messi11 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Hopefully we see the £85 million Rated Bailey this season 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 2 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: He's almost setting himself up for trolling / failure here, unless it comes to fruition. At this point I'd much rather see posts of him in the gym. Exactly. Less talk, more walk. Show us on match days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 I think he will do better this season. The 5 subs rule will see him get regular minutes and allow him some breathing room to get a handle on the intensity of the league. Has the potential to be a Villa assassin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, messi11 said: Hopefully we see the £85 million Rated Bailey this season When I saw that headline I thought about how quickly things change. It’s not impossible we’ll read stories about how Darwin Nuñez is trying to get back to his Portugal form, or how Haaland is finding it hard to fit into Pep’s machine. Only 12 months ago, Lukaku was considered top 3 of strikers on the planet. Edited July 2, 2022 by VillaParkAvenue 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbcuk Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Hopefully he’s put his injuries behind him, a full pre season it’ll be like a new signing just hope gerrard uses him in his proper position and not in the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, messi11 said: Hopefully we see the £85 million Rated Bailey this season Mind you, this is the same guy, some would have you believe, was signed from the shed in the press conference Edited July 2, 2022 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 Important season for him. He’s got the talent and IF he stays relatively injury free he'll be a big player for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 He’s gonna have to adapt his game if he’s to be successful here, and I’m sure he knows that. He isn’t going to get to play out wide right in a front three, he’s going to be competing for a spot to play alongside Coutinho as a number 10. He (supposedly) has pace, which is something I think the team lacks, so I’m hoping he comes good. Personally, I don’t see it working out for him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 He should obviously be a great option to come on and hurt teams late in a game but I also see him being a tactical option to help overload on either side of the pitch depending on how the opposition is fairing against Coutinho and Buendia. I think he allows us to switch effectively from a 4-3-3 to a 4-2-3-1, sacrificing one of the 8s and pushing one of PC/EB further inside. I wouldn't be so rigid and expect them to shift to a no.10, but rather let them double up on a flank which we see as a weakness to exploit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 £85 million? If that is offered we must take it surely? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Fighting talk from Leon. Fingers crossed it's not just that. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 On 03/07/2022 at 12:24, Wurzel said: £85 million? If that is offered we must take it surely? the article is from 2 years ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1000 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 23 minutes ago, Zatman said: the article is from 2 years ago So you’re saying with inflation it will be even more right? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 minute ago, Woody1000 said: So you’re saying with inflation it will be even more right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzel Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 1 hour ago, Zatman said: the article is from 2 years ago Still point stands, in fact I would take £50 million. We have to make a little on him everyone needs to eat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 6 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: you’re* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 19 minutes ago, Jas10 said: you’re* Booooo the Gif Maker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Just now, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Booooo the Gif Maker! Sorry mate, I couldn’t resist. What a cheeky git I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Booooo the Gif Maker! Btw… do you think Leon could do well at CF at times? Supported by Coutinho and Buendia? Just assuming you’ve seen so much more of him than I have but when we signed him I really felt that we were getting a genuine superstar (or a player with the potential to be one) that would be such an attacking threat… Wondering where exactly he could fit in the side, the only options seem to be in one of the no. 10 positions (seeing as we don’t play with wingers but please don’t take Buendia’s place!) or even a different option up front. His pace would be an asset on the counter attack and maybe he’d be better at one on ones than someone like Watkins has been… I do expect a hell of a lot more from Ollie and Ings this season though… maybe even Archer if he’s kept on and not loaned out… Leon could offer us something different though… Edited July 4, 2022 by Jas10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jas10 said: Btw… do you think Leon could do well at CF at times? Supported by Coutinho and Buendia? Just assuming you’ve seen so much more of him than I have but when we signed him I really felt that we were getting a genuine superstar (or a player with the potential to be one) that would be such an attacking threat… Wondering where exactly he could fit in the side, the only options seem to be in one of the no. 10 positions (seeing as we don’t play with wingers but please don’t take Buendia’s place!) or even a different option up front. His pace would be an asset on the counter attack and maybe he’d be better at one on ones than someone like Watkins has been… I do expect a hell of a lot more from Ollie and Ings this season though… maybe even Archer if he’s kept on and not loaned out… Leon could offer us something different though… Ollie and Ings make that pretty much impossible anyway. IMO the only way I could see him thrive as a forward in the PL, is if we start playing a more swashbuckling or carve opponents open type game ala Man City or Liverpool. He thrives off of exploiting space. He has a very good shot on him as well. Not strong enough to be battling it out up front on his own as a CF in the PL IMO, I'd wince everytime he got hacked down. Furthest forward he can succeed, for me, is behind the strikers, or as a second striker, defo not as a CF. with protection in front and around him so he can run into space and get shots off. A couple of his best games for Jamaica actually came from playing inside Right Midfielder, in a midfield 5, where he would overlap with the right winger at times. I'd love to see a 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 with him, Buendia and Coutinho interchanging and wreaking havoc behind a striker. Dreaded solid " Double Pivot " or whatever behind them, Luiz and Kamara? Or Kamara and another strong midfielder? In form, that attacking support trio present very awkward and differing threats. We'll have a clearer picture of what the playing plans are as we get closer to season I guess. If the system will remain the same, he'll simply have to battle it out for a place as one of the 10's. We'll see! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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