sidcow Posted May 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, villa89 said: Somebody would have made a bid for him if they wanted him. Everyone knew we didnt need him after we got bailey. Agreed we will be lucky to get £6m for him, he was never worth much more than that. Yeah, I don't think for one second that if an opportunity had come up to sell him for a half decent fee we would have declined it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 4, 2022 Share Posted May 4, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, villa89 said: Somebody would have made a bid for him if they wanted him. Everyone knew we didnt need him after we got bailey. Agreed we will be lucky to get £6m for him, he was never worth much more than that. Not sure on that. Buendia was signed to play on the right so it would've been him and Traore as the options. Once Grealish left we didn't really have that many options for the left with Bailey injured so often. I actually think Bailey getting injured on his debut straight away meant DS concluded it probably made sense to keep El Ghazi around until January as he was relatively proven in this league and he played a bit in DS final few games. Just checked and Young started at left midfield at Watford on opening weekend which said it all. Then think El Ghazi started v Newcastle so wide options were sparse start of the season. Think we were probably asking for 20m last summer aswell. I'm sure a few clubs would've been fine paying 10-15m. Edited May 4, 2022 by VillaChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 4, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 4, 2022 7 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Not sure on that. Buendia was signed to play on the right so it would've been him and Traore as the options. Once Grealish left we didn't really have that many options for the left with Bailey injured so often. I actually think Bailey getting injured on his debut straight away meant DS concluded it probably made sense to keep El Ghazi around until January as he was relatively proven in this league and he played a bit in DS final few games. If this is how it went down it's still not a mistake from The Management as someone suggested. It was necessary and circumstances just conspired against us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sulberto21 Posted May 5, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2022 For the price we paid for him we’ve got full value and a lot of points. Hence why I have nothing bad to say about him. He’s done his job and contributed to us getting promoted and then staying up. We’re looking to move up the table and inevitably he’s one of those who gets left behind. He’d be more suited to the Spanish league as it’s about 70% of the Premier League’s speed so he’d get more chances to score. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 A confidence player. I love him and will always look out for him for the effort he put in to get us back here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 Anwar certainly can put a penalty away with aplomb. Pity he's been so messed around by Mad Frankie at Everton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted May 5, 2022 Share Posted May 5, 2022 16 hours ago, sidcow said: If this is how it went down it's still not a mistake from The Management as someone suggested. It was necessary and circumstances just conspired against us. It still kind of is though. We didn't need that many right wingers. Had we bought just a single proper left winger, El Ghazi would've been surplus to requirements. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 (edited) https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/anwar-el-ghazi.114169/ Those first few pages lol. Edited May 7, 2022 by Laughable Chimp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Laughable Chimp said: https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/anwar-el-ghazi.114169/ Those first few pages lol. Bloody hell, 170 pages on a player who's played 9 minuites. Villatalk eat your heart out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) Welcome back, his loan with Everton has been terminated. Edited June 10, 2022 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarryOnVilla Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Please sweet baby Jebus, could you find a new home for Anwar this summer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I've just seen some vids to refresh my memory and as frustrating as AEG can be, he can play his part in some slick moves. Whoever gets him are getting a decent player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2022 On 07/05/2022 at 10:31, Laughable Chimp said: https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/anwar-el-ghazi.114169/ Those first few pages lol. Just been on there and thanked them for taking him off our wage bill for a few months. Not appreciated 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 10, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2022 He's SURELY a good signing for many teams. Can't believe we haven't managed to move him on permanently. I think he's got to accept he's just not a PL player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Laughable Chimp Posted June 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, sidcow said: He's SURELY a good signing for many teams. Can't believe we haven't managed to move him on permanently. I think he's got to accept he's just not a PL player. Have you seen some of the wingers that play for teams near the bottom of the league? El Ghazi is definitely good enough for a starting place at some of these clubs. Probably should've been given more of a chance at Everton too, but they already had quite a few wingers anyway. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 13 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: Have you seen some of the wingers that play for teams near the bottom of the league? El Ghazi is definitely good enough for a starting place at some of these clubs. Probably should've been given more of a chance at Everton too, but they already had quite a few wingers anyway. Dwight McNeil is rumoured to be a 40 million winger yet El Ghazi got more goals and assists than him last season in just 4 starts 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 14 hours ago, sidcow said: He's SURELY a good signing for many teams. Can't believe we haven't managed to move him on permanently. I think he's got to accept he's just not a PL player. He has to want the move. He’s probably on relatively decent wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 14 hours ago, Laughable Chimp said: El Ghazi is definitely good enough for a starting place at some of these clubs. I don't know if he is. When he's on it, he can be very good. But as he's quite a timid player, when he's bad, he's horrific. So although he's without doubt a talented footballer (much more talented than Trez for example), his inconsistency makes him very hard to rely on. IMO! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 34 minutes ago, Zatman said: Dwight McNeil is rumoured to be a 40 million winger yet El Ghazi got more goals and assists than him last season in just 4 starts I don't know what went on with McNeil last season but 1 assist in 38 apps (averaging over 80 minutes per app as well). WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 21 minutes ago, Tom13 said: I don't know what went on with McNeil last season but 1 assist in 38 apps (averaging over 80 minutes per app as well). WTF? If you look at his expected assists, it's not too different to previous seasons. Just seems to be unluckier this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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