Björn Engels

[mikeyp102 3,666]

9 minutes ago, av1 said:

Not anything that has taken off. 

Robbie Williams 'angels' seems the obvious choice. 

Which is probably why it’s never took off 

[av1 7,519]

3 minutes ago, mikeyp102 said:

Which is probably why it’s never took off 

Fair point. Though i must admit i much prefer original word play chants rather than the normal 'he's here, he's there' generic chants you hear at every ground. 

Edited August 24 by av1

[the_eristic 186]

14 minutes ago, MaVilla said:

Does he have a song at villa park yet?

Dunno if anyone in the UK would know this song (it was pretty big here in its day, but beware, it's maximum sappy), but this chorus was the first thing that sprang to mind:

 

[Danishlad 412]

Nice partnership with Mings, but you might want to talk to him about kicking  you in the head.

[av1 7,519]

1 minute ago, Danishlad said:

Nice partnership with Mings, but you might want to talk to him about kicking  you in the head.

He shouldn't be surprised, Mings has form 

[a m ole 5,770]

7 minutes ago, Danishlad said:

Nice partnership with Mings, but you might want to talk to him about kicking  you in the head.

 and down the water fall 

[BennettVilla 25]

Engels reads the game so well, he could read the bible in 30 seconds

[Vive_La_Villa 8,097]

He’s tackling stats seemed odd when we signed him but it’s because he reads the game so brilliantly. He’s so calm in possession too. What a signing! 

Edited August 24 by Vive_La_Villa

[sne 13,624]

So far he's my favorite player of the season.

Looks class.

[Pez1974 466]

Amazing signing from what I've seen so far.

I know Deano was looking at him when he was at Brentford, and he seems exactly the sort of player that they would pick up for a few million, and then sell to us for £20m. Nice to cut out the middle man for a change.

[lexicon 3,724]

1 hour ago, Vive_La_Villa said:

He’s tackling stats seemed odd when we signed him but it’s because he reads the game so brilliantly. He’s so calm in possession too. What a signing! 

Definitely a 'prevention is better than the cure' type of player. Mings will handle the clearances and tackles, he'll get the blocks and interceptions.

[KentVillan 1,468]

Cross-posting from the chants thread, since there's no chance of this actually being a chant, but I thought it was a decent karaoke song...

(to the tune of 'Angels' by R. Williams)

 

He sits and waits
Bjoooorn Engels contemplates the game
Subbuteo
The places you can go
When you're Grealish ohhhhh
'Cause Jack has been told
His penetration lets the wings unfold

So when I'm lying in my bed
Thor's running through my head
And I feel sorry for Jed
I'm loving Engels instead

 

And through it all he offers Mings protection
A tackle or an interception
Whether he's right or wrong

And on the second ball
Wherever it may take him
A kick to the face won't break him
If he wins the ball, he won't forsake him
He's loving Engels instead

[Five Ken McNaughts 152]

10 hours ago, Pez1974 said:

Amazing signing from what I've seen so far.

I know Deano was looking at him when he was at Brentford, and he seems exactly the sort of player that they would pick up for a few million, and then sell to us for £20m. Nice to cut out the middle man for a change.

And just the £73,000,000 cheaper than Harry Maguire.

[villalad21 2,930]

My favorite centre back pairing since Mellberg - Laursen

[Skruff 717]

Gotta love Mingels 

[ferguson1 2,073]

21 hours ago, OutByEaster? said:

I think he's looked absolutely excellent - calm, assured, strong - if I have one criticism, it's that he should never have let Ferris borrow his dad's car.

 

It was a truly horrific moment for Engels that.  

[Stephen_Evans 210]

12 hours ago, villalad21 said:

My favorite centre back pairing since Mellberg - Laursen

That would have been an awesome partnership if a certain manager hadn’t played Mellberg at right back for most of the two seasons where Mellberg and Laursen weren’t prevented from playing together because of the latter’s injuries.

[HanoiVillan 14,310]

'Say "I'm loving Engels instead" one more god damn time!'

[useless 6,659]

 

[Tomaszk 2,880]

Great for him.

He's been so fantastic.