[Albion] De Zerbi: 'We deserved to lose...I understood the problem in January!"

[macbeth]

i honestly don’t think it even matters if fati and dahoud were RDZ signings. if you don’t trust his eye for a successful signing, that’s fine.

in no way does that negate him saying “i’m short in these positions and i would like the club to invest some money into them”. whether or not he’s picking the players, the need for cover is still there and the club then subsequently has a decision to make. its like when fans say we should have got another fullback, for example, and then people respond with “well who would you bring in?”. that’s the recruitment team’s job.

 

[Littlemo]

Very much what is written above.
Outside of the so called big 6/7 or any club in Europe would have wanted Fati.
The fact that Barca wanted us to have him on loan shows how much we have gone forward under RDZ.

I don’t think Fati has been that bad either. Was playing well before injury. Having a couple of bad games after coming back from
Injury isn’t unknown for a player.

 

[atomised]

Why has NSC decided Dahoud and Fati are De Zerbi's signings? I think i saw something about RDZ being a long term fan of Dahoud, but Fati? Thought he was a last minute replacement for Enciso?

could be down to how much Fati has spoken about De Zerbi being pivotal to his decision to sign

 

[Skaville]

i honestly don’t think it even matters if fati and dahoud were RDZ signings. if you don’t trust his eye for a successful signing, that’s fine.

in no way does that negate him saying “i’m short in these positions and i would like the club to invest some money into them”. whether or not he’s picking the players, the need for cover is still there and the club then subsequently has a decision to make. its like when fans say we should have got another fullback, for example, and then people respond with “well who would you bring in?”. that’s the recruitment team’s job.

We have Gross, Milner, Hinshelwood, Gilmour, Baleba and Moder to play in the pivot.

Hinshelwood, Milner, Lamptey, Estupinan and Veltman at full back, plus Barco now.

January is a notoriously hard time to sign players. If we had have bought KDH for £30m we would have spent double what any other premier league side had spent. The problem stems back to Caicedo angling for a move in my opinion and Chelsea mucking around with inadequate bids.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Strange response. You do know we aren’t always going to find a bargain like Caicedo.

Yes. And we won’t be so successful during those seasons. However, if we don’t look and don’t give these youngsters a run in the team then we will never find them. It’s not strange at all to be pleased that Caicedo was put straight into the team as soon as needed.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

<sigh> We know there are similarities between Bielsa and RDZ.

Except, none of them are the things you have chosen to highlight.

One appears competent in the kitchen, whilst the other conveniently lived above a chip shop in Leeds

 

[Dorset Seagull]

If we get mullered in Rome it could get messy!

Maybe thats why he rested players yesterday. A big defeat in Rome might damage his reputation in the eyes of the giants of Serie A.

 

[Doc Lynam]

We have Gross, Milner, Hinshelwood, Gilmour, Baleba and Moder to play in the pivot.

Hinshelwood, Milner, Lamptey, Estupinan and Veltman at full back, plus Barco now.

January is a notoriously hard time to sign players. If we had have bought KDH for £30m we would have spent double what any other premier league side had spent. The problem stems back to Caicedo angling for a move in my opinion and Chelsea mucking around with inadequate bids.

I’d agree here, I think the plan was to always allow Mac to go for the right money but keep Cas. Chelsea drew it out and Tony waited for the right money, a record fee. That took the heart out of our team.

 

[Mancgull]

BBC sport reporting that Barcelona’s approach for De Zerbi is complicated by our stance of not being prepared to negotiate on his €15m release clause.
….. and why would we? He’s under contract to us.

 

[The Fits]

BBC sport reporting that Barcelona’s approach for De Zerbi is complicated by our stance of not being prepared to negotiate on his €15m release clause.
….. and why would we? He’s under contract to us.

Read that. Lunacy.
'Cool guys just have him. You're a little, bankrupt club, you deserve a break'.

