Popular Post Monkeypuzzle Posted August 31, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 30 minutes ago, useless said: We're short in a number of areas Right-back, we only have one, it's alright saying such and such player can play there, but if Cash was to get injured I think people would soon change their minds after a few games Midfield, McGinn is the only midfielder we have that can do what he does, we have no replacement for him should he get injured Left winger/midfielder, we've no obvious replacement for Ramsey should he get injured Striker, if Watkins gets long-term injury then our whole season is put into jeopard We can maybe get away with most of those for the time being, but we really need another attacker, earlier in summer the refrain was that we needed competition for Bailey and Buendia, we got that in Diaby and Zianolo, but now Buendia is llong-ter injured, and we've sold Archer who was going to play a part, and Philogene is going too, who was also going to play a part, so we're well short in attack, and if either of Watkins or Diaby have to come out of the team for a period of time then we will suddenly be looking very weak and having to hope that Bailey and Traore can finally come good for more than just the odd game here and there. If no new attacker is coming we should at least keep Philogene, if Iroegbunam is close to fitness I actually think he could be a useful player to keep around as well, as can play wide-midfield role, a position where we don't have many options, would have been perfect for today's game against Hibs . Same for every team. Take Man City. They only have one right back. If Walker gets injured they have to play a centre back there, or a youngster. Kevin DeBruyne is injured. No one in the world can do what he can. Man City have to downgrade considerably to cover him. If Haaland gets injured they only have Alvarez who is nowhere near the same quality and more of a winger than striker. They are very thin in depth. Barely able to fill their bench with quality even when everyone is fit. You are asking for a ridiculous level of depth which will result in young players barely playing, stunting their development, squad players getting frustrated due to lack of games and a bigger squad than Unai has stated time and again that he wants. We have 22 Premier League quality players with each position covered. How much more do you want? More obviously but... Edited August 31, 2023 by Monkeypuzzle 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCollins29 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 An lad from my school years ago had a cat called Julian. The cat who got the cream @Eastie?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 If we are spending time trying to get Alvarez with one day of the window left then we aren’t signing anybody. If true sounds like we’ve spent all summer waiting for Felix and ended up with nowt. Hopefully that isn’t the case. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Coutinho out (Al-Duhail) _____ in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 With Coutinho looking set to move to Qatar imminently, surely this opens up a spot in the squad for an attacking option. If not, then I would have preferred us keeping Aaron Ramsey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villarule123 Posted August 31, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 31, 2023 Coutinho out, Alvarez in. Sounds good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachboys1 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, villarule123 said: Coutinho out, Alvarez in. Sounds good to me. city wont let him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwivillan Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 2 hours ago, OLDVILLAIN said: Please dont kill me cos this is going to sound mental..... Hide contents I was told today that villa have been talking to Man-city for the services of a certain Argentinian Striker Someone has been smoking crack. He's first team going nowhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Is Alvarez really a serious link? He scored the winner v Newcastle the other day and they've just sold Palmer for 45m so with Mahrez going earlier this summer they're raised a decent amount from sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Not it’s not serious. It’s a ridiculous claim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 25 minutes ago, beachboys1 said: city wont let him go Not to a title rival like us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Jas10 said: Coutinho out (Al-Duhail) _____ in? Nobody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 In Peps incredibly talented squad, where rotation is the name of the game. Julian Alvarez has played 90 mins in all 3 Prem games and the Community Shield so far this season. There's no way he moves at all. And he's certainly not coming here. We *maybe* had our chance to get him before he moved to Striker at River Plate. The moment he did and he smashed it like he did, we missed the boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Why is this even a topic. Get off the crack people. It's insane 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I wonder if there's any chance of getting Haaland instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 minute ago, AshVilla said: I wonder if there's any chance of getting Haaland instead. Alf Inge yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishVilla10 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 On 29/08/2023 at 15:40, AntrimBlack said: You only need to watch him. Looks fine to me, 19 years old btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I’d very surprised if we bring someone in now. No new links, looks like we haven’t been able to get who we want. The squad does IMO look a bit thin with all the games we will hopefully play though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 So has Ramsey actually gone? Davis has gone to Udinese for 2m plus add ons Has JPB gone? What is the Coutinho news? Have we signed the Frenchman? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeypuzzle Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Just seen a report that if we move on Traore and possibly Coutinho tomorrow we might make a cheeky bid for Cherki from Lyon. Now that's a deal I could get behind. Traore didn't play tonight so there might be a move in the works, which would leave us a right winger down. Maybe Kellyman steps up, he looked good enough tonight, but Cherki would be a direct replacement for Bertie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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