Popular Post cb_82 Posted December 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 21, 2020 Back for Palace then ! What Smith said: "We didn't want to take a risk in the colder weather tonight (vs West Brom). It's one of those injuries. He'll be fit for Crystal Palace." 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 2 hours ago, cb_82 said: Back for Palace then ! What Smith said: "We didn't want to take a risk in the colder weather tonight (vs West Brom). It's one of those injuries. He'll be fit for Crystal Palace." Just read that. Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 A shame he can't play versus Chelsea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Both El Ghazi and Traore will rightly be bitterly disappointed to be dropped after having good games against West Brom. Which is great! How often in the last 10 years or so have we had players who were performing who still didn't get a place in the starting 11 due to competition? A glance into how it's like to have a squad. Long way to go in that area but we are slowly getting there. Edited December 22, 2020 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Edited December 22, 2020 by foreveryoung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 It's a tough decision for Smith whether to bring him straight back in or not. While we are doing well, Barkley is clearly one of our best players and if fit should be playing. If he comes back in for Palace then, as harsh as it is, it should be El Ghazi who drops out based simply on the fact he's not very useful on the right hand side of the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Little snippet from an article about Grealish. If true it's massive. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-jack-grealish-manchester-19505833.amp?__twitter_impression=true Quote Ross Barkley has added another dimension to Villa's play as well with the Chelsea ace believed to be keen to make his loan deal permanent knowing his close friend Grealish - a player who persuaded him to join Villa - has committed his long-term future to his boyhood club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 8 hours ago, sne said: Both El Ghazi and Traore will rightly be bitterly disappointed to be dropped after having good games against West Brom. Which is great! How often in the last 10 years or so have we had players who were performing who still didn't get a place in the starting 11 due to competition? A glance into how it's like to have a squad. Long way to go in that area but we are slowly getting there. I think we should bring him off the bench if we weren't confident his knee being able to hold up 5-6 days before and with the form our other players are in we could bring him off the bench if we are struggling to break them down or if we are cruising and want to extend the lead. No point bringing him back in when he has to miss the game after anyway this way we keep the momentum of the front 4 going and Jack gets some more practice as CAM against a little bit better opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Probably a stupid question, but he can't play against Chelsea can he? Would be brilliant as he would have a point to prove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rightdm00 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Probably a stupid question, but he can't play against Chelsea can he? Would be brilliant as he would have a point to prove. No he is unavailable for selection against Chelsea. I remember reading years ago, maybe it was FM, that if you paid a loan fee then the parent club couldn't make stipulations on playing time. I guess that is no longer the case. Or maybe it was never true and I just made that entire bit up . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 I suspect he wont start but will come on against CP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, LondonLax said: I suspect he wont start but will come on against CP. To me, this doesn't make sense. We play Chelsea 2 days after Palace. It would make sense to rest someone for Palace knowing full well they start at Chelsea when Barkley will rest. Tell the player rested that they start at Chelsea and the reasoning behind it. It's a squad game, this time of year the squad needs using. They are professionals and will deal with it accordingly. The bigger decision will come after Chelsea for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Smith has said they didnt take a risk against WBA but has also said he starts training today. Dont understand why he hasn't been training if hes been almost ready to start all these games. Suggests the injury is worse than thought, not sure I'd risk him for palace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 12 minutes ago, Mjvilla said: To me, this doesn't make sense. We play Chelsea 2 days after Palace. It would make sense to rest someone for Palace knowing full well they start at Chelsea when Barkley will rest. Tell the player rested that they start at Chelsea and the reasoning behind it. It's a squad game, this time of year the squad needs using. They are professionals and will deal with it accordingly. The bigger decision will come after Chelsea for me. Yes I understand that and the fact that Chelsea are next is the only reason why Smith might break his rule about not changing a winning team. However we had such a dominant match that I don't think he will change the side, at least not initially. I suspect he will maintain his policy of players in form not being dropped and it will be up to Barkley to wait for his chance (which will come during the match). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 15 hours ago, darrenm said: Little snippet from an article about Grealish. If true it's massive. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-jack-grealish-manchester-19505833.amp?__twitter_impression=true Everton fans would be so salty with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 It's so good seeing a top player in his prime wearing a Villa shirt. Yes grealish but he's come through the academy. Martinez and Barkley at Villa a few seasons ago would have been unthinkable. An argument can be made for Benteke but he was a risk which paid off. We get the next 2/ windows right I genuinely believe we'll be in the mix for trophies and eventually sustainable title challenges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7392craig Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 I’d love him to be announced in the Jan window on a permanent deal. Out the blue just like McGinn’s deal, here’s hoping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Gossip rags claiming he has been put up for sale by Chelsea along with Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Jorginho, Danny Drinkwater and Victor Moses. Would put us in an interesting situation. It's likely a lot of money to not actually improve our team this season, but long term it could be a good deal depending on their valuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Would somebody be able to buy him in Jan and steal him from us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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