Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld has come out to hail Manchester United for signing Youri Tielemans. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Stressing that Tielemans is a courageous player who loves to take risks and play progressive forward passes, Alderweireld stated that he expects him to guarantee assists and goals at Old Trafford.
The Belgian added that his compatriot has the required mentality to thrive under pressure at MUFC.
His words, “The problem with modern football is that sometimes we look too much at stats like assists and goals. Of course,
Youri Tielemans creates assists and scores goals, and can shoot from outside the box and score free kicks, but he is so much more than that.
Tielemans is a link up player, and you have to watch him to understand why he is so important to his teams, not just look at his stats, because he is always trying to play the ball forward.
You have some midfield players who have a pass success rate of 98% but they are always playing the ball backwards.
Tielemans is a guy who turns, opens up and plays the ball between the lines, and that’s very important for a club like Manchester United who need to break other teams down.
Even when he’s playing in a deep role, he’s playing it in an attacking way. He’s thinking about going forwards, always.
Sometimes he will lose the ball but that’s what happens when you take some risks in games to make things happen, and I think that’s something United need, and he has the mentality to be brave and positive under the big pressure of the shirt.
He will put in ultra big effort and say to his team-mates, give me the ball and let me change the game for you. He will take the responsibility to take Manchester United forward.”
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