The 27-year-old Fulham player played despite yesterday’s defeat by Aston Villa Ben Evans 3 – 4 minutes Fulham once again left Villa Park with a defeat but defender Timothy Castagne is one of the rare players hoi is removed from the match any credits.
Signed from relegated Leicester City for £13.
5m this summer, the Belgian international was the perfect replacement for Kenny Tete when he was unable to play through injury.
Fulham’s last five away trips to Aston Villa have all ended in failure.
Their last victory came in 2014, when goals from Kieran Richardson and Hugo Rodallega gave Felix Magath’s side brief hope of avoiding relegation.
This victory inspired a 1-0 win over Norwich the following weekend, but relegation was confirmed a few weeks later at Stoke City.
Since then, Fulham’s fortunes have been inversely proportional to their results at Villa Park, which may be the only way to put a positive spin on Sunday’s result.
However, Timothy Castagne was one of the only Fulham players to emerge from yesterday’s defeat to high-flying Villa with some positives ahead of the international break.
Marco Silva will hope to have the likes of Tete back available again and mixing up the team might be just what Fulham need to turn their fortunes around.
Castagne was one bright spark for Fulham vs.
Aston Villa According to stats provider Sofascore, Castagne recorded two clearances, four tackles and four interceptions yesterday.
He also won six of seven duels and completed 41 of 51 overs.
Castagne’s main criticism of Tete was his ability to deal one-on-one with wingers.
However, as Villa do not play with a traditional winger, Castagne is sometimes tasked with supporting Calvin Bassey centrally.
Silva will lament the individual errors his team made again yesterday as well as the chances they failed to convert.
MORE FULHAM STORIES The full-back had no wingers to deal with directly but was instead tasked with stopping Ollie Watkins as he drifted wide and Lucas Digne overlapped.He’s done well, but whether he can keep his place in the team against Wolves in two weeks’ time is another matter.
Marco Silva hopes to have players like Tete back and a squad tweak could be just what Fulham need to turn their fortunes around.
Castagne was the spark for Fulham against Aston Villa According to statistics provider Sofascore, Castagne recorded two clearances, four tackles and four interceptions yesterday.
He also won six of seven duels and completed 41 of 51 overs.
Castagne’s main criticism of Tete was his ability to deal one-on-one with wingers.
However, as Villa do not play with a traditional winger, Castagne is sometimes tasked with supporting Calvin Bassey centrally.
Silva will once again bemoan the individual errors his team made yesterday as well as the chances they failed to convert.