 

[Stat Brother]

BBC sport reporting that Barcelona’s approach for De Zerbi is complicated by our stance of not being prepared to negotiate on his €15m release clause.
….. and why would we? He’s under contract to us.

Because his influence is less than positive.

 

[Quebec Seagull]

Maybe thats why he rested players yesterday. A big defeat in Rome might damage his reputation in the eyes of the giants of Serie A.

His reputation will regress if he can't show that he can adapt his tactics to the vagaries of injuries, and opposition strategies and line-ups. That's been obvious since December, when the benefit of the doubt he'd enjoyed during the previous 2 fruitless months gradually began to evaporate. I have no idea why he's been continually trying to fit square pegs into round holes. He should have admitted long ago that he needs different shapes and approaches to make up for the absence of specific players, and when De Zerbi ball is neutred by opponents who rely on bus parking and counter-attacks.

Anyway, it's all been said ad nauseam before since the New Year. We're just venting and repeating ourselves, hoping some of our noise reaches RDZ's ears.

 

[Mancgull]

Because his influence is less than positive.

We won’t sack him. No need.
He may start being difficult but that would be counter productive to his desire to move to a bigger club one day.

 

[spence]

The only disappointment for me was letting Undav go and not replacing him. Welbeck has a terrible injury record. When he is out he is out for a good stretch.

 

[Justice]

The only disappointment for me was letting Undav go and not replacing him. Welbeck has a terrible injury record. When he is out he is out for a good stretch.

Welbeck being our first & best option now is cheap IMO. I mean he’s alright score’s occasionally has experience & link up play although often stumbles like Bambi on ice at the crucial moment. Lack of competition upfront is weak this season. Although Undav wanted to leave for personal reasons I think he adds an extra 9 points on to our present tally superb finisher.

 

[Originunknown]

I wouldn’t in his shoes either. Besides they’re worthless really. It doesn’t affect us as fans. Wenger didn’t sign, Fergie…lots don’t. And it does work both ways don’t forget. If he, his forbid stayed and we were bottom at Xmas…? Anyway, not a problem IMO in grand scale of things

It would ensure we receive more compensation if he does go, and it limits potential suitors to those that can afford to take him

So yeah if he wants to go then he won't sign the new contract but don't go on moaning about transfers in the mean time. He's starting out like Gus carried on

 

[John1066]

The only disappointment for me was letting Undav go and not replacing him. Welbeck has a terrible injury record. When he is out he is out for a good stretch.

Undav has scored 14 goals in 20 games for Stuttgart, give a striker the right service and they will repay you. Over play the build up so the striker always has his back to goal and is surrounded by defenders and he will struggle

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I’m not having Fati is a RDZ singing. He helped convince him to come but there is zero evidence that he was his player. Also, are we actually talking about the Fati whose performances are a big reason we have performed well in Europe? Before his last injury he was looking class.

And Dahoud is believed to be a RDZ signing….does anyone know the reason for people thinking this?

 

[phoenix]

Villa strengthened and look at them.

We sold the family silver.

However, we had more than enough on the wings. Having long term injuries to March, Enciso and Mitoma really wasn’t in the script but midfield has been under strength all season. Yes with Dahood, who is apparently an RDZ signing but also with Baleba who’s more raw than the steak in a Paris chophouse

Aston Villa owners. V Sports, a company owned by the Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris, the American billionaire Wes Edens, and American investment company Atairos.Nassef Sawiris, is worth an estimated £6.9 billion.
There is your answer .
So well done Mr Bloom for punching well above our weight!

 

[Guinness Boy]

Aston Villa owners. V Sports, a company owned by the Egyptian billionaire Nassef Sawiris, the American billionaire Wes Edens, and American investment company Atairos.Nassef Sawiris, is worth an estimated £6.9 billion.
There is your answer .
So well done Mr Bloom for punching well above our weight!

You think Bloom’s not a billionaire?



We had arguably the second or third best midfield in the league at the end of Potter’s last full season. We’re easily in the bottom 10 now. Without Gilmour bottom three.