sne Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Awol said: Pretty sure that amazing run we had in December (when Barkley was injured) Jack was playing at 10. Have I misremembered that? Was 5 games, 2 wins (Brom and Palace) 2 draws (Burnley and Chelsea) and a loss to Man U In the 10 games before that we won 6 and lost 4. And in the 7 games following those 5 games in ACM we won 3 lost 3 and drew 1 with him back at LW. Then he got injured. Edited May 2, 2021 by sne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted May 2, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) This summer is such a big opportunity for us with a lot of the other clubs being affected more to COVID than us, not just in the PL but around Europe too. I think we'll have to be patient though as teams will start panicking towards the end of the window and will start slashing the prices of their players. Edited May 2, 2021 by villarule123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 2, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 2, 2021 16 hours ago, messi11 said: we dont need tammy., its not an area we need to improve right now. Spend money on wingers and midfield Depends a lot on how Wesley comes back. Imagine if Ollie breaks a leg and Wesley is a shadow of his former self (the former self which hadn't even proved himself before he got injured anway) Then we've got ro rely on Davis and are just 1 more injury away from playing wingers as strikers. I don't think it's a priority but we've still got to think about another striker I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, Awol said: Pretty sure that amazing run we had in December (when Barkley was injured) Jack was playing at 10. Have I misremembered that? 1 hour ago, daggy_333 said: What makes you believe Jack is a 10? Has he really ever played as a 10? He's a LW and a bloody good one at that! Grealish himself has said he prefers playing as a 10, i think he only really started playing on the left in the PL since we got promoted and our wingers just werent very good and Grealish was....well......world class? If we can get a top level no.10 this summer i would have no issues keeping Grealish on the left, but i would be tempted to buy two new top draw wingers and move Grealish to no.10, where he said himself he prefers to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 38 minutes ago, MaVilla said: If we can get a top level no.10 this summer i would have no issues keeping Grealish on the left, but i would be tempted to buy two new top draw wingers and move Grealish to no.10, where he said himself he prefers to play. Agree, when we aren’t so one dimensional in terms of attacking output Smith can afford to bring him a little bit deeper and central - especially as that’s where he wants to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 46 minutes ago, sne said: Was 5 games, 2 wins (Brom and Palace) 2 draws (Burnley and Chelsea) and a loss to Man U In Villa-land that’s excellent form! (And Utd cheated..) Point is with Ollie in front of him and better players either side I think he’d thrive in the 10 role. Also gives him more room to roam instead of being pinned up against the touch line by two right backs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shay Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 If we are really serious about building a squad for Europe we need quality in depth then i think we should be signing proven players alongside young players with huge potentials that are nearing their best years. I would love for us to sign someone like say, Nabil Fekir (27) in midfield and Sander Berge (23 ) for DM. For the flanks, we should sign Emi Buendia (24) and Leon Bailey (23). Both of them are comfortable playing on either sides so we can swap them around depending on the opposition. Im not sure who to add for left back maybe that brentford kid, Rico Henry (23) that the gaffer used to manage. All of them are quality footballers full of creativity & end product and would start in any top 10 PL sides. Im not suggesting we buy all of them but any 3 out of those options and we look a much better side. We need these type of players so that we can finally rotate the squad without looking clueless when Jack inevitably gets injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I'd be astonished if Sander Berge isn't here come August 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, Steero113 said: I'd be astonished if Sander Berge isn't here come August ITK? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 12 minutes ago, Steero113 said: I'd be astonished if Sander Berge isn't here come August Is he better than Luiz and McGinn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Is he better than Luiz and McGinn? Nope. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Delphinho123 Posted May 2, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, vreitti said: Nope. No point then. We’ve got too many decent, run of the mill, slightly inconsistent midfielders. Whatever your opinion on McGinn, Nakamba, Luiz, Sanson, Barkley and Ramsey, I think it’s fair to say none are as good in their position as our back 5, Grealish and Watkins. We don’t need to add depth in central midfield, what we need is top quality. I don’t mind if we only sign one central midfielder in the Summer as long as they’re top class and command a starting position. Edited May 2, 2021 by Delphinho123 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 4 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: No point then. We’ve got too many decent, run of the mill, slightly inconsistent midfielders. Whatever your opinion on McGinn, Nakamba, Luiz, Sanson, Barkley and Ramsey, I think it’s fair to say none are as good in their position as our back 5, Grealish and Watkins. We don’t need to add depth in central midfield, what we need is top quality. I don’t mind if we only sign one central midfielder in the Summer as long as they’re top class and command a starting position. Completely agree. It's not exactly going to be easy or cheap to improve the central midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 (edited) Didn't Sheffield United pay 20m for Berge? Just checked, 22m. So unless he's got a relegation release clause for about 15m it's going to be around that price. That's the issue for me, paying 20m + for someone I don't feel will be a difference maker to our first 11. At least Nakamba was about 12m so you have to accept that's the sort of fee nowadays for run of the mill squad players but anything from 20m or near to it should significantly improve our first 11 as Emi, Watkins and Cash all have done. I just don't get the same feeling from Berge from what I've sene of him at Sheffield United. Edited May 2, 2021 by VillaChris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I hope the club are looking to bring in three 30-35m players. Concentrate on quality over quantity. Im more than happy for Hause to cover for Targett if it means we get to sign a quality winger or central midfielder. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 30 minutes ago, Delphinho123 said: Is he better than Luiz and McGinn? different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Berge just came on for Sheffield. Let's see how he passes the eye-test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Apparently Liverpool want him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vreitti Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 11 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Apparently Liverpool want him. Don't think he's touched the ball since he came on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I recall Berge was very highly rated before he signed for Sheff Utd and it was considered a coup when they got him. To be fair, no one has performed well at Utd this year so would be willing to give him a chance here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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