Zatman Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Guardian_Angel_M said: The Colombian manager who is actually Argentinian is planning for the 2026 WC so he's called up many up and coming youngsters with potential. We don't have that much quality upfront aside from a 36 year old Falcao, Luis Díaz who's more of a wide left forward not a consistent goalscorer and despite playing in Qatar and Greece we still have to play James Rodríguez who seems to be more motivated by other things outside playing football I really liked Zapata I think he would have done well in England but the injury he got last season I think has ruined him 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VillaHatesMe Posted January 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted January 16, 2023 I'm a Chicago Fire fan. I'm familiar with Duran. I get why Villa wanted him, but I'm still surprised it happened. That said, as a Chicago Fire fan who has watched an aimless club shoot itself in the foot repeatedly for over a decade, the surprise could be due to me not believing the Fire are capable of having anything somebody else would want, but Duran is now the second teenager they've sold to a Premier League club for good money since August. As for the player, he's big, he's athletic, he's fast, and he's physical. He's essentially everything you want in a teenage prospect. He's also raw and emotional. He played 1,367 minutes last season, just more than 15 matches worth of minutes, and picked up seven yellow cards. Rarely were they smart or tactical. They were the "I messed up and I'm angry so now I'm going to go do something stupid" variety. That may take some time to be worked out of his game, or it may never be. He began the season in Chicago slowly, being worked in as a substitute for the first third of the season. You saw the potential, but he struggled to make a real impact. However, about halfway through the season, something clicked. While he wasn't a terror, you could see he was more confident and he began playing like it. He began to earn regular minutes and regular starts, and my thought was that he could prove to be one of the better strikers in the MLS when the new season began in February. I don't know what our plan will be with him here. Perhaps he goes on loan, or perhaps he stays with the team and gets some late season minutes as preparation for next season. But if his time in Chicago is an indication, he'll need time to adjust. He needed time to adjust from moving from Colombia to the United States, and now a year later he may be on his way to England. That's a lot for a kid to handle. He's talented. He could be a very good player for us. He could amount to nothing much. I don't know, but I wouldn't expect him to have an immediate impact no matter the result. 19 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepal_villan Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, Xela said: Don't know much about him but he seems the sort of signing that Brighton would make and then our fans would complain that we aren't doing the same. If Unai wants him, thats good enough for me. At the same time feel Brighton would have paid around £5M for him not £14M. If it works out - then happy days, but if it turn out to be like Wesley or Traore - same fans celebrating the signing will be ripping the club for financial mismanagement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herman22 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 It’s been said so many time already but just to reiterate. He’s very young and seems to be a really raw talent. He will need patience from the fans! I can see him getting some mins off the bench this season and hopefully making an impact. I do love these out of nowhere transfers Villa have pulled over the last few years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphil Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Ref Benteke or Wesley debate …. Jhon Duran Duran He’s bigger than me or you He’s gonna score 1 or 2 Jhon Duran Duran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danceoftheshamen Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Cue the Duran Duran songs for him......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian_Angel_M Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 16 minutes ago, Zatman said: I really liked Zapata I think he would have done well in England but the injury he got last season I think has ruined him A fit Zapata would have had a big chance to be successful in the Premier League he has the right attributes for the league. The injury and big chances missed in important qualifiers meant he couldn't make the center forward role his in the NT. Muriel is another one that is a mercurial talent with purple goalscoring patches every now and then but injuries have costed him big time. Historically colombian players are very inconsistent, very talented, but mentally we lack resilience. If Tino Asprilla had half the discipline and mentality of CR7 he would have been a world class player. JPA wasn't the most talented from his generation but one of the most professional and willing to work on his weaknesses. Hopefully Duran being young means he can be coached to fulfill his potential and be a star for Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 16, 2023 We're good at this buying players without a lot of fuss business aren't we? He's exactly what we need, someone who can come off the bench and make an impact with pace and power and has the ability to develop into a starter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zatman Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, Guardian_Angel_M said: A fit Zapata would have had a big chance to be successful in the Premier League he has the right attributes for the league. The injury and big chances missed in important qualifiers meant he couldn't make the center forward role his in the NT. Muriel is another one that is a mercurial talent with purple goalscoring patches every now and then but injuries have costed him big time. Historically colombian players are very inconsistent, very talented, but mentally we lack resilience. If Tino Asprilla had half the discipline and mentality of CR7 he would have been a world class player. JPA wasn't the most talented from his generation but one of the most professional and willing to work on his weaknesses. Hopefully Duran being young means he can be coached to fulfill his potential and be a star for Villa Zapata/Muriel works so well at Atalanta and Muriel is very good from the bench. Falcao is the one I would say was elite but he had bad injuries. Hoping Jhon is better I always like Colombia from the South American teams. They always have players that look they are just having fun over the years. Carlos Sanchez was probably the happiest destroyer ever 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyvilla Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 not joining us until towards the end of feb apparently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 His name aint Rio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruitvilla Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 3 hours ago, SuffolkVillan said: Colombia is a country, columbia is a film studio British Columbia is where I live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 16, 2023 Moderator Share Posted January 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, mattyvilla said: not joining us until towards the end of feb apparently Bugger. Where's that being reported? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston_Villan4 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, mattyvilla said: not joining us until towards the end of feb apparently Edit: I’m assuming this is because of the U-20 South American Championship Edited January 16, 2023 by Aston_Villan4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 After becoming an expert on him by watching YouTube for 2 mins, my initial reactions: Good finisher Good in the air Very strong Quick (although might not look as quick in the PL...) Heavy touch I'd worry about the touch because the PL will be a lot less forgiving of it, but he looks a threat around the box. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKP90 Posted January 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted January 16, 2023 4 hours ago, duke313 said: The last Colombian forward we had done okay. Was just about to post this. Welcome Jhon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Best Columbia player since Freddie Rincon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Posted the initial thread earlier but he’s added to it since, more about Jhon: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvonVillain Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Delighted with this. UTV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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