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He mostly played on the right hand side for Norwich which I think suits him better, agree with your assessment in midfield he gets crowded and makes bad decisions, also just has a general sloppiness with simple passes which is more noticeable when surrounded by players in the middle. Despite his poor output this season he’s still top of the stats for key passes per 90 minutes played which shows he does offer creativity in the right areas, we need to focus on getting the ball to him around the edge of the box rather than in deeper areas where he’s ineffective
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Bad misses can happen to anyone and it wasn’t an easiest of easy chances, but the worry in my mind is that overall his performance tonight was poor all round, didn’t have the skill or ingenuity to beat the full back once and was pretty poor at crossing… and then adding on not taking chances Not having other options in that position is scandalous really and begs the question what were the execs doing when Gerrard started to shape the squad this way
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The whole transfer stunk of Gerrard wanting to sign “a name”. That said I thought Digne would be better than he has been, I’d actually persevere with him for now if it was my choice as it’s not all his fault he looked so bad being forced to be the main creative player in Gerrard’s shit-show system, and he’s been ok so far under Emery.
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I’d have no complaints with moving Ings on, provided we recouped a reasonable % of the fee paid and we have another attacker lined up. He hasn’t been an awful signing but hasn’t really clicked in the side for us
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Judging by the howler made by Lloris which gave us the win I guess you’d have to say resting Martinez was the right choice. Also a huge confidence boost for Olsen who actually looked pretty composed in goal for once.
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To be fair if you’re 23rd in the league you probably don’t want a very young and slightly gung-ho full back in the side. Hopefully another championship side in a more stable league position could take on the loan instead. I think this lad has real potential but still a bit raw especially on the defensive side judging by the times I’ve seen him
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Aaron Ramsey loan cut short apparently due to injury. A shame because he was doing well there after a bit of a slow start. Hopefully the injury is nothing too severe but if we’ve decided to cancel the loan it doesn’t look good as presumably it would be best to leave him there if he had the chance of playing a decent number of games later in the season
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The difference between good players and the top players is the ability to read the game and to have a picture of how things will unfold in advance. This guy has that. He’s a bit under the radar at the moment but wouldn’t be surprised other fans / pundits taking notice by the end of the season or next.
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Pace is dangerous at any level of the game, we don’t really much of it in our squad apart from Bailey. I’ve always like Sarr when I’ve seen him, quick, powerful, direct.. shame we couldn’t get him in the summer
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I feel like I’ve seen enough of Deulofeu to know what to expect, a very creative player at times but marred by inconsistency and often lacking a final product. From memory he was very good at Watford one season but not so great the next and they were relegated. He was also very hit and miss at Everton for a couple of seasons. Always saw him as a “nearly” player… nearly a top player but never seems to materialise and ends up disappointing in the end.
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Wouldn't at all be surprised to see Ings moved on in the summer. It is surprising though that we paid £20m+ for him but only gave him a 3 year deal so feels strange talking about his contract being nearly up already, still feels like a "new" signing. But he hasn't really hit the heights here so it would make sense to cash in rather than let him leave for free, I think we could still recoup maybe £10m for him as there will always be at least one side interested in a "proven" PL striker even if he will be 31 in the summer
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and the rest... he's reportedly on £125k per week until 2026 so £22m remaining in total, no way anyone would walk away from that contract without a serious payoff and no other club is picking up that tab
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Archer seems like a bit of a late developer having looked to be going nowhere just a couple of years ago so I’d agree time is still on his side. It’s a shame he’s / we have wasted half a season though. But having already had a successful loan in the championship previously I would say he’s ahead of most of the kids who come through our academy
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Woefully poor management to keep him in the squad and then effectively freeze him out for half the season. Feels like he’s lost momentum and a wasted opportunity for him to get more experience and for us to have a better look at him over a full season of competitive football. Hopefully he can get back out on loan in the championship and recapture some momentum.
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Not the worst keeper we’ve ever had but considering we’ve only just bought him you’d have hoped our scouts could have come up with someone better. For an experienced keeper he lacks composure and that sucks out the confidence of those around him. He doesn’t seem to have good athleticism either and has very poor distribution. To be fair playing 1 game every 2 months must be bloody difficult to have any match sharpness at all, but I feel like we could have plucked an obscure keeper or a golden oldie from somewhere for half the price and wages who’d have more to offer.
