Freesolo Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Really feel bad for seeing Krammy's potential be bottled, but the team yesterday was great and Okazaki was top notch Its a long season a lot can happen, plus Krammys just a kid. There wwas a lot of sitters missed yesterday who knows how the squad might rotate when players need rested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Looked cracking yesterday, must have been lovely for Vardy to have someone else do his running for him! Really put himself about and drew a lot of fouls in good areas. Excited to see how the partnership with Vards will develop or if someone else will get involved. Also, good new chant got an airing for him in SK1, nice and simple to the tune of The Human League: Shinji Okazaki, Okazaki, ohhhhh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinowe Soorie Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Good work rate and a soft touch, hopefully lots of goals too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GloverFox Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 ... having just watched the game again I think the lad, like Vardy and Mahrez is a bloody wonder ... Full of not just determination and spirit but a whole bunch of talent in there, just like Vardy he'll chase and chase all game (and that totally pisses off the opposition as they get no respite for the whole afternoon) and like Mahrez he moves the ball very quickly but also isn't afraid to go one v one. Krammers will be able to provide a totally different dimension to the front end, like others I just hope he grabs his chances when hey come along? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk exile Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 He was absolutely immense yesterday! I love the guy! He is an instant Citeh legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeman's Wharfer Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 Reminds me of Dickov. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 He worked hard, but he didn't look sharp, and his touch ain't the best. I also dislike the Japanese. It's a war thing. Christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMANN Posted 9 August 2015 Share Posted 9 August 2015 ChristHa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 Shinji Okazaki may not have got among the goals duringLeicester’s rout of Sunderland - he was denied a debut strike by Younes Kaboul late on - but the Japan international impressed nonetheless. Okazaki had the best passing accuracy (88 per cent) of any Leicester player and dovetailed with his strike partner Jamie Vardy commendably. Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson says: Okazaki was very good. He hasn’t got the pace of Vardy, Jeffrey Schlupp or Riyad Mahrez but he always holds the ball up. Great touches, great vision. Very impressive and I thought he was different class. He’s not big - he’s actually quite little - but very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 Looked cracking yesterday, must have been lovely for Vardy to have someone else do his running for him! Really put himself about and drew a lot of fouls in good areas. Excited to see how the partnership with Vards will develop or if someone else will get involved. Also, good new chant got an airing for him in SK1, nice and simple to the tune of The Human League: Shinji Okazaki, Okazaki, ohhhhh... Sounded awful. People singing the second line all wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 Needs a (good) song asap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 Shinji Okazaki may not have got among the goals duringLeicester’s rout of Sunderland - he was denied a debut strike by Younes Kaboul late on - but the Japan international impressed nonetheless. Okazaki had the best passing accuracy (88 per cent) of any Leicester player and dovetailed with his strike partner Jamie Vardy commendably. Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson says: Okazaki was very good. He hasn’t got the pace of Vardy, Jeffrey Schlupp or Riyad Mahrez but he always holds the ball up. Great touches, great vision. Very impressive and I thought he was different class. He’s not big - he’s actually quite little - but very good. 'didn't look sharp and his touch ain't the best' though. What a plank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnup Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 He was brilliant, to criticise his touch is ridiculous and shows you either know nothing or didn't watch it. He had some incredibly close control and was more comfortable in possession than most people on the pitch. excellent player in every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 he's not big, he's actually quite little Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 Immense debut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 he's not big, he's actually quite little Slightly below average - 5 foot 7? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMANN Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 In the final third..did he look sharp?...Did he look a threat?...Anyone can buzz about in the middle third...They let you to some extent...He looked like he was giving it his absolute all though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 In the final third..did he look sharp?...Did he look a threat?...Anyone can buzz about in the middle third...They let you to some extent...He looked like he was giving it his absolute all though. got in quite a few nice positions, was very unlucky twice, once in either half with good defending blocking his efforts (one lead to our fourth goal, his half chance and the sheer panic he'd caused in their defence). some very tidy turns and some good runs, was missing a goal but not through his own fault, like i said a mixture of good defending and being a bit unlucky denied him that. he'll bag a few if we play like that every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEMANN Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 got in quite a few nice positions, was very unlucky twice, once in either half with good defending blocking his efforts (one lead to our fourth goal, his half chance and the sheer panic he'd caused in their defence). some very tidy turns and some good runs, was missing a goal but not through his own fault, like i said a mixture of good defending and being a bit unlucky denied him that. he'll bag a few if we play like that every week. Fair enough...The general consensus seems to be that I'm wrong...I did have the sun in my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 I gave Okazaki, Vardy and Mahrez 10/10 each in the player ratings and an 88% pass rate on his Premiership debut in a foreign land only confirmed how much Shinji deserved it. There was nothing negative about his game either. He contested everything - in the air and on the ground. He harried, snarled and snapped into every challenge like a starving pit bull and once he'd won the ball fed it like flesh to a school of marauding shark. Any team is lucky to have one such as Vardy in it - a 100 per center who'd metaphorically die for the cause. But yesterday, for an hour, we looked like a whole squad of Action Men on Day Release from the Brecon Beacons....fast, focused and booking dangerous. Roll on the rest of the season if it's going to be like that - and a big, warm, welcome to the Rising Son whose rays proved too damned hot for Sunderland!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themotivator Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 I was looking forward to seeing Shinji as he came highly rated and he definitely didn't disappoint. if he carries on like he did on saturday then he'l be an absolute legend. love him already. Gave everything for 90 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPinCarolina Posted 10 August 2015 Share Posted 10 August 2015 His legs never stopped churning and he made the Sunderland defenders work for every ball and pass. A spark plug and a very astute signing by the front office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hack Posted 11 August 2015 Share Posted 11 August 2015 And for all those when we signed him suggesting he was just purchased because he was an Asian and the owners wanted him for that purpose need to back track and acknowledge the scouting team for recognising talent. Our management are doing a great job of finding good value talent and bringing them in. I won't be questioning our targets and acquisitions, nor should others. Our people really do know what they are doing. Also Raineri has to be given a lot of credit to put out the team he did and the style of play they offered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayday Posted 11 August 2015 Share Posted 11 August 2015 Steve Walsh did say when we signed him, the fans will like him, he ain't wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KFS Posted 11 August 2015 Share Posted 11 August 2015 His legs never stopped churning and he made the Sunderland defenders work for every ball and pass. A spark plug and a very astute signing by the front office. Was this written by an engineer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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