Adam2003 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: I agree. It's baffling. Unnecessary. Bit dickish from Villa too calling back Sarkic who was doing really well out on loan. Kalinic was on the bench Wednesday and most likely will be on Sunday also with Nyland still starting i think. Sarkic will probably go right back now, unless Kalinic is sold. Edit: back to Scotland, not playing right back. Edited January 10, 2020 by Adam2003 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Johnnyp said: I agree. It's baffling. Unnecessary. Bit dickish from Villa too calling back Sarkic who was doing really well out on loan. Kalinic was on the bench Wednesday and most likely will be on Sunday also with Nyland still starting i think. I get your point but ultimately Sarkic is a villa player and his first duty is to villa. If management think they might need him then that’s that. I’m sure if he’s not ultimately required he’d be sent back out but he’s now standing in at 3rd choice right? I don’t think Kalinic even comes into the discussion. Every squad needs 3 keepers. I’m sure he’s disappointed but equally, if he’s ultimately not needed, he will be sent back out if that’ll help his development. As for Nyland, my heart says I feel bad for him but my head says Reina will be an obvious improvement to a keeper who, although is playing well, has been so shaky in the past that if we can secure the services of an excellent keeper whilst we are trying to stay up then why wouldn’t we? We’d play Heaton if he were fit irrespective of Nyland’s form so it makes sense to being in a keeper of a similar quality. I think this one makes sense. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 39 minutes ago, chappy said: Decent cover but hope he doesn’t take Nyland’s place straight away, would send out completely the wrong message Why? Reina has been there and done it, he’s played in the Champions League and World Cups. He’s played at the top of the game, he’s experienced, I expect him to come straight in and be our number 1 from the off 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) Would be harsh to drop Nyland after his last game but Reina’s a top keeper. Interesting to see what happens. Edited January 11, 2020 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I'm really impressed with how much Nyland has improved, but Reina is a level above. Why are so many of us caught in two minds about this!? Bench Nyland and start Reina. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted January 11, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 11, 2020 Maybe this one is influenced by Purslow? I assume they were at Liverpool for a period together. I don’t think I’ve seen him play in years so have no idea what to expect from him. He will be good to have about the place at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, villan-scott said: Maybe this one is influenced by Purslow? I assume they were at Liverpool for a period together. I don’t think I’ve seen him play in years so have no idea what to expect from him. He will be good to have about the place at least! My Liverpool supporting mate thinks he's quality and they struggled to replace him for years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Condimentalist Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 The shirt is Nyland's to lose but there obviously isn't much confidence in the back ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dont_do_it_doug. Posted January 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2020 Tom Heaton is out for the rest of the season. Sarkic can now go back out on loan. Back to Livingstone if we all fancy it. Nyland has had a taste of the big time, he has done well and will still play tomorrow and in the cup semi final second leg, I imagine. Minimum. He now gets to understudy a legend of the game for 4 and a bit months to continue his development, all being well. Pepe Reina gets to play football, we hopefully get all of the aforementioned upside. If he's shot, we have a capable deputy. Or the other way around. Milan get his wages off the books. Win/win for all concerned. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 3 hours ago, KentVillan said: I'm really impressed with how much Nyland has improved, but Reina is a level above. Why are so many of us caught in two minds about this!? Bench Nyland and start Reina. What worries about Nyland is how he would cope in late march in a relegation battle six pointer - when most of our nerves will be jangling ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 9 hours ago, StewieGriffin said: Would love to know what Kalinic has done... Nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 9 hours ago, StewieGriffin said: Would love to know what Kalinic has done... He's friends with Benteke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 1 hour ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Tom Heaton is out for the rest of the season. Sarkic can now go back out on loan. Back to Livingstone if we all fancy it. Nyland has had a taste of the big time, he has done well and will still play tomorrow and in the cup semi final second leg, I imagine. Minimum. He now gets to understudy a legend of the game for 4 and a bit months to continue his development, all being well. Pepe Reina gets to play football, we hopefully get all of the aforementioned upside. If he's shot, we have a capable deputy. Or the other way around. Milan get his wages off the books. Win/win for all concerned. Nyland also gets the chance to develop further and prove that he could possibly be long term number one. I agree with you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briny_ear Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I don't want to hear anybody complaining about us not having enough goalkeeprs in the squad now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) I loved Reina at Liverpool, but his form took a huge hit before he left. Hopefully he recovered it at Napoli, and it wasn't just him regressing generally. Edited January 11, 2020 by Tom13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Invaluable experience from a keeper who has played at some of the biggest clubs in the world and won pretty much everything there is to win... The advice he could pass down to Nyland and Sarkic will be worth its weight in gold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 Can he play up front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 6 hours ago, villan-scott said: I don’t think I’ve seen him play in years so have no idea what to expect from him. I don’t think anyone has ... and that’s the big concern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 5 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Tom Heaton is out for the rest of the season. Sarkic can now go back out on loan. Back to Livingstone if we all fancy it. Nyland has had a taste of the big time, he has done well and will still play tomorrow and in the cup semi final second leg, I imagine. Minimum. He now gets to understudy a legend of the game for 4 and a bit months to continue his development, all being well. Pepe Reina gets to play football, we hopefully get all of the aforementioned upside. If he's shot, we have a capable deputy. Or the other way around. Milan get his wages off the books. Win/win for all concerned. Exactly. Nice summary of the situation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrytini Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 2 hours ago, briny_ear said: I don't want to hear anybody complaining about us not having enough goalkeeprs in the squad now. I hate the fact we haven’t got enough goalkeepers in the squad now, typical crap Villa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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