StewieGriffin Posted November 17, 2023 Share Posted November 17, 2023 On the bench tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Was there much information about the obligation to buy clause? I think I remember it was something like 25 games we had to buy him or pay a "get out" fee to cancel the obligation if triggered. Anyone got the details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdulaziz1 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 47 minutes ago, CVByrne said: Was there much information about the obligation to buy clause? I think I remember it was something like 25 games we had to buy him or pay a "get out" fee to cancel the obligation if triggered. Anyone got the details? I don’t think there is a confirmation of how many games, it’s more of speculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Starts for Italy in a crucial match. A good sign on how he's getting on for them in training. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceemo Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Subbed off on 71 minutes. Good bit of strapping on his left leg. He grimaced a bit coming off. Hopefully just a bit of tiredness and nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Watched it from the second half and pretty much like he is here, some nice close control before coming infield and running endlessly into defenders and losing the ball. Chiesa was brilliant on the other side though at both ends. Probably wasn't a realistic link but that type out wide would elevate us so much. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanpablosaliceband Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 7 minutes ago, VillaChris said: Watched it from the second half and pretty much like he is here, some nice close control before coming infield and running endlessly into defenders and losing the ball. Chiesa was brilliant on the other side though at both ends. Probably wasn't a realistic link but that type out wide would elevate us so much. I thought Zaniolo was much better in the first half. He was involved in creating some decent opportunities. The pundits were complimentary. He seemed to tire in the second half. He doesn’t look like his conditioning and fitness is quite at the level it could or should be. It’s noticeable how close he stays to the right sideline, like a traditional right winger. But as a result, he seems to struggle to get into dangerous positions. I feel like there’s an element of hesitation there too, like he’s reluctant to drive forward and take a chance for whatever reason. But I’d say he played well overall and was definitely better than the guy who replaced him. Chiesa, on the other hand, is just a joy to watch. Boundless energy, work rate, trickery, dribbling, end product. And brilliant at tracking back and helping the defence. Zaniolo didn’t contribute enough in this area in my opinion, which brings me back to the fitness point I touched on earlier. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted November 20, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 20, 2023 Yeah Chiesa was excellent, Zaniolo put in a really good shift though. Second half Italy had to dig deep and stay compact and grit it out a bit but Zaniolo still had some good moments till he got a knock. Hopefully not too serious and he can continue to improve his fitness and get some more games for us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Frodo Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 Have a feeling we will be Lording this lad in 12 months time, some talk he hasn't played in the position Emery wants him to yet, surely everyone can see this lad has ability. In Emery we trust 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWARLEY2 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 I saw Spaletti the other day commenting on him. Saying that he thinks he can be turned into a proper centre forward due to his size and skillset. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted November 25, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Frodo said: Have a feeling we will be Lording this lad in 12 months time, some talk he hasn't played in the position Emery wants him to yet, surely everyone can see this lad has ability. In Emery we trust He's definitely not played in historically his best positions for us yet for more than a few minutes anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 To be fair to him, his xG+ xA per 90 has him 4th behind Bailey, Watkins & Diaby While on xG he's 3rd behind Watkins & Bailey. So he's just been unlucky really not to have got the goals or assists yet. He's underlying numbers are good especially as he's better as a 10 or RM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 12 hours ago, MWARLEY2 said: I saw Spaletti the other day commenting on him. Saying that he thinks he can be turned into a proper centre forward due to his size and skillset. I also think this so it’s great to have a real manager jump in with some confirmation bias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo_b Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 I think he has looked great when he has played, real bright spark looking to make things happen. Exciting player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 13 hours ago, MWARLEY2 said: I saw Spaletti the other day commenting on him. Saying that he thinks he can be turned into a proper centre forward due to his size and skillset. His size is pretty rare for a player like that. It puts his ceiling really really high. If his body holds together, we'll be buying him for £25m in the summer. Hopefully we'll be given the option to do so after the euros not before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 13 hours ago, MWARLEY2 said: I saw Spaletti the other day commenting on him. Saying that he thinks he can be turned into a proper centre forward due to his size and skillset. Him at Napoli under Spalletti would've been really interesting. In some ways I think he's our Havertz, you can see with the build and general profile he's got the potential to be a top tier player but it dosen't just quite come together on the pitch and feeling he's not playing in most effective position for that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Still hope we buy him, he improves the squad over what we are used to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted November 26, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) I still believe he's gonna impress us by the end of the season and there's a vital goal we're going to need to come from him too. Edited November 26, 2023 by Villan_of_oz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Just now, Villan_of_oz said: I still believe he's gonna impress us by the end of the season and there's a vital goal where going to need to come from him too. A goal will settle and unlock him you feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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