M_Afro Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Having to replace Morgan with Cash just about says it all. Our squad is so weak compared to the other big teams. Not even Unai can make a silk purse out of a sows ear! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ender4 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Just now, sharkyvilla said: Looked like a hamstring injury, I'd be surprised to see him again. Ahhh cock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Just now, sharkyvilla said: Looked like a hamstring injury, I'd be surprised to see him again. Thanks just hope we have Tielemens and Zaniolo back fit as we have no one else to play there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacketspuds Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 It typifies our season that our best player of recent weeks picks up an injury when we absolutely need him in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBlack Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Absolutely **** cursed. Emery, you miracle worker, please get us one more win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est1874 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 I am so **** sick of these injuries. Ruined our season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bose Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 An attacking midfield of Cash, Diaby and Bailey was not a fun watch. If Rogers is out on Thursday our only chance of doing something is if Zaniolo is somehow fit again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted May 5 VT Supporter Share Posted May 5 It's pretty amazing Bailey has made it through in all honesty the amount of time he's played and the constant hacking down. Losing Rogers for the rest of the season would be a hammer blow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) 1 hour ago, M_Afro said: Having to replace Morgan with Cash just about says it all. Our squad is so weak compared to the other big teams. Not even Unai can make a silk purse out of a sows ear! It's not that weak. It's just we have 3 AMs/Wingers out injured right now, and we are having to play one at CDM. Anytime is going to struggle when 4 players in one position are injured and another has to play elsewhere. And Tielemans. That's 6 players who could play in one of those 3 roles not able to play there due to injury. Edited May 5 by MotoMkali 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post punkymonkey666 Posted May 5 Popular Post Share Posted May 5 5 hours ago, ender4 said: Ahhh cock. No, hamstring 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSw Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 4 hours ago, sidcow said: It's pretty amazing Bailey has made it through in all honesty the amount of time he's played and the constant hacking down. Losing Rogers for the rest of the season would be a hammer blow. Bailey himself doesn't look 100% fit to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Dog Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 04/05/2024 at 10:48, OutByEaster? said: He's made for Unai and Unai is made for him. He's a good technical player and over time, Unai will work with him on his whole game, on his passing, his positioning and defensive work and he'll improve him - but he's incredibly effective already, and he's incredibly effective already because he has 'a thing'. The reviews for him at his other clubs are largely similar in a lot of ways, he was 'alright' or 'okay' with occasional flashes of real promise - but I think Unai does something very specific that's helping him be the player he is right now. The scouting team and the manager have looked at him and seen the 'thing' he does - the ability to turn through midfield and drive toward goal with the ball at this feet, causing chaos - he does that as well as just about anyone and it's a heck of a weapon - they've seen that and our manager has considered what he can do with it, how he can add that to the toolbox he carries around in his head and how he can incorporate it into his system. And then, because the manager is a genius, he's found a way to make that 'thing' work for him, he's built a system that allows Morgan Rogers to turn and drive at defences, over and over and over during games, it's a player doing the thing he's good at, a lot, during games - and if you look at our team and our system, that's Unai's genius. What's Bailey good at? What does he spend most of his time doing for us? What's Torres good at? What does he spend most of his time doing for us? Think Zaniolo holding the ball up against Arsenal, McGinn getting into positions where he can use his big Scottish arse to turn out and get us facing in the right direction - Unai gets players that sometimes aren't complete, but have specific talents and gets them playing in systems where those specific talents are the thing they do most often - Bailey twisting a left back, Torres playing out from the back, every man playing to his strengths with his weaknesses covered by the team and the system. For Morgan, that's a Godsend, it's why we think about him differently to some of his previous clubs, we get a lot less of the 'alright' and the 'okay' and we watch him do the thing that makes him special an awful lot. You can see that he knows it, you can see that he's enjoying it, you can see how much confidence he's getting from it and you can see that he feels ten feet tall - all of that is making him a better player - all of that is persuading him to listen to whatever this management and