useless Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Another assist today, that's five for the season in the league, and another one in the EFL Cup, plus three goals in the league. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post useless Posted February 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Newport County midfielder Finn Azaz has been named the January Young Player of the Month for the whole of the EFL. The 21-year-old Aston Villa loanee has been a shining light the entire season for promotion-chasing County but it was January where he particularly impressed, with his exploits for the Amber and Black being recognised by the EFL. January was a fine month for the club as a whole, with County earning 13 points out of a possible 18, which included a run of four-straight victories. Azaz played a vital role in securing those results, with his standout game of the month being a 4-0 demolition of Harrogate where he provided two assists. He provided the run and low cross for the first of Dom Telford's two goals in the game with the second assist being a perfectly-timed through ball to Telford who had time and space to fire home for 3-0 at Rodney Parade. Azaz also registered an assist in the 2-1 win over Barrow where he and Telford linked up again for Dom's second of the afternoon, with Azaz expertly breaking the lines in midfield before teeing up Telford for a wonderful County goal. Congratulations, Finn! Newport County Edited February 12, 2022 by useless 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 the only problem i see with Azaz, is that he is 21 years old and playing on loan in League 2, he will be 22 just after the new season starts. Its great that he is doing well at Newport, but if he has any chance of pushing for our first team squad, he really needs to be performing in the Championship next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont_do_it_doug. Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Just now, MaVilla said: the only problem i see with Azaz, is that he is 21 years old and playing on loan in League 2, he will be 22 just after the new season starts. Its great that he is doing well at Newport, but if he has any chance of pushing for our first team squad, he really needs to be performing in the Championship next year. Well, quite. He can't perform at a higher level unless he is given the opportunity. Considering his form I would guess we will try and get him a place at a Championship club next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Well, quite. He can't perform at a higher level unless he is given the opportunity. Considering his form I would guess we will try and get him a place at a Championship club next season. yep lets hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Great stuff, well done Finn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Has an assist today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 How long is his contract? Seemed a strange signing a the time and still unsure of what his future will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 45 minutes ago, Xela said: How long is his contract? Seemed a strange signing a the time and still unsure of what his future will be. Might be just a small investment, rather than a big view of having a future with us. But I hope the best for us and him as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 6 hours ago, dont_do_it_doug. said: Well, quite. He can't perform at a higher level unless he is given the opportunity. Considering his form I would guess we will try and get him a place at a Championship club next season. Maybe we could loan him back to the Olbiyun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 On 12/02/2022 at 16:17, Xela said: How long is his contract? Seemed a strange signing a the time and still unsure of what his future will be. Not to me. I think he has great potential. We don't have anyone similar in the first team. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, sheepyvillian said: Not to me. I think he has great potential. We don't have anyone similar in the first team. What type of midfield player is he? Style wise who does he remind you of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 I thought we bought him to flip, he cost us a nominal fee, wages won't be big, loan him out for a few years, sell him to a championship team and hopefully make a couple of million profit If he turns out better than that then great, if he turns out worse then hopefully worst case scenario we are down to a few hundred thousand in profit but it's still profit Got no problem with that and think we will and should do it more whilst the reputation of our academy is high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 19 minutes ago, Xela said: What type of midfield player is he? Style wise who does he remind you of? Maybe not the greatest example but I would liken him to a Dele Ali (before he went shit). Hes quite athletic so can be box to box, likes to be on the ball and passing it a lot but is good in the final third with an eye for goal. Not the type to skin players with skill but a good finisher and will also take on a long range shot. I'm enjoying watching his rise but was very surprised when we signed him. I watched him a lot in league 2 for Cheltenham, thought he was great and a big part of their promotion but I didn't ever expect him to become a prem player. Maybe because of his age, I guess you typically expect players hitting their 20s to be established at prem clubs if they're going to make it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Xela said: What type of midfield player is he? Style wise who does he remind you of? As I've said previously, when I watched the Youth final, he was the one that stood out for me. He had such a maturity to his game. Great anticipation with a wonderful eye for a pass and always looking to get the team on the front foot. If I had to pick a Villa midfielder who he reminds me of, I would say Mortimer or McMahon. I'm sure you know or have heard how good both of them were. If he's half as good as either, we'll have some player on our hands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 14 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: As I've said previously, when I watched the Youth final, he was the one that stood out for me. He had such a maturity to his game. Great anticipation with a wonderful eye for a pass and always looking to get the team on the front foot. If I had to pick a Villa midfielder who he reminds me of, I would say Mortimer or McMahon. I'm sure you know or have heard how good both of them were. If he's half as good as either, we'll have some player on our hands. Which youth final? If you mean the FA youth we won last year Azaz didn’t play, he wasn’t even signed for us then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 minute ago, mikeyp102 said: Which youth final? If you mean the FA youth we won last year Azaz didn’t play, he wasn’t even signed for us then. I was also confused by this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 42 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: Which youth final? If you mean the FA youth we won last year Azaz didn’t play, he wasn’t even signed for us then. Think mixing him up with Raikhy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, mikeyp102 said: Which youth final? If you mean the FA youth we won last year Azaz didn’t play, he wasn’t even signed for us then. My apologies, I've confused Arzaz with Raikhy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 29 minutes ago, Zatman said: Think mixing him up with Raikhy Yep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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