SikhInTrinity Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I'm not talking about ability, type of striker. He doesn't play with his back to goal, to hold it up bring others in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaB-Aalborg Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 I'm not talking about ability, type of striker. He doesn't play with his back to goal, to hold it up bring others in. Correct. However he learned it at bit during the last season in the danish league - but as said before, he needs some weight (muscles) to do it on PL-level. Helenius is by far best with the front towards goal and the ball at his feet. He is not really a poacher either. That is also why he might fit better on the wing or in the hole in your 4-3-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 He was not bought to be a replacement (or even back up) for Benteke. In his first interview he said Lambert told him he would be playing as a wide forward or in the hole behind the target man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3nnyw1se Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 From his twitter after the game: "Hello evrybody, sorry for mi bad english. Thanks for all the good words and congrats;). Hopefully i Can keep that up, and be even better;)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Scores on his debut, reminds me of another previous signing..... Carlton Cole? Nahh Darren Bent or Gabby, he's talking about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 From his twitter after the game: "Hello evrybody, sorry for mi bad english. Thanks for all the good words and congrats;). Hopefully i Can keep that up, and be even better;)" That's bad English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Con Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 History will remember that Benteke handed in his transfer request after he saw this guy train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 History will remember that Benteke handed in his transfer request after he saw this guy train. Except that they are a totally different type of striker. They were supposed to play together not have one replace the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeVillan Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 From his twitter after the game: "Hello evrybody, sorry for mi bad english. Thanks for all the good words and congrats;). Hopefully i Can keep that up, and be even better;)" That's bad English? Within reason yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 From his twitter after the game: "Hello evrybody, sorry for mi bad english. Thanks for all the good words and congrats;). Hopefully i Can keep that up, and be even better;)" That's bad English? Within reason yes. Hardly within reason. Yeah it's not perfect but I've seen worse posted on here by native English speakers before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 From his twitter after the game: "Hello evrybody, sorry for mi bad english. Thanks for all the good words and congrats;). Hopefully i Can keep that up, and be even better;)" That's bad English? Within reason yes. Hardly within reason. Yeah it's not perfect but I've seen worse posted on here by native English speakers before. It's better than most footballers manage on Twitter. Anyway, well done Nicklas on your debut goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AValon Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Nothing like a goal on your debut to give a new player a real boost. Hope you get a lot more, Nicklas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 For the Danish peeps here. Is his name pronounced Helen-ee-us? Or Hel-aay-neus as Jack Woodward keeps pronouncing it in commentary? Hopefully that makes sense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattyp_avfc Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Nice little goal from him, hopefully the first of many ^.^ we need a good chant for him though.... Not this ohhhhhh Nicklas helenius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaB-Aalborg Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) Here is full highligts from the game, posted in the AaB-forum Edit: sorry, that is probably from your match thread for Helenius pronunciation, try listening to this clip at around 0:22 and again 0:26 Edited July 11, 2013 by AaB-Aalborg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 History will remember that Benteke handed in his transfer request after he saw this guy train. Except that they are a totally different type of striker. They were supposed to play together not have one replace the other. they still might Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Hel-ayn-yoos By the sounds of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandaq Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 Its more like Hel-eni-ous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abdomlahor Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 To the tune of the older Gabby Agbonlahor song Nick-las Hel-eniussss Nick-las Hel-eniussss Nick-las Hel-eniussss Nick-las Hel-eniussss Fits much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3nnyw1se Posted July 11, 2013 Share Posted July 11, 2013 (edited) When Nicklas writes 'bad at english' he is comparing himself to other danes. I'm 29 and have been to most countries in Europe at some point. And I feel comfortable saying we danes probably speak the best english (not counting countries where english is the native tongue) in fact, most under 50 are fluent, and most under 30 would be able to adapt a british accent in a matter of months. The worst english speaking dane is still better than any french, spanish, italian guy. @adz.villa .. You can take the 'We love to fight and do cocain... and NICKLAS HELENIUS' away as his song but you can never take away the way he stupidly snorts everytime he speaks, which I personally believe is the reason he got that song to begin with. Edited July 11, 2013 by P3nnyw1se Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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