OffcourseUnfortunately my son is a Leicester fan so I've seen a lot of this guy , he's quality I'm all for it .. model professional and bloody nice guy
He has very little fight in him and he is a player that lacks real athleticism and cover small areas. For me he is very similar player to Le Celso. Best player who can look good when the team is on. But not someone you want when it gets tough and just like the Argentinian he doesn’t have much of an engineI think people are alittle harsh. I do agree his mentality is not the best but aside from KDB all the current top belgain players are a bunch of bottlers. He is however a class player and can move the ball much better than what we currengly have. He is a CM not a CDM but he can stick his foot in. He would be a enormous upgrade on neny and xhaka and he walks into every team apart from pool or city.
The question is can arteta turn him into a elite mentality player like KDB.
Ofcourse he is no Thiago but i think he will make our midfield much better then it currently is.
He has very little fight in him and he is a player that lacks real athleticism and cover small areas. For me he is very similar player to Le Celso. Best player who can look good when the team is on. But not someone you want when it gets tough and just like the Argentinian he doesn’t have much of an engine
I think Maddison is a much better player, it was only the £75m+ price tag that put me and others off.It's funny how last summer with all of the Maddison talk most would have picked Tielemans on here, now it's probably the opposite.
Would not say he has a bottler mentality. Captained RSCA at a young age, and led us to a title. But, as I said before, we don't need to buy him for his defensive capabilities. It's not his type of game. He is at his best when dictating the game.We will have to agree to disagree. I have said he has bottler mentality, thats something he can change with the right guidance. You also have to take into account he is playing in a crap team currently with a manager who is a serial bottler. He is far more dynamic and athletic than xhaka, neves or anyone else in the price bracket. Sure we would all love a marauding midfielder but those guys are not 25-30 mill.
Doesn't he play mostly on the right half space (which Ødegaard mostly occupies now) though?
Both should be technically gifted enough to operate from both sides, but yeah both are predominantly right sided (or at least play there for their teams). Can see ESR being introduced to this role too. Not sure he has the legs for wing play. We'll see..Good point. Think Arteta may move Ødegaard over to the left though, it's where he played at the start of the season in a few games (Norwich and Burnley) I seem to remember.
Can see him getting gassed at one point and @Tir Na Nog calling him Tieletubby.