VillaChris Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, sne said: There is a guy playing for Stuttgart named Silas Wamangituka Fundu. Surely this is someone we must sign based on name alone He's 21 and has scored 5 in 10 games so far this season from RW Scored twice v Rashica less Bremen today. One to keep an eye on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Depends what you mean by commanding midfielder really. I mean Stan at his peak developed nicely into a good deepl lying midfielder who could protect defence well, pick a pass and he was very good at getting cheap free kicks to run clock down in games we were winning. Also helped a bit when Milner was placed next to give him some extra legs. This was guy who came to us as attacking midfielder but sometimes you have to modify your game to make it in better league and he did. Doug seems to be following similar path but we need more alternatives around him than all out attack all the time which is pretty much the skillset of pretty much all our starting midfielders. If you saw Hojbjerg for Spurs today.....you would know what we mean.They say the game has changed, but it really hasn't, its like fashion, it has trends......Spurs showed today how to nullify their opponent and steal all the points.....you have to be able to do that to aspire to anything. our football is a delight to watch at times and it will fill stadiums, eventually.....but there is a pragmatic side we could do better.....but we need players with a natural nose for it......over to you Dean and Johan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Thought Hojbjerg was pretty average for Southampton but seems to have done well for Spurs. Would've thought Sissoko would be your type of midfielder TRO, not the most technically gifted but covers so much ground and excellent option for those sort of games where you have to sit a bit deeper and cover full backs regularly. Doug can't do it all on his own so the problem is v likes of Leeds and Southampton we get overrun too much on quick counter attacks which lead to dangerous free kicks conceded for Ward Prowse to put away.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, VillaChris said: Thought Hojbjerg was pretty average for Southampton but seems to have done well for Spurs. Would've thought Sissoko would be your type of midfielder TRO, not the most technically gifted but covers so much ground and excellent option for those sort of games where you have to sit a bit deeper and cover full backs regularly. Doug can't do it all on his own so the problem is v likes of Leeds and Southampton we get overrun too much on quick counter attacks which lead to dangerous free kicks conceded for Ward Prowse to put away.... You explain it very well.....yes i do like Moussa Cissoko too. Don't get me wrong.....I don't want to fill the squad with them.....I just think we need a few options for balance....like them The hardest player to sign, we already have.....Every team needs jack, but we need to sign a few who can help protect him....we have too many with attacking nous, but maybe a few not good enough, for that even. it shouldn't be such a huge ask.....it just needs to be a priority, by the club, not sure it is, to be honest. Edited December 7, 2020 by TRO 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratvillan Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 19 minutes ago, VillaChris said: but we need more alternatives around him than all out attack all the time which is pretty much the skillset of pretty much all our starting midfielders. I agree, I want a midfielder who really sits in the middle third of the pitch, and isnt interested in making late runs in the box. I think you've nailed it when you say we've not got the variety. I think you could swap SJM and Dougie L, and it wouldn't make much difference. I'm watching the liverpool game wijnaldum plays thus role really well, not necessarily tackling all of the time, just being in the way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, Stratvillan said: I agree, I want a midfielder who really sits in the middle third of the pitch, and isnt interested in making late runs in the box. I think you've nailed it when you say we've not got the variety. I think you could swap SJM and Dougie L, and it wouldn't make much difference. I'm watching the liverpool game wijnaldum plays thus role really well, not necessarily tackling all of the time, just being in the way. Said before but I'd love Milivojevic from Palace. Can sit and read the game.....and also brilliant on penalties. However he signed a new deal at Palace not so long ago and 30 end of the season so dosen't fit our profile anymore. Still they found him playing for Olympiakos four years ago for 15m so plenty out there in european football if we look beyond Belgium. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratvillan Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 11 minutes ago, Stratvillan said: I agree, I want a midfielder who really sits in the middle third of the pitch, and isnt interested in making late runs in the box. I'm watching the liverpool game wijnaldum plays thus role really well. And then he scores to destroy my argument! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Just now, VillaChris said: Said before but I'd love Milivojevic from Palace. Can sit and read the game.....and also brilliant on penalties. However he signed a new deal at Palace not so long ago and 30 end of the season so dosen't fit our profile anymore. Still they found him playing for Olympiakos four years ago for 15m so plenty out there in european football if we look beyond Belgium. Milo Luiz New Rw Barkley Jack Watkins That would be top 8 standard imo. Would also give us some decent options on bench to bring on to freshen up like SJM and Trez. And hopefully Traore within a few months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Stratvillan said: I agree, I want a midfielder who really sits in the middle third of the pitch, and isnt interested in making late runs in the box. I think you've nailed it when you say we've not got the variety. I think you could swap SJM and Dougie L, and it wouldn't make much difference. I'm watching the liverpool game wijnaldum plays thus role really well, not necessarily tackling all of the time, just being in the way. Precisely.....i was going to mention him as well, until he turned up with a worldie and i thought it might detract from the point we are making. Liverpool playing a great "cat and mouse"game, without the ball Liverpool are stupendous, so clever and tactful. Their composure and strategy are a delight. Edited December 6, 2020 by TRO 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Our January transfer window could get decided by injuries again. After all the games in December all it takes is one or two longer terms injuries and we are left very light in a position. Barkley aside we’ve been quite lucky with injuries up to know. Really need it to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 We could literally do with half a dozen players but they will come when we have the money, not when we the fans want them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperTed Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 What about a swoop for Dele Ali on loan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted December 7, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, SuperTed said: What about a swoop for Dele Ali on loan? Wages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Don't want too many loans. If Ross continues to perform, all we will have done is increase his transfer fee. We need to push on with a similar vein of recruitment as to the last window and get some strength in depth added to the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 We desperately need a tall (ish), physical midfielder. One that can help defend and attack set pieces and sits in front of the back 4 allowing the forward thinking players (Grealish basically) to do his thing. We're good going forward, but we are so easy to play through, especially at home. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Tuanzebe no thanks. He is out injured about 70 % every season. Do not want injury prone players and we should not sign them 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, romavillan said: Wages That and he's been awful for the past two years. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsworthvilla Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 14 hours ago, Stratvillan said: Who was our last commanding central midfielder? I'm genuinely struggling. You could argue Idrissa Gueye based on his subsequent career, but he didn't look particularly commanding to me when we were getting spanked every week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: We desperately need a tall (ish), physical midfielder. One that can help defend and attack set pieces and sits in front of the back 4 allowing the forward thinking players (Grealish basically) to do his thing. We're good going forward, but we are so easy to play through, especially at home. I can't really believe how obvious and crucial that is. a like x 10 Edited December 7, 2020 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 14 hours ago, VillaChris said: Said before but I'd love Milivojevic from Palace. Can sit and read the game.....and also brilliant on penalties. However he signed a new deal at Palace not so long ago and 30 end of the season so dosen't fit our profile anymore. Still they found him playing for Olympiakos four years ago for 15m so plenty out there in european football if we look beyond Belgium. There is plenty out there.....most of the other teams in the prem have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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