kingfox

Yet more proof that our summer recruitment was criminal.

More encouraging signs but this team is crying out for a bit more pace to be injected into it.

Going forward, there’s already been numerous encouraging signs again. Our ball progression when we get it right is a joy to watch.

His ball-carrying ability will be a much needed and useful asset, but after looking at some of the goals Parma have conceded this season, my main worry is his defensive awareness which at times looks suspect. But fingers crossed he turns out to be a shrewd pickup.

Wow, our strongest 11 on paper right now, well done Ruud.

With some of the strikers we’ve been linked with since the summer(Ioannidis, Hlozek, Musa, Esposito) and with what RVN has touched on about wanting to add physicality, surely Cannon gets replaced by someone of that profile

That would be my concern too, but you could say that for any signing we make. What he possesses in terms of pace, 1 vs 1 ability and defensive work(His numbers are Fatawu-esque) is the exact profile we need in terms of an alternative to Mavididi. It’s extremely difficult finding wingers who have good dribbling/1vs1 data, plus good defensive data. But like Bazoumana Toure, Bolin’s numbers are excellent in those aspects 👍🏻

Would add a bit more experience without going over the dreaded 30+ threshold. Could sign a striker permanently instead, then maybe loan a LCB, but trying to find a permanent striker in January might be difficult. Would happily see that rather than loaning him out again.

Woyo Coulibaly - £3 million Bazoumana Toure - £10 million LCB/LB - £5-10 million Striker - Loan Create funds by selling Cannon, Faes or Okoli.

Don’t know enough about him other than he signed for Club Brugge in the summer, has mostly been on the bench for them so far. And as @lukedlcfc22 has pointed out, his agent is CAA Stellar who a few of our players are with, so it might be just agent talk 😕

Luckily our more concrete links to LCB’s have been… Valentin Gomez(21) Lilian Brassier(25) Zaid Romero(25) Hopefully whoever we sign comes in that age bracket.

Seems inevitable that one of Okoli or Faes will go in this window, with a new LCB/LB coming in. Thoroughly expect a defensive revamp to start this month, then continuing into the summer with Faes and maybe Coady then departing, while Nelson comes back into the mix.

An intriguing open discussion with Selby, Ronnie and McManus on Eurosport last night

Statement performance from Selby tonight, fingers crossed he keeps it up for the rest of the week.

He’ll turn into prime Carles Puyol from now till May, then get his move to Barcelona.

The big decision to make regarding a new CB is who needs replacing the most, Kristiansen in that LB/LCB spot or Conor Coady. If it is to be Kristiansen, there’s a few potential options that are out of contract at the end of the season who can play that role. Reinildo(Atletico Madrid) and Matheus Reis(Sporting Lisbon) - For where we are though, they are probably unrealistic. Mauro Junior(PSV) - Ruud had him while he was there, could potentially play as an inverted central midfielder too. Kevin Diks(Copenhagen) - Been one of their most consistent performers in recent seasons, can play anywhere across the defence.

He’d be right near the top of my list of football players that I never want to see in a Leicester shirt. The way Ruud sets up, I can’t see Targett being the right fit for that LB/LCB spot anyway. So on the basis of that, I hope Nixon is talking bullshit again 🤞🏻

According to Hammarby’s director, Bazoumana Toure will be available for a Swedish record fee, which currently stands at £9 million which Strasbourg paid for Nanasi 👍🏻

OMFG WOUT FAES HAS TURNED INTO JEFFREY BRUMA

Goalllllll Cafu James Justin

Individual error number 465 of the season

El Khannouss is the greatest player I’ve ever seen

Yessss Great goal from the invisible man