MaVilla Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 5 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: At home in an inflatable cast thing - anyone know what he's done? inflatable cast tho?, that sounds fairly serious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Early days for him. But honestly wouldn't surprise me if he makes a swift exit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 18 minutes ago, hippo said: Early days for him. But honestly wouldn't surprise me if he makes a swift exit. He is injured Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, Zatman said: He is injured I know. And is likely to remain so for a few games yet. Like I say it's early days to judge him. But it wouldn't surprise me if this is just one of those that all parties agree isn't going to work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Think he looks decent myself. With a pre-season under his belt i'm hoping we'll see a better reflection of him on the pitch. Sanson has been in the country only a short time and is adapting, give him time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 26, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted April 26, 2021 28 minutes ago, hippo said: Early days for him. But honestly wouldn't surprise me if he makes a swift exit. He hasn't really even started playing for us yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, Nigel said: He hasn't really even started playing for us yet. Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 22 minutes ago, hippo said: I know. And is likely to remain so for a few games yet. Like I say it's early days to judge him. But it wouldn't surprise me if this is just one of those that all parties agree isn't going to work out. Could just as well turn into a class act. Too early to judge either way imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Given our record of French players I am not exactly holding my breath for next season. He will need to massively work on his strength and conditioning in the summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Given our record of French players I am not exactly holding my breath for next season. He will need to massively work on his strength and conditioning in the summer. You say that and then our 2 French lightweight midfielders went on to have careers far better than what villa have done, gueye in particular Just need patience and to find the right role for him - which to be fair Smith and his team were doing with him, he'll be alright 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 29 minutes ago, The Fun Factory said: Given our record of French players I am not exactly holding my breath for next season. He will need to massively work on his strength and conditioning in the summer. Half the squad does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 38 minutes ago, villa4europe said: You say that and then our 2 French lightweight midfielders went on to have careers far better than what villa have done, gueye in particular Just need patience and to find the right role for him - which to be fair Smith and his team were doing with him, he'll be alright It's often overlooked that veretout admitted that he was looking to leave villa shortly after he arrived. He admits his heart was never really in it - and that he gave up on his villa career to early. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, hippo said: It's often overlooked that veretout admitted that he was looking to leave villa shortly after he arrived. He admits his heart was never really in it - and that he gave up on his villa career to early. I wonder why- a lack of good French bistros? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Just now, The Fun Factory said: I wonder why- a lack of good French bistros? He was probably too young. At had been at 1 club all his life before villa. He came didn't like and looked to move away pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I seem to recall reading that Sherwood treated him pretty poorly, and in general I don't think the club were doing a good job helping foreign players settle at that point. Whether we're better at it now, I don't know. On Sanson, my concern is that I don't really get what type of midfielder he's supposed to be, or what his best position is. Hopefully it becomes clear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 minute ago, HanoiVillan said: I seem to recall reading that Sherwood treated him pretty poorly, and in general I don't think the club were doing a good job helping foreign players settle at that point. Whether we're better at it now, I don't know. On Sanson, my concern is that I don't really get what type of midfielder he's supposed to be, or what his best position is. Hopefully it becomes clear. My concern with Sansom is that pundits and everyone were saying what a great player he is - but looking at his form and previous fan comments - the popular opinion seems to be that he is a "tidy" tick over sort of player. I really think we jumped into early when his price suddenly dropped. Still time and Purley my opinion - but looks a fringe player......at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, hippo said: My concern with Sansom is that pundits and everyone were saying what a great player he is - but looking at his form and previous fan comments - the popular opinion seems to be that he is a "tidy" tick over sort of player. I really think we jumped into early when his price suddenly dropped. Still time and Purley my opinion - but looks a fringe player......at best. I think we could do with more players who can do the simple things excellently. Extreme examples but Kanye, Carrick, Pirlo, Modric are/were “tick over” players with their obvious other attributes. We are a counter attack team that go down one side, that is a typical sign of a team that arnt good enough defensively or with the ball to control a game. Not saying Sanson has played great or will be good enough, he’s shown enough to be tidy and deserving a whole season. And then hopefully he’s got a few other facets than just being tidy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Steve Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Remember: it was an added bonus to get Sanson in Jan not the summer, he will show his worth. He’s shown moments of real flair. A more settled Sanson will be a huge benefit next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Nicho said: I think we could do with more players who can do the simple things excellently. Extreme examples but Kanye, Carrick, Pirlo, Modric are/were “tick over” players with their obvious other attributes. We are a counter attack team that go down one side, that is a typical sign of a team that arnt good enough defensively or with the ball to control a game. Not saying Sanson has played great or will be good enough, he’s shown enough to be tidy and deserving a whole season. And then hopefully he’s got a few other facets than just being tidy. Edited April 26, 2021 by Zatman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 46 minutes ago, hippo said: My concern with Sansom is that pundits and everyone were saying what a great player he is - but looking at his form and previous fan comments - the popular opinion seems to be that he is a "tidy" tick over sort of player. I really think we jumped into early when his price suddenly dropped. Still time and Purley my opinion - but looks a fringe player......at best. HE HAS MADE 3 STARTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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