Popular Post Wezbid Posted August 28, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 28, 2021 20 hours ago, TheMelvillan said: Its always bothered me that it looks like he has no sideburns. So for that reason, i'm out. 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Made In Aston Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 Can see him going to Everton as it's right up their street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 A player with this level of experience will be an asset for most teams in the league. Even if he’s past his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laughable Chimp Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 (edited) Was going through Witsel's stats and, it looks he's another one of those water carrier types. Has a very high amount passes attempted, touches on the ball. More focused on general distribution in the midfield area than anything else and not really one to put in a pass that breaks through the defence. That's probably the job of whoever plays further up the field from him. Admittedly, we don't really have one of those types at the club so it does fulfill a niche we don't have. Which is why I would say but then I thought about it more. Couldn't Douglas Luiz fulfill this role for us already? That's my main concern when we bring in players of these types. That they require a lot of time and possession on the ball to make their mark. But we're not a team with much midfield possession. Which could explain why some of Luiz's performances haven't been good. The more I think about it, the more I'm convincing myself that we already have that midfielder type in Douglas Luiz. Its just we play in a way that doesn't really utilize a player of his skillset to its true potential, too much of the midfield gets bypassed as we aim to get the ball to the attack as quickly as possible. And if we bring a midfielder of this type whether it would be Witsel or anyone else, they will suffer the same fate if we don't change our tactics. Edited August 28, 2021 by Laughable Chimp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulberto21 Posted August 28, 2021 Share Posted August 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Laughable Chimp said: Was going through Witsel's stats and, it looks he's another one of those water carrier types. Has a very high amount passes attempted, touches on the ball. More focused on general distribution in the midfield area than anything else and not really one to put in a pass that breaks through the defence. That's probably the job of whoever plays further up the field from him. Admittedly, we don't really have one of those types at the club so it does fulfill a niche we don't have. Which is why I would say but then I thought about it more. Couldn't Douglas Luiz fulfill this role for us already? That's my main concern when we bring in players of these types. That they require a lot of time and possession on the ball to make their mark. But we're not a team with much midfield possession. Which could explain why some of Luiz's performances haven't been good. The more I think about it, the more I'm convincing myself that we already have that midfielder type in Douglas Luiz. Its just we play in a way that doesn't really utilize a player of his skillset to its true potential, too much of the midfield gets bypassed as we aim to get the ball to the attack as quickly as possible. And if we bring a midfielder of this type whether it would be Witsel or anyone else, they will suffer the same fate if we don't change our tactics. Agreed. Last week against the barcodes he was free in space demanding the ball but it wasn't passed to him regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Delphinho123 Posted August 29, 2021 Author Share Posted August 29, 2021 Lol. Lock it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 5 minutes ago, useless said: I think foreign journos just like the name ‘Aston Villa’ and use us as a go to link. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Inspiration Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 27 minutes ago, useless said: Dortmund assistant manager at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 29, 2021 Share Posted August 29, 2021 (edited) Did enjoy this reply though Edited August 29, 2021 by HalfTimePost 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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