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I think everyone wants him to do well, I can’t imagine there are any serious fans who want him to play badly. Unfortunately Coutinho was a big signing, big wages and a long contract and has been in poor form since we signed him. We know he has incredible technical ability but the question is whether he can convert that into being effective consistently in premier league matches. I am not convinced, but hopefully a better manager will get far more out of him. It would be fantastic for us if he can turn it around but at the moment it looks like a vanity signing which has backfired. £20m and £100k+ p/w for four years, it’s a shame we are having these questions just 6 months after signing him.
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That is incredible record this season but without knowing much about the player it’s hard to work out if he’s genuinely top quality or just in a crazy run or form. 8 goals in 34 starts last season but 14 the season before in his breakout season, still only 23 years old
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But according to the pundits it's all down to the players who didn't want to play for him! Nothing to do with the tactics which stifled every single player on the pitch
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Switching the lion to yellow immediately works so much better, which is a shame because that makes me realise the gaslamp design could have had so much more potential than what we've been given. The official gaslamp option just doesn't scream "Aston Villa" to me, which fundamentally makes it a bad design from my perspective for Aston Villa's badge! I'm no graphic designer so can't describe the issues exactly but the lion seems a bit too cartoony for me which is possibly exacerbated by the baby-blue colour, the thing is I actually like the lion in yellow but hate it in the light blue
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Callum Wilson is an average PL striker, that’s not a criticism as it’s one hell of a level to get to. But the difference is he’s playing in a side that is well balanced and is set up to create chances for him. Since Deano left we’ve seem to forgotten how to get the best out of Watkins… Smith always said he was the best “pressing forward” in the league, a lot of Watkins’ goals came from forcing defenders into mistakes, running in behind or getting early low crosses into the box quickly for him, we don’t bother with any of that any more. As for Ings I don’t think we ever knew what to do with him but he has a similar record Wilson, maybe better actually, so he should be able to score goals but again it’s about having a system which works. Both players look devoid of confidence… Watkins in particular, that’s an outcome of poor form and poor tactical set ups which don’t suit either of them for the last 12 months at least. Hopefully the new manager has a better plan for what to do with them
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The Digne transfer / selling Targett was the first red flag with Gerrard for me as Targett was a solid player for us for the most part. Yes he was down on form and confidence but a decent manager should have been able to help him recreate his form from the previous season when he won player’s player of the season. Instead we just turfed him out immediately and replaced him with a far more expensive older player who had actually been bombed-squaded by a far more experienced manager at his last club and hadn’t done anything for months Maybe Digne will look better again when we get a new manager who hopefully doesn’t play Digne in some of the ridiculous positions he did under Gerrard’s tactics
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Had echoes of the James Rodriguez to Everton transfer at the time and unfortunately that’s how it’s panned out. A lot of excitement, flashes of brilliance but fizzled out pretty quickly leaving the club with a big wage packet to cover. I still think there’s a player in there given a tweak in systems but he needs to contribute more, work harder and be more aggressive on the ball and without it
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Why on earth would leaking the team sheet lead to a feel good factor? I agree McGinn has been below par and could have been dropped earlier (although I’m not convinced Dendonker, Nakamba or Sanson are better and Kamara is injured) but fans almost cheering because he’s been dropped is just crass
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The strategy showed signs of collapsing before that anyway, Ings is the prime example but even Sanson who was signed the previous January as a major signing has been a total disaster. Things obviously accelerated further with Gerrard at the helm but I think it’s fair to question the recruitment strategy and decisions of the club / board
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They finished 8th last season which isn’t bad considering the strength of the top 6 clubs. 5th the season before with the FA cup. So when you say “historically” you’re talking 6-18 months, hardly any time at all. Leicester seem like a basket case at the moment, selling key players and not replacing them. I get the sense Rodgers probably wants to leave, but with the termination pay outs these days probably doesn’t want to resign, that’s poor on his part but kind of understandable if there’s the reported £10m at stake. He ticks a lot of boxes when it comes to experience at this level and getting success with club in a similar position to us, and is apparently more of a technical coach which we have obviously lacked
