nobler Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Welcome Philippe. UTV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Welcome Phillipe. hopefully you can prove us all wrong like Zat Knight did 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Welcome Phillipe. hopefully you can prove us all wrong like Zat Knight did I was thinking more James Collins in his first season tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomaspg Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Welcome senderos, hope your not as shit as everyone thinks! Edited June 5, 2014 by tomaspg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Very surprised it's a 2 year deal. I'd understand if it was 1 with an optional 1 don't really see why we have signed him on a 2 year deal, it's not like his history suggests he wouldn't look into a shorter term option. Safety net for himself to be fair. If we get taken over this summer or even next, he could removed from our plans. A 2 year deal doesn't mean he'll stay for 2 years, it just means we're obliged to pay him for that long unless we get rid of him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I love that the look on his face quite perfectly captures my own sentiment at this particular time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Philippe Senderos, who will fly to Brazil tomorrow with the Swiss national team to take part in his third World Cup finals, has agreed to join Aston Villa on a two-year deal beginning July 1. The 29-year-old former Arsenal and Fulham defender becomes the first signing by Villa manager Paul Lambert this summer. Described by Lambert's mentor at Borussia Dortmund, Ottmar Hitzfeld, the Swiss national coach, as a player who has "never disappointed on the pitch", Senderos is relishing his return to the Barclays Premier League and believes his experience will add formidable strength to the Villa defence next season. "I'm really delighted to be joining Aston Villa, a great club with such a big history, and for me this is a great step in my career," he said. "There will be a lot of competition for places with Ron Vlaar, Ciaran Clark, Nathan Baker and Jores Okore also very capable Premier League defenders, so it will be up to me to fight for and to earn my place in the team. "This is a team and a club which wants to do better, I know this, and hopefully we can all develop together and create something special. "My goal is to help the team keep as many clean sheets as we can and to help drive Villa where we deserve to be and want to be. "I have come to an age where I've learnt a lot under some great managers such as Arsene Wenger at Arsenal and Ottmar Hitzfeld with the Swiss national team and I've built up a lot of experience. I can develop further and continue to get better and this will be my goal - to continue to grow as a player, to help the team to grow and to contribute everything I can through the season. "With Brad Guzan in Brazil with the USA squad and Ron Vlaar in the Dutch squad, that's a great deal of experience we'll be able to bring into the new season and, of course, Ciaran and Jores are also playing in their national teams. It's good to have this level of pedigree at the heart of the team's defence. "I'm also excited to work with Paul Lambert whom I know has a great deal of respect also for Ottmar Hitzfeld and my challenge will be to vindicate the trust he has shown in bringing me to Villa." For the Villa manager, the defender's strong mentality and experience of playing with top teams over many years proved a persuasive combination in luring him from La Liga side Valencia. "He's played for some top sides and was a big influence in Arsenal's run to the Champions League final in 2006, so we're bringing in a really experienced player who's been there and done it and that will be important for the team," Lambert said. "I went to Switzerland not long ago to watch the national team train and I could see he has a good, strong mentality for the game. Ottmar knows players and for him to say that Philippe has never disappointed him on the pitch, that's no small commendation. "This will be Philippe's third World Cup finals and there aren't too many players who compete at that level over that stretch of time. He'll be a great addition to the group." Senderos emerged through the youth system at Swiss club Servette before he agreed to join Arsenal in December 2002. In 117 appearances for the Gunners, he won an FA Cup medal in 2005, scored four goals and spent loan spells at AC Milan and Everton before joining Fulham in 2010, making 68 appearances for the Craven Cottage team. He has been capped 52 times by Switzerland, scoring five international goals. http://www.avfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10265~3883353,00.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packoman Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 He's talking on SSN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasalivein1982 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Well, no one's giving him a chance. Maybe he'll surprise us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIVillan Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 That tracksuit senderos is wearing is horrible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Welcome to the club, you'll fit right in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Welcome to the club Phillipe! Let's hope you play a blinder for us every game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 I like how he keeps saying he is looking forward to defending the colours. Maybe we have been taken over and we've just signed him as some sort of extravagant kit man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heid3ster Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Welcome, Philippe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasalivein1982 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) I like how he keeps saying he is looking forward to defending the colours. Maybe we have been taken over and we've just signed him as some sort of extravagant kit man. He meant giving West Ham and Burnley 6 points each. Edited June 5, 2014 by IwishIwasalivein1982 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie09 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 (edited) Despite my misgivings about him, welcome to Aston Villa and good luck Philippe. Having just heard his interview he comes across as being very articulate and spoke very highly about AVFC so he's off to a good start! Edited June 5, 2014 by Robbie09 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GENTLEMAN Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 That tracksuit senderos is wearing is horrible! It looks like somebody has scribbled on the sleeves in protest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IwishIwasalivein1982 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Lambert seems to like to play a back 5 with two wing backs against the top teams. So Senderos - Vlaar - Okore seems to be what we'll be looking at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Despite my misgivings about him, welcome to Aston Villa and good luck Philippe. Having just heard his interview he comes across as being very articulate and spoke very highly about AVFC so he's off to a good start! In all seriousness, I agree, who knows maybe he'll turn a new leaf alongside Ron and Jores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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