Popular Post sidcow Posted August 16, 2023 VT Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2023 24 minutes ago, maqroll said: Is Acuna the guy that did not impress me at all in the World Cup? How the fook should I know? You were the one watching it forming opinions 1 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eholm Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, maqroll said: We were looking at him a few years back IIRC.. Yeah, I thought i'd seen his name before. Clearly not what UE is looking for......so if his move to Sevilla facilitates Acuna to us, good news. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duke313 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) Good analysis on the Paul McGrath pod about him. Sounds like a player that will give 100% every time. Might not be as attacking as Moreno, but more defensively sound. Will be good option to have depending on how we set up - All-out attack against weaker opposition then go with Moreno, away against a tough opponents and have to defend deep, then Acuna. Edited August 16, 2023 by duke313 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichiBoi11 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 9 minutes ago, duke313 said: Good analysis on the Paul McGrath pod about him. Sounds like a player that will give 100% every time. Might not be as attacking as Moreno, but more defensively sound. Will be good option to have depending on how we set up - All-out attack against weaker opposition then go with Moreno, away against a tough opponents and have to defend deep, then Acuna. So an upgrade on Digne in pretty much every way and another strong option to add diversity of tactics to the squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Sick of us signing pretty boys. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 8 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Sick of us signing pretty boys. Newcastle have already signed Anthony Gordon, and his dad Iain Dowie has retired. We’ll have to try harder. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 replacement in place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) 57 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: replacement in place Just the sight of Augustinsson’s name in a transfer thread makes me shudder Edited August 16, 2023 by KevinRichardsonsMoustache Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post I Make Pies Posted August 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2023 The Sevilla fans rate Acuna highly, some even saying he is one of the top left backs in the world. They also say he is better than Moreno. That's usually a good sign when the fans of a selling club are upset the player is leaving. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wishywashy Posted August 16, 2023 Author Share Posted August 16, 2023 Quote Marcos Acuña is going to be an Aston Villa player. There is a minor difference and it is being resolved. Another world champion who reaches the Premier League. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Daulmakan Posted August 16, 2023 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Jas10 said: @Daulmakan what do you think? Let’s get an Argentina fan’s opinion on him… Sure thing! I love it for you guys, Acuña is a great player. He was actually our starter left wingback, but dealt with minor injuries during the cup and so Tagliafico started some games (Acuña is better than him IMO). His nickname is "huevo" (egg) because as a child he'd injure his head often and regularly have bumps (eggs) in his head. It has stuck through all of his career because he's a very feisty player and in argentina "meter huevos" is an euphemism for that kind of player. He's pretty complete, if unspectacular. He defends, he attacks, he runs, can score from long range, good assister, doesn't have any noticeable weakness other than his short size, which isn't an issue at all playing in the wing. He'd be very happy next to Dibu and they've played together in our national team's resurgence, so they know what competing at the highest level is, he'll bring veteran savvyness and a competitive edge to your team, something I believe you can definitely use. I don't think he'd have trouble adapting to the Premier League. For 10 million, I'd definitely pull the trigger, even more so if you can sell Digne for more than that and keep the difference, I believe Acuña to be the better player anyway. Age could be a concern as he's a physically-intensive player, but you're not getting him for the long term and he should come cheap. 8 hours ago, GREAT_BEARD_OF_ZEUS said: It’s good to hear you have that opinion of him, and I hold my hands up to the fact that I’ve only watched a relatively small number of his games for club and country. That said, in the games I have watched him play, he stood out as one of the poorer players. In the World Cup I thought he was by far Argentina’s weakest link, often failing in one-on-one situations and his crossing was comical at times. However those are skills which Unai probably won’t want to utilise from him much anyway, so like I say, as a cheaper option to Digne, I’m not against signing him, just not very excited by it. This is just incorrect. Our weakest link by a country mile during the cup was De Paul, everyone was screaming for him to be replaced. Furthermore, up until the finals, Argentina was unbeaten in goal when Acuña played, so that's 5 goals we suffered when he wasn't in the pitch (and he played the same minutes as Tagliafico overall). Edited August 16, 2023 by Daulmakan 12 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daulmakan Posted August 16, 2023 Visiting Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, wishywashy said: FWIW, Gastón Edul is one of the few credible journalists here and his sources for national team players are usually right on the money (Fab Romano follows him on twitter, if it means anything to you). 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Thanks for all the info, @Daulmakan - I really think he's exactly what we need tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2023 He’s the journo he was trying to flog Emi Martinez earlier in the window wasn’t he. Hopefully he’s more on the money here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, villan-scott said: He’s the journo he was trying to flog Emi Martinez earlier in the window wasn’t he. Hopefully he’s more on the money here! Well if he wants to help us become Little Argentina, then I'm all for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Interesting to see if he plays tonight - it's on TNT Sport I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Marka Ragnos Posted August 16, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted August 16, 2023 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Daulmakan said: For 10 million, I'd definitely pull the trigger, even more so if you can sell Digne for more than that and keep the difference, I believe Acuña to be the better player anyway. Age could be a concern as he's a physically-intensive player, but you're not getting him for the long term and he should come cheap. I read your post with interest. What do you think makes him better than Digne? They both seem sort of like journeymen players. I want to be excited about Acuna but I just don't know him vs. Digne. Digne is complicated for me, and overall I genuinely admire him ... but his salary is comparably huge compared to his teammates, and I know he disappoints some fans. He can be very creative, and in the past, he's sometimes created excellent chances in the box for our forwards or midfielders. I'm less down on Digne as a player than some on VT, and I worry more about our right side, tbh. I guess I'm not seeing Acuna as a huge upgrade but more a slight upgrade with some positive financial implications and potential bedding-in challenges. Edited August 16, 2023 by Marka Ragnos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderball Posted August 16, 2023 Share Posted August 16, 2023 Cool. Left field signing (no pun intended), reads well and hopefully another solid addition. Never warmed to Digne, but he never let us down to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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