Caporegime
Spurs cannot afford it and it bit them in the backside with Ndombele they bought under Poch. Conte needs to be buying young talent from lesser known clubs in other leagues which I think he has been pretty good at.
Summer Transfer Window 22/23
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Spurs cannot afford it and it bit them in the backside with Ndombele they bought under Poch. Conte needs to be buying young talent from lesser known clubs in other leagues which I think he has been pretty good at.
I really hope we don’t dither and dally this summer. It’s so stupid not having your new signings for the first games or not giving them enough time to gel in before the competitive stuff starts, but we never learn our lesson.
Really think Gerrards going to shake things up over the next few months. He's been hinting for a few weeks that some players have had the chance to impress him and fallen short, I wouldn't be suprised to see quite a few shown the door. Luiz, Mings, Watkins and McGinn are all in the red zone I think. Maybe a bit of an upset and we'll loose Cash as well.
Signing Kamara this early is really positive though. Restructuring out Midfield has to be his top priority.
Signing Kamara this early is really positive though. Restructuring out Midfield has to be his top priority.
Don
We've just about signed American, Brenden Aaronson from RB Salzburg for around 20m. We were in for him last minute in January under Bielsa but failed so good to see us pick that up again. Marsch has worked with him and Salzburg tend to coach (and sell very good players) so here's hoping he's another one.
Looks like we will have a bit to spend and very likely Phillips, Raphinha and Harrison might go, a big rebuild job will need to happen!
Looks like we will have a bit to spend and very likely Phillips, Raphinha and Harrison might go, a big rebuild job will need to happen!
McGinn has been good for Villa, highly doubt he will be on his way out unless he's sold to another PL club.
Caporegime
Gerrard will be sacked by next Christmas when Villa are 15th. He has a 35% win percentage.
He will be given time and some money as well as selling a few players. I think Villa will do just fine. Maybe not Europe but comfortably mid table with no concerns about relegation.
There were rumours Spurs had been sniffing around but I didn't put much stock in them. He's not a holding midfielder so not sure where he'd fit in really. I just think he's a little inconsistent and him being played on the regular for us was down to lack of options on the bench more then anything.
It's not his team and he's only had half a season. Managers should get a relatively free pass on there performance until they've had a summer and a season at the very least.
Soldato
It's been clear since Ole was sacked that he really wasn't the problem and actually was doing alright with them. There was little improvement when Rangnick came in.Only 15% more and he'll be winning the league like Solskjaer...
Not far off Utd's win percentage then
Brighton finished 9th with a lower win percentage and Leicester 8th with roughly a 35% win percentage btw.I know you're only saying this because it's Gerrard but anyway, what do you expect from him at a club like Villa? The gap between 14th and 8th is less than half the size of that between 2nd and 3rd in the PL. Heck, the gap between Villa and Utd in 6th is smaller than the gab between Liverpool and Chelsea. "Midtable" in the PL is no longer 9th to 11th - there's only the odd win here or there difference between a side finishing 8th or finishing 14th and even if you look lower down, next season the likes of Everton and Leeds could easily end up finishing in the top 10. All PL sides have money these days and are able, with a bit of competence, to put together a half decent squad.
Wasn't the only problem, I'll give you that. But he absolutely was a problem. He spent £140m on two defenders that shouldn't be near a top of the table side and constructed a mish mash of a sqaud full of players that have little or no work ethic.
Everton in the top 10? Are you having a laugh. They will have to sell DCL and Richardson this summer just to try and balance the books so they are not in even deeper water with FPL figures next year. The only thing saving Everton next year is the hope that like this year there's even worse dross. They have an awful set of defenders and will have to bring back Moyes to do what he did best. Loans and 1p buys.
The money wasted at the club is criminal. They finally got some money to get rid of the debt and steady the ship and they torpedoed their own vessel!
Gerrard I fancy will get the sack next year. They barely improved after the initial new manager bump and I think Moyes will get sacked too next season, when they are 8th and not in a European final, for not doing it the West Ham way. Be interesting to see if they outlast uniteds new manager. I might have to dig out the old thread where I was abused for saying when sir Alex left that United would now rip through managers.
The money wasted at the club is criminal. They finally got some money to get rid of the debt and steady the ship and they torpedoed their own vessel!
Gerrard I fancy will get the sack next year. They barely improved after the initial new manager bump and I think Moyes will get sacked too next season, when they are 8th and not in a European final, for not doing it the West Ham way. Be interesting to see if they outlast uniteds new manager. I might have to dig out the old thread where I was abused for saying when sir Alex left that United would now rip through managers.
In addition to that, Mane has said that he will announce after the champions league final what he is doing "Stay or not".
Which is interesting phrasing. Tbh, I wouldnt be surprised if Mane went this summer and Salah went next summer.
