Taxahunter

1 hour ago, DaveAV1 said:

Surely you’ve been here before? 

I have, I’m just tired of all the negativity when we are in a really good place and in a position most of us barely remember we have been in before 

4 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said:

Couldn’t really care less if he gets banned tbh. Might even do us a favour. Looked poor since his arrival. 

If we looked at it that way with every player we have bought, we wouldn’t have a team. 

I can’t believe the overreactions I read on this thread

16 minutes ago, Pinebro said:

Crazy opinion

For me Zaniolo is the better player

The danish commentators for the game, thought he had a great game, but got tired in the 2nd half

3 minutes ago, Davkaus said:

People can doubt the contact, but Zaniolo is certainly playing like he's concussed

Apparently we haven’t been watching the same game, because I think he has had a good game today 

Great to see him starting today 

There might be something in it or there isn't, but why not wait to judge him until he has been found guilty? 

1 hour ago, TRO said:

I still believe, the same maxim for the ball over the line, should be adopted, and create some consistency....the same as the corner kick quadrant, relying on space between the line and the ball

If there is a gap between the offensive player and the last defender, its offside.....if there is no gap, its on.....thats my view of what it should be....and Moussa would have had a perfectly good goal.

The objective of the original rule, to stop goal hanging has been lost to history......To keep the game as a spectacle, this rule would slightly favour the forward, and we could see more goals.

There are too many well executed goals disallowed, under the current rules, its surpressing the skill of the game....its much harder to create than destroy....that should be rewarded by a miniscule advantage, the air gap would do that.

Just use the feet placement to measure if its offside or not, not shoulders, head, chest or anything else

15 hours ago, Shay said:

Reminds me of a young Christian Eriksen 

He couldn't be further away from looking anything like Christian Eriksen. CE has never had the speed to be able to carry the ball forward. CE has his vision, his passing ranges and a decent shot.

11 hours ago, lexicon said:

 Very good outing today. Took his goal well and set up three excellent chances for his teammates. 

Exactly this...

8 hours ago, brommy said:

Agreed. This is Emery teaching Nicolò how to wear shorts - 'Yours are too high'.

11 hours ago, Zatman said:

That the guy that played for Boro?

Yes, it is

Coutinhos legs gone? Nah….

Bailey, almost assist again 

1 minute ago, allani said:

You'll be asking me for the name of my first school and of my first pet next!!!!

Username and password sorted  

4 minutes ago, DCJonah said:

I've already decided this guy is my new favourite player and will be a cult hero. 

 

Same

https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/aston-villa/2023/08/18/aston-villa-seal-loan-deal-for-nicolo-zaniolo/

How precise are they, how much do they know?

3 hours ago, Kiwivillan said:

He's so off PL pace it's not funny and he's not getting pace back

No, he is not...He just need to get up to speed again after the injuries he had

8 minutes ago, one_ian_taylor said:

He is technically brilliant, and great to watch. I enjoyed his pre season cameos.  But physically it doesn't  seem like he is up to the pace in the league and with Buendia out, that's  a bit of an issue. I'd like him to stay and play his part, but if moving him and a couple of the fringe players out meant we could  bring in someone special, I'd  be OK with it

It looked like he was up to the pace against Newcastle when he came on, but I know that it wasnt for long.

I really hope that he still has a role to play and that we don't ship him off to Saudi Arabia, because he is a very technically gifted player and we haven't really seen what he is capable of under Unai

4 minutes ago, pete101 said:

Hopefully it's last time we see him in a Villa shirt, anyone who defends him , you are not a villa fan

Stupid comment, you are NOT a Villa if you don’t defend him 

Did it get so much better after he was substituted? 
 

the whole team has been awful 

Konsa has been a disaster