Jores Okore

[eamonn]

Nah, if you watch his interviews on avtv he is a humble lil' Coleman. I blame Fabian Delph. He makes a point of teaching the new recruits all the rude words first followed by Yorkshireisms.

[Villa in Denmark]

"Wild for the Season, fuck bring polite!"

If I doubted it before, I'm now certain that those eloquent, informed and "on message" interviews were written by the club and not the players.

"Fuck" doesn't have quite the shock factor over here - to the extent that there's a documentary series on DR1 (equivalent of BBC1) called So Fucking Special that airs at about 8pm on a week night when it's on.

Bit difficult bringing up kids to not use it when it's in at least 1 in 3 radio tracks. regardless of station.

[Dave Javu]

I had no idea that the Danish for "fuck" is "fuck".

Fancy stealing our swear words, well they can just "pis af".

[eamonn]

I don't recall ''fuck''coming up in Forbrydelsen or Borgen.

[edgysatsuma89]

He has a funny head.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

He has a funny head.

Is it because he looks as if he has a short neck?

[eamonn]

[Villa in Denmark]

Okore has the centrespread interview in yesterdays sports supplement of BT I noticed in town yesterday.

Decent article article apart from one glaring error

Found the online version here.

Translation

Okore clattered Aston Villas biggest star

Jores Okore kan make his debut for Aston Villa on Saturday.

It's a story you can't help but smile about

According to the story, Jores Okore's agent, Nicola Juric, came up to him before his first training session with Aston Villa with some well intentioned advice, which must have been said with a twinkle in the eye.

- Find the squads biggest star and clatter him, said Juric

Okore was paying attention, and when he got a chance in a tussle, Aston Villas biggest star name, forward Christian Benteke, ended on the deck.

Afterwards Okore also put countryman, Niklas Helenius down, and so Okore was "clocked in" at the Birmingham club.

The Danish international defender laughs out loud when asked about the story and is quick to point out that it's maybe become a little exaggerated with repeated telling.

"It wasn't so bad.  Nicola said to me that I should make an impression (literally "saw straight through!") and gain some respect, and then there was a battle with Benteke, where I went in hard on him.  I think he was surprised that I was so strong.  There wasn't any risk that I could have injured him.  I just did it to show that I was here, " said Jores Okore.

Okore hasn't wasted any time in convincing team mates, manager Paul Lambert, experts and fans that he is a good buy in the transfer window.  Villa legend  Stan Collymore has said on Twitter that out of all the clubs summer purchases, he has the highest expectations for Okore, and the fans are impressed after a solid game against Malaga.
Today Okore is in contention for a place in the starting line-up against Arsenal at the Emirates no less.  Jores Okore admits, that just like his first training day at the club, for him it's about playing hard and to the limits when he makes his debut in the Premier League.

It's about earning respect.  If you go in extra hard on a forward at the start of a game, then he knows I'm there.  That was also why I did what I did that first training day, to win respect quickly.  In football you can't afford to be withdrawn and humble.  Otherwise it takes even longer to settle in somewhere new, " Okore explains.

A hamstring injury has interfered with Okore's start after the transfer from FCN, but despite this he has recovered sufficiently well, that there is realistic talk about a debut against Arsenal today, where star striker Olivier Giroud plays.

"It would be fantastic to make my Premier League debut against Arsenal.  It would be more than just a debut at a full Emirates.  If I play, I'm pretty sure that there'll be a few nerves and butterflies in the stomach. but as soon as the game begins, then it's just football, like I've played a million times before,"  says Okore. 

He's not worried that he'll fail when he's opposite some of the worlds best forwards in the course of the season such as Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Luis Suarez or whomever.

"I'll just see it as a challenge to play against these players, that we've all seen so much of on TV.  Van Persie is probably the one I'm most looking forward to playing against. But it will be a big test for me to play against so many high class forwards, and it's a way to test myself every weekend.  I can only become a better player for it," says Okore who cost Aston Villa 35M kroner in transfer fee.

He feels that he has settled in well at Aston Villa despite the injury problems that have irritated him.

"It was really unlucky to get injured at the point, where i should have been playing in the team and getting to know team mates. But on the flip side, it's better that it happens now instead of in the middle of the season.  Personally, I feel that I'm back in top form and think it went really well in the game aganist Malaga, despite scoring a bit of a silly own goal.  But I got praised anyway after the game and also felt good myself," continues Okore

Away from the pitch Okore also feels that he has settled in well into the environment at the Premier League club.

"The first day was a bit like starting in a new school class.  I didn't really know anyone, where I should sit, but it was an advantage for me that Niklas Helenius had already been there a few days by that point.  We are getting on fine together, but I also think that we're accepted into the dressing room and the community.  But it's always an added bonus to have another Dane at the club," according to the strong as a horse Okore

Okore has also adapted  to the switch in driving sides quickly, despite the fact that it nearly had a dramatic end, the first time he tried it.

"I was still getting used to driving on the opposite side.  On one of the first days it nearly went wrong.  It was at a time of day where there weren't any other cars about, and so suddenly I driving in the wrong lane.  Suddenly there was car coming straight towards me, and I thought why is he driving on the wrong side until I realised that it was me that was wrong and managed to pull into the side," finishes Okore, who is himself grinning about the comical situation.

Tonight, Okore might be grinning again, if he gets a perfect start to life in the Premier League.

[SoccerHQ]

If yesterday's sub shows lambert's thinking then looks like he isn't keen pairing Vlaar and Okore so looks like we won't see him until Ron picks up an injury or has a shite run of games, both of which are quite likely.

[Toronto Villa]

If yesterday's sub shows lambert's thinking then looks like he isn't keen pairing Vlaar and Okore so looks like we won't see him until Ron picks up an injury or has a shite run of games, both of which are quite likely.

I don't think you can come to that conclusion after only one game, and after a pre season where he really didn't play much at all.

[eamonn]

What's the glaring error?

[Villa in Denmark]

What's the glaring error?

Villa Legend Stan Collymore

[danno]

What's the glaring error?

Villa Legend Stan Collymore

lol well spotted.

[dave.woodhall]

worlds best forwards such as Wayne Rooney,

[Villa in Denmark]

worlds best forwards such as Wayne Rooney,

It's not just back in blighty that the golden rule has been forgotten.....

"Don't believe the hype" - copyright Public Enemy 1988:)