficient is so important.
-
True……but even if it doesn’t happen next season or the season after, it is fundamentally advantageous for us to have an increased chance of CL qualification every season going forward.
-
Agree with that completely. However, it is very shortsighted for people to say ‘forget the 5th place let’s just get 4th’. on season in the CL will make a significant difference to us but CL EVERY season would totally transform us a club. From next season onwards getting CL will be more difficult as Chelsea, Utd etc will improve. Having top 5 getting CL every season would be huge for us.
-
Absolutely. Also, as per my previous post it’s not just about 5th THIS SEASON, it’s about getting the 5th place for EVERY SEASON going forward. That is why the coefficient it is hugely significant to us as a football club for the future - increases our chances of regular CL football season after season.
-
It’s not just about THIS season though is it? PL getting the fifth place means we have a greater chance of getting regular CL football EVERY season going forward. This is the vital point for me - not just the impact on this season.
-
Agree. IMO, he's not a LW/LM and I don't think Unai sees him ending up there. Potential to be an excellent 10 but will do him good to get experience on the left as he develops and improves.
-
Good to see informed opinions from OPs on the latest UEFA document. We all kinda knew that the Grealish sale covered over a lot of financial mismanagemnt and now UE/Monchi have a lot of work to do to rebalance our situation. Even with the listed players mentioned, i.e. deadwood, being cleared, we just need to accept that at least one of our 'star' players WILL be sold this Summer. Even with CL revenue we will need funds to improve the squad and this will be the easiset way to do it within the timescales required. IMO, Luiz or Emi will leave in the Summer and I'd say Luiz is more likely.
-
Jeez man! Genuine question (assuming your post isn’t sarcastic)…..have you thought about stepping away from Villa for good? You clearly get absolutely no pleasure at all from supporting the club and seem to only focus on the downs and not the ups. We all know that supporting ANY club is the quintessential rollercoaster ride…..and if you cannot glean any joy from the considerable ‘ups’ we have had then surely time to step of the ride altogether. Your expectation of ‘decades of pain and misery’ is not worth putting yourself through it.
-
Exactly this re injury opportunity…..see Miley at Newcastle, Mainoo at Utd, Bradley at Liverpool. Maybe, just maybe Tim…. go well young man.
-
Bailey was struggling to get back to help Cash and Unai wanted to solidify the midfield with Kamara off. So choice was to keep a fresh Diaby on or a tiring Bailey? I can see his logic tbh.
-
Quite telling that UE specifically mentioned Casemiro twice in his press conference as a very important player. I have a feeling he may bring Ramsey back on the left and push McGinn up off Watkins instead of Youri. McGinn’s energy and fight in midfield would very much be needed in there, up against Casemiro
-
Kamara Carlos. Lenglet Moreno Bailey Luiz McGinn Ramsey Tielemans Watkins (assuming Pau not fit to start)
-
Cash will be sold in Summer and replaced with another RB/CB hybrid…….but I’ll stop there as that’s another thread.
-
I think the bigger issue is that he has lost trust in Cash to play the 3rd CB role, resulting in Kamara having to drop in and the midfield then losing all its shape and not being compact. Wouldnt be averse to seeing Kamara at RB on Sunday tbh. Cash just doesn’t have either the footballing intelligence or defensive capability to play the RB/RCB role which is essential to the system.
-
Yep. I just don’t think he’s got the footballing intelligence to play how Unai requires. He cannot adapt his natural inclination to drive forward and, as we can see, it leaves us exposed and out numbered. I can really see now why Foyth was such a good fit for an Emery team.
-
Or a regular back three of Carlos - Lenglet-Pau until Konsa is fit. Whatever the best option is, it is NOT Cash at RB unfortunately.
-
Absolutely. Konsa missing at RB hurts us both defensively AND offensively. Kamara at RB should not be totally discounted……
-
Agreed. I defo remember him getting back after a couple of weeks when expectation was 4-5, iirc.
-
Great to have him back to start vs United. Yeah, with Kamara dropping back it does improve our passing into the 10s.
-
True. Personally, I just feel we are more secure overall with Konsa at RB and also better offensively for the reasons i've mentioned and gives us the best chance of winning matches. No guarantees, obviously. Time for Cash to prove me wrong i guess.
-
Sorry, my post wasn't clear - I meant Cash as RB who then acts as the 3rd CB (RCB) when we are in possession...
-
Agreed, however, I dont think Unai now sees Cash as being defensively good enough to act as that 3rd CB/RCB, hence why he opts for Konsa....and with Bailey ahead of Cash we do not want Cash looking to get forward anyway. Lets hope that Konsa's knock isnt too bad as I'm sure we can both agree we are a weaker team without him in it.
-
I think it is becoming the norm in recent weeks as Unai does not trust Cash at RB/RCB - only really plays him there for width if we have no RW option e.g Bailey injured and so have to play a CM (McGin) on the RW. Agreed it can be opponent specific, however, when he has the players available, Unai does pick Konsa at RB more often than not. I think he has seen the negative impact on our attacking play when BK drops back. Obviously Konsa at RB improves our defensive structure but also, it could be argued, has just as big an impact on our froward olay as well.
