“Supernatural”… Acclaimed for “devastating impact,” an Aston Villa player defeated Fulham 2-1.
“Supernatural”… Acclaimed for “devastating impact,” an Aston Villa player defeated Fulham 2-1.The Belgium international had a slow start to life in claret and blue after joining Unai Emery’s project in the summer as a free agent after his Leicester City contract expired.
Although it took the 26-year-old some time to gain the manager’s confidence and be included in the starting lineup, Tielemans’ circumstances finally appear to be coming together.
The FA Cup winner proved just how deadly he can be in Emery’s system against Fulham on Saturday, earning him a ton of praise.
John Townley’s remarks regarding Youri Tielemans following Fulham’s victory Journalist John Townley complimented Tielemans on his recent performance, crediting his improvement to his fit in the manager’s more advanced role.
Townley stated, “In an interview with Claret & Blue podcast:
“Tielemans will almost always create an opportunity or find space to make something happen during a game.”
“At the moment, he is crucial to Villa’s style of play; he fills the half space behind Watkins, where Bailey or Buendia would be positioned, with Watkins functioning almost as a second striker.”
“That works for him, in my opinion, because he can connect with the midfield then and have that devastating impact where it counts. For the second goal, he found that half space and fed Watkins a through pass, which wouldn’t have happened if he had been on the left.”
Tielemans gave Villa an assist for Watkins’ winning goal, paying the manager back for seeing the potential in using him in a “false nine” role.
It was simple to lose sight of how valuable the £150k-per-week Belgian playmaker could be for Villa after his slow start; Townley described the 26-year-old as possessing “supernatural skill.”
Tielemans is clearly settling into life at Villa and is especially enjoying Watkins’ form, as evidenced by his one assist, one shot on target, and one crucial pass against Fulham, according to Sofascore.
The record-signing Moussa Diaby has been unable to unseat his teammate because of the former Leicester player’s growing form and confidence in recent weeks. He has truly made the role right behind the Englishman his own.
It isn’t a defense. I always accept that injuries occur, but this is the worst case scenario. Since we are only human, we will help the players—especially those who have suffered ACL injuries.
“As a coach, I have never encountered a situation like this. I am aware that Real Madrid has experienced similar outcomes with ACL injuries involving David Alaba, Eder Militao, and Thibaut Courtois.
“But we have to accept it and keep going,” he continued. We work hard, have a positive attitude, and want to help the players who will have opportunities.
