VillaChris Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 1 hour ago, Hank Scorpio said: It's going to be Tim. Or Tielemans. Varying levels of worrying for me. Ultimately the defence is going to be under lots more pressure. Surely it will be Luiz, he played his first three seasons here as a DM so he has the most experience in the squad of the role. Yes it's not ideal given how well he's developed into an 8 (I remember years back Villalad getting slagged off on here for suggesting he should be played further forward) but it will have to do and he can still take penalties. Then Tielemans and McGinn more advanced. Good news at least on Kons and he'll be back early March. We have to play him RB v Spurs just to nullify Son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brumstopdogs Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 There was never a chance. he hurt the wrong part of his knee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 26 minutes ago, Brumstopdogs said: I love the doubling down in the comments about scans. What a chancer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) 5 minutes ago, The_Steve said: I love the doubling down in the comments about scans. What a chancer Chancer is a kind word for it. I'd call him a **** goblin for that. Edited February 12 by est1874 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 (edited) 1 hour ago, Brumstopdogs said: 11 exclamation marks in one tweet - so professional. Edited February 12 by Tom13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 I actually thought ACL at the time. I’ve seen people do it by impacts, twists and turns, that would have been diagnosed by now and we do announce them quickly. However I do think he’ll be out for 2/3 months whatever it is, just a feeling and our luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted February 12 Share Posted February 12 Wonder if there was some crossed wires/people getting things mixed up because of the Kamara situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 8 hours ago, Nicho said: I actually thought ACL at the time. I’ve seen people do it by impacts, twists and turns, that would have been diagnosed by now and we do announce them quickly. However I do think he’ll be out for 2/3 months whatever it is, just a feeling and our luck. Mate, at this point a player could go down holding their elbow and I’d be thinking ACL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, Callum said: Mate, at this point a player could go down holding their elbow and I’d be thinking ACL Yep I’m asking the medical community to rename it AVCL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 13 hours ago, VillaChris said: Surely it will be Luiz, he played his first three seasons here as a DM so he has the most experience in the squad of the role. Yes it's not ideal given how well he's developed into an 8 (I remember years back Villalad getting slagged off on here for suggesting he should be played further forward) but it will have to do and he can still take penalties. Then Tielemans and McGinn more advanced. Good news at least on Kons and he'll be back early March. We have to play him RB v Spurs just to nullify Son. I got the bird too, for saying he is an 8.....and he is imo Luiz & McGinn in the pivot, doesn't work, and we have tried it umpteen times....its no good disrupting two positions to fix one. We have Tim, he has to be given a run. Its made the Dendoncker loan decision a bit raw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 15 hours ago, Tom13 said: I think it'll be McGinn and Tielemans vying for it, but I think I'd like Tim to be given the first shot - and if he takes it, keep him there. Not the biggest fan of McGinn in CM. I agree. I think that Emery prefers McGinn higher up the pitch (thankfully!). Whilst McGinn is great at harrying opponents in their half of the field his defensive ability near our own box is limited. Moving him back into a 6 role not only detracts from McGinn's game but it also detracts from our defensive structure. It's not Tielemans best position either but I do think that he's better at filling in there. It is a big ask to put Tim into the role for the rest of the season - especially as it is a really important position with the way that we try and play the ball out of defence. I suspect he'll play more often than was probably the plan but I would still expect that he'll be coming off the bench for the last 15 - 20 minutes most of the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted February 13 VT Supporter Share Posted February 13 what's the official word on Konsa, knock right? nothing to do with ACL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted February 13 VT Supporter Share Posted February 13 17 hours ago, Mantis said: Wonder if there was some crossed wires/people getting things mixed up because of the Kamara situation. Because they both begin with a 'K' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted February 13 Share Posted February 13 1 hour ago, romavillan said: what's the official word on Konsa, knock right? nothing to do with ACL? They haven't made the exact injury official but Unai said still 3-4 weeks yesterday which fits with the MCL injury that's been speculated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Two scans and they didn't turn up an ACL injury apparently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSw Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 4 minutes ago, maqroll said: Two scans and they didn't turn up an ACL injury apparently. 3rd times the charm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdman Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 On 12/02/2024 at 17:58, Hank Scorpio said: It's going to be Tim. Or Tielemans. Varying levels of worrying for me. Ultimately the defence is going to be under lots more pressure. My thinking is we may fare OK because Tielemans at least is more attack minded. Perhaps being on the front foot will actually help win games which we've struggled with. My concern with Doug/Bouba partnership has always been were not progressive enough with the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Rumours on twitter are it will be more like 6/7 weeks rather than 3/4 weeks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, omariqy said: Rumours on twitter are it will be more like 6/7 weeks rather than 3/4 weeks Course it will be. Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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