Dodgyknees Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 minute ago, nick76 said: Very much doubt AEG is going anyway. Probably not, but (understandably) there is interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Just now, avfcDJ said: Probably not, but (understandably) there is interest. I agree but I think Smith likes him because he gets good time so I dont think this season he will let him go especially at the moment when Bailey isnt even at the training ground yet, Buendia has a knock and Trez is out. It would seem unlikely that AEG would be leaving. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 6 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: Why would we sell El Ghazi. Just from a numbers perspective that's madness I agree - he's also our secondary source of goals and penalty taker supreme. I'm not saying I would sell him - but I just think we will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Pissflaps said: Why would we sell El Ghazi. Just from a numbers perspective that's madness Not really. 5 (or was it 6?) of his goals were pens (we have Ings now). The rest were decent enough but also no assists which highlights the real problem. AEG, for me, is good at running head down and straight before losing the ball. I think he’s an incredible limited player, lacks grit and determination and offers little to the team as a whole. Either get rid this summer at his max value or give him a new contract. Those are the only sensible options and I’d chose the first. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2021 8 minutes ago, tomav84 said: i'm not convinced conor is going anywhere unless we bring in another CM say what you want about him, but i prefer him to ramsey plus with luiz on holiday for a few weeks and sanson still not training, we're actually thin on the ground in that position. he'll definitely be at least on the bench saturday Sanson, Chukwuemeka, Ramsey, Take your pick, I think they are ALL in the pecking order ahead of Connor right now. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomav84 Posted August 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 10, 2021 7 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Sanson, Chukwuemeka, Ramsey, Take your pick, I think they are ALL in the pecking order ahead of Connor right now. we actually don't know that because conor has been out on loan last season. we don't know if or how smith's opinion of him has changed irrespective of whether you're right about sanson being ahead, he's not in contention for saturday anyway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, Awol said: Not really. 5 (or was it 6?) of his goals were pens (we have Ings now). The rest were decent enough but also no assists which highlights the real problem. AEG, for me, is good at running head down and straight before losing the ball. I think he’s an incredible limited player, lacks grit and determination and offers little to the team as a whole. Either get rid this summer at his max value or give him a new contract. Those are the only sensible options and I’d chose the first. Agreed - biggest problem for us is that this summer is probably when his value would theoretically be highest. However he definitely suits a European move more than another PL one. And it doesnt seem like many European teams have any money to spend. I reckon he'll stay. Just hope we make another attacking buy so he doesnt see much action. When thinking about replacing the whole Jack leaves he's kind of like the anti Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post villalad21 Posted August 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2021 Penghazi is a good squad player. I'd keep him. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KangarooVillan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, tomav84 said: Long pass completion %: - we don't play that way - as shown by luiz's 200 fewer attempted long passes so not concerned about that. that's the only stat where there's a noticeable difference why would you exclude certain shot creating actions when it's a key part of his game? it's like a striker with a clinical long shot but excluding his shots on target from outside the area! he's not just 'good' at set pieces...he's one of the best in the world. dunno about you, but i've stopped cheering and clapping when we get a corner or dangerous free kick now...it's been pointless getting excited about for a while now. i'd personally like that to change. the fact that he's comparatively as good and in most cases better statistically than what we have at the other aspects of his game, he's an absolute no brainer. it's all probably moot anyway because there's no way they'll sell now The reason the differentiation between live SCA and dead ball SCA is important, is because we have Bailey and Young now. They’re not JWP level but they’re not far off either - so I don’t see the point in getting another midfielder who is statistically similar to what we currently have just for set pieces. Especially for anything over £30 million. There’s enough complaints on here as it stands that our mids are too one dimensional - JWP is a good player but he’s more of the same (set pieces aside). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KangarooVillan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Steero113 said: Why have I just read 4 pages of Douglas Luiz bashing and a striker drama on the transfer thread?? @Steero113 welcome to VT, you must be new here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 hours ago, KangarooVillan said: Is Koopmeiners even a CDM? He seems more like an 8? No way is he an 8 he plays DCM and CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zab6359 Posted August 10, 2021 Author Share Posted August 10, 2021 Every time my Villa app sends a notification I hold my breath....................bloody thing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KangarooVillan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 5 minutes ago, paul514 said: No way is he an 8 he plays DCM and CB His stats are pretty weird considering that - fairly poor defensive numbers considering the above, and those passing numbers are shocking. I’m assuming the assists are from dead balls? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 Love how now with RB sorted we've moved on from "can he play RB?" to "is he a 6 or an 8" As much as I love the classics it's always fun with new material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 57 minutes ago, villalad21 said: Penghazi is a good squad player. I'd keep him. You're active on twitter aren't you 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: we actually don't know that because conor has been out on loan last season. we don't know if or how smith's opinion of him has changed irrespective of whether you're right about sanson being ahead, he's not in contention for saturday anyway I think the fact that he was Out on loan for the season, with a less well equipped squad, sums it up to be honest. Also, he had a modest season at Swansea overall, what would have suddenly changed Smiths opinion? Not saying you're wrong, but I just can't see it personally. Edited August 10, 2021 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Awol said: Not really. 5 (or was it 6?) of his goals were pens (we have Ings now). The rest were decent enough but also no assists which highlights the real problem. AEG, for me, is good at running head down and straight before losing the ball. I think he’s an incredible limited player, lacks grit and determination and offers little to the team as a whole. Either get rid this summer at his max value or give him a new contract. Those are the only sensible options and I’d chose the first. 4 of his goals were penalties. Still, 6 goals in open play in the amount of minutes he had last season is still a great return. Better goal rate than any of our players last season.(Edit: actually slightly lower than Ollie) I think the assist problem is overstated. In the past, he's had as much assists as he had goals so its not something that's always been a problem with him. Plus, his expected assists/90, key passes/90 and shot creation actions aren't bad. Not good, but it does indicate his 0 assists is more bad luck than him not contributing in that aspect. As a comparison, Bertrand Traore had 6 assists last season but had almost identical expected assists/90, key passes/90 and shot creation actions per 90. Sometimes you provide the chances and people just don't score them. Sometimes you provide almost no chances but people keep scoring the few you do. That's football sometimes. Edited August 10, 2021 by Laughable Chimp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMelvillan Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I think the fact that he was Out on loan for the season, with a less well equipped squad, sums it up to be honest. Also, he had a modest season at Swansea overall, what would have suddenly changed Smiths opinion? Not saying you're wrong, but I just can't see it personally. I remember him starting like a house on fire. Did he tail off after that? genuine question Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Pissflaps said: Why would we sell El Ghazi. Just from a numbers perspective that's madness He’s the only player we could afford to lose and make some money on. Trez could have been a choice but we can’t sell him now. Nakamba is important at the moment if we haven’t got a DM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 1 hour ago, tomav84 said: JWP rumours have gone quiet...something tells me southampton asked for something silly like 70m Or they want time to replace him as we did with Greedlish. It wouldn't surprise me if we are being patient as they helped us by not leaking the Ings transfer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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