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@YorkCityFC Video Scout | Data/Recruitment/Opposition Analyst | Player Recruitment Consultant | Villa Fan | @AVFCOfficial Data Scout | Views are my own
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Aston Villa Recruitment Plan 22/23
After some delay its finally here!!
Enjoy!
#AVFC
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Like, just be a little gracious in defeat at least? Your team just weren’t at it tonight, even the best teams have their off days my man.
“Its my balll and im going home”
"I'd prefer not to comment"
Mikel Arteta remains tight lipped on the two incidents in the second-half after Arsenal's loss against Aston Villa 🤫
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Barely any words spoken today from the
@SkyFootball
comms team about how good the Villa gameplan has been carried out today yet a lot spoken of how things have gone awry for Spurs, top 6 bias is no more apparent than today
@SkySportsPL
#TOTAVL
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Dendocker now the no 10 position, not for attacking purposes hut to sit on Eriksen in the Utd build up phases, love that from Unai. Villa now in a 4-4-1-1 formation.
#AVLMUN
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FYI if you think Cash had a bad game today i suggest you rethink the way you view a game of football 👍🏼
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📊📈 End of season
@AVFCOfficial
Pass Sonars.
Can do other teams in different formations so @ me if you so wish 👍🏼.
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High press training, moving the ball quickly from back to front as well as the back four not being afraid to carry the ball, can all be seen here. I like what i see in such a short video.
#avfc
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Fireworks
Should be:
- banned in gardens.
- used in organized displays only.
- displays should be started and finished between the hours of 7-9 pm.
- not be available to buy to the genaral public only those with a licence and who can prove these last 2 points.
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Makes me laugh the same people backing Mings now are the same ones who were smashing him every week for his poor performances last season. Welcome to
#villatwitter
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Strong, technically very good (thing Tammy). Touted by Chelsea, Liverpool, Benfica and Man Utd late last year so this is a real coup by
#avfc
to get this one done. Not a familiar name to many its fair to say but a really good signing by the club.
Aston Villa can confirm that an agreement has been reached with Chicago Fire for the permanent transfer of 19-year-old striker, Jhon Durán.
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📊📈 Some personal news!!
Delighted to say i have taken up a role at
@CPLsoccer
as the leagues Data Analyst 😊
This level of role is something i have dreamt about, and worked towards, for a while now & i cant wait to get started in aiding the teams in a multitude of areas.
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Cant say im surprised but what does surprise me is why this wasnt announced pre Brighton so fans could have at least gave him a decent send off? Been immense when we’ve needed him this season. Slightly irked i have to say.
#AVFC
Aston Villa can confirm that
@Youngy18
will be leaving the club upon the expiration of his contract.
Everyone at Aston Villa would like to sincerely thank Ashley for his service to the club and wish him all the very best in his future endeavours.
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Strong links to Ginter (28), Suarez (35) and Kondogbia (29) is slightly concerning for a transfer policy and we cant be going back to this way of doing things (again), of course buying experience is key in smaller parts but a balance is vital.
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Be great if Aston Villa fans just…well supported Aston Villa 👊 . Toxicity of the fan base on here is disgraceful lately. Everyone has a viewpoint but ffs change the record 😂
#avfc
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My thoughts. Bit rudimentary and knocked up but you get the gist, it’s Sunday after all.
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This is an ex-pro. Shameful.
2.5 months for Bentancur injury absolutely gutted he looked decent, Fuming about Cash next time we play Villa let’s make sure the boys remember
#Spurs
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Remember when people were taking the piss after the video appeared of him working with the shooting & finishing coach? Yeh that.
Of players to take over 50 shots in Europe's top 5 leagues this season, no-one has a better shot accuracy than Ollie Watkins (56.9%) 🎯
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Just a thought, if im Emery im sticking Aaron Ramsey straight in vs Walsall as a direct replacement for his brother, lets see what your made of kid. If he impresses he goes to America and gets a crack at it if not….
