Herman22 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I was in the pub with a few guys last night (nice to be able to do that again) and this question came up. If you were to rank the premier league squads on the players ability alone where would you put Villa? There were 5 of us 2 Villa supporters, 1 United, 1 Liverpool and 1 Newcastle. This is mine. 1. Man City 2. Liverpool 3. Chelsea 4. Man United 5. Spurs 6. Arsenal 7. Leicester 8. Wolves 9. West Ham 10. Everton 11. VILLA 12. Palace 13. Southampton 14. Brighton 15. Leeds 16. Newcastle 17.Brentford 18. Burnley 19. Watford 20. Norwich I think you could have the teams from 10-14 in any order. What’s yours? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoelVilla Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 But I read we needed to replace almost the whole team? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 43 minutes ago, Herman22 said: I was in the pub with a few guys last night (nice to be able to do that again) and this question came up. If you were to rank the premier league squads on the players ability alone where would you put Villa? There were 5 of us 2 Villa supporters, 1 United, 1 Liverpool and 1 Newcastle. This is mine. 1. Man City 2. Liverpool 3. Chelsea 4. Man United 5. Spurs 6. Arsenal 7. Leicester 8. Wolves 9. West Ham 10. Everton 11. VILLA 12. Palace 13. Southampton 14. Brighton 15. Leeds 16. Newcastle 17.Brentford 18. Burnley 19. Watford 20. Norwich I think you could have the teams from 10-14 in any order. What’s yours? SHA 92nd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Herman22 said: I was in the pub with a few guys last night (nice to be able to do that again) and this question came up. If you were to rank the premier league squads on the players ability alone where would you put Villa? There were 5 of us 2 Villa supporters, 1 United, 1 Liverpool and 1 Newcastle. This is mine. 1. Man City 2. Liverpool 3. Chelsea 4. Man United 5. Spurs 6. Arsenal 7. Leicester 8. Wolves 9. West Ham 10. Everton 11. VILLA 12. Palace 13. Southampton 14. Brighton 15. Leeds 16. Newcastle 17.Brentford 18. Burnley 19. Watford 20. Norwich I think you could have the teams from 10-14 in any order. What’s yours? I think that's pretty bang on actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Any stattos know where you can then find squad cost and squad annual wages? That would make for an interesting comparison Agree that the OP 1 to 20 is pretty accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted February 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2022 I'd go Manchester City Chelsea Liverpool For the top three. Liverpool have some exceptional players, but not great depth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 5 hours ago, OutByEaster? said: I'd go Manchester City Chelsea Liverpool For the top three. Liverpool have some exceptional players, but not great depth. Liverpool fan I was out with said the same thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted February 21, 2022 Author Share Posted February 21, 2022 The reason I ask this question is, what’s a reasonable finish for Villa considering their squad. And for me that’s 11th. We’re currently 12th in the league with 27 points from 24 games! Yes some teams are doing better than their squad (West Ham, Wolves) and some are doing badly (Leicester) but I think from a Villa perspective we’re about where we should be. That doesn’t mean I’m happy to be mid table or that the last few games haven’t been poor. I just think we need to trust the process and we’ll get there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Villa should be a bit higher on the original list - certainly higher than Everton, possibly higher than Wolves too IMO. I'm also not convinced Arsenal's squad is that good... but maybe 6th. I think we "should finish" top half - probably top 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Everton's squad is woeful. Even their star men like DCL flatter to decieve. They'll need to write off about 100m- 150m and just start again. I actually think Richarlison might be the most overated player in the league. What does he do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaParkAvenue Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 19 hours ago, villa4europe said: Any stattos know where you can then find squad cost and squad annual wages? That would make for an interesting comparison Agree that the OP 1 to 20 is pretty accurate Not squad cost but current value (sort of) at Transfermarkt. Squad wages at Spotrac.com/Premier League/rankings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turvontour Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 22 hours ago, Herman22 said: I was in the pub with a few guys last night (nice to be able to do that again) and this question came up. If you were to rank the premier league squads on the players ability alone where would you put Villa? There were 5 of us 2 Villa supporters, 1 United, 1 Liverpool and 1 Newcastle. This is mine. 1. Man City 2. Liverpool 3. Chelsea 4. Man United 5. Spurs 6. Arsenal 7. Leicester 8. Wolves 9. West Ham 10. Everton 11. VILLA 12. Palace 13. Southampton 14. Brighton 15. Leeds 16. Newcastle 17.Brentford 18. Burnley 19. Watford 20. Norwich I think you could have the teams from 10-14 in any order. What’s yours? I really dont think West Hams squad should be above ours. Perhaps the performances of Rice and Bowen have moved them above this season though. Also some of our players have regressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 17 hours ago, turvontour said: I really dont think West Hams squad should be above ours. Perhaps the performances of Rice and Bowen have moved them above this season though. Also some of our players have regressed. Yeah I think that middle section of the table is up for debate. I think West Ham have a few really quality players who are experienced in the PL. Like you say Rice and Bowen have had a great season. But Antonio is a good prem striker, Fabianski is a good keeper, Ogbona, Souchek, Coufal, Cresswell, Zouma, Benrahma,… IMO they have far more strength in depth than we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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