Popular Post KentVillan Posted August 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 20, 2021 3 hours ago, villalad21 said: It's almost like some of you are happy he is injured to prove a point. You guys are mental. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splitting_(psychology) Quote Splitting (also called black-and-white thinking or all-or-nothing thinking) is the failure in a person's thinking to bring together the dichotomy of both positive and negative qualities of the self and others into a cohesive, realistic whole. It is a common defense mechanism.[1] The individual tends to think in extremes (i.e., an individual's actions and motivations are all good or all bad with no middle ground). The Watkins injury is just a good illustration of why football clubs (and fans) need to factor in uncertainties. Some of our fans think everything is very obvious, and that the right solution is always staring us in the face, and that the club management should be able to fix things with a few clicks of a mouse like in Football Manager. It's funny when those fans are wrong, because they spend all day saying insanely certain, black-or-white things that pollute the internet like little dog turds on a cracked pavement. And it's good to highlight when those people make mistakes, because if they have a few braincells maybe they'll reflect on the way they think and communicate. We're all wrong about stuff sometimes. I thought Grealish was staying and I thought JWP was joining. C'est la vie. Anyway, everyone who said we didn't need another first-team striker has been pretty instantly proved wrong, haven't they? The club got it right. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 30 minutes ago, KentVillan said: It's funny when those fans are wrong, because they spend all day saying insanely certain, black-or-white things that pollute the internet like little dog turds on a cracked pavement. Oh man I have never had this concept spelled out so well. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 46 minutes ago, KentVillan said: Anyway, everyone who said we didn't need another first-team striker has been pretty instantly proved wrong, haven't they? The club got it right. wHat abOUt tHe MidFieLD?!!!111! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted August 20, 2021 Share Posted August 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, Xela said: wHat abOUt tHe MidFieLD?!!!111! The plan is to play Neil Cutler at DCM. He's 6'4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 20, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 20, 2021 3 hours ago, KentVillan said: Anyway, everyone who said we didn't need another first-team striker has been pretty instantly proved wrong, haven't they? The club got it right. God imagine if we didn't have ings and we were preparing to line up with a front 3 of el ghazi, young and Wesley tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 Could he be pushed wide after all ? Could it be with OW in the side we create more - but with Ings our conversion rate will be higher ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny_Villaman84 Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 13 minutes ago, hippo said: Could he be pushed wide after all? Could it be with OW in the side we create more - but with Ings, our conversion rate will be higher? Should be will more chance and Ings Because El Ghazi still not good at assist and key chance both via bring the ball into box or pass/cross into the box, compare to JPB (his stats in friendly much far ahead than El Ghazi) and Ollie Watkins in wide roles also OW more team player and if player open he will always passing which El Ghazi never do any thing I watch games yesterday, I notice Smith like a fast move in a wide area to push forward than switch controlled via possession. Watkins(/Traore)-Ings-Baliey(/Traore) with Buendia pinpoint pass. Or Cash and Young, Mings space to the runner. Will better than El Ghazi if their Defence contains into the box that switches possession to penetrate box, (good thing about new set-piece style) so they don't want risk to get throw-in or corner or free-kick to give us extra pressure them. Also if trap so force to play throw in and corner to get better chance to goal via set piece to give them think how stop us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted August 22, 2021 Share Posted August 22, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, hippo said: Could he be pushed wide after all ? Could it be with OW in the side we create more - but with Ings our conversion rate will be higher ? i said it in another thread, but we need to stop thinking that a "striker" can only play "central". Mane plays left inside forward, Salah right inside forward, not "centrally", inside forwards can be deadly, especially for Villa when he have a "striker" like Ings who is a top finisher, but also likes to drop off and link play etc. I think if we had a front 3 of Watkins - Ings - Bailey it would be deadly, Watkins and Bailey can cause havoc out wide, or Ings can drop a little deep as he likes to sometimes centrally, and Watkins and Bailey can run beyond and inside acting like two strikers almost, there are so many variations, and i think personally that Watkins would be deadly as an inside forward from the left, i also think bailey would be deadly as an inside forward from the right. My own opinion, for what its worth, is a front 3 of Watkins - Ings - Bailey, with Buendia at the point of a midfield 3 behind would be horrible to deal with, however i can also see us going for a 4-4-1-1 type formation, with Ings as kind of the shadow striker role with Watikins leading the line, i suppose we will see.... Edited August 22, 2021 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I thought it was only a minor injury? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I thought it was only a minor injury? The Bjorn Engels " thigh Strain " type. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Started off as a bruise! Taken three weeks to repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I thought it was only a minor injury? Thank god we brought Ings! Ollie only training today so unlikely start tomorrow so third game on the trot, Wes going to Brugge, Davis crocked and our back up possible striker Traore also injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Just now, villaglint said: Started off as a bruise! Taken three weeks to repair. Sounds like me when I’m asked to do the gardening, bruise from three weeks ago still hurts to do anything this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbvilla909 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Out until Christmas then, just for a bruised knee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 14 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: The Bjorn Engels " thigh Strain " type. I know it well. Happens to all of our players. Bailey is suffering from one now too. Shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chine Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Wouldn’t be surprised if Ollie not in the again squad this weekend , the “if he gets through training” line is probably to avert to many injury crisis media bumfluffery questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 10 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: I know it well. Happens to all of our players. Bailey is suffering from one now too. Shame. In one sense to be fair, it's good that he can actually get a rest. I can imagine if we didn't have Ings, he would probably be rushed back and risked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post osmark86 Posted August 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2021 a "slight knock" in Villa terms 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 I don’t know why we are so coy as a club on injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 5 minutes ago, dudevillaisnice said: I don’t know why we are so coy as a club on injuries we're playing down injuries like totalitarian states play down casualty figures 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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