sheepyvillian Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 19 hours ago, striker said: I thought Tielemans gave Villa a better balance in midfield when he played in pre-season along with Philogene. Its no surprise to me with those two not playing Villa haven’t looked as dynamic going forward. Buendia is also a loss but aside from that Villa have **** up the balance of the side. I’m not surprised Tielemans is unhappy and it was a mistake to sell Philogene. Philogene is that good, he's gone to Hull. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 It's hardly an outburst. At same time Youri needs to remember he was lynchpin of a team who finished 18th last season and his performances were a massive reason in that. He'll be starting games next month but he obviously means premier league rather than just league cup v Everton. Guess he saw how bad we were on opening day and expected to be straight in for Everton and Burnley but that didn't happen. Kamara was poor v Liverpool and has had underwhelming start to the season so given he's been away with France perhaps we'll see Tielemans in v Palace. Luiz and McGinn remain undroppable to me given what we do well under UE so that's the only way he gets in currently. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 55 minutes ago, VillaChris said: It's hardly an outburst. At same time Youri needs to remember he was lynchpin of a team who finished 18th last season and his performances were a massive reason in that. He'll be starting games next month but he obviously means premier league rather than just league cup v Everton. Guess he saw how bad we were on opening day and expected to be straight in for Everton and Burnley but that didn't happen. Kamara was poor v Liverpool and has had underwhelming start to the season so given he's been away with France perhaps we'll see Tielemans in v Palace. Luiz and McGinn remain undroppable to me given what we do well under UE so that's the only way he gets in currently. Yeah, it's fair comment from Tielemans. Also fair he's been left out as he's been poor when given a shot IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 I'd rather he complained about not playing enough after a loss... Than for example, accidentally posting a photo of a new car to your social media... Youri needs to settle down and earn his spot, but I don't think he has said anything outrageous. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonVillian Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 From what ive seen him of so far I have not been impressed - he has not earned a starting spot. Barely saw him break into more than a light jog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allani Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 2 hours ago, sheepyvillian said: Philogene is that good, he's gone to Hull. Another post made just for effect and to bait for reactions. Best to ignore. (Obviously not you - the original post) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillanousOne Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 people like storms in their tea cup, i prefer sugar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 22 minutes ago, VillanousOne said: people like storms in their tea cup, i prefer sugar scotch for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 3 hours ago, VillaChris said: It's hardly an outburst. At same time Youri needs to remember he was lynchpin of a team who finished 18th last season and his performances were a massive reason in that. He'll be starting games next month but he obviously means premier league rather than just league cup v Everton. Guess he saw how bad we were on opening day and expected to be straight in for Everton and Burnley but that didn't happen. Kamara was poor v Liverpool and has had underwhelming start to the season so given he's been away with France perhaps we'll see Tielemans in v Palace. Luiz and McGinn remain undroppable to me given what we do well under UE so that's the only way he gets in currently. I don't think he can play the Kamara role. Dendoncker would be a better alternative in that spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJBOB Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Against certain teams - I think you can get away with playing Luiz-Tielemans and I think you'll see that combo a lot for cups and some Europeans. Either way - he'll get his game time but he needs to really shine as MOTM to outperform player of the season Luiz, who's still in form. He has to fight to dislodge Kamara - who hasn't had a great start - but I don't think Tielemans will improve as much as a tackler to be that CDM role. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marka Ragnos Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) On 10/09/2023 at 10:48, striker said: I’m not surprised Tielemans is unhappy and it was a mistake to sell Philogene. Tielemans will live. Everyone has to earn and sometimes re-earn their spot here. Could be something lost in translation, too, and it's all certainly amped up in the click-baity lower-tier football press. I suspect his ginned-up-sounding statement was given that dire spin and it's not reflective of his real feelings about his role as a team member nor his grasp of reality. Youri's an intelligent player. I was concerned about the JPB sale, too, but I do know it was a complicated situation. Lots of factors to balance. I think there's a buy-back clause, too. Edited September 11, 2023 by Marka Ragnos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 Didnt even get a start for Belgium today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STO Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, Zatman said: Didnt even get a start for Belgium today Good. Won't get injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Unai said he's very happy with him in his presser. He likes when players who aren't playing ask the manager how they can get back into the team etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reivax_Villa Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Changed the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Great pass. Looked sloppy at times but needs to keep building up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farlz Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Thought he was quite poor overall. Wouldn’t be starting him soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwi1890 Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Wasn’t great quite sloppy in-fact but grew into the game , still thinks he needs to play himself into form. Will start Thursday evening presumably and will do him a world of good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Neither he nor Kamara are staking an inarguable claim for the spot alongside Luiz, but credit where it's due it was a fine pass for the penalty (which was a penalty, despite the summariser pretending Richards hadn't gone straight through Watkins to get the ball). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 He was poor to begin with but the vision for that pass was absolute world class. Should start midweek for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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