Popular Post fightoffyour Posted May 31, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 43 minutes ago, weedman said: The best gif of all time Close, but the best gif of all time was posted just one page ago On 30/05/2022 at 10:51, Gompedyret said: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I'm very unconvinced on this Diego Carlos becomes the ball playing CB. He plays more passes than Mings but not many progressive passes at all. Koundé was near the top of progressive passes for CBs last season. I get the impression that Carlos played a lot of passes to Koundé who then played the ball out. Carlos has been said to have been the better defender of the two last year. I buy that. I don't buy that Carlos was the ball playing one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, PaulMcGrath_5 said: 1) I am a Rangers fan. 2) Yes he is a LB. 3) He has played more at CB this season than not. 4) Attention and speculation has started due to his performances this season, mainly in the Europa League against quality opposition at CB--the final against Frankfurt and Dortmund to name a couple. 5) He can play both positions to a high standard. Seems Bassey is one of those rather rare signings both "one for the future" but also right now capable of covering several spots as a back up and be happy about it. Also, if his work ethics and the willingness to put in a shift to improve is as splendid as the impression so far, this could be an excellent buy. Both thumbs up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompedyret Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 11 minutes ago, fightoffyour said: Close, but the best gif of all time was posted just one page ago Cheers, think I'll just retire from gif making now, might be the last and only chance to quit while on top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Risso Posted May 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 21 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Who will make an excellent partnership. If Mings was freed up of the captaincy too, moving to vice captain with it going to McGinn he can stay 100% focussed on his game. He's still going to be key in organising the defence and helping cover for Carlos who takes on the playmaking role from CB mcGinn isn't good enough to be a regular starter, and if he is, and is given the captaincy it'll be another season where mid table will be the best we can hope for. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 7 minutes ago, Gompedyret said: Seems Bassey is one of those rather rare signings both "one for the future" but also right now capable of covering several spots as a back up and be happy about it. Also, if his work ethics and the willingness to put in a shift to improve is as splendid as the impression so far, this could be an excellent buy. Both thumbs up. This is one of the reasons I like the idea of signing him so much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 50 minutes ago, Risso said: mcGinn isn't good enough to be a regular starter, and if he is, and is given the captaincy it'll be another season where mid table will be the best we can hope for. The only outfield players at the club who would be regular starters and thus candidates to be captain would be McGinn, Mings and Digne. Digne has captained Everton about 15 times in the Premier League in his 2 1/2 seasons with Everton so he was probably vice captain under Ancelotti. Unless Gerrard brings in a senior player in midfield who could be captain. It's from that list of 3 or potentially 4 players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olof82Mellberg4 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 hour ago, HalfTimePost said: I'm very unconvinced on this Diego Carlos becomes the ball playing CB. He plays more passes than Mings but not many progressive passes at all. Koundé was near the top of progressive passes for CBs last season. I get the impression that Carlos played a lot of passes to Koundé who then played the ball out. Carlos has been said to have been the better defender of the two last year. I buy that. I don't buy that Carlos was the ball playing one. Flawed logic. Kounde being the ball playing CB doesn't mean Carlos hasn't been bought to be our ball playing CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 I watched the last 3 Sevilla games over the weekend specifically to see how he plays, because I don't really follow Spanish footy... It's uncanny just how similar to Mings he is stylistically. Incredibly athletic, pacey, good in the air, and very aggressive. Passing looked similar to Mings with a lot of balls hit forward into the channel, but one thing he seemed to excel at was switching play to the other flank with a long diagonal to the right back. That said, he didn't seem to be their main passing outlet to me, that was Kounde, and I'm struggling to see how he would partner with Mings vs competing with him for the spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazrim Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Risso said: mcGinn isn't good enough to be a regular starter, and if he is, and is given the captaincy it'll be another season where mid table will be the best we can hope for. Correct. He isn't a suitable leader either as there are probably a few too many ass pints going on. Also, the poor foreign signings wouldn't understand him, having just learned English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villatillidie95 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 ex pro footballer and spanish football expert Terry Gibson said some complimentary things about him in a HITC (I know, I know) article. Wasn't aware that Liverpool wanted him a couple of years ago and were quoted $65 million. Getting more and more excited about the signing.https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/30/fantastic-player-pundit-cant-believe-aston-villa-sealed-sensational-deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted