romavillan Posted August 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2023 2 hours ago, allani said: I think it depends on how Emery wants to play him. My view (and maybe @romavillan will have a view on this?) is that Roma tended to play him as a more advanced player looking to join the forwards and attack the defence. So it's hard to tell how good his passing and ball retention are because that's not really the way that he was being played. I mean the lad can absolutely spot and deliver a pass - he's much, much more aware of the players around and in front of him than Ollie (not that that is difficult) even when he's making similar runs / driving forward with the ball to Ollie. So Ollie and Diaby will enjoy that - as will the likes of Ramsey and Luiz. It can be hard to tell sometimes whether players passing / ball retention determines how they are used or whether the way they are used determines their stats (For the Love of Paul McGrath covered this point really well in their intro to Zaniolo - and in general I feel). I think he could play deeper but I do think that his pace and strength are better suited to the 10 role. The return of Ramsey will be interesting - but I think we've got 3 really strong attacking players there (Diaby, Zaniolo and Ramsey) who all have different strengths but that you can play any of them supporting Ollie and give us a real threat. My feeling is that all three are probably better when playing narrower (i.e. they are corner of the box type players rather than touchline type players) so the width will need to come from further back - be that Moreno, McGinn or whoever. For Roma, he'd shown he could play off a striker really well, picking up the ball and attacking space, making chances and scoring, so that would fit in with the Emery second striker position. He also showed he could play the Totti role, so central of 3 trequartistas/AMs, playing deeper than second striker as a proper 10. He's got everything you'd want as a 10 for my money, so alongside the fast dribbling, ability to beat a defender etc. in the second striker role when he's deeper he has really good control and vision and is a really very good passer of the ball. He also played on the right of the 3, as an inverted winger, and he looked good there too. I don't know where Emery wants to play him, I'd say 10 is his best position, then we could play Diaby as the second striker, JJ when fit on the left. Gives us a pretty good attack all of a sudden. Emery's mentioned his versatility so maybe we'll see him play all 3 roles depending on who else is fit, opponents etc. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted August 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2023 42 minutes ago, TRO said: It seems listening to Neil dunworths Italian guest…..Zaniolo could be a major signing. His attributes will be a huge welcome to our squad…He was once billed as one of Italy’s brightest talents…,.if we can manage and respect his knees, like we did with Macca….he could be really special. This could go one way or the other, but I am looking positively and I think his diversity to our squad will be will be hugely welcome. Nic could be a real Filip to our other players and add to the overall belief. If, and it is a big if, he plays to his potential with us and we get the best out of him. This signing would be like when Bergkamp signed for Arsenal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 People are gonna be so disappointed when Warwick Davies gets off that private jet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted August 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2023 Italian press pretty much saying for a couple of days this is a done deal, gazzetta online yesterday saying appointment with the club today (16th). Is the plane info as reliable as our old friend the trees? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadlyDirk Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, romavillan said: Italian press pretty much saying for a couple of days this is a done deal, gazzetta online yesterday saying appointment with the club today (16th). Is the plane info as reliable as our old friend the trees? With the plane stuff, it's objective info that a private jet took off from Istanbul bound for Birmingham and is trackable on Flightradar24 - it's up to us to fill in the blanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: People are gonna be so disappointed when Warwick Davies gets off that private jet. We're re-signing Tommy Elphick?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, romavillan said: Italian press pretty much saying for a couple of days this is a done deal, gazzetta online yesterday saying appointment with the club today (16th). Is the plane info as reliable as our old friend the trees? The plane info is entirely reliable I can assure you Latest ETA 3.30pm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feidhlim Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 16 minutes ago, DeadlyDirk said: With the plane stuff, it's objective info that a private jet took off from Istanbul bound for Birmingham and is trackable on Flightradar24 - it's up to us to fill in the blanks! The media are saying the medical is today so it lines up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 15 minutes ago, DeadlyDirk said: With the plane stuff, it's objective info that a private jet took off from Istanbul bound for Birmingham and is trackable on Flightradar24 - it's up to us to fill in the blanks! Yes, right now passing over Frankfurt heading towards Koln (Cologne). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El-Reacho Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 1 hour ago, TheStagMan said: In fairness, it was us that broke his foot. Lol - the very least we could've done is sign him for £12m after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Looks like Ziyech is going to be moving to Galatasaray to replace Zaniolo. If he passes his medical that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheltenham_villa Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 14 minutes ago, pintpotvilla said: The plane info is entirely reliable I can assure you Latest ETA 3.30pm the info about the plane is reliable. Is the info about the passenger list reliable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Your Round Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 30 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: People are gonna be so disappointed when Warwick Davies gets off that private jet. Monchi willow us a big apology if that happens. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintpotvilla Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, cheltenham_villa said: the info about the plane is reliable. Is the info about the passenger list reliable? Yes that's reliable too. I only post reliable information. I don't make things up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 12 minutes ago, PerryBarrPet said: Yes, right now passing over Frankfurt heading towards Koln (Cologne). In other news, Roger Moore has just passed Chessington Services. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisvilla4 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 10 minutes ago, It's Your Round said: Monchi willow us a big apology if that happens. He better not make me weep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerryBarrPet Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: In other news, Roger Moore has just passed Chessington Services. So news of his death was premature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Find it odd that we utilise Private Jets so much. From an environmental perspective its not ideal. There's a Turkish Airlines flight landing within 30 mins of the Private Jet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul514 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Have we signed pasta boy yet? got all the baigi insults off footballers wives in my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted August 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2023 48 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: People are gonna be so disappointed when Warwick Davies gets off that private jet. Speak for yourself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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