Björn Engels verkaste vorig seizoen van het Franse Reims richting Aston Villa. De Belgische verdediger doet het voorlopig uitstekend in de Premier League, en dat is ook de fans niet ontgaan.
Ondanks zijn knappe prestaties werd Björn Engels niet opgeroepen door Roberto Martinez voor de interlands tegen San Marino en Schotland. Volgens de bondscoach was Engels niet 100% fit, en werd hij daardoor buiten de selectie gelaten. Opvallend genoeg speelde de centrale verdediger wel elk duel bij Aston Villa, alsook vanavond in het 0-0 gelijkspel tegen West Ham United. Opnieuw maakte de 25-jarige Engels heel wat indruk.
Enkele reacties:
Very much enjoying Engels the more I see of him. Mings obviously gets lion share of the plaudits but Engels has looked cool and composed. Uses the ball very well too. #avfc
— Tom Robinson (@tomrobbo89) September 16, 2019
Mings and Engels were the only positive for me. Passing was terrible. Have to change something, Maybe have Davis and Hourihane start next week. #AVFC
— Sukhdev Singh 🦁 (@kingsukhdev) September 16, 2019
Engels and Mings looking solid again. Haller gave Mings a tough time and he handled it well.
— Will (@will_avfc) September 16, 2019
I get it, everyone loves Mings and I do too, but Engels is an outstanding defender and is so often our best player. Need the forward 3 to offer much more than tonight #AVFC #UTV
— James Downes (@JamesDownes1991) September 16, 2019
Engels Will pocket firmino, salah and Mane without a problem
— Gaetan123 and 142 others🇧🇪 (@ftblGaetan) September 16, 2019
The contrast from Mings, Engels, Mcginn and Grealish to all the other players is astronomical #avfc
— Lance Clinton (@AVFCLancelot) September 16, 2019
Engels was class, again!
— Tom Frowen (@TomFrowen) September 16, 2019
We have 4 good players, Mings, Engels, Grealish, McGinn. Rest are shite.
— H🏴 (@19HS95) September 16, 2019
What a weird game. Not a good performance overall but Villa will get there. Liked Nakamba, while Mings and Engels class as usual. Front 5 is still a bit all over the place though.
— Michael McCarthy (@McCarthyMick) September 16, 2019
So poor. Almost embarrassingly so. So many bad performances to mention. Engels the true lone standout for me. Not good enough. #avfc
— Preston Petri (@prestonpetri) September 16, 2019