avfcwills10 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Will he still be be fasting during the final? 3pm might be an issue if it's a hot day in London like it was last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 25 minutes ago, avfcwills10 said: Will he still be be fasting during the final? 3pm might be an issue if it's a hot day in London like it was last year. I think (well, Google thinks) that Ramadan ends in the evening of Tuesday 4th June. So yes. As a fat bloke I wouldn't know - but does the body adjust to fasting over the month in question? He was only a week in for the second leg, but it wouldn't surprise me if the body got used to it over 3 weeks (to some degree at least), so the adverse effects lessened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, avfcwills10 said: Will he still be be fasting during the final? 3pm might be an issue if it's a hot day in London like it was last year. Ramadan has finished now! I think Edited May 16, 2019 by pintpotvilla left a bit out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 2 minutes ago, pintpotvilla said: Ramadan has finished now! I think Just checked-no it hasn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khizzy Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Doesn't finish until 4th/5th June. I guess he'll just have to have a nutritious meal before he closes his fast and then get plenty of rest and a lie in so that he doesn't waste any unnecessary energy before kick off. Deano said they're managing his diet and sleep so I'm not overly worried. He didn't do too badly in the last two games even though the majority of the second leg did take place after he could eat. I'd wager that Elmo is in the same situation too but isn't affected as much as his game doesn't rely on speeding past opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 I reckon El Ghazi's main religion is football - if he's appearing in a game worth some £170m to the club, he'll have had his chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted May 17, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2019 Gives himself a 6.5 for the season. Get's in the car and says "Hello I'm Anwar"! So humble he makes me want to cry. He's always affable as well and he looks so much more relaxed both on and off the pitch to when he first came, there's still some untapped talent in there IMO even though he has been bloody decent for a while now. If that Bristol performance is his peak then that's more than enough for any league, but I still want to see him do it more often. Remains an absolute must buy for me, no matter what league we are in. He's my favourite player though so I may be biased. 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Love him. Have a feeling he's gonna be huge in the final. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 That’s awesome, comes across really well there and I think he’s bang on with the 6.5 overall so far. Sign him up Villa! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 (edited) I finding interesting how he talks about how physical the league is and the adjustment it needed. And also how he wansnt used to the consistent high tempo and work rate and having ice on his legs after each match. Lol, the it must have been a bit of a baptism of fire for him in England from being used to the Dutch and French league which aren't as physical or consistently such a high tempo. Seems like a decent bloke. Edited May 17, 2019 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 If we go up and buy him (we should), El Ghazi might benefit from us playing against better teams. Could see him being more dangerous on the counter or against a high press, which we haven't really seen much of this season. You look at his early career stats and reputation at Ajax, and we could have stumbled on a real gem here. Ajax fans seemed to have a fair amount of sympathy for him after his falling out with Peter Bosz, and the way that all unfolded suggests that while he might be humble in conversation with a journalist, he's not lacking in ambition. Definitely the kind of personality we'll need next season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Lots of players came to England before with a but of hype and just didnt fancy it when it got tough. Thought El Ghazi at start might have been like this but he has knucked down and has been very good since after Christmas. He isnt afraid to track back either and he does have a good partnership with Taylor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Still can't believe how good his English is. Wish I could speak a foreign language that well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 On 16/05/2019 at 16:15, avfcwills10 said: Will he still be be fasting during the final? 3pm might be an issue if it's a hot day in London like it was last year. I think too much is being made of this. Mane and Shaquiri would have been fasting against Barcelona. Gundegan could have been fasting today. The Egyptian Albion centre half may have been fasting last week and he was their best player. Muslim players have been playing at a high level for years during ramamdan. They manage it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, Zatman said: Lots of players came to England before with a but of hype and just didnt fancy it when it got tough. Thought El Ghazi at start might have been like this but he has knucked down and has been very good since after Christmas. He isnt afraid to track back either and he does have a good partnership with Taylor Agree with this. I wasn’t impressed with his early games under Bruce. You can tell he has worked really hard to improve his game and adapt. I love him now. edit: his partnership with Taylor is just Taylor gives him the ball Edited May 18, 2019 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: Still can't believe how good his English is. Wish I could speak a foreign language that well Most Dutch people speak better English than native speakers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 26 minutes ago, Zatman said: Most Dutch people speak better English than native speakers Even better than Schteve Maclaren? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Needs hause with him down that left side, now that would be a partnership to develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Apparently Everton showing an interest, but luckily a gear head has advised against the move 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 (edited) Wonder how our option to buy works if they come in... would they have to buy from us if we activate it? Edit: not that I think it’s anything other than website gossip. Edited May 20, 2019 by Adam2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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