Keyblade Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: It isn't about the defending it is about whether a better keeper would save those shots and most of them look pretty unstoppable to me. He would score for whoever he signs for. Hopefully us. I think the issue is, he won't have the unbridled freedom to get those shots off and place them so perfectly in the PL. Watching that, I couldn't help but notice that he was taking 1 or 2 extra touches that he wouldn't have gotten in the PL before shooting. The defenders there were tripping over themselves like Bambi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2020 Is there anything concrete linking him with us other than the speculation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: He can take set pieces as well, when was the last time we had a forward who could? Yeah, he seems to have the right technique. Who knows, he could be our next Benteke if we manage to get him signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 3 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Is there anything concrete linking him with us other than the speculation Unfortunately, just media links and the usual twitter ITK accounts, nothing proper as such. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 My hope is this new guy, Lange, is an expert at keeping everything under wraps, rather than some rookie with no clout making big deals. Think Percy confirmed we’re in for Watkins, other than that every other rumour is just that, rumours. Hopefully we’ll all be pleasantly surprised rather than extremely disappointed over the coming weeks. We really need to get this window right so we can kick on this season. Did think a couple would have been identified and over the line by now though, obviously it must be a difficult market to manoeuvre at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Willard Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 40 minutes ago, PieFacE said: I know it's a lazy argument but the defending in this video is absolutely comical. Don't look at Ollie Watkins goals last season then, I think it's worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruff Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Finsihing and dribbling all great versus poor defending. What impresses me is how he moves and attack space as soon as he releases the ball. His movement seems very intelligent, Thomas Müller esque. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Lord Willard said: Don't look at Ollie Watkins goals last season then, I think it's worse. You’ll find the vast majority of goals scored in football are due to some form of ‘poor defending’.That’s at every level. Edited August 27, 2020 by Vive_La_Villa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanVilla Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 1 hour ago, MotoMkali said: It isn't about the defending it is about whether a better keeper would save those shots and most of them look pretty unstoppable to me. He would score for whoever he signs for. Hopefully us. This for me is why i'd rather have him than Watkins. For the people who doubt him, he scored 2G 2A in 4 games in the Europa League against Copenhagen (Knocked out by Man Utd in extra time) and Lazio. He's scored goals at every level he's played at, without fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Skruff said: Finsihing and dribbling all great versus poor defending. What impresses me is how he moves and attack space as soon as he releases the ball. His movement seems very intelligent, Thomas Müller esque. Noticed this too. He knows where to be to score, and that's hard to teach (as we're finding with Keinan, and Wes to a lesser extent). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 10 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: You’ll find the vast majority of goals scored in football are due to some form of ‘poor defending’.That’s at every level. Alan Hansen got paid very well for years just to tell us how shocking the defending was in the Premier League. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 52 minutes ago, Lord Willard said: Don't look at Ollie Watkins goals last season then, I think it's worse. Watkins rarely made clever movements in the box he was just free in the centre of the goal on the 6 yard line and had easy headers in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lexicon Posted August 27, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: Watkins rarely made clever movements in the box he was just free in the centre of the goal on the 6 yard line and had easy headers in. Just free in the box 'Oh shit, how did I get here again?! Ah well, better score' 3 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 19 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: Watkins rarely made clever movements in the box he was just free in the centre of the goal on the 6 yard line and had easy headers in. 25 times!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 Id be happy with Ollie, but if we can have only one of them, I'll go for Edoard. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2020 20 minutes ago, Gompedyret said: Id be happy with Ollie, but if we can have only one of them, I'll go for Edoard. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Follyfoot said: Is there anything concrete linking him with us other than the speculation That is the basis of 90% of the current transfer/player related threads on here, not a single reputable source, just made up guff, ITKs and overseas 'journalists' who quote things that turn out were never actually written in dubious foreign tabloids and local rags like the Brum News who report it as fact. Oh and people arguing about whether McGinn wanted to sign for Celtic more than Villa and other such drivel. Doesn't mean we aren't going to make some high profile signings, just unlike last year nothing yet has properly leaked or any decent speculation written with a bit of weight behind it. Edited August 27, 2020 by VillanousOne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted August 27, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted August 27, 2020 27 minutes ago, VillanousOne said: That is the basis of 90% of the current transfer/player related threads on here, not a single reputable source, just made up guff, ITKs and overseas 'journalists' who quote things that turn out were never actually written in dubious foreign tabloids and local rags like the Brum News who report it as fact. Oh and people arguing about whether McGinn wanted to sign for Celtic more than Villa and other such drivel. Doesn't mean we aren't going to make some high profile signings, just unlike last year nothing yet has properly leaked or any decent speculation written with a bit of weight behind it. So will he sign tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 11 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: So will he sign tomorrow? I think it will be agreed tomorrow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted August 27, 2020 Share Posted August 27, 2020 2 hours ago, brommy said: Alan Hansen got paid very well for years just to tell us how shocking the defending was in the Premier League. Now you mention it, shaking ones head and with an exasperated sigh, saying "look at that defending!" seems to the standby line for a lot of pundits who have no actual insights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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