#AVFC
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I have to say im really disappointed and actually a little annoyed that
#avfc
havent gone in for Barnes as he would have been a perfect fit in our system. Cant help but feel we have missed a trick on this one.
#AVFC
🚨 EXCL: Newcastle United have today reached agreement with Leicester City to sign Harvey Barnes. Deal for 25yo winger worth in region of £38m. Personal terms won’t be a problem. Another key target of head coach Eddie Howe landed
@TheAthleticFC
#NUFC
#LCFC
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After all the hard work I am pleased to announce I will be working as a Data and Opposition Analyst at an EFL league club. Absolutely buzzing to get this opportunity in professional football something I have been working towards for a ling time now!
#efl
#dataanalysis
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📈📊 Tried something (kinda) new, with a viz inspired by StatsPerform, in plotting all Grealish assists in the EPL this season.
#AVFC
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Disappointing? No. The fact some fans think we can play at the levels we saw against Newcastle etc game after game may need to give their heads a wobble. We arent at that stage yet but we sure as hell will be.
#AVFC
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This isnt as common as you may think. For the club to give Josh a 5 year deal shows immense confidence in him and his ability on the green stuff. Interested to see how he progresses in the next 2 seasons especially.
#AVFC
Aston Villa is delighted to announce Josh Feeney has signed a new, long-term contract with the club. ✍️
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As i tweeted yesterday about Firmino, another player who fits the profile of the SS in behind Watkins.
#AVFC
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Keeper analysis using AAGS (Above Average Goals Saved) across the
@premierleague
@SkyBetChamp
@SkyBetLeagueOne
@SkyBetLeagueTwo
(thread)
@premierleague
GK’s
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Where do
@premierleague
teams tend to press the most?
Typically Liverpool & Man City are high pressers, Burnely & Southampton also a tad higher up. Newcastle’s low block is very evident. Its safe to say in general only 2 teams out of 20 do press high more often than not.
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No risked for tomorrow but will start vs United @ the weekend. Panic over 😉
#AVFC
Emery on Pau Torres: "Pau Torres has started training with the group and he is going to be on the bench tomorrow." 💪
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Now that the process is (finally) over i wanted to share what is involved when applying for a role at such a high profile club in order to hopefully aid others who are applying for future roles.
Happy to answer any questions 👍🏼
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Cant fault the players effort tonight, always a big ask up against an unbeaten top of the league side, its a shame they are let down by the system but its so close to being a working one. See what tomorrow brings 🤔
#ARSAVL
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He looks like the Saudis new minister for sport or summat 😂
It felt like home from day one 🗣️🇸🇦
📹 Steven Gerrard’s first interview is coming 🔜
#GerrardEttifaqi
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Not happening and you can quote me on that 😐
Aston Villa will push for £60million Kalvin Phillips signing this summer - but move is complicated |
@JPercyTelegraph
reports
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All ive seen is tweets digging him out for his first touch, shows what fans actually know 😂
Another top session this morning with
@AVFCOfficial
frontman Ollie Watkins doing bits before going back in for pre season 🔥
#becomeelite
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Must, MUST, go all in for Goncalves now. €70m should do the trick, get it done!!
Paris Saint-Germain are closing in on deal to sign Kang-In Lee from Mallorca on permanent move, confirmed. 🚨🔴🔵
#PSG
The midfielder already completed his medicals in Paris.
Contract set to be signed soon, as per
@MatteMoretto
.
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I have to say, the state of some of our fanbase since this downturn in form has really opened my eyes to what a) people know is fact (barely anything) and b) spitting vitriolic views asking for a sacking when they think its so easy to do that. Be a fan of Aston Villa.
#AVFC
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Literally the last position we should be recruiting for in this window. Baffling.
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@AVFCOfficial
v
@SouthamptonFC
1st half
✅ We scored.
