dudevillaisnice Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 18 hours ago, KentVillan said: Reminds me a bit of Mertesacker Looked much quicker than Mertesacker to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danishlad Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Very very sharp passing yesterday. Looked a good player. I like the Mertesacker comparisons. I hope he can defend. If he can, he will be some player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted July 26, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 26, 2019 Here an article about Engels, it’s grammatically awful and they spelled his name wrong a couple of times, but it’s interesting to get some background on a player I know little about: Engels Article - full article, the below quote is a bit rubbish, but there’s some interesting bits in the full one Quote Once Tyrone Mings finally signed on the dotting line for Aston Villa, the big question was who was going to partner him at centre-back in Villa’s backline. In a stark contrast to their centre-back shortcomings at the start of last season, Villa now have four centre-backs to chose from to partner Mings. It’s certainly a close call between James Chester, Ezri Konsa, Kortney Hause and Bjorn Engels, as to who’ll be the starter. Many would have seen the reported £12m price tag for Konsa, as an early indication that the ex-Brentford man, would be in pole position. Similarities with Axel Tuanzebe have been spoken about, in terms of age and playing style, yet despite playing 42 times in the Championship last season, would Konsa be classed as too inexperienced to make the immediate step up? Hause and Chester had both successfully filled the role before for Villa, but would they be starting in the Premier League from the off? Wolves were happy to sacrifice Hause, once they got promoted and Chester had been on West Brom’s bench in the Premier League, when Villa came a calling. Despite Smith’s long-term interest in Bjorn Engels, it was still something of a surprise when Villa opted to add a fifth centre-back to the squad, when often having four options is considered enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarethRDR Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 On 25/07/2019 at 16:20, dudevillaisnice said: Looked much quicker than Mertesacker to me So he has a turning circle smaller than a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier then? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentVillan Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 On 25/07/2019 at 16:20, dudevillaisnice said: Looked much quicker than Mertesacker to me I mean I wasn't saying he was a carbon copy of Mertesacker, separated at birth by an unethical experiment on identical twins. It was just a passing resemblance. Watch them and there's a very similar approach to defending. Mertesacker has over 100 caps for Germany, so it's not a criticism... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted July 27, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 27, 2019 1 hour ago, KentVillan said: I mean I wasn't saying he was a carbon copy of Mertesacker, separated at birth by an unethical experiment on identical twins. It was just a passing resemblance. Watch them and there's a very similar approach to defending. Mertesacker has over 100 caps for Germany, so it's not a criticism... you ok hun? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M_Afro Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 5 hours ago, KentVillan said: I mean I wasn't saying he was a carbon copy of Mertesacker, separated at birth by an unethical experiment on identical twins. It was just a passing resemblance. Watch them and there's a very similar approach to defending. Mertesacker has over 100 caps for Germany, so it's not a criticism... I thought the same thing when watching him against Walsall. Looks like a really good player to me. Admittedly bigger tests await. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted July 28, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted July 28, 2019 He has something awkward about him, about the way he moves or something.... we'll see, but Konsa is above him for me at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 2 hours ago, AVTuco said: He has something awkward about him, about the way he moves or something.... we'll see, but Konsa is above him for me at the moment. Its his physique, like a defensive Peter Crouch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaVilla Posted July 28, 2019 Share Posted July 28, 2019 I don't think he looks awkward at all, I think he looks pretty composed and no more "gangly than Mings who is of a similar height. O know we will see how he does against a sterner test in the prem, but currently I really like what I see from him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lexicon Posted August 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 3, 2019 Bloody good today IMO. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippo Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 1 minute ago, lexicon said: Bloody good today IMO. Yep he and mings became a wall in that 2nd half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Superb signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMitch Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 1 minute ago, lexicon said: Bloody good today IMO. Very good... Think he may well be one of the bargains of this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, lexicon said: Bloody good today IMO. He did nothing wrong all game except one ambitious pass to McGinn. Could be steal of the summer at 8million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villalad21 Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Very composed. Mings got the pace this guy lacks. Has the potential to be a proper centre back duo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Only saw the last 60 minutes or so but he looked excellent, reads the game so well and is so composed. He could be a great pick up for the £7m we paid for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermon Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Looked really good, excited about this player, he reads the game well and can tell he has it in him to go past a player from defence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyg Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 Engles Impressed me the most today, I thought he looked calm, some good blocks and clever passes out of defence. RBL have some good forwards and we looked like we dealt with them well. Encouraging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I've been so impressed with him over pre season. Strong defensively and excellent on the ball as well, him and Mings look good together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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