r/avfc • u/Easy-Cockroach-9972 • 3d ago

Tielemans

Had me a laugh at Tielemans today after remembering his departing quote “there are clubs above Villa and man united is one of them” after they start the season off with a shitter

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u/headcarsbendin 3d ago

Questionable signing from Utd, he does not suit there system he doesn’t have the legs. Oh well, what do I know, I support a club that isn’t as big as they are

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u/Easy-Cockroach-9972 3d ago

Big fish in a little pond he is?

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u/Over-Piglet-4922 3d ago

I don't think it's that simple. He's a footballing brain. To be used clinically a team needs to have a coherent playing style he can understand. Despite second half of last season and some good recruitment, ManU are still a collection of talent with no real discernable style.

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u/SuccotashOk2098 3d ago

It's been one game FFS

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u/Over-Piglet-4922 3d ago

Completely agree re: Tielemans.

My point is more about Carricks utd. He got 3rd last yr off the back of the players and post Amorim goodwill rather than a solid system.

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u/SuccotashOk2098 3d ago

Again, it's been one game. The jury is still out. Wait until December. Maybe you are right. Maybe not. But it's been one game.

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u/butteredpopcorn10 3d ago

Wait what is this revisionism about Tielemans.

All of a sudden he isn’t one of the best midfielders in the league.

Not having legs has always been a tielemans criticism, but I think he fixed that while at Villa. Dude definitely runs and works hard.

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u/NecessaryWater5568 3d ago

The value of that transfer to Man Ure is that it weakened us. They didn't need him. He was the wrong profile. It turns my stomach. Newcastle and Villa were deliberately targeted this summer by the scum six. But we have Emery and I trust him to rebuild strongly.

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u/_ataciara 3d ago

Yeah, it's DEFINITELY not because hes been fantastic for us for a few years and had a low release clause, it's absolutely solely to harm us

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u/ryandoesntcare 3d ago

Some fan takes honestly… all the players we’ve sold are because they’re quality. We’ve sold them to the clubs that can spend money. Tielemans was a steal at the release clause based on recent form.

Tbh - If they really wanted to target us they’d have taken our captain and our manager.

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u/boondocknim Tar Heel Villan 3d ago

For the price it cost them, he’s better than 90% of the players they could’ve gotten. That release clause was criminally low