✅ Coutinho, just.
✅ Defensively sound but untested.
❌ Far, far to passive. Zero urgency as the home side.
❌ Bailey, shocking.
❌ No patterns of play whatsoever.
#AVLSOU
#AVFC
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If true, it seems the January recruitment policy is different from the summer window under Monchi and co.
#AVFC
🚨🇹🇷 Aston Villa are interested in 18-year-old Turkey U19 — Besiktas young sensation talented striker Semih Kılıçsoy.
#AVFC
#Transfers
The Villa park club expected to submit official offer in coming days.
Wolve attempt to sign Kılıçsoy but it’s was rejected by Besiktas.
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Villa’s first EC qualifier will be on the 13 July. 6 weeks tomorrow. Bet the players are loving it 😂
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Please dont be so daft as to a) dismiss Lenglet’s ability and b) state we dont need another CB. One injury to Diego or Pau & we are risking being exposed in that area especially given the amount of games we will be playing. This is smart recruitment and low risk on a loan.
#AVFC
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Its
@TyroneMings
for me, to show such resilience and comeback as strongly as he has from a tough start and a shedload of criticism is testiment to not only his character but the resurgence of this team under Emery.
#AVFC
Who is your Aston Villa Supporters’ Player of the Season for 2022/23? 🗳️
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So pleased to finally see him in a Villa shirt. So much work went into getting him onboard from a lot of people in a lot of different areas.
#AVFC
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Pay or no pay i’ll be finishing the season with the club who showed faith in me from the start, i owe them they dont owe me.
@crawleytown
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Hard graft in the heat but overall those patterns of play today were the best i have seen in pre-season. Luiz has clearly gone up a level his passing vision was exceptional today. Diaby is going to be a real threat for us. Shape was fascinating too!
#AVFC
Another brilliant shift from the lads completes our
#PLSummerSeries
campaign in Maryland. ✅
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Since finding this out, which i probably should have done much earlier, it has changed my life 😊
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📊📈
@AVFCOfficial
Passing Network vs
@SouthamptonFC
21/1/23
✅ 64% possession.
✅ 81% pass accuracy.
✅ Patterns of play emerging.
✅
@dgoficial
60 comp passes (92%)
More on this on the
@villaparkpod
#talkingtactics
show on Friday 👍🏼
#AVFC
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📊📈
@AVFCOfficial
v
@Everton
Id probably go with this tomorrow given a) its @ VP b) SG needs the win and c) no reason why the selection & shape shouldn’t be an attacking one.
Chambers in for Konsa (ball progression is so much better), Emi & PC can play together, go all in.
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📈📊
@SouthamptonFC
v
@AVFCOfficial
FT
✅ Tactically spot on from the gaffer
✅ Nullified wide threat.
✅ No silly JWP free kicks given away.
✅ OW just immense energy.
❌ Do need a link man up top.
❌ Left sided wideman also needed.
❌ Squad is a tad light.
#SOUAVL
#AVFC
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📊📈 Comparing the
@AVFCOfficial
starting 11 to other players in the ‘Big 5’.
1. Emiliano Martinez
Top shot-stopper and a big presence in general. Big communicator too.
✅ Saves
✅ Save %
✅ Crosses Stopped
❌ PSxG/SoT
❌ Long Ball Pass %
❌ Set Piece Goals Conceded
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Think what you want and im neither here nor there, but something has changed since the WC.
#AVFC
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Non Covid related but i have decided to leave my role at Crawley Town FC as of yesterday. I have a heavy heart on leaving as i have thoroughly enjoyed my time at the club enjoying some special moments, on to the next challenge. 😊
#TownTeamTogether
#knowyourworth
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Thought id do a quick thread on the Newcastle vs Villa game last night for those who didn’t manage to watch it.
Villa started the game their 442 OOP shape & a 4231 when they had the ball ⬇️. JPB was given another start with the rest of the Xl being very familiar.
