Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans put on a midfield clinic against Manchester City. Tielemans put on a masterful performance in midfield. Furthermore, it really showed just how much Manchester City are missing Rodri. City could, of course, use his presence in midfield and his rocket shot.
Tielemans did an amazing job not just holding on to the ball in midfield but switching the field of play. Moreover, he was instrumental in playing balls in behind the defense.
Additionally, defensively, he won the ball numerous times to stop attacks by Manchester City. He really has all the attributes of a top level midfielder. He has touch, control, strength, and vision.
Watch Tielemans midfield clinic in the video below. Just a masterful performance in midfield by the Aston Villa player. He shows up everywhere in the video below, whether it’s in the attack or on the defensive end.
Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans put on a midfield clinic against Man City. 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/SQ0SSy0UfR
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Overall, It is the through ball in the 16th minute that stands out though. Tielemans receives the ball with his back turned near his own goal, holds off a defender, and while sliding, delivers a through ball to Morgan Rogers, who squares it to Jhon Durán for the first goal.
Surprised Tielemans didn’t get credit for an assist on this goal! He does all the hard work.
Seeing Tielemans’ ability you’re once again thinking why isn’t Belgium better in international football tournaments. They are stacked with so many good players.
Quality players like: Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Thibaut Courtois, Jeremy Doku, and Youri Tielemans. It’s almost shocking Belgium haven’t made it to at least the final of an international soccer tournament of late.
Finally, with the 2-1 win over Manchester City, largely due to the Tielemans midfield clinic, Aston Villa moved into sixth place in the English Premier League table.
