Popular Post HanoiVillan Posted January 26 Popular Post Share Posted January 26 I thought this bit from Bardell y'day was basically right, lad (& his agent) need a bit of a reality check: He ain't gonna start ahead of Nkunku, if he thinks he is he's delusional. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 4 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: He ain't gonna start ahead of Nkunku, if he thinks he is he's delusional. We can all say this but the fact is you don’t make it as an elite athlete without an almost insane level of belief in your own ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 14 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: It's his agent ain't it... Probably trying to manipulate for playing time Glad to see Unai has rubbished this His agent is obviously involved and will always be looking for moves/deals, I don’t think it’s “agent talk” - West Ham definitely put in a bid for one. We probably need to get used to people bidding for our players more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_a Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Injured now, hopefully his agent will go on holiday and stop linking him with everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dante_Lockhart Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 but.. but... Angel welcomed him into our club!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 22 hours ago, Zatman said: I think he is probably struggling to settle, not sure what his level of English is like but he is in a squad full of seasoned pros and we have loaned or sold nearly everybody around his age His talent is there and he has shown it on occasions and I feel if let him go it will be another Gary Cahill level of mistake Couldn't disagree more. I'd sell him to the first bidder. Always thought it was a bizarre signing and seems to have a poor attitude, which is fine when you are Anelka but not when you are a poor mans Heskey. (That's being very unfair on Heskey tbh) Will never make it at this level and isn't remotely close to being good enough for us. On top of that, there is a big Spanish speaking fraternity amongst the Villa squad, who regularly hang out together and play computer games, go for dinner as a group etc, so settling in shouldn't have been that much of a big deal. Just don't rate him one bit. I know that's going to annoy people and set them off, but that's my view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 21 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: I think you have a fair point about the English, which is often overlooked. Didn't Duran come from playing in Chicago? I know they don't speak proper English, but American-English is close enough! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian_Angel_M Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 If Jhon's not careful he'll be back playing in the MLS soon. He's in a position most 20 year olds only dream of. Elite coach, massive club fighting out in the top 4 in the PL, with potentially being a starter 2 - 3 years from now. I've seen his agent's Instagram and I don't like the vibe that I get, which amounts to nothing really but he does strike me as the kind of agent who would fill Jhon's head with the wrong ideas for the stage he's at. We've seen this scenario play out with a LOT of very talented Colombian players and it's just sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villaphan04 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 54 minutes ago, GlobalVillan said: On top of that, there is a big Spanish speaking fraternity amongst the Villa squad, who regularly hang out together and play computer games, go for dinner as a group etc, so settling in shouldn't have been that much of a big deal. Agree to disagree on everything else, but with this I am wondering if it is because of the age gap between him and the rest of that group. He's at least 5 years younger than almost everyone else in that group. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapleVilla Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, Adam2003 said: We can all say this but the fact is you don’t make it as an elite athlete without an almost insane level of belief in your own ability. Arsenal apparently have/had this with their youngsters. Bendtner was notorious for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 minute ago, Villaphan04 said: Agree to disagree on everything else, but with this I am wondering if it is because of the age gap between him and the rest of that group. He's at least 5 years younger than almost everyone else in that group. I don't think that would be an issue. Plenty of younger and old players hang out together. He just seems like a bad apple and and as I say, not a very good player to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 8 minutes ago, Villaphan04 said: Agree to disagree on everything else, but with this I am wondering if it is because of the age gap between him and the rest of that group. He's at least 5 years younger than almost everyone else in that group. Yeah, but it isn’t school… they are grown adults… there is no stigma about hanging round with the person five years younger than you… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 1 hour ago, GlobalVillan said: Couldn't disagree more. I'd sell him to the first bidder. Always thought it was a bizarre signing and seems to have a poor attitude, which is fine when you are Anelka but not when you are a poor mans Heskey. (That's being very unfair on Heskey tbh) Will never make it at this level and isn't remotely close to being good enough for us. On top of that, there is a big Spanish speaking fraternity amongst the Villa squad, who regularly hang out together and play computer games, go for dinner as a group etc, so settling in shouldn't have been that much of a big deal. Just don't rate him one bit. I know that's going to annoy people and set them off, but that's my view. View doesn't annoy me, but I couldn't disagree more with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MapleVilla Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 It can still be difficult to move somewhere even with the clubs help. He's still young, and probably away from family. Totally different vibe and league, coming from MLS to premiership. The other Spanish speaking players will have helped for sure, but who knows how he's dealing with things personally. I hope he stays and bides his time with us. He's in the best place at the moment, going to Chelsea would probably see him going down the same road as Carney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Just now, Tom13 said: View doesn't annoy me, but I couldn't disagree more with it. That's fine. And your absolute right to do so. I just don't see a player there that will ever make the grade. Time will tell, but I think he is a big, clumsy, ill disciplined and terribly overrated player who will end up at either a bottom half La Liga club or back in the MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 2 minutes ago, GlobalVillan said: That's fine. And your absolute right to do so. I just don't see a player there that will ever make the grade. Time will tell, but I think he is a big, clumsy, ill disciplined and terribly overrated player who will end up at either a bottom half La Liga club or back in the MLS. Yeah, we shall see in future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlobalVillan Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 2 minutes ago, Tom13 said: Yeah, we shall see in future! Yeo absolutely. And listen, I want every single Villa player to work out for us, of course, but with FFP and player's wages being as high as they are, we cannot afford to carry passengers. Especially ones that upset the harmony in the camp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 47 minutes ago, ender4 said: Didn't Duran come from playing in Chicago? I know they don't speak proper English, but American-English is close enough! True enough, but I don't think he was there for that long. Either way, as has been pointed out, we now have a contingent of South Americans so that shouldn't be the issue really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 No player is bigger than the Don....and the club I suppose. If he's not 100% buying in to his future being here, never mind the rumours of attitude or whatever, if he in anyway sees his future elsewhere just **** him off. Our trajectory is solid. It's not dependent on Jhon Duran. If he becomes the next Pele great for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villa87 Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Kid is an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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