OPINION
West Brom have got exactly what they needed in Stefan Johansen – a midfielder that no one wants to play against. The Norway international was impressive in his Albion debut against Stoke on Saturday evening, so it is no surprise to see some fans on Twitter blown away by the Fulham loanee for his performance. Johansen set the tone early on by getting into a tangle with Ryan Woods – no one is going to have an easy day in that Stoke midfield. West Brom’s goal then came about from Johansen’s inch-perfect free-kick that found Ahmed Hegazi, who then set up Dwight Gayle to score in the six yard box. It wasn’t long after that he was booked, which just shows how assertive he was in that midfield trio alongside Gareth Barry and Jake Livermore. It was not a perfect outing by the Norwegian, but once he adapts to the system, gets used to his new team-mates and shakes off the rust, then he should be a real asset for the side.
This is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets below:
I think we have a player in Johansen!!
— RichardH (@Geordiebaggie) February 9, 2019
Always..
Biggest no brainer in the window..— Andy Caulton (@AndyfromNewHamp) February 9, 2019
Great first half, Johansen seems like that missing piece we needed
— Hazzz (@thruppyy) February 9, 2019
Johansen is looking immense. Needed a player like him for a while. Montero on around 70th minute. Is hegazi ok? Cant be dealing with bartley
— John (@jtwba1) February 9, 2019
Stefan Johansen is my sort of player #wba
— Aaron Thurstance (@AaronThurstance) February 9, 2019
Johansen is making massive difference in the engine room. Good balance to us so far
— Sunil Patel (@sjpatel212) February 9, 2019
https://twitter.com/MattRowley83/status/1094294691015806976
Lovely free kick by Johansen for the goal. Weighted perfectly #wba
— Chris Lepkowski (@chrislepkowski) February 9, 2019
Johansen is one hell of a player
— Toxic Troglodyte (@GREENBAYUK_) February 9, 2019
Well played @stefanjohansen
— Bassline FC (@Rollsie7) February 9, 2019
Johansen looks good. When he gets up to speed he'll be boss
— Walnuts (@PaoloWalnuts) February 9, 2019