Lerner's Driver Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 This is turning out to be some week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 9 minutes ago, Farlz said: I no longer care if this lad is a bit inconsistent, as long as he's quick and direct I'm very much all for this Watching our current wingers will do that. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, rayk said: All I’m saying is that it’s crazy how a blog can go wild for one but goes cold against the other when Bertrand’s record edges that of Rashica. As a Lyon fan, I've seen Traore play and followed his career. I know nothing about Rashica. Jonathan Johnson who covers French Football for a living and is a Villa fan is also very skeptical about the signing. You can read his detailed thoughts here: https://underagaslitlamp.com/2020/09/14/the-aston-villa-transfer-enigma-in-bertrand-traore/ Anyway, once he puts on the Villa shirt, I will totally root for his success. Edited September 15, 2020 by nepal_villan 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 hours ago, rayk said: The thing I’d like to point out is this. We are collectively creaming ourselves over signing Rashica but have doubts over Bertrand. I find It a bit strange given that.... Bertrand came through the Chelsea Academy (scouted at like 14/15) whereas Rashica just went through his local team in Kosova. Both end up playing a lot of games in the Eredivisie. Bertrand plays 66 games and scores 25 goals, Rashica plays 83 games and scores just 13 goals. Both leave the Eredivisie, Bertrand for Ligue 1, Rashica for the Bundesliga. Bertrand has played 87 games and scored 21 goals, Rashica has played 63 games and scored 18 goals. Yes you’d think that gives Rashica the edge but Bertrand played for CL semi finalists, Rashica Played for a relegation threatened club in the Bundesliga, which means that Bertrand had players like Memphis Depay and Moussa Dembele as competition.....whereas Rashica had......erm....who to worry about. All I’m saying is that it’s crazy how a blog can go wild for one but goes cold against the other when Bertrand’s record edges that of Rashica. At the same time, a young Rashica is playing for Vitesse in the Dutch league whilst Traore is playing for Ajax. Rashica in the same Ajax team would probably have far more chances of goals and assists. Many would argue that the German league is stronger than the French given a lot of their better players stay in their league, same as here. I get where you're coming from but you can also flip it back the other way if you wanted. Personally, both of them seem like they could be strokes of genius if they can hit their top form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 He can't be any worse than el ghazi. I hope he cant anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 minute ago, MaVilla said: He can't be any worse than el ghazi. I hope he cant anyway. He can run fast and miss sitters. Whereas Ghazi can’t run fast and misses sitters. Traore wins! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 7 minutes ago, nepal_villan said: As a Lyon fan, I've seen Traore play and followed his career. I know nothing about Rashica. Jonathan Johnson who is covers French Football for a living and Villa fan is also very skeptical about the signing. You can read his detailed thoughts here: https://underagaslitlamp.com/2020/09/14/the-aston-villa-transfer-enigma-in-bertrand-traore/ Good article. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 My mum texted me last night asking for crossword answer. Anagram and 11 letters capital city. Was Ouagadougou capital of Burkina Faso. Must be a sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: My mum texted me last night asking for crossword answer. Anagram and 11 letters capital city. Was Ouagadougou capital of Burkina Faso. Must be a sign Not an anagram unfortunately. Hope that isn't a sign! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Not an anagram unfortunately. Hope that isn't a sign! Yeah she sent using letters OUAGASDOUGH so not that but knew answer from first 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Last season he played higher up the pitch and was asked to deal with long balls rather than the short passes he normally did. His finishing was apparently very poor last season but I suspect a lot do that was due to his new role and his inability to get settled into games without feeling good about some good passing maneuvers. I think we need to use both wings much better next season to really do well as I think if we just play down the left like we did last season it really cripples our other wingers effectiveness and it would make sense to just drop them and play an additional midfielder and have jack and the winger switch sides to where they want to apply pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Farlz said: I no longer care if this lad is a bit inconsistent, as long as he's quick and direct I'm very much all for this Agreed. I'm not looking for Willian, or some other flashy inside/outside forward. I want somebody to strike the fear of McGrath into a full back as he's barrelling towards them. We very much missed that dynamic last season. Edited September 15, 2020 by dont_do_it_doug. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) We're gonna have some proper obscure (for football) nationalities in our squad by the time the window is over. Zimababwe (Nakamba) Tanzania (Samatta) Burkina Faso (Traore) Kosovo (Rashica) Edited September 15, 2020 by Mantis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Wasn't in the OL squad for today's game (they lost). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kiwivillan Posted September 16, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Mantis said: We're gonna have some proper obscure (for football) nationalities in our squad by the time the window is over. Zimababwe (Nakamba) Tanzania (Samatta) Burkina Faso (Traore) Kosovo (Rashica) Cork (Hourihane) 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 6 hours ago, nepal_villan said: As a Lyon fan, I've seen Traore play and followed his career. I know nothing about Rashica. Jonathan Johnson who covers French Football for a living and is a Villa fan is also very skeptical about the signing. You can read his detailed thoughts here: https://underagaslitlamp.com/2020/09/14/the-aston-villa-transfer-enigma-in-bertrand-traore/ Anyway, once he puts on the Villa shirt, I will totally root for his success. Thanks for that, after reading it I really wouldn't be bothered if this fell through. Beginning to think some fans just want us to make a signing ANY signing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Mantis said: We're gonna have some proper obscure (for football) nationalities in our squad by the time the window is over. Zimababwe (Nakamba) Tanzania (Samatta) Burkina Faso (Traore) Kosovo (Rashica) All seem new to the football world which is great. But I like the diversity in the squad: Ireland (Hourihane) Egypt (Trez) Netherlands (El Ghazi) France (Guilbert) Wales (Taylor) Scotland (McGinn) Belgium (Engels) Argentina (Martinez) Brazil (Luiz) Norway (Nyland) Croatia (Kalinic) Spain (Jota) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 27 minutes ago, zab6359 said: Thanks for that, after reading it I really wouldn't be bothered if this fell through. Beginning to think some fans just want us to make a signing ANY signing! I've come to this conclusion too. Another reason I don't like this signing is that at the premium price we are reportedly paying for Traore, there are a lot better prospects with similar attributes we could have gone for. We'll just have to wait and see if Lange's algorithms see something we don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 This guy may be inconsistent like most wingers but his top form is much better than the top form of our current wingers. He is also much faster. The opposition have to take that threat seriously, even in a bad day. That pushes defences back, draws defenders and creates the space to play. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPAngel Posted September 16, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted September 16, 2020 I was fully expecting this deal to get announced today. Do we think/hope we're looking to stretch out the good vibes over a period of days with Grealish yesterday, Martinez today, Traore tomorrow and so on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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