Under Unai Emery, Aston Villa’s £150,000-per-week earner hasn’t had the impact he anticipated for at Villa Park.
Aston Villa midfielder Youri Tielemans has struggled to make an impact at Villa Park, according to journalist Dean Jones, who gives GIVEMESPORT an inside look at the star’s mindset.
With his Villans squad, head coach Unai Emery has had an impressive start to the Premier League season.
Aston Villa latest news – Tielemans, Youri
Emery, who is in his second season as manager of Villa Park, was eager to bolster his midfield options during the summer transfer window. The Spaniard would have been overjoyed when Villa got Tielemans’ signature. The 26-year-old arrived after his contract with Leicester City expired this summer.
Tielemans will have been devastated to see his final days at the King Power Stadium end in Premier League relegation. As a result, he’ll have been eager to make an impression in Emery’s midfield for Villa this season.
However, it hasn’t gone quite as Tielemans and Emery had hoped. The £150,000-a-week earner has found it difficult to break into a midfield that includes the likes of Douglas Luiz, John McGinn, and Boubacar Kamara.
Tielemans’ starts have primarily come in the Carabao Cup and the Europa Conference League. However, after being knocked out of the former by Everton in a 2-1 defeat last week, the Belgium international’s minutes could be further limited.
Villa’s underwhelming performances in their first two games on the continent won’t have helped Tielemans’ cause, as they fell 3-2 to Legia Warsaw before edging Zrinjski Mostar 1-0 on Thursday evening. The next three weeks will provide Tielemans the chance to show himself on the international stage and give Emery something to think about when his team returns to action on October 22nd when West Ham United visit Villa Park.
Journalist Ben Jacobs recently told GIVEMESPORT that the midfielder can be a “game-changer” for the Villans, bringing a rare blend of grit and flair to the midfield. Tielemans demonstrated at Leicester that he can play in a midfield pair or trio, and he must now convince Emery that he deserves a position in his successful squad.
Tielemans’ lack of playing time is ‘frustrating’ to him – Dean Jones Jones claims Tielemans is taking Villa’s good start to the season “personally” as he competes for a spot in Belgium’s Euro 2024 squad next summer. According to the writer, the midfielder must establish his worth in the few chances he gets under Emery. He stated to GIVEMESPORT:
What did Tielemans have to say about his move to Aston Villa?
Tielemans finally spoke out about his lack of playing time last month. He expressed his dissatisfaction with the opportunities provided by Emery. According to the former Monaco star, DH (via MailOnline):
However, fellow summer arrivals Pau Torres, Moussa Diaby, and Nicolo Zaniolo have found their way into Emery’s squad, implying that Tielemans needs perform better in training to convince the 51-year-old to choose him for the Premier League.
What does the future hold for Aston Villa and Tielemans?
Tielemans must turn his attention to international duty with Belgium after Sunday’s West Midlands derby against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Red Devils presently lead their Euro 2024 qualification group, but that might change if they lose in Austria next Friday.
Domenico Tedesco’s team will then host Sweden the following Monday before their final two qualifiers against Serbia and Azerbaijan in November. Meanwhile, Emery’s side will prepare for their home game against West Ham United before a critical Europa Conference League group stage battle with AZ Alkmaar on October 26th, followed by a trip to Luton Town on October 29th.
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