coaching team are telling him to work on next - all of that will help him develop more quickly - you can see the confidence in his finishing, you can see it in the way he react when he loses the ball and his intention when he has it. He's a fantastic player, benefitting us with a talent few players have and getting the benefit of a really, really good coaching team and a genius of a manager who is going to make him better in the future while letting him show what he's good at now. He's a perfect fit and as good an example as you could find as to how good our manager actually is - imagine where Morgan could be with a couple more seasons of working with him. More of this please. This this this this and this again. A diamond in the rough, picked up by a top jeweller - I can see this being one of the best signings, one of the best relationships, we've ever EVER had. Let's do this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 Does anyone have any news on his injury. We really need him for our final few matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MikeMcKenna Posted May 7 VT Supporter Share Posted May 7 On 04/05/2024 at 10:48, OutByEaster? said: He's made for Unai and Unai is made for him. He's a good technical player and over time, Unai will work with him on his whole game, on his passing, his positioning and defensive work and he'll improve him - but he's incredibly effective already, and he's incredibly effective already because he has 'a thing'. The reviews for him at his other clubs are largely similar in a lot of ways, he was 'alright' or 'okay' with occasional flashes of real promise - but I think Unai does something very specific that's helping him be the player he is right now. The scouting team and the manager have looked at him and seen the 'thing' he does - the ability to turn through midfield and drive toward goal with the ball at this feet, causing chaos - he does that as well as just about anyone and it's a heck of a weapon - they've seen that and our manager has considered what he can do with it, how he can add that to the toolbox he carries around in his head and how he can incorporate it into his system. And then, because the manager is a genius, he's found a way to make that 'thing' work for him, he's built a system that allows Morgan Rogers to turn and drive at defences, over and over and over during games, it's a player doing the thing he's good at, a lot, during games - and if you look at our team and our system, that's Unai's genius. What's Bailey good at? What does he spend most of his time doing for us? What's Torres good at? What does he spend most of his time doing for us? Think Zaniolo holding the ball up against Arsenal, McGinn getting into positions where he can use his big Scottish arse to turn out and get us facing in the right direction - Unai gets players that sometimes aren't complete, but have specific talents and gets them playing in systems where those specific talents are the thing they do most often - Bailey twisting a left back, Torres playing out from the back, every man playing to his strengths with his weaknesses covered by the team and the system. For Morgan, that's a Godsend, it's why we think about him differently to some of his previous clubs, we get a lot less of the 'alright' and the 'okay' and we watch him do the thing that makes him special an awful lot. You can see that he knows it, you can see that he's enjoying it, you can see how much confidence he's getting from it and you can see that he feels ten feet tall - all of that is making him a better player - all of that is persuading him to listen to whatever this management and coaching team are telling him to work on next - all of that will help him develop more quickly - you can see the confidence in his finishing, you can see it in the way he react when he loses the ball and his intention when he has it. He's a fantastic player, benefitting us with a talent few players have and getting the benefit of a really, really good coaching team and a genius of a manager who is going to make him better in the future while letting him show what he's good at now. He's a perfect fit and as good an example as you could find as to how good our manager actually is - imagine where Morgan could be with a couple more seasons of working with him. More of this please. Absolutely bang on!! I am shocked how we have picked Rogers up for a song and think is a star in the making. For a big guy has an incredible turn/close ball control and he is still only 21. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 3 hours ago, Villa_Vids said: £16m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MotoMkali Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 28 minutes ago, Steero113 said: £16m It's 8 rising to 14 right? If you include azaz you can maybe get to 16. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongo Waring Posted May 7 Author Share Posted May 7 Bargain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 22 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: It's 8 rising to 14 right? If you include azaz you can maybe get to 16. 8 rising to 16 i believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steero113 Posted May 7 Share Posted May 7 32 minutes ago, MotoMkali said: It's 8 rising to 14 right? If you include azaz you can maybe get to 16. £8m to £14m is what the majority of outlets had it at. Some are £8m to £12m, a few £8m to £16m. He certainly didn't cost £16m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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