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  1. wilko154
    I see we've got a new scapegoat. Attitude problem? Absolute rubbish, he was part of the celebrations after Coutinho's goal, he called other players to join in then high fived Coutinho on the way back to the centre circle. The bloke was probably just looking knackered from all of the running he had been doing for 90 minutes. Yesterday he struggled in the 10 position. He's so much better when he is up front as the central striker. If you look at the balls into him, the majority are where he has his back to goal with a defender behind him. He's a striker, it's where he was so good for us last season, and it's where he needs to play this season. I would bench Ings, and play Watkins up front with Buendia and Coutinho in behind him now. If he's off the boil in a game, then bring on Ings to give him a go with half hour remaining.
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    Absolutely brilliant second half yesterday. First half he suffered with the midfield not being active enough around him. He benefits from having McGinn doing the dirty work next to him and allowing him to get on the ball and make direct runs forward. With a proper DM in behind him, winning the ball, freeing him up, and giving it to him in areas he wants it; he will become an even better player for us. He's going to be massive for us, and is now by far my favourite player in this team.
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    Why would we sell Watkins and Cash? And why would we sell Sanson, Nakamba or Luiz? We need a DM and CB, and this window will then have been perfect. In midfield we are currently short, we play with three central midfielders and we currently only have four available whilst Nakamba is injured. We should have six in the squad, ideally in the summer we can then look to move on one of the six and bring a youngster in to be the sixth first team player if they are good enough. At centre back we currently only have three, we should have four. If Kerr Smith has been signed to be the fourth centre back this season, then in my opinion Hause needs upgrading as he's not good enough to be the third choice in our squad. Upgrading a striker or a right back at this point of the season though is not something we will even be contemplating. Completely unnecessary.
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    Strange atmosphere yesterday, probably proves just how much the on pitch performance impacts a Villa Park crowd. When we play poorly the atmosphere is not there, if the players get into a game the crowd can be fantastic, and they were for the last 20 minutes. The one thing that frustrates me is the amount of people getting on the backs of the players when we pass the ball backwards. If you watch any good team they do this, recycle the ball through the back four and look to restart the attack. It's about retaining possession at times, a lot of our fans seem to think we should be attacking 100% of the time, and moving the ball forwards at all times.
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    I missed this interview yesterday, so for anyone else that also hasn't seen it.
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    No chance Carney is starting in a game like this. He's not ready for starting games in the PL in my opinion, as Jacob Ramsey wasn't really ready last season. Run out's from the bench and integration to the first team next season after a summer bulking up a bit. Watkins, Ings, Buendia and Coutinho the main 4 front players today (Coutinho from the bench).
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    It's funny watching this game, the players just don't seem to pass to him. In some ways it feels like where at Villa we would give him the ball in any area, knowing he has the ability to wriggle out of it and create an opening. City are so in control of games, with so many players available that they don't need to give Grealish the ball in areas where it's deemed a risk. Unfortunately this has become Grealish's game, he's a skilful player who creates and alleviates pressure by holding the ball. His movement off the ball is also just not the same as the players around him. The runs he make are different and it's why they don't feed it to him at times.
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    He will either start and play up until the 60th minute if fit enough. Replaced by Ings... Or he will come on second half around the 60th minute... All dependant on his fitness. I would be quite keen for him to come off the bench, play against tired players where his fitness and rustiness may not be so telling.
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    I think it is very unlikely we will go for another attacking player this window. Bailey, Ings, Buendia & Coutinho are all new to the club and are still adjusting. You have to give them all time to prove themselves. Watkins & Traore are both still fairly new to the club as well and are adapting to playing with new players. Archer may well go out on loan, but Young and Barry are back at the club (possibly going back on loan at some point) It makes zero sense right now. Maybe we will see some changes in the Summer window. But right now we have more pressing issues.
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    Just watched his interview at Everton and I forgot how much I love the bloke! Hope he smashes it, be great to see him start off with a goal on Saturday and change a few of the Everton fans minds.
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    I love VT and the way people make random suggestions of players that I've never heard of as though Gerrard and Lange login once a day on a scouting mission.
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    Yes it's usually a similar setup to us, 1 DM and 2 8's. Although this changes in some games, Cheltenham were only promoted last season and so it's a challenging season for them. I think it will be well suited for Ramsey.
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    The disrespect for El Ghazi in our fanbase is shameful. He's not good enough to be a first team player for us now, not at the level we are aiming for, but he's been a very good player for us in the past few seasons. 26 goals in 4 seasons. 10 of our 55 goals last season, 18% of our PL goals in one of our best seasons for years.
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    This is either going to be like Barkley last season, or on a completely different level never experienced at Villa Park before. I'm praying it's the latter.
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    Cheltenham play five at the back, wing backs being the width. Three in the middle and two up front. Ramsey will play in the midfield. Crowley has just departed and so he will slot into his place quite nicely alongside Callum Wright on loan from Leicester. Jake Doyle-Hayes went there on loan a few seasons ago and was very good for them, although didn't make it at Villa.
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    Started Stardew Valley over Christmas and I'm now addicted.
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    Keinan Davis

    wilko154 replied to a-k's topic in Other Football

    Nice to see the Forest fans were impressed with him. Find it surprising that this thread is full of people slating him after his first appearance on loan.
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    I'm not convinced that Digne is a huge upgrade on Targett. He posts some good numbers from an assist perspective, but so does Targett over the course of a season generally. Just feel that we need something a bit more for the price being touted.
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    I wonder if we could loan him for the remainder of the season with a mandatory purchase price of higher than Brighton's asking price if his court case dissapears. The problem we have at the end of the season is that a lot more clubs will be interested.
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    The Swindon forum is interesting. It sounds as though the decision to bring him back to Villa had been made last week, we just allowed him to stay for the Man City game. They also don't think he's ready for the Championship or PL yet; but all note that he's a quality player who isn't far away. Currently inconsistent, but very good on his day.
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    I've just looked at this, I didn't quite realise that Swindon are 5th in the league. I would feel sorry for them if he comes back and doesn't play now. It could hinder their promotion push massively. Hoping we send Barry to them to help them in another way.
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    Good move, whether or not he stays at the club for the remainder of the season. It was quite clear on Friday that he's now above L2 standard, he could fit in to a Championship team comfortably which would aid his development if required. I think we will keep him at the club for the remainder of the season though, hopefully getting some minutes to show what he's about. Last game we had a 16 year old centre back as our only defensive cover on the bench, we had to address that in some way. The exciting part about this is that Gerrard see's him as the future right back, something we have called for since last season.
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    Yet you've taken the time out of your day to write about them...
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    My favourite part on the Blues forum is where they compare getting the best out of Coutinho to when they had Hleb and Bentley. Brilliant.
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    Phwoar, ITK right there...
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