fightoffyour Posted January 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2023 20 minutes ago, FLVillan said: Unai wanted a physical presence to sit in the hole alongside Kamara - Conte had added another central midfielder (because our midfield was completely outplaying theirs) and had told Son to come inside (because Ashley Young had him in his pocket). Plus he knows exactly what he's getting with Chambers having worked with him at Arse. I think he sees Sanson as a good player but he has to build trust. In the hole you say? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 4 hours ago, MotoMkali said: Needs to be played vs stevenage. I can understand emery not trying him too much because he's only been with the team for a short while. Hopefully he can show what he can do. Dendoncker will start that ahead of him if he's fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 22 minutes ago, FLVillan said: Unai wanted a physical presence to sit in the hole alongside Kamara - Conte had added another central midfielder (because our midfield was completely outplaying theirs) and had told Son to come inside (because Ashley Young had him in his pocket). Plus he knows exactly what he's getting with Chambers having worked with him at Arse. I think he sees Sanson as a good player but he has to build trust. And that’s where the genius of Emery comes in. Changes tactics and players based on what the opposition is doing rather than just blindly playing the same first 11 and hoping for moments of magic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 3 hours ago, FLVillan said: He's obviously still part of the thoughts. Preferred on the bench to Dendonker today. Bit odd that considering two of our best performances this season have come with Dendoncker starting in the Brentford and Man. United games. I just presumed when I saw he wasn't on the bench he picked up a knock in training as he was on the bench v Liverpool. With 9 subs we can have a couple of midfielders on there so dosen't have to be a case of either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thug Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 2 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Very surprised Chambers came on ahead of him. With Emery you can bet your life it was a thought out decision rather than a tally of eye contacts in the previous week. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLVillan Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 hour ago, VillaChris said: Bit odd that considering two of our best performances this season have come with Dendoncker starting in the Brentford and Man. United games. I just presumed when I saw he wasn't on the bench he picked up a knock in training as he was on the bench v Liverpool. With 9 subs we can have a couple of midfielders on there so dosen't have to be a case of either. One thing we are quickly learning with Emery is he doesn't always do what is "obvious" with his selections/substitutions and will adjust his team/squad/tactics to suit. I agree that Dendonker has been great so far. He was my man-of-the-match against ManUre. Unai also has played Watkins ahead of Ings even after Ings scored a brace in the previous match.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 When are we gonna know what's going on with this guy. I don't think any other team in the league have a player like him. If they are on the bench not getting games they are usually crap, but we don't even know that with Sanson?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 38 minutes ago, foreveryoung said: When are we gonna know what's going on with this guy. I don't think any other team in the league have a player like him. If they are on the bench not getting games they are usually crap, but we don't even know that with Sanson?? Liverpool and Manure have a dozen Sanson's over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Can't get a game under 3 different managers. He either isn't good enough or has an attitude problem. Either way we need to get rid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 1, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 1, 2023 Has anyone considered that he might just be a bit shit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 1 minute ago, Made In Aston said: Can't get a game under 3 different managers. He either isn't good enough or has an attitude problem. Either way we need to get rid. He has been injured during the World Cup break Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevonIsAPlaceOnEarth Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 32 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Has anyone considered that he might just be a bit shit? I think when 4 separate managers have not fancied him I think this is the logical conclusion. Despite those flashy cameo touches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 34 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Has anyone considered that he might just be a bit shit? I’d argue it’s the opposite. If he’s managed to stick around through 4 managers then that might mean they see something valuable in him. I think it’s more along the lines of him just having shit luck with injuries since getting here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 One of the most bizzare villa careers I've seen and that covers some ground given how old I am. The French Nii Lamptey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BleedClaretAndBlue Posted January 2, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2023 Whats all this 4 managers stuff? Danks is not a manager and neither is Gerrard 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) 12 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: Very surprised Chambers came on ahead of him. It looked as though Chambers had been told to man mark Son out of the game. I presume it was a tactical decision to see out the win. Edited January 2, 2023 by LondonLax 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vancvillan Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 10 hours ago, ender4 said: And that’s where the genius of Emery comes in. Changes tactics and players based on what the opposition is doing rather than just blindly playing the same first 11 and hoping for moments of magic. Gerrard clicking "Done" after picking the same 11 each week a la Champ Manager 1993 was so depressing. I'm genuinely excited with each game, and I honestly think we can beat anyone right now. I mean we just beat Spurs with Olsen in nets. If Sanson has any use to the squad we'll see him get game time in the next couple of months. Nice thing is that it'll be because he has some set of attributes that are useful against the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 5 hours ago, LondonLax said: It looked as though Chambers had been told to man mark Son out of the game. I presume it was a tactical decision to see out the win. This 100% Subs are there to be used tactically (even if there's an injury) - to alter the team to get the desired outcome. For the first time in a very long time - we seem to have a manager who understands this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 15 hours ago, FLVillan said: One thing we are quickly learning with Emery is he doesn't always do what is "obvious" with his selections/substitutions and will adjust his team/squad/tactics to suit. I agree that Dendonker has been great so far. He was my man-of-the-match against ManUre. Unai also has played Watkins ahead of Ings even after Ings scored a brace in the previous match.... I thought Cash playing RW was a very good decision at time. Obviously wouldn’t start him there but it helped shut things down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Home game coming up in which we're going to have the majority of possession. Depending on Luiz's Knee situation, we could see Sanson partnering Kamara in the middle of the park? If it were better opposition then clearly it would be Dendoncker but I think this might give us an idea of Sanson's standing with Unai who picked him over others on the bench against Spurs. (Hoping that DL is absolutely fine really though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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