Amo69 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 As others have said, he must have something about him to get that many caps for Switzerland. Let's just give him a chance.Senderos is clearly Benteke's replacement for when the latter is sold this summer for £1m.Do you say that because fans think Vlaar could leave? Senderos may not be his replacement but the chances of us needing to replace him are quite high at the moment.I just think some people are being a bit over-dramatic. The club are not stupid - they know they have to do everything they can to keep Vlaar. He could leave but saying the likelihood of him leaving is "quite high" is just hyperbole at the moment.I think when a Dutch International defender gets down to the last year year of his contract for a struggling team the chances of him leaving do become quite high. He has shown he is capable of performing in this League and clubs will be in for him. I know it's not the same but Albrighton was one of our better players last season and the club told him he could leave. I was quite surprised by that, I thought he had chose to leave.If a new contract hasn't been sealed by September then maybe I'd the chances of him leaving are quite high. At the moment, we've still got the whole summer ahead of us. I don't think that has much of a bearing really. The only logical explanation is that Albrighton's wage demands were a lot higher than he was actually worth. Unless Vlaar asks for something silly I think the club will agree to it because they know how important he is to us. Or maybe a lot higher than what the club were prepared to pay rather than what he was actually worth? If the club had a history of generally making the correct decision I could see how your explanation would have been the logical one. Anyway to stay on topic I'll say welcome to Villa Senderos. The club fought tooth and nail to keep Benteke last year. I would say the club have made both correct and incorrect decisions, but they've generally tried hard to keep hold of important players. This is just pessimism for the sake of pessimism. It really isn't in this case. I honesty believe Vlaar will be sold this summer to Man United. But I also think all funds will be used to find a replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It really isn't in this case. I honesty believe Vlaar will be sold this summer to Man United. But I also think all funds will be used to find a replacement. Only if they make a really really good offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max the Silent Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 For a squad lacking depth and experience, Senderos is better than nothing at all. If one of his 8 languages is "How to defend... anything at all" then he is better than most of our team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It really isn't in this case. I honesty believe Vlaar will be sold this summer to Man United. But I also think all funds will be used to find a replacement. Only if they make a really really good offer. I'm sure they will agree on the correct fee for a 30 year old International with a year left on his contract. I'm thinking maybe around 8-10M would be good business. I could also see him handing in a transfer request if he has to. Could be his last chance for European football after all. Or maybe I'm just making him out to be better than he actually is and there will be no teams in for him. Either way I do not think Senderos as been signed as his replacement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumasbabies Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Lambert will try to play three at the back with wingbacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It really isn't in this case. I honesty believe Vlaar will be sold this summer to Man United. But I also think all funds will be used to find a replacement. Only if they make a really really good offer. They don't need to when he has a year left on his contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It really isn't in this case. I honesty believe Vlaar will be sold this summer to Man United. But I also think all funds will be used to find a replacement. Only if they make a really really good offer. They don't need to when he has a year left on his contract. The club will fight to keep him though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It really isn't in this case. I honesty believe Vlaar will be sold this summer to Man United. But I also think all funds will be used to find a replacement.Only if they make a really really good offer. They don't need to when he has a year left on his contract. The club will fight to keep him though. I've no doubt they will. I wouldn't actually blame the club if he left. Can't begrudge a guy his last big move as long as the offer is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_John_10 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Okore has retweeted a few tweets about him playing as a DM now senderos has signed. Wonder if there's anything in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 thats interesting big john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 thats interesting big john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Okore has retweeted a few tweets about him playing as a DM now senderos has signed. Wonder if there's anything in that. Only saw him for a few games but he really did impress. Put him wherever he wants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junxs Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Interview on SSN - http://bcove.me/541lhbhs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poitier Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I think Senderos may be a decent value for money addition to the squad. Not very exciting, but if bringing him in is part of a plan to use Okore as our much needed DM, thereby reinvigorating our stale midfield, that is a lot more exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HongKongVillan Posted June 5, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted June 5, 2014 Welcome Philippe - hope you prove the doubters wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amo69 Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 My Arsenal supporting cousin is killing me with texts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 well at least you can honestly say it wasn't to lure us in to buying season tickets. oh well.... we go again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjp26 Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Bringing Senderos in to push Okore further forward isn't a bad shout, however Okore can also play right back. Its a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isa Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 It really isn't in this case. I honesty believe Vlaar will be sold this summer to Man United. But I also think all funds will be used to find a replacement. Only if they make a really really good offer. They don't need to when he has a year left on his contract. The club will fight to keep him though. Well if they are serious about that then offering him a new contract would be a start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 But hey, if people just want to dismiss him as shit so be it. The flip-side of this being people who want to ignore the nine-seasons he played in this league where he never once looked remotely like a Premier League footballer and pretend that that will suddenly change now. He very obviously is a premier league footballer (and a LaLiga one too). Just not a great one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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