Popular Post sheepyvillian Posted April 15 Popular Post Share Posted April 15 9 hours ago, viivvaa66 said: If Mings comes back in the same form as before the injury, it would be a selection nightmare to pick only two CB next season. Personally I would like to see a Carlos - Mings partnership, when both are at their best. Hopefully we get to see that next season. There's just no way Torres doesn't play in that defence with this manager. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 First time yesterday I properly saw his pace and strength. If Torres starts, I think you need someone quick alongside him. Carlos or Konsa can be that dude. A top class right back in the summer (I think we’ll have two new fullbacks next season) and we’ll cook. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochheads twin Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said: First time yesterday I properly saw his pace and strength. If Torres starts, I think you need someone quick alongside him. Carlos or Konsa can be that dude. A top class right back in the summer (I think we’ll have two new fullbacks next season) and we’ll cook. Agreed about the right back. If we can to the position we have on the left side, where one is an experienced solid defender and the other offers more attacking options, that would be great. A natural right back would also help Diego or Konsa by giving them confidence that they will not be exposed down that side when play central. (ooh err misses!) My opinion is Torres also looks less exposed when Digne plays. One thing that does puzzle me with Torres is his aversion to play the ball down the left wing, he always turns inside and goes central of the full diagonal ball. Nice problems to have when we get clear of the epidemic of injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Lochheads twin said: My opinion is Torres also looks less exposed when Digne plays. One thing that does puzzle me with Torres is his aversion to play the ball down the left wing, he always turns inside and goes central of the full diagonal ball. Thats exactly why Emery loves Pau. Any defender can play the ball down the line which is what we have been used to over the last 20 years. Pau is looking for that ball into the midfield to get us on the half turn and then break. I have my doubts about him occasionally but yesterday was like Man City at home. He found his man so often . Its very rare to find a player who can do eye of the needle 30 yd passes. With Tielemans we bought 2 in one summer. Great recruitment Edited April 15 by MWARLEY2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSw Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Diego Carlos at his best yesterday. Outstanding performance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochheads twin Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 14 minutes ago, MWARLEY2 said: Thats exactly why Emery loves Pau. Any defender can play the ball down the line which is what we have been used to over the last 20 years. Pau is looking for that ball into the midfield to get us on the half turn and then break. I have my doubts about him occasionally but yesterday was like Man City at home. He found his man so often . Its very rare to find a player who can do eye of the needle 30 yd passes. With Tielemans we bought 2 in one summer. Great recruitment My concern is it’s never played down the line. It’s always turn inside. The opposition will put him under more pressure unless he mixes it up. agreed about Tielemans. What a job he and SJM did yesterday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Mings like performance that Immense 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Imagine being able to play Mings and Konsa on a Saturday, then Torres and Carlos on a Tuesday/Wednesday. Next season's going to be fun. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Great to hear all the plaudits he has been getting in the media today. Lots of praise on MOTD2 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 29 minutes ago, jim said: Great to hear all the plaudits he has been getting in the media today. Lots of praise on MOTD2 as well. He looked so switched on in that MOTD2 analysis. One step ahead of everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) The good thing about Diego is that he has so much experience that it doesn't matter that he played like James Collins last match, he ends up being Sergio Ramos the next one. In one ear and out the other. Edited April 15 by DJBOB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyVillans Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 His best games have probably been the 2 arsenal games and the city home game where he bullied haaland. Seems he can step up in the big matches. Just need consistency in the rest of the matches. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted April 15 VT Supporter Share Posted April 15 7 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: There's just no way Torres doesn't play in that defence with this manager. Correct. He's by far our best Centreback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpTheVilla26 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Held my tongue on here last week because I thought the comments of his performance were a joke to be honest, he became the scapegoat and it was totally uncalled for. Yesterday, he made a few of you eat a bit of humble pie. I love the bloke, he's not perfect but when he's on it, we don't have a better CB at this club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 21 hours ago, ROTTERDAM1982 said: His passing from the back is better than Konsa's i think that is why Emery picks him there. I think , and always have done, that he was a good signing I remember reading that statistic too and forgot about it... Carlos has the second highest Pass Accuracy at 90%, Lenglet has 91%. Kamara and Luiz both tied at 89%, Torres at 88%. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/teams/aston-villa/top-scorers/assists 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepyvillian Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 2 hours ago, DJBOB said: The good thing about Diego is that he has so much experience that it doesn't matter that he played like James Collins last match, he ends up being Sergio Ramos the next one. In one ear and out the other. Will be some player if he finds some consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beasley14 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Much better performance from him yesterday, really good to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHY Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Should tell him we are playing Arsenal every week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 On 14/04/2024 at 16:02, a-k said: Has previous with it too Winner in the Europa League final wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyAnty Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Wtf did the pace come from. Was new to me in a villa shirt anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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