Kingman Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 13 minutes ago, pete101 said: Represents the club so we'll, even just watching him lead England u21s out and talking to mascot who is young blind girl, just gives you the impression that he is pure class on and off the pitch Its currently live on BBC3 and iPlayer if anyone's interested in watching, JJ starts, Archer on the bench Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 28, 2023 Moderator Share Posted March 28, 2023 He's looked really sharp in this opening fifteen minutes or so, almost everything good has come through him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 3 hours ago, TRO said: JJ is not a true dribbler, but he goes past players in a skilful slalom effect( slight touch and drop of the shoulder and hes gone).......He is direct, and at times, its needed to create havoc and unnerve defenders. I think he is more skilful, than is first thought...When he is on form, he really is the real deal. Since we have started playing as a team, many of our players, are raising their individual game, and he is one. Leans in to the changing of the wording of the stat, they no longer call it a successful dribble they call it a successful carry and then quantify it by it being running over a certain distance with the ball And that is what he is, he's a ball carrier And just like with grealish it's a really underrated skill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Started watching half way through half. He looks out of position. Needs to be deeper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picicata Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 He has barely touched it in the 30 minutes I've watched. Seems to be playing furthest forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaBrum Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Madueke looks a bit like Bertie - nice dribbling but keeps runnig into trouble and loses the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 28, 2023 Moderator Share Posted March 28, 2023 England are a team without a striker and he's having to cover a lot of ground to make up for that. He started really well, but we've done nothing through the middle since about twenty minutes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretVillaScout Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 9 minutes ago, VillaBrum said: Madueke looks a bit like Bertie - nice dribbling but keeps runnig into trouble and loses the ball. I was thinking Jaden Philogene. Dont think there is much in terms of ability between them too apart from Maduke being more well known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisvilla4 Posted March 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2023 Class act JJ. Contributed to my friends funeral (avid Villa fan) I wish him every success 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Problem with the under 21’s is there are too many players playing for themselves as opposed the team. Cole Palmer is a great talent but holds on to the ball too long, his final ball has been poor. Curtis Jones is another one who hogs the ball for too long. That Mudueke needs to play with his head up as well. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) Ramsey I think will be a starter in the tournament, he, Skipp, and then one of Jones or Gibbs-White will probably be first choice central midfield. Edited March 28, 2023 by useless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 4 hours ago, WHY said: Problem with the under 21’s is there are too many players playing for themselves as opposed to the team. Cole Palmer is a great talent but holds on to the ball too long, his final ball has been poor. Curtis Jones is another one who hogs the ball for too long. That Mudueke needs to play with his head up as well. I came to the same conclusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Aston_Villan4 Posted March 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) ESPN has him 27th on their top 39 mens 21 & under players https://www.espn.com/soccer/soccer-transfers/story/4895809/jude-bellingham-pedri-bukayo-saka-lead-espn-39-best-male-players-age-21-or-under Quote Jude Bellingham, Pedri, Bukayo Saka lead ESPN's 39 best male players age 21 or under 27. Jacob Ramsey, CM Club/country: Aston Villa/England Age: 21 Estimated transfer value: €32m The Villa academy graduate -- now playing under his third head coach -- has established himself as an integral part of the first XI. His upward trajectory means that a senior England call-up should be a viable short-term goal for the U21 international. Strengths: Adapting to a more attacking role (further wide, but with the licence to cut inside) under manager Unai Emery, Ramsey has been given the freedom to use his incredible spatial awareness in attacking areas. Full of energy and enthusiasm, the dynamic midfielder is among the best dribblers in the Premier League. He times his runs into the box well, is a fine finisher and doesn't shirk his defensive duties to help regain possession. How he can improve: Ramsey needs to learn how to dial back the pace a little to add more patience, imagination and precision to his passing game. Edited March 29, 2023 by Aston_Villan4 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Quote How he can improve: Ramsey needs to learn how to dial back the pace a little to add more patience, imagination and precision to his passing game. I agree. I said last season he needs to be more involved and get on the ball more and influence the game with his ability and passing not just running and getting into good scoring positions. Not helped by having a year under a manager who sees midfielders as "holder" and "runner" 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 7 hours ago, rodders0223 said: I agree. I said last season he needs to be more involved and get on the ball more and influence the game with his ability and passing not just running and getting into good scoring positions. Not helped by having a year under a manager who sees midfielders as "holder" and "runner" JJ by nature isnt a pass the ball side to side like Dougie and Bouba can. He is the player to make the runs when dougie and Bouba find some open space to pass into. He will never have big passing stats . BUT when he gets into those positions it would be good to see more composure. It will be interesting to see how Emery plays this one. What he wants to eventually turn JJ into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villabromsgrove Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 There's been both praise and criticism of JJ. I think the thing we may all be able to agree on is that he has a sell on value that will repay Villa's investment in him. We need more of our very good academy prospects to do the same. At his best he is outstanding, at his worst he still puts in a shift. I hope he stays with us, but I would expect a very healthy sale price if he does leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Honest if we were to sell (and its pointless because we won't...) the Liverpool interest would be genuine Can't afford Bellingham so look towards JJ, he'd be a £50-60m player in this market Maybe the most surprising thing about his link to them is their fans in general seem very open to it and rate him, maybe us seeing him every week and form going up and down etc nit pick him but I can imagine in general he's fairly rated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 35 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: JJ by nature isnt a pass the ball side to side like Dougie and Bouba can. He is the player to make the runs when dougie and Bouba find some open space to pass into. He will never have big passing stats . BUT when he gets into those positions it would be good to see more composure. It will be interesting to see how Emery plays this one. What he wants to eventually turn JJ into. I actually thought around this time last year him and Coutinho were getting a decent combination going. Think back to them cutting Leeds down to size in the two games and I also think there was some fantastic combination against Spurs but we just couldn't score in that half. Then Coutinho massively declined. So far Jacob's had a quiet season but this is the norm for most young players. Still not sure in long run whether he'll be more effectively centrally or from a wider position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Honest if we were to sell (and its pointless because we won't...) the Liverpool interest would be genuine Can't afford Bellingham so look towards JJ, he'd be a £50-60m player in this market Maybe the most surprising thing about his link to them is their fans in general seem very open to it and rate him, maybe us seeing him every week and form going up and down etc nit pick him but I can imagine in general he's fairly rated Is it that different to them signing Henderson a decade ago? Most of football thought Henderson was very overpriced at the time but he'd shown good form at Sunderland and eventually replicated that for Liverpool through perserverance. They've got a few on their radar regardless of what happens with Bellingham. Very keen on Matheus Nunes who was massively hyped on here when Wolves signed him but seems to be on the bench an awful lot so that would be a curious one. Think Paliniha of Fulham was linked aswell which is more obvious but he has plenty of years left on his deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 15 minutes ago, villa4europe said: if we were to sell Don't you dare blaspheme in here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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