Linford
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Oh so it’s the next guy that will play six wingers 😄
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Eaglecoops
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Absolutely. There have been games and opposition that have been crying out for a different set up however we have stuck with the same system as you say, despite injuries to key players who formed part of the regular 5-2-2-1 or 3-4-3 or whatever you want to call it.
He has started with 3-4-2-1 in his last 174 games, his pants must be red hotAnd yet he said only last year that 442 is his favourite system.
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To be fair to him, he says he's played many systems but picks the ne that he believes best suits the players he has.
Not surprising really as he's not done enough to get into their team. I am at least more comfortable that it's a try before you buy deal. Two things though, I hope the 'obligation threshold' is high so that we can take a proper look at him before deciding if we want him permanently. Secondly I'm a bit disappointed we don't seem to have negotiated a lower fee for him, with a 2m loan fee + 28m option to buy Villa basically recoup exactly what they paid for him despite the fact he's basically failed there.
But on the whole happy to give it a go as the risk has been reduced. Now to see if Glasner refuses to use him 😉
cROYdonrogers
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More of a Palace style deal and much more pragmatic with a new manager at the end of the season. Dare I say Nketiah still to return from his latest injury, so maybe we can muddle by.
martinelliff
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He reverted to 442 against Macclesfield after they scored, and that went well....
martinelliff
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I would still live with those 6 options until the summer. Not getting relegated, 10 points from 15 games will see us safe, got bottom 3 in next 4 games. Too late and expensive to find a decent replacement CB last minute. Summer rebuild under new manager and go again.
Norbury Old Git
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Oh oh! Watkins is injured. Villa may pull out of a Guessand move. We’ll see soon enough.
I wondered the same but Emery sounded fairly convinced Guessand was going in his post match interview last night. Referenced that Watkins only 'felt' something in his hamstring and that they've brought in Abraham so he can't give Guessand the game time he wants.
Yeah listening to Emery it sounds like its happening.
Guessand has travelled to London after a loan deal was agreed between the clubs, which includes a £28m obligation to buy if Guessand makes a certain number of appearances.
Emery said of his move: "Something similar to (Donyell) Malen. I was happy with him. I didn't want him to leave, but I accept it's a good deal for the club and him.
"The opportunity to play and another way to show his development. I accepted it.
"We signed a striker, signed a winger and in the last matches, it has been difficult for him to play, and he decided to leave."
Guessand has travelled to London after a loan deal was agreed between the clubs, which includes a £28m obligation to buy if Guessand makes a certain number of appearances.
Emery said of his move: "Something similar to (Donyell) Malen. I was happy with him. I didn't want him to leave, but I accept it's a good deal for the club and him.
"The opportunity to play and another way to show his development. I accepted it.
"We signed a striker, signed a winger and in the last matches, it has been difficult for him to play, and he decided to leave."
Canterbury Palace
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His done deals have sunk more transfers than Uncle Albert sunk ships.
I for one am hugely grateful for Dazza's kiss of death 'Done Deal' yesterday on the Strand-Larsen transfer. The thought of us spending 50m on a non-goalscoring centre forward made me feel sick.
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We also went to Four at the back against KuPS when we went 2-1 down.
Has anybody seen him play live in the flesh as opposed to in the limited opportunities for Villa which have been on TV?
On the times I’ve seen him on TV he hasn’t looked particularly aggressive or physical despite his strong stature and he hasn’t looked to go past opponents with the ball.
I appreciate that these have been limited opportunities and may not be reflective of what he can bring.
He was our main transfer target in the summer so presumably the proper scouting and due diligence has been done.
Looking at his stats in France he played across the front 3 and mostly down the middle.
He’s got a reasonable rate on goals and assists.
It looks like the deal will happen and if done on time I can see him being on the bench on Sunday.
I suppose the bigger question at the moment is if Mateta will play.
On the times I’ve seen him on TV he hasn’t looked particularly aggressive or physical despite his strong stature and he hasn’t looked to go past opponents with the ball.
I appreciate that these have been limited opportunities and may not be reflective of what he can bring.
He was our main transfer target in the summer so presumably the proper scouting and due diligence has been done.
Looking at his stats in France he played across the front 3 and mostly down the middle.
He’s got a reasonable rate on goals and assists.
It looks like the deal will happen and if done on time I can see him being on the bench on Sunday.
I suppose the bigger question at the moment is if Mateta will play.
madcap_v2
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4 and a half centre backs when we play a back 3 and have just lost one of the best centre backs in Europe is not good enough if we want to be competitive in this league. Richards and LaCroix are more than capable, good and reliable enough but Riad is an injury risk, Canvot is error prone and whilst Lerma is great as a fill-in, he can't be our go to CB. Clyne did well for us in that position 2 years ago, but he would be the very last resort for me to go in at CB.
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doombear
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A bit too late to be competitive this season in a meaningful way. We'll scrape through to the end of the season and we'll have the whole of the Summer window to look for a decent CB if the new manager plays a system that warrants us buying a ready made one.
The Dolphin
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Not sure why we are buying this guy.
I hope I am wrong and that someone has seen something amazing about him because £28m for a non goalscorer won't work - we have enough of them already!
I hope I am wrong and that someone has seen something amazing about him because £28m for a non goalscorer won't work - we have enough of them already!