dubliner Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Time for Diego to step up and show us his quality. United exposed him playing the high line quite a lot at Old Trafford so hopefully he's learned from that game. Not a total disaster though as we have Pau coming back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Thank goodness it's just a sprain. The way the news broke with him having to get an MRI done I was worried he had torn something in his knee. TBH the guy has played almost every minute available. This will allow him to rest up for the stretch run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 16 hours ago, Risso said: FFS! If we fell into a bucket of tits we'd come out sucking our thumbs. Bob Monkhouse....I'm pretty sure, He was a Villa fan too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 We're gonna miss Konsa, one of our POTS so far 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 3-4 weeks is better than feared I guess and the Pau news softens the blow a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Huge blow for next 2 games. Hopefully he'll be back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, Rightdm00 said: Thank goodness it's just a sprain. The way the news broke with him having to get an MRI done I was worried he had torn something in his knee. TBH the guy has played almost every minute available. This will allow him to rest up for the stretch run. A sprain is a broad term which can mean a tear, unfortunately. There are minor strains and severe strains. The way Unai spoke, it sounded like he wasn't exactly sure, I think he even said as much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 3 hours ago, Mic09 said: I like Cash and think he gets a lot of stick but last thing I trust him to do is to win a 50/50 ball against a solid PL striker. Sorry, my post wasn't clear - I meant Cash as RB who then acts as the 3rd CB (RCB) when we are in possession... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 (edited) 28 minutes ago, eholm said: Sorry, my post wasn't clear - I meant Cash as RB who then acts as the 3rd CB (RCB) when we are in possession... Tbf didn’t Konsa play right back when we got done 3-2 at OT? Issue was more how easily they bypassed our midfield in the second half. Edited February 6 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 25 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Tbf didn’t Konsa play right back when we got done 3-2 at OT? Issue was more how easily they bypassed our midfield in the second half. True. Personally, I just feel we are more secure overall with Konsa at RB and also better offensively for the reasons i've mentioned and gives us the best chance of winning matches. No guarantees, obviously. Time for Cash to prove me wrong i guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 22 minutes ago, eholm said: True. Personally, I just feel we are more secure overall with Konsa at RB and also better offensively for the reasons i've mentioned and gives us the best chance of winning matches. No guarantees, obviously. Time for Cash to prove me wrong i guess. I agree but I’m hoping that Torres retuning sort of balances out the loss of Konsa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 2 hours ago, est1874 said: A sprain is a broad term which can mean a tear, unfortunately. There are minor strains and severe strains. The way Unai spoke, it sounded like he wasn't exactly sure, I think he even said as much. If it's a month projected out and they did a scan then it's probably not a major tear. A grade 1 or 2 sprain from banging your knee is very plausible. A grade 3 tear requiring surgery from that kind of impact would have been a freak accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 52 minutes ago, eholm said: True. Personally, I just feel we are more secure overall with Konsa at RB and also better offensively for the reasons i've mentioned and gives us the best chance of winning matches. No guarantees, obviously. Time for Cash to prove me wrong i guess. We've won 9 league games with Cash starting this season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackbauer24 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 My fear is that Villa are always slightly optimistic when it comes to recovery periods. Digne and Pau both out far longer than first guessed. Ramsey's injury seemed to go on for ages too. No Pau, Konsa or Mings is almost an untenable position to be in. Lenglet and Carlos is an incredibly weak CB pairing in the Premier League. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 4 hours ago, Jas10 said: Harsh trade off tbh. Cash at RB is not good as we can't play Bailey really as effectively. Konsa is our ever present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 20 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Harsh trade off tbh. Cash at RB is not good as we can't play Bailey really as effectively. Konsa is our ever present This man will find a way, as per… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
switters Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 29 minutes ago, jackbauer24 said: My fear is that Villa are always slightly optimistic when it comes to recovery periods. Digne and Pau both out far longer than first guessed. Ramsey's injury seemed to go on for ages too. No Pau, Konsa or Mings is almost an untenable position to be in. Lenglet and Carlos is an incredibly weak CB pairing in the Premier League. It's possible they are sometimes deliberately vague on returns so that teams don't know what lineup will be. Don't agree on incredibly weak. Weaker than our first choice, sure, but I doubt anyone outside City would be able to put out a stronger pairing if they were missing their three best CBs at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 1 hour ago, jackbauer24 said: My fear is that Villa are always slightly optimistic when it comes to recovery periods. Digne and Pau both out far longer than first guessed. Ramsey's injury seemed to go on for ages too. No Pau, Konsa or Mings is almost an untenable position to be in. Lenglet and Carlos is an incredibly weak CB pairing in the Premier League. Not always - those cases just stick out. I seem to recall Kamara last season being back way earlier than expected. 3 to 4 weeks is bad but tbh it could've been a lot worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 17 minutes ago, Jas10 said: This man will find a way, as per… He'll ask Cash to defend instead of attacking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 Gutted, one of my favourite players. Hopefully we can keep picking up points and have him back for the crucial run in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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