- May 5, 2004
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Tiellemans has been dropped for Praet recently due to poor form. Ndombele can be twice the player. He’s got similar passing vision, but he’s got the quick feet and burst of pace that the Leicester man hasn’t.I hate to say this but it's been bugging me since we first signed him, I can't help making comparisons between this scenario and the Aurier v Ricardo Pereira comparisons, I remember saying at the time on here when we opted for Aurier over RP that only time will tell who made the better signing when they were both potentially available to us or Leicester, and I think I know who clearly got the better deal.
I was thinking the exact same thing when they opted for Tillemans and we went for Tanguy. Who is going to get the better deal in the long run, us or Leicester, as much I try to avoid it I can't help making comparisons between the two, and Tillemans was on offer for less. They are both similar ages, they both looked really good prospects.
I hope we end up getting the better deal in the long run, but I can't help having my doubts and there's no doubt already that Tillemans has made a great start in his first year in the PL.