Youri Tielemans

[Ads]

This is surely a good thing that auggests his recovery is accelerated and he may even get some minutes, which again would be good for us.

[Drummond]

This is surely a good thing that auggests his recovery is accelerated and he may even get some minutes, which again would be good for us.

Yep what better way to get for than by playing a meaningless friendly.

[Crown Hill]

This is surely a good thing that auggests his recovery is accelerated and he may even get some minutes, which again would be good for us.

Yep what better way to get for than by playing a meaningless friendly.

Not seen any suggestion that he’s even training. Just that he wants to join the group in the USA as captain. My fear is this means his return is further away.

[usav]

This is surely a good thing that auggests his recovery is accelerated and he may even get some minutes, which again would be good for us.

Yep what better way to get for than by playing a meaningless friendly.

Not seen any suggestion that he’s even training. Just that he wants to join the group in the USA as captain. My fear is this means his return is further away.

If that's the case then it's even more unnecessary for him to travel.  He should be rehabbing at Bodymoor.

[DB]

Yep, last thing you want to do with an injury is go flying for 8hrs.
He may have requested it, but it will be up to the medical staff to give him the nod.

[Duncan Shaw]

But if we are worried about upsetting him (haven't we been trying to get him to sign an extension) then we might bend over backwards?

[DB]

But if we are worried about upsetting him (haven't we been trying to get him to sign an extension) then we might bend over backwards?

Then hopefully, he’ll realise the risk is too much and may put him back months missing the rest of the season and risk the World Cup.

[Sexual Ealing]

I know we rightly don't have a lot of faith in Villa's backroom staff to make good decisions, but I'm sure the Belgian FA employs sufficiently qualified people to make an informed medical decision that it doesn't have to be put out to tender to our own amateur diagnostics unit on here.