DB11 Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03hgbs4 Schwarzer speaking to the BBC saying how Leicester players have a point to prove and that Drinkwater almost left the club last season
GaelicFox Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Just goes to show this perfect storm is being guided by special powers ! The Stars have aligned !
foxes_rule1978 Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Drinkwater is an exceptional player, and it is brilliant to see him improve and play at his best. He was important in the championship winning season, and now found his feet at this level and proving to just be as pivotal for us this season.
Guest Col city fan Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Not surprised. He hardly got much of a chance last season. He's more than taken it this.
Koke Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 A lot of those guys struggled because it was their first season in the Premier League. Vardy can adapt to any level. He has proven that before. Drinkwater struggled last season like most of our players did.
Zapp Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 He really stepped up his game Did he watch and learn from EC? Did he just always need a proper ball winner and leg man beside him? Was it just natural progression to learn to play in the prem? All of the above?
AKCJ Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Not surprised. He hardly got much of a chance last season. He's more than taken it this. Why do people say this? He made 24 appearances but he looked out of his depth and was overshadowed by Cambiasso. Huge congratulations need to go to Danny for getting his head down and proving his ability in the Premier League.
Mainlander Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 No doubt he is a massive part of our success this season. Well done to him and another example of Ranieris man mangement and giving players self belief. Brings back the point would Cambiasso of last year get in this team, not in my opinion.
MC Prussian Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 What I like about him is that he goes about his business quietly. One of many who keeps his head down and simply works hard (even though that is the hardest part). Whenever I see him in front of a TV camera, you get that sense that he'd rather be someplace else - preferably on a football pitch. He's not a man of many words, more the reserved type. Personally, that's how it should be with all footballers. At least it transcends to our team as a whole, they all share the same work ethic.
Number 6 Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 I really rate him. Thought after promotion that he was a cert for England at Euros. Last season seemed to prove me wrong but he's been more than good enough this. Capable of being one of the best in the league.
tom27111 Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 He really stepped up his game Did he watch and learn from EC? Did he just always need a proper ball winner and leg man beside him? Was it just natural progression to learn to play in the prem? All of the above? I imagine it was just a case of adapting to the league. He'd have picked up bits from Cambiasso, but he'd have spent most of his youth watching and learning from Paul Scholes. You can see the similarities, although he's obviously nowhere near that level.
kingcarr21 Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Why do people say this? He made 24 appearances but he looked out of his depth and was overshadowed by Cambiasso. Huge congratulations need to go to Danny for getting his head down and proving his ability in the Premier League. Don't forget though a few of those appearances were as a sub and in a diamond midfield (on the right iirc) So although he was given the chance in actually being on the pitch he wasn't given the chance to play in his preferred role.
queensguardfox Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 he used to be dating my friends sister, and are still good friends. He and Pearson did not see eye to eye at times.
Babylon Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Not surprised. He hardly got much of a chance last season. He's more than taken it this. Stop spouting this rubbish, how many times do you need it pointing out. Perhaps graphic form will help.
Loggy88 Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Compared with last season, Drinkwater is certainly one of the most improved players, he looks so much more confident this year, great passer of the ball. Can keep it simple but also can make a defence splitting pass. Great vision and very calm on the ball. Him and Kante are a great partnership in the middle of the pitch, best we have had for such a long time.
Guest Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Stop spouting this rubbish, how many times do you need it pointing out. Perhaps graphic form will help. Screen Shot 2016-02-04 at 08.29.15.png I love the way you choose stats to help some of your arguments and not others. They're are many forms of "not being given a chance". The skill was always there yet for some reason NP didn't use it properly/abused it last season. Drinky is playing far better this season - agreed - far better than Cambiasso last season as well and he's one of the main reasons we're 1st and not last.
Finnaldo Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 I love the way you choose stats to help some of your arguments and not others. They're are many forms of "not being given a chance". The skill was always there yet for some reason NP didn't use it properly/abused it last season. Drinky is playing far better this season - agreed - far better than Cambiasso last season as well and he's one of the main reasons we're 1st and not last. That's not not getting a chance that's not getting played in position.
