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I think the delay is quite possibly linked to our champs league qualification but not sure if its necessarily pricing. I wonder if we will get more of a compulsory cup scheme. Or they are still to identify all of the areas for GA+ and it may impact some current ST seats. I have friends in the first row of the holte where seats are unsold for european comps, they have to apply for available seats each game. I wonder if the champs league comes with any more restrictions?
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I guess i was taking my villa hat off and thinking if im putting all that money into a stadium, it needs to be used more than 20 times a year. Having a large stadium very close to a large city centre for me means that you can maximise its usage. I dont know if its makes business sense to have a really large stadium where villa is currently located.
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I'd only build a new stadium if he moved to the city centre. I'm not convinced it would be worth it in our current location if I'm honest.
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surprised not to see him get a run out today, even to close out the game. It probably suggests his time with Unai may come to a close soon.
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Reminded me a lot of Ramsey today. Taking the ball on the half turn and driving at the defence. I still don't think he's fit, definitely tires late in the game. Can't wait to see what he achieves.
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An unbelievable performance. I don't know how many times he beat both the centre half and right back. They didn't have an answer to him. I really wanted him to score, I also wanted him to be a little less selfish right at the end when we could have had a 4th. Regardless, he is amazing and a real leader st the front.
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i think Pau will play at left back in the same way Konsa does at right back. But were all guessing. Nice problem to have I think.
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will out conference league run also help us earn more in europe next season. I saw that United took c50m from the champions league this year vs Newcastle taking c25m despite both going out in the group stages. I believe this was all down to co-efficient
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Id go Emi Konsa, Carlos, Lenglet, Moreno Mcginn Luiz Youri Bailey Watkins Diaby
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i assume you dont remember seeing him take pens Ive no issue with Pens being included, we dont exclude one yard tap ins. A goal is a goal.
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helped get us a point we might have lost and possibly Unai would have rested him vs Arsenal. This is an easy comment with hindsight
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Why rest him, you are then imposing your own ban?
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this is how i feel as well, if i ignore the fact that hes young and up against a strong city midfield, i just didnt think he played very well. Positioning not great and didnt think he tried to impose himself. Doesnt mean i dont want him to be a success.
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Agree, the intent was there. Does anyone know where his best position is though, we're using him from the left, I wasn't convinced that he was a left sided player when we signed him
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Probably a lesson here that we should trust unia. Lenglet didn't play for half a season and turned a lot of opinions. Now we are seeing the Zaniolo arc. I still don't know what position he's suited to but really enjoying his work rate and attacking intent.
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Is this a Southgate thing or an international manager thing? I think England always had a bias to a small number of high achieving clubs and it does make logical sense. Generally the more successful clubs have better players. At International football you only get a small amount of time together so players that know each other's game have a benefit. The high achieving clubs are more likely to play a style that's similar to Englands.
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tactically i agree, personally i really dont believe any of the BS around bias and team selection. I dont think he hates villa, every message board in the country has a thread where they are astonished that X player has not been selected and believe GS has an agenda. Personally i think its a tough job, no longer dominated by the best managers in the country and he bases selection on performance, suitability, player personality, flexibility a whole range of things. I think Ezri and Ollie are both in a great position to be selected for squad that will only have 23 players in it.
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an obvious point but it is the media that has suggested Ollie is now out based on one appearance. Not Southgate. Hes made 10 appearances under Southgate and has been on the periphery of the tournament squads over the last few years. Safe to say Southgate gives him more of a chance that the narrative suggests
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useful thank you, definitely wasnt my perception. I thought he was brilliant in that period and i was so pleased when we signed him. hindsight is amazing
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to be fair, that is the opinion of the media. I would expect much more consideration from the England leadership. Games are chances and performing certainly will be a big tick in the box. I think Konsa for instance really took a good chance in the week. Ollie has been around that squad now for a number of meetups, they will know his capabilities and what he adds. Similarly for a 23 man squad, Gareth will probably only take two strikers so it does feel a straight shoot out with Toney.
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the unfortunate problem is that Coutinho can just not be relied upon, i dont believe he ever finished 90 minutes for villa. A real shame as he had some unbelievable performances in some of his short cameos.
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yes, the point was that he can be afforded a bad game, possibly numerous bad games because he has credit in the bank with Southgate. Probably 80% of the Euro squad is already known by England. Ollie is playing for a small number of remaining positions.
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I dont think its better, both are clearly desperate to play for England, we want them to be able to fulfull their dreams while playing for Villa.
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Yes, a very poor game for England. Some of the others you mention have the benefit of some strong performances to fall back on. Maguire and Pickford being two of those players. Ollie is unfortunately in the group that is playing for a place on the plane. I think we can all admit he didnt play his best game largely down to the way England play (and quality of the opposition). I could quite understand why Toney is more suited. Hes probably a bit closer to Kane in style of play.
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While all of this is true. This is also the challenge of international football and often why we see static squads even when players are out of form. You will be playing with players you havent met before. You may not be playing a style of football you are used to. You may only get a limited amount of time to make an impact as other players are also waiting in the wings. Personally i dont think Ollie played well, he didnt get service, he did only get a small chance but its hard to look at that game and say he did well. Id also expect Toney to get a chance mid week.
