villa89 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Best of luck to him. Thought he'd end up in the championship but fair play to him for trying something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slovenian Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Excellent, Udine are 90 mins away from home. I'll wear a Villa shirt when i visit them next time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 ‘The new Bianconeri striker arrives from the Premier League: Keinan Davis is a new Udinese player.He arrives outright from Aston Villa and has signed a contract until June 30, 2027 with an option for a further season.A player with excellent feet and great physical and athletic skills, Davis is a complete striker able to be decisive in the realization phase but also to help the development of the maneuver.Born on 13 February 1998 in Stevenage, England, he began playing in the youth youth of Stevanage where he remained until 2015 when he moved to Biggleswade Town.Shortly thereafter he joined the Aston Villa club academy with whom, in the 15/16 year, he played 9 games scoring a goal in the Premier League reserves.In the 16/17 season he moved steadily to the first team with which he debuted on 8 January 2017 in the FA Cup match against Tottenham. In that season he also made 18 appearances with 4 goals in Premier League 2 and another 6 in the first team in Champioship.He starts the following year when he plays 28 games scoring two goals in the Championship with the Villans and also scores in the FA Cup.In season 18/19 he plays 7 games between Championship and FA Cup contributing to the promotion of his to the Premier League. In the top English category, he plays 18 games in the 19/20 year in which he also scores 5 appearances scoring a goal in the Carabao Cup.The following season he played 15 games in the Premier League scoring once in the Carabao Cup.In the middle of the 21/22 season he transferred on loan to Nottingham Forest, being decisive for the promotion of the club to the Premier League: he scored, in fact, 5 goals in 18 Championship matches, including the playoffs. He also TAKES THE P field 4 times in the FA Cup.Last season Aston Villa lent him to Watford with whom they scored 7 goals in 34 Championship games.He boasts three appearances and two goals with the English under 20.Now it's time for him to start the Italian adventure with our colors wearing the number 9 shirt.Welcome Keinan!’ https://www.udinese.it/news/squadra/welcome-keinan What a move for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Good move for him Remember when Tony Daley nearly joined Udinese yonks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 Great move for Keinan, not sure he's going to replace the no 9 they've just sold but time will tell. Wish him all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 I just want to see whats possible if he stays injury free and plays a whole season as the main man. Wish him all the best. Ill always remember that Norwich game when Conor scored a hat trick. The day of fresh hope when we had looked utterly hopeless beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Poor old Kienan can't catch a break. It looks like his career in Italy has stalled before it has even started. Sadly I think the amount of injuries he has suffered during his short playing career show that he is unlikely to stay fit for long enough to build up his confidence and some momentum in his career. Davis Injured The Italian newspaper cover the situation on Monday, pointing to the statement released by Udinese regarding their new striker. Davis has yet to feature for the Serie A club since his arrival from Aston Villa, and there was hope he could do so after the international break. However, that will need to be put on hold due to a calf issue, where, ‘according to first investigations’, there is a fear that some muscle fibres ‘would have broken, caused by excessive stress’, meaning too much exertion. It’s explained that this happened during some running drills ‘precisely to evaluate the physical conditions of the new arrivals’. They point out the player certainly didn’t arrive from Aston Villa ‘in good shape’, and it was understood he would need a good month to get back to fitness. This plan has now been ‘ruined due to this injury’, and they will now have to ‘evaluate the conditions’ of his left calf nearly ‘every day’, with the belief he could be out until potentially November. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 minute ago, NeilS said: Poor old Kienan can't catch a break. It looks like his career in Italy has stalled before it has even started. Sadly I think the amount of injuries he has suffered during his short playing career show that he is unlikely to stay fit for long enough to build up his confidence and some momentum in his career. Davis Injured The Italian newspaper cover the situation on Monday, pointing to the statement released by Udinese regarding their new striker. Davis has yet to feature for the Serie A club since his arrival from Aston Villa, and there was hope he could do so after the international break. However, that will need to be put on hold due to a calf issue, where, ‘according to first investigations’, there is a fear that some muscle fibres ‘would have broken, caused by excessive stress’, meaning too much exertion. It’s explained that this happened during some running drills ‘precisely to evaluate the physical conditions of the new arrivals’. They point out the player certainly didn’t arrive from Aston Villa ‘in good shape’, and it was understood he would need a good month to get back to fitness. This plan has now been ‘ruined due to this injury’, and they will now have to ‘evaluate the conditions’ of his left calf nearly ‘every day’, with the belief he could be out until potentially November. At this point it's time to stop saying can't catch a break and come to the conclusion that this is just genetics and he is predisposed to injuries. