John Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 3 hours ago, av1 said: This comment did make my laugh. The bloke looks like he’s soiled himself. nt: contains swearing. Reminds me of me running for a train once, although I was about thirty years older and I was in quicksand. A pre-season at Bodymoor will soon have him back up to speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 3 minutes ago, John said: Reminds me of me running for a train once, although I was about thirty years older and I was in quicksand. A pre-season at Bodymoor will soon have him back up to speed. Yep, I joked earlier that a beep test with Ollie will blow the cobwebs off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted June 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2023 19 hours ago, Stevo985 said: If an outsider had read this forum before Gerrard got sacked they’d have read the same things about most of our players. Now they’re all superstars Or our relegation team. Vertout, Ghana Guaye etc were all rubbish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 2 hours ago, YLN said: When a player signs a renewed contract with a club, that risk is factored into it. The cost of them running it down and them leaving on a free, so when they re-sign they get a big signing on fee. It's why Deadly Doug said that a player signing a new contract was like buying a new player His reaction to doing either was the same as a vampire's is to sunlight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicho Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 For our first signing of the window this is a statement. He’s a top quality footballer. I think this is a great bit of business but I do have my concerns. He did look like he’d given up for Leicester and played a lot of games for someone who is 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moustache of Teale Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 4 hours ago, Xela said: Secret footage of the medical This is one of the best gifs I’ve ever seen. Although it has made me slightly nervous about my next visit to Sainsbury’s in Selly Oak. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Great signing for me. The 'free transfer' will means he's on higher salaries, but it's still going to be a relative bargain over his contract. The big losers here are Leicester. But all clubs have been there. Yes his salary will be higher - but we've lost Steer, Guilbert, Young, and Ings from last season - with (hopefully) Nakamba, Sanson, Traore, Sanson, Davis, Wesley and Hause to go. There's £20m+ a year there; for very little contribution. We have room, especially with the increased income. And as others have said - this leaves the transfer budget for other positions. A few comments about his fitness - I doubt he'd have passed a medical if there is an underlying issue. Plus - as others have said - he's played a lot of games for a 26 year old. But he's had a year off now (), and the joy our what Unai is building is that he won't be needed for 45 games a season - and I suspect he will be happy to be rotated. Which is exactly what we need given the talent we already have in midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 55 minutes ago, Kiwivillan said: Hoping these legs are gone murmurs are false and that he's quicker than a ray of light Agreed, I think that he will soon "get into the groove" again with UE's guidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zhan_Zhuang Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Tielemans has a much better pass percentage, pass attempts and progressive statistics than McGinn. He is also more right-sided naturally... Definitely puts pressure on McGinn unless Emery decides to play McGinn further forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaliver Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Fantastic signing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Can’t wait for him to look ace in preseason before being very average for the rest of the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbvilla909 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Great signing and on a free transfer, can't complain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delphinho123 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 tbh, I can’t see Tielemans playing anywhere but centrally. Its not his skillset. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 2 hours ago, babyblue said: He has had poor seasons even in a more attacking position. But his and our best football was played with him and Maddison as 8’s with Ndidi holding. Later on when Rodgers shit the bed, it was more Maddison as a 10 and Ndidi and Tielemans behind. That seems to reflect how I think we will line up next season - with Kamara playing as a 6 alongside Tielemans and Luiz who will be tasked with the 8 role when we have the ball. So I am encouraged to hear that this is the kind of formation in which you think he excelled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 20 minutes ago, Genie said: Can’t wait for him to look ace in preseason before getting injured in the first game and being out for the rest of the season FTFY 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StewieGriffin Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 27 minutes ago, Genie said: Can’t wait for him to look ace in preseason before being very average for the rest of the season Or getting injured 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted June 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2023 13 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: FTFY I only realised this was ‘fixed that for you’ a long time after I first saw it, and for a long time I thought it was ‘**** them **** you’ and it works either way almost every time 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Posted on the Leicester City forum to ask what exactly went wrong with Tielemans, the response is a carbon copy of the way Villa fans described Mcginn pre Emery. Don’t think anyone has the golden bullet answer for you there - it was just this season either, it’s probably 18 months. Take a look at his error at PSV. Just hasn’t appeared fit enough to move around the pitch successfully. He wasn’t great at the World Cup and his form didn’t pick up under Smith. Just loves his roast spuds too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam2003 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Delphinho123 said: tbh, I can’t see Tielemans playing anywhere but centrally. Its not his skillset. Yeah, but all four of our midfielders basically play centrally in the current system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villan-scott Posted June 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted June 11, 2023 23 minutes ago, gwi1890 said: He wasn’t great at the World Cup and his form didn’t pick up under Smith. Just loves his roast spuds too much He’s only human. We all love a good roast potato! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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