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    *Other Football*
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    I remember him signing and describing his playing style as that of a ‘warrior’. A great pity we didn’t see that side of him, for whatever reason, as we needed grit and guile in our midfield so desperately. Good luck, Morgan.
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    Probably not relevant to the thread (apologies), but I stumbled across this match report of our home encounter with Soton in 2014 https://7500toholte.sbnation.com/2014/4/19/5630212/aston-villa-vs-southampton-open-match-thread Couldn’t help but be struck by the utter trash nature of the bench. If we thought our subs yesterday were awful, take a trip down memory lane and look at what we were putting up with in April 2014.
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    That’s a good take. Maybe the attention messes with his composure? My first response is always to assume these guys are egomaniacs when that’s probably my own bias (and jealousy) taking. I am confident that the manager has the right read on him!
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    If Emery bit on West Ham’s offer for Ings, then i imagine he’d take a decent opportunity to get Phil and his wages off the books, should one arise. Emery will see what we can see (just in ones and zeroes like Neo on the Matrix)
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    The man is a true professional. His post match interview was v clever: encouraging the players, admiring their work rate, acknowledging areas that require improvement and appreciating the travelling fans. I’d love to hear him talk tactics: it’s clear that he notices subtle changes in the opposition’s shape. He commented on how Southampton changed something today and if affected how we approached the game. The wonderful thing is he then responded with a change to our shape. He’s playing chess while other managers (say SG or Bruce) are playing hopscotch, with their shoelaces tied. In short, he’s a motivator, a responsive tactician and can see where we need to improve. I like him more and more each interview.
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    Wonder if being the main man will give him a boost? I always thought that the Ings signing put his nose out of joint
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    All I read then was ‘panic’
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    This is why VP can’t be a fortress and why we turn world beaters into snivelling wrecks. Too much?!
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    Ings put his bib on way better than that. Some might say we've lost the only natural-bib-putter-onner that we've ever had. We can't rely on bloody Duran to put a bib on properly. Not the way Ings did. Not yet.
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    I find if you want to be a total bell, you have to be quick! And that’s me: a quick bell… Nothing personal, I’m just a v childish man: I totally agree with what you were saying.
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    Phrasing it that way probably confirms just how much we wanted their money, over keeping Ings. Perhaps their initial offer was something derisory like £7m and we managed to get them to £15m through their desperation?
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    Maybe the deal from Spam was that they it was a now or never offer? They’d want him in asap or move onto other targets. We wanted the money so we accepted their haste?
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    I loved JPA but he wasn't the all rounder that Benteke was at his peak. The range of goalscoring abilities meant that defenders had no idea how to handle him: I'd love to have that sort of player who strikes fear into teams. Of course, it might be that the league wasn't ready for JPA -- too many cloggers back when he arrived, perhaps -- but I don't think he put the fear of God into defenders in the same way as Benteke (barring that half of the killer season when JPA scored that gorgeous goal at VP in the cup). I do wonder if these all rounder strikers have had their day, though? Like, did ticatakka kill the striker?
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    Then you start giving them a separate training regime, then they moan to the assistant manager, then you take them off it. Ahhh, the FM training dance.
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    Wide player will be next: will give Emery the flexibility to play Watkins or Duran centrally + either Bailey and A.N. Other either side, or just the one behind the main striker in case we want to pack the midfield. If Nakamba or Sanson leaves, another central midfielder (Guendouzi?) will be coming in. All of this gives us way more flexibility in the way we approach games; gives Ollie a shot in the arm by playing him centrally, rather than wide (at least for a bit); and gets a big chunk of wages off the books with Ings's departure. It rebalances the side following the 'let's replace Jack with three blokes' fiasco and the 'wingers, we don't need wingers' approach pioneered by the footballing genius that was Stevie G. Is it a risk? Is it sensible? The answer to both of those questions can be 'yes'.
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    Emery to Lange when the offer came in: 'Trouser it mate'
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    This is one of those moments when we need to take a half decent offer it is forthcoming. £20m and he should go. No doubt at all that Emery and Lange will have a replacement lined up. I like him, but he doesn’t fit. We had this situation with AEG. We should have let him go when his stock was still moderately high. It’s clear that Ings doesn’t fit into Emery’s system, that he man may want to leave (he was seriously pissed off with the booing at VP) and that he rightly has a reputation for being able to score in this league. His transfer was a bit of a rush form the outset, so getting anywhere near what we signed him for would be incredible. Don’t take this chance (if it’s real) and we’ll be paying his massive wages until his contract ticks down.
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    That Konstantelias fella reminds me of Jack. Might be the black and white stripes conjure images of Jack on loan at Notts County.
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    I went away for a few days and when I came back on here everyone was talking about tier 1 and tier 2…
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    I think there will be outgoings before a winger or midfielder comes in. Classic ‘can’t stockpile players’* thing. * Chelsea says ‘hi’.
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    I watched the match last night and thought how much we’d benefit from a Beneteke type player. Someone who could lead the line when needed, bring our pacy wide players into the game, but could also bully defenders to take the pressure off his team mates. The fact is we need more of a goal threat, too. Leeds played a compact midfield unit yesterday that stifled our creativity. Having a striker who would bully defenders would have forced their defensive midfielders to go back and help, creating space for players like Buendia etc. At his best, Watkins can offer something of a nuisance and have the same impact, but I think the team would gain so much confidence by having someone like Season 1 Benteke up there.
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    I love the spirit of these boys. Wish we had a finisher who plays to the team’s strengths
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    Love the attitude
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