jim Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 1 hour ago, PompeyVillan said: Underwhelmed. I concur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratvillan Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Balancing the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 With our new midfield we don't need attacking left backs. A competent left back who can defend will do nicely please. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Don't care. Backup. Calm down you lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuwabatake Sanjuro Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Hopefully he is on a modest enough salary. Should be ok for the championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted January 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2017 I assume Gabbidon is referring to Taylor. Looks like he is there tonight, as avfctransfers said earlier today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowlersrs Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 How is the ayew part of the deal happening. Isn't he still away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 We need a squad and balance. Good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodytom Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Delighted with this. Mainly because it means amavi will be dropped or at the very least required to up his game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnock1984 Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Good enough for starting left back for us currently so all good. Amavi will be off in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 I think he is a good player though having 2 left backs isnt a great strategy at moment. does it mean Amavi leaving? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Amavi will leave end of season if we don't go up I reckon. In any case he's been poor since xmas so I think Taylor could well come straight in. I've always thought of Taylor as a solid enough player so bit bemused by the negativity. I'd have been happy to sign him when we were a prem club rather than garbage like Luna, Richardson and Bennett. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 10 hours ago, vreitti said: Well, from what I've seen he's never really stood out for me in a defensive point of view. He's rather lightweight, and also seems to have trouble with positioning. Gets exposed quite easily imo. He's however decent with the ball, and can also cross. I still think he's a lesser player than Amavi. Also you have to look at this years results with Swansea, he's really been part of a disastrous defense. I haven't looked up the stats, but my gut feeling is that Swansea have let in less when he's been injured. Swansea have just been a mess since selling Ashley Williams and signing a bunch of kids for defence...very similar to us last few years. He was a first choice when they finished top 10 under Monk just two seasons ago. I think a few are still forgetting we're not facing premier league strikers anymore...we've all seen the standard at this level. I struggle to believe Taylor will be a weak link at this level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 He's really very average and has continually lost his place at Swansea - even to the point of where they sign Martin Olsson. Hopefully backup for Amavi. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) Almost certainly being brought in as back-up/competition for Amavi, who going by his recent form certainly needs a kick up the backside. Edited January 30, 2017 by Phumfeinz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 Strange this one, in many ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 13 minutes ago, bobzy said: He's really very average and has continually lost his place at Swansea - even to the point of where they sign Martin Olsson. Hopefully backup for Amavi. He barely played under old manager yet managed to get 2 clean sheets out of 3 the team has all season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 From what I've seen of him he is better player overall than Cissokho so on that basis it is improving the squad. Saying that I'm struggling to think of many left backs who aren't better than Cissokho! Regardless, we need competition for places and back-up for Amavi which he offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 3 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: He barely played under old manager yet managed to get 2 clean sheets out of 3 the team has all season. Not sure that's right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwansFan Posted January 30, 2017 Visiting Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, bobzy said: Not sure that's right... He started one game under Guidolin and in that game he lasted 40 minutes before being hauled off. He was pretty much an ever present when fit under clueless bob. In the 8 games he started we conceded 23 goals. We've kept three clean sheets and he started one of those games - Sunderland. Edited January 30, 2017 by SwansFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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