VillanousOne Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 find it hilarious that everyone thinks that his signing spells doom for Okore or that Okore is so injured he'll never play again, or that Tim doesn't rate him. he's the new Carles Gil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted September 1, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2015 I'm happy with this for the sole reason it might piss off some Liverpool fans. I know I'm petty, but that's just the way I am. Plus, he add depth to our defence which has been so so weak for the past 5 years, so the more apparent quality we can bring in the better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Hearing good things about him from Liverpool fans up here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Hearing good things about him from Liverpool fans up here Don't think he ever played for them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Hearing good things about him from Liverpool fans up here Don't think he ever played for them... They might have followed his loan spells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 For some pool fans I think he falls into the Firmino bracket... Never seen him play but he's a got Portuguese/Brazilian name so it must mean he's amazing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Cool. Which one was he? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) find it hilarious that everyone thinks that his signing spells doom for Okore or that Okore is so injured he'll never play again, or that Tim doesn't rate him. he's the new Carles Gil Think the depth chart for centre defenders is in following order Richards Lescott Okore Ilori Clark Baker Senderos Edited September 1, 2015 by Zatman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozvillafan Posted September 1, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted September 1, 2015 Crespo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 I see Crespo as more of a utility player who can fill in anywhere along the back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 find it hilarious that everyone thinks that his signing spells doom for Okore or that Okore is so injured he'll never play again, or that Tim doesn't rate him. he's the new Carles Gil Think the depth chart for centre defenders is in following order Richards Lescott Okore Ilori Clark Baker Senderos Senderos is crocked and you can forget Baker for another 12 months. Everyone seems certain that we've signed this lad as a centre half, when the OS made a point of saying he can play anywhere across the back. I doubt they gathered that info themselves. Judging on his skillset I can see him playing right back. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Why have we got about 10 central defenders? Sherwood is from the George Graham school of stocking up centre backs? Obviously Senderos has no future at Villa, Baker may have a future, but I can't see Crespo and or either Clark or Okore getting much game time this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Lescott might be needed at left back if Amavi gets crocked, as people have said Llori might be needed at RB. I agree on the face of it signing another CB dosen't quite make sense but as we know our CBs get plenty of injuries so last season we had 5 and yet we were down to two towards the end of the season. No guarentee new signings will stay injury free either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Why have we got about 10 central defenders? We've got 5 that we will probably use and another utility player. What is it with people now complaining about having a squad! It's very odd. I just want to hear more about Liori if possible? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted September 1, 2015 Moderator Share Posted September 1, 2015 Initially I thought this was an odd one when I thought he was just a CB but seemingly he is more versatile than that. So it appears we now have the following options; RB - Hutton, Crespo, IIori CB - Lescott, Richards, Clark, Okore and perhaps Crespo and IIori LB - Amavi, Richardson, Lescott Baker and Bennett have gone out on loan and I'd imagine Bacuna and Richardson are now back to being midfielders rather than makeshift full backs, although I wouldn't be surprised to see the later go on loan. That leaves Senderos who we've barely seen in 12 months and who you'd have to wonder if we will see again. We've been woefully stocked in terms of defenders the last few years, particularly in the full back positions and we've had some real poor players across the back 4. I'm not sure I think we are now over stocked, or that Sherwood has gone CB happy I just think we've forgotten what it is like not to have to need to depend on midfielders to have options at the back. I also still think there are some big question marks in relation to Okore and his fitness. One of my absolute pet hates in football is having to make two changes to accommodate one change in a starting line up, it is the very definition of a poorly balanced squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 find it hilarious that everyone thinks that his signing spells doom for Okore or that Okore is so injured he'll never play again, or that Tim doesn't rate him. he's the new Carles Gil Think the depth chart for centre defenders is in following order Richards Lescott Okore Ilori Clark Baker Senderos Senderos is crocked and you can forget Baker for another 12 months. thats why both are down at the bottom of the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supervillan78 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Senderos looks done, Okore's injured, Baker's out on loan and Clark's a liability at the moment. That just leaves Richards and now Lescott. Signing makes perfect sense to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 So first things first. How the hell do you pronounce his name? (and not the Tiago bit smartarses) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGC Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Richards, Okore and Clark are all injury prone, so it won't hurt to get a good cb in to add more depth to the squad. I reckon thats what Sherwood is thinking. Can't see him starting for us, maybe he'll play as a bit part player for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Richards, Okore and Clark are all injury prone, so it won't hurt to get a good cb in to add more depth to the squad. I reckon thats what Sherwood is thinking. Can't see him starting for us, maybe he'll play as a bit part player for us. Clark, injury prone? He's probably the only one of our CBs in recent years who hasn't been injury prone. Also, I still don't buy this idea that Okore is injury prone - I think he's just had a really hard time getting over that original injury he had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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