Delphinho123 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I really hope I never see him play. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted February 1, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I really hope I never see him play. You're just a bundle of joy when it comes to strikers, aren't you 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 6 hours ago, danceoftheshamen said: It'll be interesting to see how he does with a different type & quality of player around him than he maybe had at Swansea with all due respect to them. Not sure how Swansea play now or when he was starting for them but maybe the likes of Grealish can play him in better? I think i'll find it quite a fascinating signing actually once the disappointment of not signing someone more in demand has evaporated. Sometimes a player just doesn't click at a club as we all know too well, so maybe just maybe it'll all click into place. It appears Dean & co are signing specific player types for the system(s) he wants to play so i'll trust their judgement on this one. I think you are way off the mark there i'd hazard a guess this guy was not even on the long list at the start of the window, he's come in simply because no one is available at a price we can afford it's highly likely he will never make the bench if Samagoal and Davis stay fit, purely a if it all goes pear shaped through injuries signings. That said if he impresses DS in training you never know but I feel barring injury we won't even see him play. (watch him be on the bench today!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Not gonna lie, I thought he was called Borja Bastos. We needed cover and we got cover, hopefully he can chip in with a few. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 bAston Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolta Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 My Spanish friend says he's genuinely good. He has more prem experience than our other strikers too. Who knows how it'll pan out but he may be a bit of a surprise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Is he eligible for today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStagMan Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) Welcome Baston. I get that people are disappointed with this signing, probably because they believed the rumours about the likes of Piatek at the start of the window and possibly because they play too much football manager and think you can just click a button and the players you want come running. I see this as a very shrewd move. We have effectively swapped Kodjia for Baston. We also have 2.5m in the bank. Kodjia was an uninterested spent force. This guy will want to prove himself to get a new contract here or elsewhere. He provides better cover than Kodjia for the rest of the season. He may never kick a ball for us, he may not hit the heights that we want, but I cannot realistically see how he could be any worse than Kodjia - he may even get his mojo back here. The good news is that he must want to be here and fight for a place rather than sit at Seansea collecting his wages. Overall, our strike force now looks good enough to get us to the end of the season and seems good enough to keep us up, we then review in the summer, based on how these three are performing and how Wesley's injury recovery is going. Edited February 1, 2020 by TheStagMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Only from youtube but he looks technically better than Wesley and Samatta. Seems to be more like Davis, in that he has a good touch and holds the ball up. He might not be a goal scoring threat but with our other attacking players he could be important with his link up play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Wezbid said: Is he eligible for today? I think the squad has to be registered by 3pm the day before doesn’t it? Or did I make that up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Wezbid said: Is he eligible for today? Probably, but I doubt he would make the bench anyway. We have samatta and Davis, which allows him to settle in and get a place to stay etc. Would do him good to get a week or so training under his belt also, it's actually good that we have him but can give him a bit of time to settle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, DCJonah said: Only from youtube but he looks technically better than Wesley and Samatta. Seems to be more like Davis, in that he has a good touch and holds the ball up. He might not be a goal scoring threat but with our other attacking players he could be important with his link up play. Will be interesting to see, but over his career he is a 1 in 3 striker, even with that last 4 years of not doing so well. With us out of the cups (final ofc), I wonder when he will get a chance? If davis and samatta dont get injured he will have to train his butt off to get on the bench. Of course you can guarantee someone will pick up a niggle at some point. Edited February 1, 2020 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Ngl, I'd be annoyed if Smith puts him on the bench over Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, Laughable Chimp said: Ngl, I'd be annoyed if Smith puts him on the bench over Davis. It will depend on how well they do in training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimmyJimmer Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 10 hours ago, Mantis said: This is a signing with few if any downsides and the potential for big gains. At worst we've paid peanuts for a benchwarmer, at best we've paid peanuts for a decent goalscorer. Exactly this. What would be the point of benteke/sturridge when we're playing with 1 striker? Loads if money to sit on the bench and sulk? I have a feeling once wes is fit again samatta may be used out wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 19 minutes ago, MaVilla said: Will be interesting to see, but over his career he is a 1 in 3 striker, even with that last 4 years of not doing so well. With us out of the cups (final ofc), I wonder when he will get a chance? If davis and samatta dont get injured he will have to train his butt off to get on the bench. Of course you can guarantee someone will pick up a niggle at some point. It wouldn't surprise me if he is ahead of Davis in the pecking order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 13 hours ago, Made In Aston said: Could he play central with Samatta as the right sided forward maybe? I was thinking that, a front 3 of samatta, Baston or Davis, Grealish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chindie Posted February 1, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted February 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, Wezbid said: Is he eligible for today? Had to be registered by midday yesterday. So probably not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, RimmyJimmer said: Exactly this. What would be the point of benteke/sturridge when we're playing with 1 striker? Loads if money to sit on the bench and sulk? I have a feeling once wes is fit again samatta may be used out wide. Transfermarkt doesn't list him wide forward or winger as being a position of his so it'd be out of the ordinary. Apparently he plays centre-forward and second striker. I wonder if we could use him as part of a 2 man strike force with Wesley though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuffolkVillan Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 34 minutes ago, TheStagMan said: Welcome Baston. I get that people are disappointed with this signing, probably because they believed the rumours about the likes of Piatek at the start of the window and possibly because they play too much football manager and think you can just click a button and the players you want come running. I see this as a very shrewd move. We have effectively swapped Kodjia for Baston. We also have 2.5m in the bank. Kodjia was an uninterested spent force. This guy will want to prove himself to get a new contract here or elsewhere. He provides better cover than Kodjia for the rest of the season. He may never kick a ball for us, he may not hit the heights that we want, but I cannot realistically see how he could be any worse than Kodjia - he may even get his mojo back here. The good news is that he must want to be here and fight for a place rather than sit at Seansea collecting his wages. Overall, our strike force now looks good enough to get us to the end of the season and seems good enough to keep us up, we then review in the summer, based on how these three are performing and how Wesley's injury recovery is going. Agree with this, he is effectively a free hit, offers an alternative to both Kiennan and Samatta. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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