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At
@AnalyticsGC
we predicted
@AVFCOfficial
would be expected to get 13 points from their remaining fixtures in order to fonish 4th. They have 11 with 3 to play 👀👀
#AVFC
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You can see it in there eyes and their swagger just how much they are believing in themselves to achieve what nobody thought was possible in November 👊
#AVFC
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Villa should have been all over this as I highlighted before he even went to Wolves. High ceiling imo.
#AVFC
BREAKING: Brentford have agreed a £23m deal for Wolves centre-back Nathan Collins 🐝✅
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The more and more i dive into it the more and more im convinced a Jonathan David & Ollie Watkins partnership would be pretty lethal.
#AVFC
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Its so disappointing to be just sleeping through this window like we have done so far and with all the targets that were profiled just one of them has ended up at the club, so far 🙄
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Put some respect on Lenglet’s name, stepped into fill the hole left in our build up by Pau 👊
#AVFC
As requested, Leaders in Progressive Yards Carried per 90 from TheOther14 in the
#PL
season so far.
@Other14The
Clement Lenglet at the top.
#AVFC
#BHAFC
#FFC
#LTFC
#NUFC
#twitterclarets
#Wolves
#CPFC
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Watching Palace turn into peak Brazil just as we are about to play them is such an Aston Villa thing to happen 😂
#AVFC
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Great insight into a top clubs analysis and im happy that as an analyst i am clearly on the right track judging by some of the things Moore talks about in this article 👌
#oppositionanalysis
#dataanalysis
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Wesley Moraes, Club Brugge, 18-19
Quite a centralised shot map. He shoots a lot from outside the box with not the best accuracy and too early at times. Very right footed. Quick, plays on last man. Lots of goals from crosses (head and 1st time finishes). Good prospect.
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One name fits this bill (data from last summer-ish)
The sad thing is, i love Matty Cash, but i really don't think he suits this RB role now. (Love to be proved wrong).
Seeing a lot of attacking full backs in the comments, the opposite of what Emery is using right now. We need a player in the mould of Foyth/White. A hybrid RB/CB.
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Just, WOW! Words fail me on how good we were today with an incredible 2nd half performance & we deserved every one of those 3 points. Diego, Nico 2nd half, Emi and Ollie, everyone carried out that plan to a tee. Courageous, organised & brave on the ball. What a result!
#ARSAVL
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The Everton game on Wednesday is interesting now as we play 3rd place Brighton on Saturday at midday and then a must win game in Europe. How strong do we go?
#avfc
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🤞 SG has now seen a way in which we are more suited to play in a semi-counter attacking style and will have to give up some possesion % in order to get the best out of the team. Ive been critical but Luiz had a good game tonight as did Tyrone vs Haaland.
#AVFC
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After what has been a rough ride for me professionally lately i am buzzing to get going as Head of Analysis on what is such an exciting project!
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‘Not for me on those wages’
Like its your money 😂, why are folk so bothered about a potential player’s wages? Always makes me laugh a little.
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No they are not.
🚨BREAKING|
Aston Villa representatives are going to meet Arda Guler and his agent in the coming days
|Transfer fee would cost Aston Villa £10million|
#Avfc
#TransferNews
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Lots of set piece work today.
In the first graphic we can see a clear diversion technique in creating space for the attacking players at the far post. The second graphic shows a blocking technique (4) to allow a clearer run at the ball from a deeper position (10).
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Hey
@BBCMOTD
@GaryLineker
Can we ask how much minutes of praise Unai Emery’s Tricky Villans will get tonight compared to what Brighton got wrong? 😉
Regards
All Aston Villa fans
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Keeper analysis using AAGS (Above Average Goals Saved) across the
@premierleague
@SkyBetChamp
@SkyBetLeagueOne
@SkyBetLeagueTwo
(thread)
@SkyBetLeagueOne
GK’s
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