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 01/09/2023 at 20:05, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: A player with excellent feet and great physical and athletic skills, Davis is a complete striker able to be decisive in the realization phase but also to help the development of the maneuver. Bloody hell, this lad sounds good, we should buy him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Best of luck to him, just glad his injury problems aren’t our issue anymore 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilS Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 2 hours ago, Pinebro said: At this point it's time to stop saying can't catch a break and come to the conclusion that this is just genetics and he is predisposed to injuries. Yeah sadly it looks like his body isn’t capable of holding up to the rigours and physicality of playing professional sports. He is a big lad and that will put a lot of strain on his body especially in a sport like football which relies on explosive speed and turns. I had hoped a change of lifestyle and climate may work out for him. Unfortunately It is looking less and less likely for him now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 So he didn’t arrive in good shape? I fully understand lack of match sharpness, but surely he should have been in a decent physical condition? So he should have been training normally to a high standard, he passed a medical, but done his calf taking part in some running drills? So is this an Aston Villa issue not looking after a player, a Keinan Davis/body issue, or new club issue pushing him too hard? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) There aren't a lot of players with Keinan's body type that go long without injuries. Think he would have benefited from losing some weight and losing some of that hold up ability for longevity. Think to when Gabby put on weight (actual muscle not the flabby he is now) and was never the same afterwards. Struggling to think of a modern analog to Keinan that had a long career with his style and body type. Reece James another one that put on a lot of muscle and has been perpetually injured. Edited September 11, 2023 by DJBOB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 4 minutes ago, DJBOB said: There aren't a lot of players with Keinan's body type that go long without injuries. Think he would have benefited from losing some weight and losing some of that hold up ability for longevity. Think to when Gabby put on weight (actual muscle not the flabby he is now) and was never the same afterwards. Struggling to think of a modern analog to Keinan that had a long career with his style and body type. Reece James another one that put on a lot of muscle and has been perpetually injured. Lukaku 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Genie said: Lukaku That's a good one - Haller too now that I think of it. And Antonio done well to keep himself fit. Edited September 11, 2023 by DJBOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 7 minutes ago, DJBOB said: There aren't a lot of players with Keinan's body type that go long without injuries. Think he would have benefited from losing some weight and losing some of that hold up ability for longevity. Think to when Gabby put on weight (actual muscle not the flabby he is now) and was never the same afterwards. Struggling to think of a modern analog to Keinan that had a long career with his style and body type. Reece James another one that put on a lot of muscle and has been perpetually injured. Taiwo Awoniyi (weight 84kg) Keinan Davis (weight 68kg) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Just now, ferguson1 said: Taiwo Awoniyi (weight 84kg) Keinan Davis (weight 68kg) 68kg can't be the real weight for Keinan. Hell I'm 68kg and I'm built like a rail. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Just now, DJBOB said: 68kg can't be the real weight for Keinan. Hell I'm 68kg and I'm built like a rail. Just going by google search, but not sure if accurate. The point about weight is a little moot though in that he should be managed well by professionals and plenty of other players who appear to carry more weight seem to have less injuries? I just wonder if it’s a club not managing him well enough or is it a Keinan issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 Yeah Keinan is 6 foot 3 isn't he? No way is he 68kg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson1 Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Yeah Keinan is 6 foot 3 isn't he? No way is he 68kg About Born: 13 February 1998 (age 25 years), Stevenage Weight: 68 kg Current team: Udinese Calcio (Forward) Height: 1.9 m Date joined: 2016 (Aston Villa F.C.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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