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It’s actually not - it’s a very valid question given the bigger picture which unfortunately is not boding well
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This is true - but how many other teams - don’t start with their best player?
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Very sad - but the guy deserves to be show casing his talents so I wish him luck
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Very sad JV - I have followed Villa for many,many years and I can say with any doubt, he is one of the most gifted players we have had. inconsistent of course, mercurial, talented, mesmerising, absolute pleasure all rolled into one. I will never forget what he did to De Bruyne or the goal at the baggies - I have always wanted to be entertained and Bertie can certainly do this. Imagine Bertie with James Milners approach ? very disappointed Gerrard can’t see his value in the match day squad
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Absolutely this - I genuinely believe that this squad is under performing. I really wanted SG to do well here, hopefully this will prove to be the case, I just for the life of me can’t see this happening.
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Didn’t a very exceptional footballer do this? I don’t think it took too much footballing nous to put on Emi imo
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Totally agree - with quality of some of our squad it’s very worrying that we lack any type of cohesion or patten, plus we are not great to watch. I can’t figure out what he is thinking. I just hope I am wrong and it is all just waiting to click
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Did we really do the dirty on him? Unfortunately he has been injured so much of the time in the past two years. if he had been fit and bursting at the seams for a starting place, I would be more inclined to agree. I personally don’t think he will make a regular starter in the prem and I think that he should thank the club for giving him a life, that he probably only dreamed of a few years back. I have no ill will whatsoever towards him, I hope he absolutely smashes it at Watford and no doubt he will receive a very warm welcome if/when he makes a return to VP
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Oh no surely not - He knows you know would be a far better choice
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I can’t disagree with a word you say here - I just find it very sad that a player who in todays market at his prime would be a £100 million man, drops to these levels, he should be held in the highest esteem, unfortunately he will go down as a bitter and miserable ex - pro
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To be honest as much as I admire Souness as a player - this is now getting embarrassing for a man of his age and stature.
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Such a shame really - he was an unbelievable baller and a man’s man. I don’t get the need to behave how he does ?
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I do hear what you say and I acknowledge that maybe I am looking too the past. But ultimately strikers will be judged on goals scored not how many assists they are credited with - this is just football. As I said Ollie has some good qualities - but personally I don’t feel that he is able to take the club forwards to where we all would really like to be. His touch and technique in my humble opinion are not good enough. This said, I would be delighted to be proved wrong
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I’m not sure I can agree with this summary - strikers live or die by goals this is how it’s always been. there was a time when strikers got paid for every goal they scored. Assists are all well and good - but actually this is quite a recent concept bought into the game by sky. Yes of course they are important but years ago no one ever commented on strikers getting an assist - it was goals or nothing. despite having some good attributes I feel Ollie is consistently proving himself to be an average striker imo
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My apologies - my bad
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I feel you are being very harsh - It’s not easy when your playing and in the back of your mind, you know you are getting benched and most likely left out for the next game, and added to the fact he knows that unless he is motm he is getting dropped.
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The problem here JV is that there is a rizla paper between them and it’s always Emi who takes the hit regardless of how he plays and as a natural consequence fans will naturally assume that SG does not like him ?
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Agreed - here is the player who I believe will ultimately cost Gerrard his job. Without barely kicking a ball
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Me too - absolutely loved watching him play - I have been watching Villa for many, many years and I can’t recall a more mercurial player. When at it and I’ll be the first to admit his inconsistency, he is just a pleasure to watch. That goal at the baggies was something else. I’d pay to watch him training !
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I dont feel he is shot to bits to be truthful - however absolutely no way should he be a nailed on starter over Emi every week. That said - I doubt very much SG will see it this way and will play Couts regardless.
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I’m pretty sure Big Ron was with us as a youngster - although I am happy to stand corrected on this. these things are very difficult to evidence, however as a villan of over 45 years - I do believe this to be the case
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Look it’s one of those that I can’t quantify in any way - but neither can it be denied. it’s something that having followed us since 1976 I have always felt
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The issue is that he has absolutely no connection to the club whatsoever. Whether we admit it or not - we are a club that likes our managers to have some affinity to Aston Villa - that’s just how it is.
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I agree - I find it very strange that he cannot make our bench ? There must be more to this surely, because he can play - if he were given a run of 6/7 games I am pretty confident you would not dislodge him. But it’s not going to happen here I’m afraid
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Isn’t this the crux of the matter ? Is his best form good enough? I personally don’t feel that he is a striker who can propel us to where we want to go? I don’t believe he is technically good enough and I take no pleasure to say this, but I do believe that we need a more accomplished striker to go forward - sure Ollie will maintain the status quo, but as Villa fans we are expecting more