May 31, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted May 31, 2022 I have decided that Carlos is our best player from now on, and thereby my new favorite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillaHatesMe Posted May 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, KMitch said: I watched the last 3 Sevilla games over the weekend specifically to see how he plays, because I don't really follow Spanish footy... It's uncanny just how similar to Mings he is stylistically. Incredibly athletic, pacey, good in the air, and very aggressive. Passing looked similar to Mings with a lot of balls hit forward into the channel, but one thing he seemed to excel at was switching play to the other flank with a long diagonal to the right back. That said, he didn't seem to be their main passing outlet to me, that was Kounde, and I'm struggling to see how he would partner with Mings vs competing with him for the spot. He does excel at switching play. What I think you're missing while looking is that what makes him a good partner is that he's similar to Tyrone in that he can pass the ball as well. Ezri cannot. This requires Villa to build through Tyrone and the left side almost exclusively. No Premier League team progressed from the left more frequently than we did last season. By putting Diego on the right, there's another option. You don't have to go exclusively through the left anymore, making the build-up more dynamic, and more unpredictable. Edited May 31, 2022 by VillaHatesMe 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 1 minute ago, VillaHatesMe said: He does excel at switching play. What I think you're missing while looking is that what makes him a good partner is that he's similar to Tyrone in that he can pass the ball as well. Ezri cannot. This requires Villa to build through Tyrone and the left side almost exclusively. No Premier League team progressed from the left more frequently than we did last season. By putting Diego on the right, there's another option. You don't have to go exclusively through the left anymore, making the build-up more dynamic, and more unpredictable. Cash, Dougie and Buendia to build from the right. Phil, JJ and Digne from the left. We'll be a major threat in attack now that we've got the defensive 6 seemingly sorted. This formation seems to be particularly reliant on having good players in every single position. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 4 hours ago, KMitch said: I watched the last 3 Sevilla games over the weekend specifically to see how he plays, because I don't really follow Spanish footy... It's uncanny just how similar to Mings he is stylistically. Incredibly athletic, pacey, good in the air, and very aggressive. Passing looked similar to Mings with a lot of balls hit forward into the channel, but one thing he seemed to excel at was switching play to the other flank with a long diagonal to the right back. That said, he didn't seem to be their main passing outlet to me, that was Kounde, and I'm struggling to see how he would partner with Mings vs competing with him for the spot. Was he pinging the diagonal balls using his left or right foot? Not sure how well that would translate to him playing as our right sided cb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 17 minutes ago, MrBlack said: Was he pinging the diagonal balls using his left or right foot? Not sure how well that would translate to him playing as our right sided cb? Roughly 85% of his passes last season were with his right foot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 24 minutes ago, VillaHatesMe said: Roughly 85% of his passes last season were with his right foot. So he won't be arching a ball to the right back, but playing it down the line for them to run on to. But he would be arching it in to Digne, playing it across field in to his feet effectively . Would we be better off having Mings play on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaHatesMe Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 17 minutes ago, MrBlack said: So he won't be arching a ball to the right back, but playing it down the line for them to run on to. But he would be arching it in to Digne, playing it across field in to his feet effectively . Would we be better off having Mings play on the right? No idea. I just know that we're better off having two centerbacks who can move the ball. I don't think either are going to be Antonio Rudiger out there, but it's an improvement having two players who are at least capable. Ezri often looks like the idea of passing forward gives him vertigo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Rds1983 Posted June 1, 2022 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted June 1, 2022 17 hours ago, Mazrim said: Correct. He isn't a suitable leader either as there are probably a few too many ass pints going on. Also, the poor foreign signings wouldn't understand him, having just learned English. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 This still hasn’t been announced officially? Getting a bit worried now but that’s my pessimistic side, just need to be patient, good things come to those that wait. I have a good feeling about this transfer, even though I don’t think I have seen him play. I’ve only got YouTube clips to go on but he looks very commanding, I hope that he partners Mings at the back for us and they make a formidable partnership for us but there are some rumours of Newcastle United being in for Mings, I hope not, he was playing brilliantly for us at the end of last season. If this signing of Carlos does go through, we will have real competition for places at centre back with Callum Chambers, Ezri Konsa and Kortney Hause as our back up centre backs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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