JAMAICAN-VILLAN Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, DCJonah said: Massive upgrade on Engels. I hope we can make it permanent at some point. Was it Konsa, in his interview the other day who mentioned that he knows how muchTuanzebe loves the club? Gets alot of time for me. The fact that he chose to sign for us, not guaranteed being first choice seems to solidify that notion. Edited August 30, 2021 by JAMAICAN-VILLAN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 4 hours ago, alreadyexists said: Watching it at the time I was amazed he didn’t give it. Would have last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Was it Konsa, in his interview the other day who mentioned that he knows how muchTuanzebe loves the club? Gets alot of time for me. The fact that he chose to sign for us, not guaranteed being first choice seems to solidify that notion. If you haven’t already watched Axel’s interview when joined. You can tell he has a lot of affection for the club. Edited August 30, 2021 by Vive_La_Villa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmark86 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 hours ago, JAMAICAN-VILLAN said: Was it Konsa, in his interview the other day who mentioned that he knows how muchTuanzebe loves the club? Gets alot of time for me. The fact that he chose to sign for us, not guaranteed being first choice seems to solidify that notion. Agreed. Shows a great attitude imo and that we're doing good things as a club accommodating people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 18 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: If you haven’t already whack Axel’s interview when joined. You can tell he has a lot of affection for the club. Between the words whack and Axel in your post there is either "on" "off to" missing. Could you please clarify what you meant? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, sparrow1988 said: Between the words whack and Axel in your post there is either "on" "off to" missing. Could you please clarify what you meant? Follow your heart/groin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted August 30, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted August 30, 2021 40 minutes ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Would have last season. Or against the Scum Six. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I thought he was superb against Brentford, he is like a copy of Konsa in the way he reads the game, is calm and composed. Such a huge gap in class between him and Hause. A very good signing by us, we have very much improved on our defence, which imo was vital. I would like one more CB, but having 3 of high quality is really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 hour ago, sparrow1988 said: Between the words whack and Axel in your post there is either "on" "off to" missing. Could you please clarify what you meant? You mean wank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Mings getting loads of stick for the second goal today but Axel was awful for the first. Got it totally wrong from start to finish. Lots more to come from him I’m sure but let himself down there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, M_Afro said: Mings getting loads of stick for the second goal today but Axel was awful for the first. Got it totally wrong from start to finish. Lots more to come from him I’m sure but let himself down there. It was a big ask and I was surprised he played in the middle, but then Lukaku might have just moved over a bit and targeted him anyway. As I said in the Mings thread I would give first dibs to Hause, if we are looking towards set pieces as an area of improvement he is a major asset and Mings can play in the centre of the 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Interesting that Lukaku said in his interview, something along the lines of "i played with Axel, so i knew what he would do" (ie: committing himself and allowing Lukaku to turn inside). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom13 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 21 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: It was a big ask and I was surprised he played in the middle, but then Lukaku might have just moved over a bit and targeted him anyway. As I said in the Mings thread I would give first dibs to Hause, if we are looking towards set pieces as an area of improvement he is a major asset and Mings can play in the centre of the 3. Offensive set pieces or defensive? As Hause wins almost every header but when he's in the oppo's area they end up nearer to Row Z or the corner flag than the target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted September 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2021 6 hours ago, M_Afro said: Mings getting loads of stick for the second goal today but Axel was awful for the first. Got it totally wrong from start to finish. Lots more to come from him I’m sure but let himself down there. He did commit himself, but credit to Lukaku too. Lukaku is predominantly left footed and shaped to shoot, and sold him chopping back inside to his right. Sometimes you got to put your hands up, plenty of greats have been done in the same way I’m sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 6 hours ago, MaVilla said: Interesting that Lukaku said in his interview, something along the lines of "i played with Axel, so i knew what he would do" (ie: committing himself and allowing Lukaku to turn inside). Perhaps similarly, Axel thought that Lukaku would shoot on his preferred left from having played with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a-k Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Not every goal has to be because of a defender's mistake. Sometimes you just can't stop great offense (ridiculous pass from Kovacic and great skill from Lukaku) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 999 out of 1000 defenders would commit on that goal. Did any of us think Lukaku wasn't going to absolutely leather that with his favoured foot? Sheesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted September 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2021 Axel was poor for the goals one and three. First one everyone can see, and third one he gave far too much room to Lukaku. Hause might be a better choice defensively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zatman Posted September 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2021 His 3 starts so far have been poor. He needs to up his game 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilko154 Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Disagree completely. Tuanzebe was very good yesterday and handled Lukaku well. Lukaku was barely in the game apart from the goals he scored, but that's what a 95 million pound striker brings you. Unfortunately Chelseas quality told and they scored 2 goals; the Kovacic pass was something else and completely split us open. Worth remembering that Tuanzebe has barely played any football since he was with us in 2019/20. He's going to take a while to get up to full speed especially when we are changing formations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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