romavillan Posted August 9, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 9, 2021 4 hours ago, John said: I guess they might not have let him come to us on loan, if he hadn't. Surely he would not have signed another contract with them otherwise, he must know now that he has no first team future with them now. Great chance for him to prove he's worth the money that they will want from us at the end of the season, to make him our player. Welcome back to where you are wanted and rated Axel! Yep, I'd like to know if we tried to have an option to buy at a certain price and what the price we set was. If we did they have knocked it back and secured their asset with this new deal. Looks like the player believes he has a future up there too not sure it woudl have been just to secure a loan, whilst United it seems might not be quite so convinced. Interesting situation for him, he's a really good player that you'd think had he made the jump to us or another club a couple of years ago would have been an established first XI player by now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinRichardsonsMoustache Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Interesting to see the comparison between Tuanzebe and Konsa: Ezri's development over the last eighteen months has been phenomenal, while Axel hasn't dine much (injuries apart). Perhaps Axel has been looking on thinking that could have been him... Indeed, perhaps a fair few young players at other cubs have been thinking the same thing. The coaching team is doing a terrific job of adding value to these players. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Factory Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 22 hours ago, KevinRichardsonsMoustache said: Interesting to see the comparison between Tuanzebe and Konsa: Ezri's development over the last eighteen months has been phenomenal, while Axel hasn't dine much (injuries apart). Perhaps Axel has been looking on thinking that could have been him... Indeed, perhaps a fair few young players at other cubs have been thinking the same thing. The coaching team is doing a terrific job of adding value to these players. Its not always a straight progression. Axel could also look at Mings and see how his career has massively pushed on since he came to Villa and got game time from all of those injuries at Bournemouth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek2 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 I think Axel coming in is as much to help cover for Mings as well as Konsa. What I mean by that is he's played with Hause before, and I think alot of people are forgetting that though Tyrone is a magnificent athlete, he still was away with England for the full euros, so has had less time to rest and back to training. I know he only played two games, but mentally had to be on it all the time, and his documented mental health issues during the euros has a physical debilitating effect. As someone who was signed off work for 9 weeks with anxiety, I know how tiring it makes you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 17 minutes ago, stewiek2 said: I think Axel coming in is as much to help cover for Mings as well as Konsa. What I mean by that is he's played with Hause before, and I think alot of people are forgetting that though Tyrone is a magnificent athlete, he still was away with England for the full euros, so has had less time to rest and back to training. I know he only played two games, but mentally had to be on it all the time, and his documented mental health issues during the euros has a physical debilitating effect. As someone who was signed off work for 9 weeks with anxiety, I know how tiring it makes you. Most recently in those tense last few minutes of the playoff final! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Maybe Smith will go with 5 at the back to get axel in the team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 1 hour ago, Keyblade said: Most recently in those tense last few minutes of the playoff final! I don't remember that. I was too busy praying while hiding under my bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted August 11, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 11, 2021 Im sure its been mentioned a thousand times but i just cant stop singing that bloody song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2021 Axel ‘strong arm’ Tuanzebe strikes again as he greets Leon Bailey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Nice interview with him on VillaTV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, BleedClaretAndBlue said: Nice interview with him on VillaTV Yeah well spotted. They snuck that in without any fanfare. Really good, positive interview! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted August 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2021 They must have heard us! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Salad Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, villan-scott said: They must have heard us! Nice interview but I'm gonna need him to do something with that goatee or whatever he wants to call that smh Edited August 13, 2021 by Big Salad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 17 minutes ago, Big Salad said: Nice interview but I'm gonna need him to do something with that goatee or whatever he wants to call that smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) I see Axel giving us flexibility, I think he will get more minutes than meets the eye. We are still a bit vulnerable at the back post, particularly at set pieces.....I see Axel drafted in as we meet teams who set up to exploit our vulnerablity. I don't think the team will just pick itself this season....we will have better adaption to meet teams, varying approaches. Edited August 13, 2021 by TRO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyp102 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Just now, TRO said: I see Axel giving us flexibility, I think he will get more minutes than meets the eye. We are still a bit vulnerable at the back post, particularly at set pieces.....I see Axel drafted in as we meet teams who set up to exploit our vulnerablity. I don't think the team will just pick itself this season....we will have better adaption to meet varying teams. But Axel himself was weak at the back post he was awful in the air last time here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said: But Axel himself was weak at the back post he was awful in the air last time here I'm not aware of that, Centre back weak in the air, doesn't follow for me....but we can't keep giving free headers like we did against the italians and many times last season. Maybe Austin will pick up on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Could Axel play the No 6 CDM role in certain Games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, TRO said: Could Axel play the No 6 CDM role in certain Games? Despite him never playing there and us having at least 7 better options there? Sure, why not. He's 6'+ and black so that ticks off the key criteria for a DM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QldVilla Posted August 13, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted August 13, 2021 48 minutes ago, TRO said: I see Axel giving us flexibility, I think he will get more minutes than meets the eye. We are still a bit vulnerable at the back post, particularly at set pieces.....I see Axel drafted in as we meet teams who set up to exploit our vulnerablity. I don't think the team will just pick itself this season....we will have better adaption to meet teams, varying approaches. I've had a feeling in my gut the last couple of days, that we might go to 3 at the back in certain games, which in turn believe maybe another CD is on the way if the right deal can be done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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