Made In Aston Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, foreveryoung said: 2 hours ago, Delphinho123 said: As much as I loved Grealish and rated him when he was here, half of the moves in this video would be beyond him. Not fair to start comparing him. He certainly had enough moves to get past most of the players in the premiership, rarely got dispossessed from what I can remember. Both players are excellent at keeping the ball, but the biggest difference is that Coutinho can maintain possession at pace. This makes him much more dangerous in the final third than Grealish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted January 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Mister_a said: So if Tottenham have an option to buy, what percentage of his wages are they paying? It depends which way up you hold Januzaj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Welcome magic Phil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 2 hours ago, MaVilla said: not sure if true, but i read that, for example: His salary is 340k p/w, he agreed to take a 140k pay cut to help Barca financially and us pay it. We pay 200k p/w, Barcelona pay 0k p/w. Figures are total guess work ofc, but i have read numerous articles about him taking a pay cut, even Xavi said "Coutinho took a pay cut to allow the move to Villa to happen, because he wanted to play". Not sure of the exact facts tho. If Barca are paying nothing, then they would be able to register Torres. More like Coutinho took 20% pay cut, and of the remaining 80%, we are paying 40% and Barca are paying 40%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I am just happy we have finally replaced the gaping hole that was Lee Hendrie...... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 3 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: I am just happy we have finally replaced the gaping hole that was Lee Hendrie...... He’s finally had nasal septum replaced? Coke is bad kids 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Just now, Steero113 said: He’s finally had nasal septum replaced? Coke is bad kids Dunno. I can never stop looking at the moss bros young adult suits he wears to notice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: Dunno. I can never stop looking at the moss bros young adult suits he wears to notice Over Xmas the Sky link man in the studio called him “our elf on the shelf” as he handed over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, nick76 said: Not sure I've seen anyone say he's too old from a footballing perspective to be fair I've seen and said some motivation and wealth linked to age stuff but never that 29 is too old to play Same as for any doubt or even criticism over the deal I've not seen anyone suggest that he was never any good at kicking a football or that he's overrated or anything like that Edited January 8, 2022 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Not sure I've seen anyone say he's too old from a footballing perspective to be fair I've seen and said some motivation and wealth linked to age stuff but never that 29 is too old to play Same as for any doubt or even criticism over the deal I've not seen anyone suggest that he was never any good at kicking a football or that he's overrated or anything like that There’s been plenty of concern about his age. But it’s not so much that he’s too old. I believe it’s more so about his value afterwords. If we were to sign him permanently it would £33 million for a 30 year old with a bad knee injury to his name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick76 Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 8 minutes ago, villa4europe said: Not sure I've seen anyone say he's too old from a footballing perspective to be fair I've seen and said some motivation and wealth linked to age stuff but never that 29 is too old to play Same as for any doubt or even criticism over the deal I've not seen anyone suggest that he was never any good at kicking a football or that he's overrated or anything like that Just a social media pic! I have seen some people in social media talk about his age re his play after injuries and on here Ings gets commented on about his age so only a matter of time. They was a few early on in the threads that questioned whether he could still do it after his injury and/or lack of personal football success/games the last three years. It’s just a pic with some stats on at the end of the day, so pick at it if you want to suggest valid push back or not, I’m not fussed either way. It would only be a few if there are some suggesting that but I did like how it showed how some of the best players in the league are older than him. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 This thread has only grown by four and an half pages in the last 24 hours, which is quite surprising given it's possibly the biggest signing in the history of the club. It's not just about the qualify of Coutinho as a player, but also about what it says about our owners, shows that they mean it when they say they want to take us to the next level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adman Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 To be fair I'm a bit bored of him and need us to sign someone else 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) I think it’s unfair to compare him to Jack. Coutinho was a much better player. Edited January 8, 2022 by Vive_La_Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossi Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 15 minutes ago, useless said: This thread has only grown by four and an half pages in the last 24 hours, which is quite surprising given it's possibly the biggest signing in the history of the club. It's not just about the qualify of Coutinho as a player, but also about what it says about our owners, shows that they mean it when they say they want to take us to the next level. Milot Rachica thread got to nearly 400 pages lol..... Thank **** we never signed him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPJCB Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Made In Aston said: Both players are excellent at keeping the ball, but the biggest difference is that Coutinho can maintain possession at pace. This makes him much more dangerous in the final third than Grealish. If I were comparing I’d actually say grealish was moderately better at outright ball retention than coutinho- I think coutinho tries more tricks/flicks so loses the ball more frequently than grealish who’s somewhat more conservative. but I agree, coutinho has got more pace than grealish so is arguably a better “runner” with the ball. He’s also got much higher goal threat (still grealish’s weakest attribute) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted January 8, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 8, 2022 It’s regularly the case people get all excited about a signing and then it dies off when the deal is done (or at least, officially announced that it will be concluded). It was the French bowling instructor Jacques Brunswick who said it best - “To the most beautiful moment in life. Better than the deed. Better than the memory. The moment...of anticipation.” 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) There’s also an element of trepidation now he has agreed to join and we don’t quite know what we will get. Plus he hasn’t actually joined yet. Wait til he has joined, has his interviews and then starts playing. The erections will soon return. Edited January 8, 2022 by Spoony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MaVilla Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 (edited) some of these skills and tricks are just next level stuff. Edited January 8, 2022 by MaVilla Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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