Spoony Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Great game. He actually looks like a steal at £15m or whatever it was. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 minutes ago, Spoony said: Great game. He actually looks like a steal at £15m or whatever it was. 13m, apparently. a steal tbh. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 He's a good player, versatile and calm on the ball. A tough match for Belgium as I thought Canada deserved something but they never got much against Dendoncker. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Remember when Gerrard bought him and then proceeded to leave him on the bench every game while still persisting with McGinn, and then only bringing on Dendoncker when we were trailing games in the 80th minute? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 4 hours ago, MaVilla said: you know what, if we are going to play the midfield holding two under Emery, for the first time....in basically ever, i can happily say i think the midfield two is one of our strongest positions now. i cant believe im saying that lol. with kamara, Luiz & Dendoncker, then one of Sanson or Timmy, or someone else as the 4th option, i honestly think basically most other areas of the pitch need upgrading before our central midfield now. madness.....its been a running joke with Villa that our central midfield was a big problem, so nice to have three quality players for the holding midfield 2, rather than the old hat of wedging Ramsey & McGinn etc in to a midfield 3 and it being a mess week after week. the 442 hybrid/4231 suits our players so much better, and we finally have 2-3 quality central midfielders. I agree. The puzzling question for me is.....why did it take so long to address, under successive managers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 3 hours ago, Zhan_Zhuang said: He's a good player, versatile and calm on the ball. A tough match for Belgium as I thought Canada deserved something but they never got much against Dendoncker. match saving tackle at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, Mantis said: Remember when Gerrard bought him and then proceeded to leave him on the bench every game while still persisting with McGinn, and then only bringing on Dendoncker when we were trailing games in the 80th minute? I heard today, that SG didn't sign him.....The chief scout did. now whether thats true or not, I don't know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, TRO said: I heard today, that SG didn't sign him.....The chief scout did. now whether thats true or not, I don't know. We've moved away from Managers making all the signings since NSWE took over. Dean Smith said as much that he had a wishlist he would put forward but that was it 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 5 hours ago, TRO said: I heard today, that SG didn't sign him.....The chief scout did. now whether thats true or not, I don't know. Yes . I think in the middle of a Birmingham Live online q & a , they dropped that one and said that Gerrard didnt even know until he was in the door having his medical. I thought it was a typical BL bullshit comment but seems it was true . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, Mantis said: Remember when Gerrard bought him and then proceeded to leave him on the bench every game while still persisting with McGinn, and then only bringing on Dendoncker when we were trailing games in the 80th minute? Genius at work. Guy's a bigger fraud than Clinton Baptiste. Edited November 24, 2022 by Tom13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 6 hours ago, TRO said: I heard today, that SG didn't sign him.....The chief scout did. now whether thats true or not, I don't know. Where did you hear it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Mat Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) We've needed a solid DM for years. I think he'll turn out to be a really decent bit of business for us. Edited November 24, 2022 by The Other Mat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 He’s a good squad player and a bargain at 13m. I think the negative reactions when we signed him were more around the resentment of Gerrard than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, The Other Mat said: We've needed a solid DM for years. I think he'll turn out to be a really decent bit of business for us. to be honest i wasnt 100% sure about the signing initially. However, the more i see him, and the more i see what he's all about, i think it was a brilliant signing. the guy isnt flashy, cant/doesnt do Hollywood passes, but he is a great DM who offers physicality, power, height etc, and tbh he is really good at the simple recycling of the ball, basic but successful passes etc, exactly what we need. i think his only real obvious weakness is speed/agility, but tbh, if he is just sitting in that DM position and shielding the back 4, if his positional play is decent it isnt a huge issue, but yeah, it is a weakness for sure. Overall though, really great signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) 42 minutes ago, The Other Mat said: We've needed a solid DM for years. I think he'll turn out to be a really decent bit of business for us. Couldn't believe Wolves let him go let alone didn't play him much Edited November 24, 2022 by Kiwivillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Couldn't believe Wolves let him go let alone didn't play him much to be fair, until Emery came here we didnt play him much either......apart from in the last 10 mins of the odd game when chasing a game....weirdly. Gerrard, yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Kiwivillan said: Couldn't believe Wolves let him go let alone didn't play him much Same as Conor Coady. Made absolutely no sense to let these players go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayls Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Vive_La_Villa said: He’s a good squad player and a bargain at 13m. I think the negative reactions when we signed him were more around the resentment of Gerrard than anything else. I think you are right. That and the wolves fans apparently being desperate for us to take him. However from our side it was defo more about who we were bringing in when we clearly had other areas which needed to be improved upon. Or at least what we thought we needed to improve upon, until Emery came in and showed how a proper coach can work with a squad of players… I like Leander. You don’t get to play for Belgium by being rubbish. He also kept Faes out the team who has been excellent for Leicester and is a natural CB. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Tayls said: I think you are right. That and the wolves fans apparently being desperate for us to take him. However from our side it was defo more about who we were bringing in when we clearly had other areas which needed to be improved upon. Or at least what we thought we needed to improve upon, until Emery came in and showed how a proper coach can work with a squad of players… I like Leander. You don’t get to play for Belgium by being rubbish. He also kept Faes out the team who has been excellent for Leicester and is a natural CB. Faes should be playing to be fair as should many younger Belgium players and it should have cost them yesterday. But that’s one for the World Cup thread. Dendonker deserves his place though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Tom13 said: Where did you hear it from? can't remember, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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