Caporegime
Not far off Utd's win percentage then
I know you're only saying this because it's Gerrard but anyway, what do you expect from him at a club like Villa? The gap between 14th and 8th is less than half the size of that between 2nd and 3rd in the PL. Heck, the gap between Villa and Utd in 6th is smaller than the gab between Liverpool and Chelsea. "Midtable" in the PL is no longer 9th to 11th - there's only the odd win here or there difference between a side finishing 8th or finishing 14th and even if you look lower down, next season the likes of Everton and Leeds could easily end up finishing in the top 10. All PL sides have money these days and are able, with a bit of competence, to put together a half decent squad.
Wasn't the only problem, I'll give you that. But he absolutely was a problem. He spent £140m on two defenders that shouldn't be near a top of the table side and constructed a mish mash of a sqaud full of players that have little or no work ethic.
I am not saying it because it is only Gerrard. You know what I think of Frank Lampard and his win percentage with Everton is better than him and Everton have been absolutely dire. It is almost like Gerrard is complete teflon to the press. He left Rangers and they got to a Europa League final and only missed out on penalties.
Again, I'm not sure what your expectations are or what you think the press should be saying. Villa of 20/21 were probably the one side in the League that was centred around one player (Grealish) the most. Grealish leaving and x, y and z coming in was a fairly radical change for them and they massively struggled to adapt, hence the start to the season they had under Smith. Gerrard took over a Villa side that faced the possibility of being dragged into a relegation battle and very quickly turned things around. Were they perfect? No. They've been very hit and miss but when they've been good they've been very competitive, even when facing the best sides. It wasn't just on the last day that they pushed City all the way, they could have very easily got a point from them at Villa park and gave us two very difficult games too. Villa finishing where they did is about par for the course.
You also have to remember, this isn't Gerrard's side - he's been in the door 5 minutes and only made a couple of changes in January. It's very difficult to judge him on 6-7 months. If he's backed this summer (and it looks like he will be) and Villa don't improve then criticise him as much as you want but I find the criticism now a bit odd given that I'm not too sure what more he could have done in the time he's been there.
Seeing semi reputable reports linking Diego Carlos with Villa now. Not sure how I feel about that. Seems to be a great player when he's on form but we really don't need another Mings floating around at the back making careless slip ups.
This tbh. Grealish was the foundation of that team for a good 3 years. Pretty much every positive play and set piece involved him to some extent. You only have to look at how we performed when he was injured to see that. It wasn't just that we where loosing a great player, we where loosing the center piece of our play style. People criticized Deano for leaning on him too much which I always felt was monstrously unfair. You can only work with the tools you've been given and Grealish was one of the best we've ever had as a side, easily up there with Millner, Yorke, Ángel etc. We relied too much imo opinion on Bailey coming and immediately bossing. It was never going to happen, even if he hadn't been injured for over half the season. A player like Grealish is always going to be leaned on by mid to lower table clubs because he's a natural homegrown talent, that's the raw truth of it.
Regardless of who we brought in and how much we spent, filling the Grealish spot mentally, physically and tactically was always going to be a season long job and credit to Deano that we didn't completely flop in those first 3 months.
Gerrard's done as good a job as any manager could have done with the odd time frame he was given. Top 10 would have been nice, but you've got to be realistic as a fan of a notoriously middling club. That 15th to 8th space in the league is probably the most hotly contested area in world football. I'm just happy we stayed up to be honest.
It's part of a wider discussion of course. Managers not being given the time and presence necessary to really bring there philosophy home to a club before the vultures start circling, but hey ho.
This tbh. Grealish was the foundation of that team for a good 3 years. Pretty much every positive play and set piece involved him to some extent. You only have to look at how we performed when he was injured to see that. It wasn't just that we where loosing a great player, we where loosing the center piece of our play style. People criticized Deano for leaning on him too much which I always felt was monstrously unfair. You can only work with the tools you've been given and Grealish was one of the best we've ever had as a side, easily up there with Millner, Yorke, Ángel etc. We relied too much imo opinion on Bailey coming and immediately bossing. It was never going to happen, even if he hadn't been injured for over half the season. A player like Grealish is always going to be leaned on by mid to lower table clubs because he's a natural homegrown talent, that's the raw truth of it.
Regardless of who we brought in and how much we spent, filling the Grealish spot mentally, physically and tactically was always going to be a season long job and credit to Deano that we didn't completely flop in those first 3 months.
Gerrard's done as good a job as any manager could have done with the odd time frame he was given. Top 10 would have been nice, but you've got to be realistic as a fan of a notoriously middling club. That 15th to 8th space in the league is probably the most hotly contested area in world football. I'm just happy we stayed up to be honest.
It's part of a wider discussion of course. Managers not being given the time and presence necessary to really bring there philosophy home to a club before the vultures start circling, but hey ho.
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