rubberman Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Any clues as to what is motivating this Villa 'revolution'? Something to do with only just escaping relegation for 4 years and the consequent inability to sell the club, i imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limvillian Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Gone pretty quiet on the transfer front the last few days except for a few tenuous links, hopefully the calm before the storm. Only just over 3 weeks rto the season KO ideally you would want most players in a week or 2 before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 am expecting signings once tekkers leaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan4Life Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 http://www.turkish-football.com/stoke-city-aston-villa-target-dzemaili/ The Premier League duo Stoke City and Aston Villa are both interested in signing Galatasaray’s out-of-favour midfielder Blerim Dzemaili according to 3Puan. The report states that Galatasaray are willing to offload the Swiss international for £1.4 million and that Young Boys are also in the race to sign Dzemaili. The experienced midfielder failed to make an impact since joining Galatasaray at the start of the season due to a string of injuries and falling behind the pecking order with Felipe Melo, Selçuk Inan and Hamit Altıntop keeping him out of the team. Galatasaray ended the 2014-15 season with 77 points following their 1-1 draw with Rizespor in their final game of the season. The Lions have become the first Süper Lig club to wear four stars on their shirt following the championship. The Istanbul giants will qualify directly for the Champions League group stages this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Thomas Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 The future is bright. The future is blazing claret and stirring blue! Let's not get too excited, we've only actually bought 1 player.... Sorry sir, can't help it. 'The Future' for Villa has, for so very long, meant nervously looking at fixture lists, staring bleakly at overgrown Sunday League pitches and filling out Predictors. I'm relishing the difference. I'll make a bet with you. If I'm not smiling like a fool come September £100 to Villatalk. Bloody hell, I like your positivity and confidence – stop it you'll get everyone excited.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan501 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 We need another centre half a big and powerful one to walk into starting eleven. Our defence is weak we all know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 We need a dominating centre half i agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dn1982 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 We need a back four who can work together. I don't think we need anyone there Okore Richards Clark and Senderos are good enough IMO. Clark got better and better last year and Okore was decent whilst carrying a knee injury. Id concentrate on getting the full backs better. It's not always the best players who make the best defence. I want us to try for walker get him and Amavi and we'd be sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 16, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted July 16, 2015 There will be news today on a player. Not necessarily a transfer deal. Or anything to do with Villa. Or a football player. It's about a piano player from Barnsley, that nobody's heard of. He's going to buy his mum a teapot for her birthday. ITK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 If we get Darder I can imagine either Westwood or Sanchez being sold or loaned out. You would think that. Which, though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_c Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 We need a dominating centre half i agree This can't be repeated enough, until it actually happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntrimBlack Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 If we get Darder I can imagine either Westwood or Sanchez being sold or loaned out. The latter you'd think. Not sure, Sherwood used both of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 We have had poor full backs for a while and I think that has had a huge impact on our center halves. Anyone who has played football at any level knows that if someone to the left or right of you is rubbish you have to cover for them. Im a full believer that our Center Backs have had to cover our poorly positioned and poor defensive full backs. While not fully taking the responsibility away from our center backs they have had to sit deeper, play further apart, play 5 yards away from where they should be in order to cover space and players left by our full backs. Last ditch defending can only take you so far and that is what we have seen for a while from our defence. Vlaar didnt become a poor player over night and what showed in the world cup and his period of form was good positioning and interception as much as the tackling and heading. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limvillian Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) We have had poor full backs for a while and I think that has had a huge impact on our center halves. Anyone who has played football at any level knows that if someone to the left or right of you is rubbish you have to cover for them. Im a full believer that our Center Backs have had to cover our poorly positioned and poor defensive full backs. While not fully taking the responsibility away from our center backs they have had to sit deeper, play further apart, play 5 yards away from where they should be in order to cover space and players left by our full backs. Last ditch defending can only take you so far and that is what we have seen for a while from our defence. Vlaar didnt become a poor player over night and what showed in the world cup and his period of form was good positioning and interception as much as the tackling and heading. Agree with this 100% another thing that has huge impact on center backs is if your keeper isn't commanding enough or confident in his decisions, that is one thing which hampered the CB's last season. Edited July 16, 2015 by limvillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marley the Bognor Villan Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Embolo and Michy Batshuayi please!!!! Would love that Me too and its not actually a huge outlay of money for what we would receive there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 16, 2015 Moderator Share Posted July 16, 2015 There will be news today on a player. Not necessarily a transfer deal. Or anything to do with Villa. Or a football player. It's about a piano player from Barnsley, that nobody's heard of. He's going to buy his mum a teapot for her birthday. ITK. Not until OTTFOT (On The Table, Full Of Tea). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wittmann Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 (edited) BOF..3 pints if the black stuff tonight in O'Shea's hotel Dublin........beautiful! And to now keep on topic.....I agree with all of the above. Edited July 16, 2015 by Wittmann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabby Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 L'equipe linking us with Anthony Martial from Monoco 19 striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 Losing track with all the links now. Hopefully one or two of them might even come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted July 16, 2015 Share Posted July 16, 2015 L'equipe linking us with Anthony Martial from Monoco 19 striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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