Morpheus Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 A wee bit of the Gary Shaw about him. If Benteke keeps improving then we'll potentially have the new Withe Shaw partnership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swerbs Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 Still come through our Youth System Like Messi with Barca.. Messi was poached from a very young age, he was poached at 18. So no, not like Messi at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodigan Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Not a midfielder for me, would like to see him upfront but think hes to similar to Benteke, in that I mean he wants to get a yard and shoot. seen him play out here in hk several times and has always done well... lovely lad too... solid player with a real hunger to play and win, will do well... think he flies under the radar a bit, but seems to have a natural striker's ability... not long before he's turning out for his national senior's team, i reckon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Messi was poached from a very young age, he was poached at 18. So no, not like Messi at all. Barca brought Messi over when he was 12-13, we actually got Weimann when he was 15, almost 16. Not too far apart, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted November 8, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2012 Barca brought Messi over when he was 12-13, we actually got Weimann when he was 15, almost 16. Not too far apart, really. this is a joking right? or was the point that anybody who comes through our academy for more than 2 years is like messi? messi was scouted, not poached, he had growth problems and no-one in argentina wanted to take a punt on paying for hormone treatment and his family couldn't afford it. barcelona's scouting system beleived he was worth the investment and chance that he might never grow enough to be a proffessional sportsman. he got brought over at 11 i think? then played for 6 or 7 years in currently one of the best academies in the world. so just like andi weimann?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_eristic Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 so just like andi weimann?!? Oh come on, I'm clearly just replying to the quoted poster's remark about the age difference at which their respective clubs brought them in. Nothing more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romavillan Posted November 8, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted November 8, 2012 Oh come on, I'm clearly just replying to the quoted poster's remark about the age difference at which their respective clubs brought them in. Nothing more. i'm just baffled the comparison in the first place!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Why are we even comparing them? It's quite obvious Andi is leagues ahead of Messi in every respect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 i like the fact that you guys are mentioning messi, the worlds greatest footballer in the same conversion as our little weimann, but lets not get carried away, lol i hope this kid comes good, he seems genuine and hard working enough, 5 to 10 goals a season for him when hes established will be a good haul for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 If Marko Marin can have the title 'German Messi' and Eden Hazard gets called the 'Belgian Messi' I see no problem labeling Weimann the 'Austrian Messi'. Although Salifou was the Togolese Messi... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 No, Salifou was the Togolese Zidane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 No, Salifou was the Togolese Zidane. He went by many names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyBM Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 austrian messi sounds good to me, is there any fellow austrians hes got to compete with for that title? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Absolutely sensational from the lad today. Weimann really is a hot prospect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I'm too happy for Andreas. Last season he scored two crucial goal (specially the one vs. Fulham) and when he is called in the team he is always. . . prepared. A true Villan and a very good and versatile forward, the first to score twice at Man. Utd in Vilal shirt if I am not wrong.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentingthereslowly Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Hats off to the lad, could of had 3. Seems a good goalscorer which is always something we need. However, I still felt some of his play was quite poor. Plenty of room for improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chappy Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 I love this man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaGoMarching Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 deserved his goal, not just for his forward running but for helping our Lowton, we may not have conceded, the 2nd goal if Gabby had have done the same on the opposite wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvfcRigo82 Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Absolutely awesome. Two superb goals and very very unlucky not to have got a hatrick! I loved our setup today too and this is a team we must not tinker with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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