“One other stage” – Each phrase Rio Ferdinand stated about Aston Villa star Youri Tielemans

Rio Ferdinand was left impressed by one Aston Villa star after their 2-0 win over Bologna within the Champions League on Tuesday evening. The Villans continued their glorious begin to life again in Europe’s greatest competitors, as they made it three wins from three video games.

Aston Villa unstoppable within the Champions League

Villa got here into this third sport of the competitors having already overwhelmed Younger Boys and Bayern Munich, they usually continued their spectacular begin by brushing apart Bologna. Targets from John McGinn and Jhon Duran despatched the Midlands aspect to the highest of the Champions League section, as they’re but to concede a purpose within the competitors.

After the sport, Unai Emery was filled with reward for his aspect, as he believes they’re “taking part in critically” and his crew is now progressing: “We’re taking part in critically; we’re taking part in targeted and accountable, and the crew is progressing and mature in the whole lot.

“We tried to interrupt the press, man to man. We conceded some issues within the first quarter-hour however then reacted very nicely. It’s at all times tough at house in Europe. We now have needed to try to be constant in our gameplan for 90 minutes, and I believe we did that right this moment.”

In the meantime, former Premier League defender Matthew Upson says Villa are a crew that’s “solely going forwards,” and it’s an “thrilling time” for the membership: “I simply suppose it is wonderful how Villa have began. They’re in place.

“Morgan Rogers is one other piece of actually shrewd recruitment. The place they see a match for a participant, they carry them in, and it does not matter what membership they’ve been at. He’s a younger participant, however there may be a lot expertise round him. It’s a squad that may develop, and having skilled gamers like Tyrone Mings getting back from harm is nice. Underneath Emery, they’re solely going forwards, so we’re all actually eager to see the place they find yourself.”

The reward from final evening’s efficiency doesn’t cease there, as TNT Sports activities pundit Rio Ferdinand was left impressed by one Villa particular person who he spoke to after the match.

Ferdinand wowed by Villa’s Tielemans after Bologna win

Talking on TNT Sports activities, Rio Ferdinand believes Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans has gone “to a different stage” beneath Emery’s administration. The Belgian, who has been dubbed an “outrageous” expertise by scout/author Jacek Kulig prior to now, has been a key participant for the Villans to this point this season.

Tielemans, who’s on a weekly wage of £150,000 at Villa Park, has began all eight Premier League video games, in addition to all three Champions League video games, throughout which he has scored one purpose and grabbed 4 assists mixed. The 27-year-old struggled for normal sport time final season however is now turning into an essential participant beneath Emery, and Ferdinand believes his sport has gone to a brand new stage.

Ferdinand advised Tielemans in an interview after the match: “You personally appear to have gone to a different stage now. I believe you might be taking part in at an actual excessive commonplace, your ball retention; if you find yourself pressed, then you’ll be able to resist that and break the traces.”

Tielemans might be eager to proceed this fantastic kind he’s displaying as Villa look to proceed their push-up the Premier League desk after they host Bournemouth this weekend.