Savo'sleftpeg Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, MaVilla said: Still not announced? I have literally driven for 6 hours....and still not announced??? I drove all night to get to you, woke you from your sleep, to make love to you...., 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savo'sleftpeg Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 And you said ' has Luiz been announced' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I doubt the work permit will be a quick one. How long was it we were waiting for Wesley to be confirmed? A week? Luiz has already had several work permit applications rejected so I doubt it will be a quick process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Qwpzxjor1 said: I doubt the work permit will be a quick one. How long was it we were waiting for Wesley to be confirmed? A week? Luiz has already had several work permit applications rejected so I doubt it will be a quick process. It could get rejected again. I think we are getting ahead of ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: It could get rejected again. I think we are getting ahead of ourselves. I've got a feeling Purslow has a mate on the exceptions panel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted July 13, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2019 34 minutes ago, DaveAV1 said: So you want none ball playing central midfielders. How does that help Jack and SJM? Surely players who are comfortable on the ball are always an asset to their team mates? Why does being a defensive midfielder/holding midfielder mean you can’t pass a ball? The way I read the comment was that we won’t play a DM because our central midfielders can handle defensive duties. Well if you plan to have Grealish and Mcginn in our midfield, and they’re doing defensive duties, then they are going to be held back. You need a DM, holding midfielder, anchor or something to get the best out of our already offensive minded midfielders. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 Just now, Made In Aston said: I've got a feeling Purslow has a mate on the exceptions panel I can’t see anyone saying no to Purslow. He doesn’t seem like the kind of guy you want to get on the wrong side of. Even Smith seemed a bit nervous in the interview when he was sat next to him. He’s normally quite relaxed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I can’t see anyone saying no to Purslow. He doesn’t seem like the kind of guy you want to get on the wrong side of. Even Smith seemed a bit nervous in the interview when he was sat next to him. He’s normally quite relaxed. That's a good point, Purslow seems like a supremely confident kind of person, very much like James Bond, only in a different field. Edited July 13, 2019 by robby b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 I think in some games we might not be able to afford the luxury of having Grealish as one of the midfield three, we might have to play him in the stead of one of the wingers, and use a more tradional midfielder in his place in the middle. That's where signing both Luiz and Phillips (or an alternative) would come in. That and the fact that it would just be handy to have an extra player who can play DM should Luiz get injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 33 minutes ago, KAZZAM said: I'd imagine his work permit application isn't as forgone as Wesley's was so Villa are not confident enough to announce it subject too. Wesley’s announcement took a little while - maybe a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted July 13, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, useless said: I think in some games we might not be able to afford the luxury of having Grealish as one of the midfield three, we might have to play him in the stead of one of the wingers, and use a more tradional midfielder in his place in the middle. That's where signing both Luiz and Phillips (or an alternative) would come in. That and the fact that it would just be handy to have an extra player who can play DM should Luiz get injured. This. The option to be a bit more defensive against the top teams would be useful. I think with our players, we could have a pretty effective Plan B counter attack when we’re under the kosh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Savo'sleftpeg said: I drove all night to get to you, woke you from your sleep, to make love to you...., " I drove all niiii-i-i-ight... to get Luiz's signing confirmation. I drove all night, to see the permit through. I drove all niiii-iiii-iiii-iiii-ight... I drove all niiiigh... etc... " Cyndi Lauper, 1987. Edited July 13, 2019 by robby b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveAV1 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, HKP90 said: Why does being a defensive midfielder/holding midfielder mean you can’t pass a ball? The way I read the comment was that we won’t play a DM because our central midfielders can handle defensive duties. Well if you plan to have Grealish and Mcginn in our midfield, and they’re doing defensive duties, then they are going to be held back. You need a DM, holding midfielder, anchor or something to get the best out of our already offensive minded midfielders. What I meant was that we don’t need a specialist DM, we need good ball playing central midfielders that can be flexible. I think Smith is assembling a team of players that can to some extent interchange, particularly in midfield. Naturally some will be more attack minded and generally play in more advanced areas of the pitch. I’m not saying that defensive duties won’t be more suited to some players and they will generally play deeper, but I don’t think we’ll play with a dedicated DM, like we did with Jedinak, who’s job was quite specifically to guard the central defence. Basically it will be more dynamic, but players will be used to their strengths. I think McGinn will be everywhere so at times he’ll cover defensive duties, Jack probably not so much as he’ll almost certainly used more forward supporting the strikers rather than defenders. It’s probably just semantics what we call them specifically. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 13, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2019 Douglas won't be a destroyer-type DCM, like (say) Jedinak, more a quarterback-type - playjng mainly at the base of a midfield 3, putting tackles in and spraying passes upfield - but with the ability to get forward, box-to-box style when the opportunity arises. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted July 13, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Douglas won't be a destroyer-type DCM, like (say) Jedinak, more a quarterback-type - playjng mainly at the base of a midfield 3, putting tackles in and spraying passes upfield - but with the ability to get forward, box-to-box style when the opportunity arises. Douglas just seems so wrong - not Brazilian at all. We have to call him Luiz. And I hope you're right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted July 13, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Qwpzxjor1 said: I doubt the work permit will be a quick one. How long was it we were waiting for Wesley to be confirmed? A week? Luiz has already had several work permit applications rejected so I doubt it will be a quick process. 46 minutes ago, bobzy said: Wesley’s announcement took a little while - maybe a week? Looking back through his thread, Wesley’s transfer subject to the work permit was announced on 13th June and finally confirmed by the club on 2nd July, so just shy of three weeks. That’s not saying it took that long to process, but that’s how long it was between announcements by the club regarding the transfer. My guess is, assuming it all goes ahead, this will just be announced as being done when all the paperwork has been completed. No “subject to...” caveats. I hope. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 55 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Douglas won't be a destroyer-type DCM, like (say) Jedinak, more a quarterback-type - playjng mainly at the base of a midfield 3, putting tackles in and spraying passes upfield - but with the ability to get forward, box-to-box style when the opportunity arises. Also I wonder if he could be the best replacement for Grealish should he get injured. When we missed Jack last year our team ground to a halt and we can't afford that again. It's why I think there is still a chance we are after Phillips as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said: I can’t see anyone saying no to Purslow. He doesn’t seem like the kind of guy you want to get on the wrong side of. Even Smith seemed a bit nervous in the interview when he was sat next to him. He’s normally quite relaxed. Deano did manage to really rattle Purslow by saying he wanted to win the league next season, referring to the PL. Very funny. Purslow could hardly choke out words of agreement he was so taken aback. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 1 hour ago, useless said: I think in some games we might not be able to afford the luxury of having Grealish as one of the midfield three, we might have to play him in the stead of one of the wingers, and use a more tradional midfielder in his place in the middle. That's where signing both Luiz and Phillips (or an alternative) would come in. That and the fact that it would just be handy to have an extra player who can play DM should Luiz get injured. I think this hugely underestimates how good Grealish is defensively. But I also agree that signing another midfielder would be a good thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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