Pelle Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 I really like what I see from him. I hope we keep him. Is he a Villa boy like the Ramsey's or is he brought in from outside like Chukwuemeka? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 2 minutes ago, Pelle said: I really like what I see from him. I hope we keep him. Is he a Villa boy like the Ramsey's or is he brought in from outside like Chukwuemeka? He's a London boy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 5 minutes ago, VillaAlex said: He's a London boy. Cheers. Hopefully he won't do a Chukwuemeka. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Won the ball for Buendia goal. Like a new signing. Seem to remember he stood out last pre season and thought he may get games not sent on loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Not only does he seem like he’s maturing into a very good player, he’s also making the right decisions more often than not. He knows when to keep it simple and also does the defensive side of things well too. His versatility is going to be big plus for us. Would love to see him breakthrough and really flourish. There’s an argument he’s already better than Bailey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 11 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Not only does he seem like he’s maturing into a very good player, he’s also making the right decisions more often than not. He knows when to keep it simple and also does the defensive side of things well too. His versatility is going to be big plus for us. Would love to see him breakthrough and really flourish. There’s an argument he’s already better than Bailey. OMG we're in full agreement again 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 The funny thing about Philogene is that for our U21s he mostly played on the left hand side, and cutting in onto to his right foot was pretty much his trademark and allowed him to be so dangerous, scored quite a few goals that way, almost like a young Ashley Young, but at first team level he's mostly played on the right hand side, would be interesting to see more of him at first team level on the left, he could be pretty dangerous there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 What’s useful about him is he allows us to field and extra attacking player he applies him self in a similar manner to Mcginn and gives that workrate. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Villatillidie95 Posted August 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2023 What a story its going to be if Bidace goes on to break into our first team and play regularly this season given how he bypassed the traditional academy system and came through the pro:direct football course in the last couple of years. That will give a lot of youngsters hope that the journey to very high level, elite football isn't necessarily over, and that following the non traditional route can still get you into big teams playing in big games 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 I hope he gets a decent amount of game time this season, looks like he’s ready, and he suits Unai’s style. Be interesting to see whether he’s just a solid 30 mins off the bench type of player or if he can be a match winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david-avfc Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Won the ball for Buendia goal. Like a new signing. Seem to remember he stood out last pre season and thought he may get games not sent on loan It was the preseason before the last one where he really impressed (totally understandable why you’d want to erase the Gerrard 12 months from your memory though), he looked like a real prospect and I remember being quite surprised when Smith dropped him when the season started (and we had an absolute shocker to Watford when half the players didn’t look fit), of course afterwards Gerrard was allergic to wingers so looked like he wouldn’t get a chance. Feels like a nice little redemption arc going from a top prospect to almost a forgotten man back to potential breaking through Edited August 6, 2023 by david-avfc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 1 minute ago, KentVillan said: I hope he gets a decent amount of game time this season, looks like he’s ready, and he suits Unai’s style. Be interesting to see whether he’s just a solid 30 mins off the bench type of player or if he can be a match winner. Matchwinning will come. For me its so obvious to see he is playing to Unai’s instructions . Nothing fancy. Get used to playing with the team first. And do your job defensively. Its great to see that tactical understanding and willingness to do the non flashy work . Just like JJ 3 seasons ago it will go a long way to getting him plenty of minutes going forward. So that when Unai does cut him loose it will not be at the expense of team shape . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 1 minute ago, MWARLEY2 said: For me its so obvious to see he is playing to Unai’s instructions . Another beauty of Emery as manager. He doesn't care how much a player has signed for or wages they're paid, just if they can play the role he wants or so it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 1 minute ago, Kiwivillan said: Another beauty of Emery as manager. He doesn't care how much a player has signed for or wages they're paid, just if they can play the role he wants or so it seems It also gives flexibility in wider positions. Diaby Traore Bailey and Coutinho arent known for their defensive capability. Buendia JJ Ginny and now Bidace are . We are developing / gaining the tools for any given situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 I too hope he stays and grows with us. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 4 hours ago, useless said: The funny thing about Philogene is that for our U21s he mostly played on the left hand side, and cutting in onto to his right foot was pretty much his trademark and allowed him to be so dangerous, scored quite a few goals that way, almost like a young Ashley Young, but at first team level he's mostly played on the right hand side, would be interesting to see more of him at first team level on the left, he could be pretty dangerous there. Yeah I remember in summer 2021 a lot were pushing him to get a chance after Grealish left but we just played El Ghazi instead which was a very short term move by DS (not surprising as he probably suspected his job was in danger). Since then he's had injuries but looked good at Stoke and was lively at Cardiff. Certainly took his chance in pre season but let's see how many sub cameos he has in August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 I wonder why he's still wearing Philogene-Bidace on his shirt if he's specifically asked to just be called Jaden Philogene? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 2 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I wonder why he's still wearing Philogene-Bidace on his shirt if he's specifically asked to just be called Jaden Philogene? I reckon he has patched up things with the bidace side of the family, it could be something like that which caused him to drop the name, don’t know for definite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don_Simon Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 6 minutes ago, Villatillidie95 said: I reckon he has patched up things with the bidace side of the family, it could be something like that which caused him to drop the name, don’t know for definite "Don't know for definite". Loving the disclaimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 is there anything in the Liverpool rumours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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