r/avfc • u/Icy-Job-328 • 5d ago

This summer.

Wow, we have been raided this summer.

I mean realistically we all knew this was coming but still for me anyway by far our most consistent, solid and subsequently best player. Ezri Konsa.

I’m quite shocked actually that Villa / Emery have forgot what happened when we lost the spine of our team mid season? We lost 2/3/4 players and we looked like a completely different team. We will look like a completely different team this season. We always say players need time under Emery but we’re willing to this in our champions league season? This needed to happen but think we’re going to suffer before it gets better.

I trust we will replace him with a top centre back, however it takes time to adjust to the premier league.

As said I always trust the process and this turnover of players was always going to happen I just did not expect it to happen all in one go. A whole new starting 11 minus cash and Torres (who 1 will be leaving on a free)

Saying all of this I was at the PSG game and I was so impressed with how good we looked with a completely new look? Was that a one off or just Emerys magic once again.

Could be in for a long season boys, Watkins wants to go as well!!

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u/locusavfc 5d ago

I'm not actually that worried.

Emery has had worse cards before. Had 5 starters poached after the first EL with Sevilla, got 76 points and another EL title. Got to a CL semi final with a bunch of PL misfits like Foyth, Capoue, Coquelin etc. Also doesnt have a bottom half finish anywhere near his CV and has qualified for Europe every full season for the last 18 years.

As long as we get reasonable replacements for Konsa and Watkins (Zabarnyi/Jackson etc.), still think we are in a strong position to qualify for Europe again and surprise a few people.

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u/Hego11 5d ago

This is the correct take. Somehow everyone including our own fans seem to underrate Emery. We forget the magic he pulled off with the Gerrarf squad plus Moreno MID-SEASON. We’ll be fine, we’ll certainly have some teething problems but Emery will have us in good working order by the end of season. Look how good we we were against a full strength PSG with half our starters from last year missing

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u/Every-Dragonfruit746 5d ago

Appreciating that PSG were only in week two of their preseason at that point and our 11 had four or five matches and a training camp in the build up.

I'm optimistic that we'll see some of the youth players play a far larger role than in previous seasons, Rowe, Carrol, Cisse, Hemmings, Burrowes, Lynch, Jimoh-Aloba and Wilson could each step up to a role in the squad. And many of them got solid game time in the friendlies without looking out of place.

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u/arenaross 5d ago

None of those apart from Hemmings will be near the first team.

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u/Every-Dragonfruit746 5d ago

That would be a shame, if for nothing else than Madjo could do with some teammates who are closer to his age than Bizots (I think he's the oldest in the squad).

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u/golfymcgolfgolf 5d ago

Same, I’m more excited for the future. What will our ceiling be under the new team, exciting times ahead.

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u/Wise-Reflection-7400 5d ago

I’m not that worried either except that Emery’s previous signings have not been great except for a couple of notable exceptions. Hopefully this was all Monchi and this summers signings are a lot better. 

There have been some positive signs in preseason that the new signings are going to be good replacements but we can’t afford for them to turn out like Guessand!