Youri Tielemans

[VillaTim]

High pedigree player .

[AV82EC]

There were some lovely moments of skill and poise from the lad last night. He’s rapidly becoming the peak player he was in his Leicester pomp if not better.

[Hookeysmith]

Yet another superb performance last night. His ability to turn away from trouble is a joy to watch but last night grafted his balls off chasing down

[VillaTim]

The fact we got him for free is icing on the cake , super player , right up there with the best , World Class Youri (WCY)

[Footy-Vill]

Tielemans missed a penalty against France this evening.

[Footy-Vill]

How good is this guy?
Fulham haven't got a comparable midfielder in the slightest.
Brilliant player.

[dicedlam]

Sorry, I can't have this guy falling off the main page.

We have no better player in the side at the moment, and would say he is equally just as important to the team as Martinez and Watkins.

Fantastic player.

[Ger Regan]

Such a classy footballer. A perfect example of why patience can be needed with new signings.

[john e]

have to say my pre season worries and predictions are looking woeful at the moment

I thought Tielamans and Barkley would be the weak links and not step up to fill Dougs shoes and they both have when called on
I also though Philogene would offer more than Diaby and be a standout for us this season and so far he’s not

The squad is the strongest we’ve ever had since the time where football became a squad game and not just relying on 14 players

[ChicagoLion]

Playing so well and consistently.
Really enjoying watching him.

[Somniloquism]

Sorry, I can't have this guy falling off the main page.

We have no better player in the side at the moment, and would say he is equally just as important to the team as Martinez and Watkins.

Fantastic player.

Shows how strong our squad is when we can't keep all the first team on page 1.

[OCD]

We're controlling games much better this season. I think our midfield is better this season and there's still Kamara to come into the mix.

[Percy McCarthy]

“Nobody in their right mind would say we’ve upgraded our midfield this summer”.

Anon, H&V.

[Risso]

“Nobody in their right mind would say we’ve upgraded our midfield this summer”.

Anon, H&V.

I don't agree with it, but I don't think it's that outlandish a statement. I guess whoever said it was probably a big Luiz fan and so that comes down to whether you think Onana will be better in the long run or not. And of course Barrenechea was sent out on loan so is of no help to us this season.

Why it's wrong though is the presence of Barkley. He's such a good option to bring off the bench to see out games, but I also think he'll be useful starting games as the season progresses. He's a really good all rounder and can sit in front of the defence or play a more attacking role. Great bit of business as it turns out.

[paul_e]

As I've said a few times now I think the midfield is better balanced and has more depth despite losing a very good player in there. Barkley is the only surprise for me, he's a far more mature player now than he was with us last time and by not feeling the need to be the main man in there all the time he's much more effective. He also seems to have accepted that he's not going to start all that often, which was my biggest worry.

On topic Tielemans has been superb, he was a good distributor in there last season but he seemed to struggle with the more physical aspects, I don't know what's changed this season but he seems much more at ease with being pressed.