Babylon Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 I love the way you choose stats to help some of your arguments and not others. They're are many forms of "not being given a chance". The skill was always there yet for some reason NP didn't use it properly/abused it last season. Drinky is playing far better this season - agreed - far better than Cambiasso last season as well and he's one of the main reasons we're 1st and not last. No you're right I should choose stats that don't help my argument, that would make sense. What other stats would you like me to show? He got plenty of pitch time last season to show his worth, the simple fact is he didn't perform. You can say the skill was "always there", but he had ups and downs in the championship also, so you can try and make out it's all Cambiasso's fault because you and you girlfriend have a hard on for him, but the reality is he wasn't up to it. There can be a number of reasons for that... but don't say he didn't have a chance, he had more than enough. Please do explain what the many forms of "not being given a chance are", because everyone else seems to have a different definition of what that means.
Alf Bentley Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Stop spouting this rubbish, how many times do you need it pointing out. Perhaps graphic form will help. Screen Shot 2016-02-04 at 08.29.15.png I'm surprised at that stat. I assume Drinky's appearances must have mainly been in the 1st half of last season and my senile brain didn't store that fact? Can't agree with FIF's criticism of Pearson for not playing him properly last season, though. He gave him a good run (as Babylon's stat shows), but he wasn't performing very well. He replaced him with Matty James, who did much better. That's absolutely NOT an anti-Drinkwater argument. He's moved up several gears this season and contributed brilliantly. If anything, it's an argument for playing the best team available at the time, but having the patience to keep and develop players who may take a while to reach the level required, but have that potential. In his first season in the Championship with us, Drinky started brilliantly then went completely off the boil - but improved and was arguably player of the season in our Championship-winning season. Maybe he just needed a bit longer to make the step up to Premier League level, too? The same applies to Vardy - patchy first season in Championship; brilliant second season; patchy first season in Premier; brilliant second season. I've no intention of getting into extended arguments about either Pearson or his formation/tactics (too time-consuming and subjective). But my recollection is that James & Cambiasso played a lot more often than Drinky during the last couple of months, when we went on the successful run that kept us up.
Captain... Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Didn't he start last season injured? Just checked: He got injured against Everton, came back, first full 90 minutes was the Man United game, then we went on our bad run so he got dropped as we buggered about with our formation, personnel and tactics. He played his part in the great escape starting 3 games in that run and featuring as a sub 3 times. You can't say he didn't get his chance, but he didn't really take it, looked out of sorts in a number of those games, but then so did the team. There were flashes of the Drinkwater we know he can be but not many.
Captain... Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Drinkwater's appearances last season: http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/danny-drinkwater/leistungsdaten/spieler/73491/plus/0?saison=2014
Guest Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 he had ups and downs in the championship also, Please do explain what the many forms of "not being given a chance are", because everyone else seems to have a different definition of what that means. I guess you missed the "stat" of being our player of the season in the championship. Manager can play you in the wrong position. He can play in the correct position but with poor complimentary players around you. You can be playing but the instructions of how to play are totally ****ed. and many many more "not being given a chance". Makes me laugh how you go on about cambiasso who was in a team that nearly took us down, when we can see just how good a team without cambiasso is now. With Cambi we had to play slow football which didn't suit people like Vardy, we had to pack the defence to cover up his glaring deficiencies and even that failed. His few good passes were far outweighed by the wet nurse and minder he needed. Still enough about ex-mercenaries you'll just get me banned again.
Babylon Posted 4 February 2016 Posted 4 February 2016 Didn't he start last season injured? Just checked: He got injured against Everton, came back, first full 90 minutes was the Man United game, then we went on our bad run so he got dropped as we buggered about with our formation, personnel and tactics. He played his part in the great escape starting 3 games in that run and featuring as a sub 3 times. You can't say he didn't get his chance, but he didn't really take it, looked out of sorts in a number of those games, but then so did the team. There were flashes of the Drinkwater we know he can be but not many. Indeed... You look at King at the end of last year. He came in and performed brilliantly, he took the chance he got at that point. Dinkwater never really got going, nothing against him it can happen. Lots of players were learning their way in this league last season.
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