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MentalM

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  1. Through balls, keypasses, expected assists. dribbles, fouls won Defensively he is the one who fouls the most, but he is also one of the few who realises its better to take the foul (and the card) than let the opponent get past. (Vs United I was so happy when I saw Chuk tried to do it, somehow not managing it and won the ball, but still tried). Mcginn has his flaws, but if we are to set on places to improve our team we should not look to sell Mcginn unless we get some ridiculous offer.
  2. If we look at all objective stats he is our highest rated player by quite a clear margin. I am not saying Mcginn has been a god this season, but he has quite clearly been our best player so far. Hopefully that changes and we dont need anyone to standout. Just baffled that the scottish player of the year isnt deemed good enough by some of our fanbase when he has been one of the few who at least performed above average until now.
  3. McGinn has clearly been our best player this season. That cant even be up for debate Collymore says alot of weird things, but he is spot on when it comes to Mcginn
  4. I am a sucker for conspiracy theories as well
  5. Was it intentional that Coutinho celebrated his goal with him first? Perhaps Gerrard told Coutinho to do that?
  6. In the 3 central midfielder roles we have Sanson, Chuk, Ramsey, Luiz,, McGinn, Nakamba at the moment. Only Nakamba is suited for the DM position if we are being honest. I really like Luiz, but of the ones we have I actually can see the reasoning behind selling him to generate some money and get a DM in. After seing yesterday, if we get a proper DM in who can run the midfield we can run a midfield of Ramsey - new DM - Chuk with Buendia and Coutinho infront of them. That would let us do what Gerrard wants in attack with the click clack plays. However would also leave us vulnurable for counters...
  7. I cant see any room for neither Trez nor Traore in our team.
  8. Probably stuck in AFCON until the Tunisians come out to finish the overtime anyways
  9. He is a bloody genius if he gets google translate to come out with that.
  10. I also think he is worth £15m. He scored 10 goals last season in PL. However, I still cant fathom why Everton would want him. I thought they were ambitious to get Europe? His playstyle does not suit a Europe pushing team in PL. I think El Ghazi would be perfect for Serie A, where he can get a bit more space and time on the ball. He is a great player, but I dont think he is a good fit for Villa anymore. Still love the guy and wish him all the best. Model professional guy, who I feel have a bit underappreciated by some of our fanbase.
  11. I dont understand why Everton would get El Ghazi with their ambitions...
  12. If Gerrard believes he is the correct one, I say go for it! More hesitant on Digne than Coutinho, but tbh it also sends a clear signal for others that we are the real deal. Which can help future convincing future signings. Does Digne become an success? I hope so, but I can also see many reasons for this to be risky. Still, at the moment I am all in on the train. Lets roll with this shit, its no matter what we disagree on an exciting time to be a Villa fan!
  13. If we sign him our social media team has something to live up to.
  14. Just hopes he manages to get rid of the same lapse of concentration at times similar to the one Mings has. He looks the real deal, but occasionally does not pay attention to his surroundings. Only 16 thou, so I do not hold it against him
  15. Not sure if Kimmich is an example since its a few years since he played back (he took the Lahm path and is playing DM). Regarding crosses I think its difficult to compare Cancelo and TAA, since they play in two different systems. Pep wants his full backs to cut inside towards the penalty box while the wide forwards keeps the width. Klopp wants it the opposite with full backs keeping the width.. Having seen so far what Gerrard wants tactically, we should probably aim at someone who have some capability to cross, since our full backs keeps the with while the forwards go more centrally. Targett and Cash do attempt quite a few crosses, they are just... how can I say it. Pretty sub-optimal! Still trust that Gerrard and Lange/whoever supports this get it right!
  16. To be clear I have not written off Traore, he is just very frustrating to watch with his decisionmaking and inconsistency. (also delightful when he is on fire, like the WBA goal). He produced 7 goals and 7 assist last season which I would say is pretty good!
  17. Its a massive step up, but i.e Dele Alli stepped up directly from League One to PL. Its hard, but not unthinkable.
  18. I think the frustration is how high the highs are, but its so inconsistent. He is Messi and sunday league player at the same time. If he had proper decisionmaking he would be world class in my opinion
  19. Great. Now I got Coutinhos part in this one stuck in my head again...
  20. Could be something the lines of what we had with Bent. Couldnt play him because of certain clauses that meant either a pay rise or big pay out
  21. Well Joelinton turned into quite a decent box to box, so never say never!
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