Foxxed Posted 29 August 2016 Share Posted 29 August 2016 I'm more excited about Amartey than Slimani. We have attacking threat in Vardy and Mahrez and Musa and Gray looks incredibly exciting. But if we fail to cope with Kanté's absence somehow it won't matter: we'll concede too many. I see Mendy as an excellent rotation choice for Drinkwater. So if Amartey can shore up our defence, we have a good chance at hovering around this season's big three. I'd kill for another defensive midfielder atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 29 August 2016 Share Posted 29 August 2016 14 minutes ago, Foxxed said: I'm more excited about Amartey than Slimani. We have attacking threat in Vardy and Mahrez and Musa and Gray looks incredibly exciting. But if we fail to cope with Kanté's absence somehow it won't matter: we'll concede too many. I see Mendy as an excellent rotation choice for Drinkwater. So if Amartey can shore up our defence, we have a good chance at hovering around this season's big three. I'd kill for another defensive midfielder atm. Kante has gone...Armatey will be Armatey.Mendy will be Mendy We wont fail to cope with Kantes absence, if we fail it will be another reason, a lack of something else...not Kante .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH Posted 29 August 2016 Share Posted 29 August 2016 12 minutes ago, fuchsntf said: Kante has gone...Armatey will be Armatey.Mendy will be Mendy We wont fail to cope with Kantes absence, if we fail it will be another reason, a lack of something else...not Kante .. I see what you're trying to say, but just about any team in the world would miss someone like Kante. But thats not to say we cant replace him and use someone elses strengths to our advantage to get similar results... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 29 August 2016 Share Posted 29 August 2016 22 minutes ago, fuchsntf said: Kante has gone...Armatey will be Armatey.Mendy will be Mendy We wont fail to cope with Kantes absence, if we fail it will be another reason, a lack of something else...not Kante .. Yes, he has. And he's left a monumentally large hole in defensive midfield. I don't think Amartey will be in next Kanté. But I do think he may help fill the hole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicesterseddon Posted 29 August 2016 Share Posted 29 August 2016 Didn't set the world on fire last year but it's worth remembering that he never got a proper run in the side and also had to switch between CM and RB. At the moment I think he is our best option beside Drinkwater in the midfield - I thought so before the Swansea game, but even more so now. He still doesn't look amazingly assured with the ball at his feet, but his height and strength are a big asset to our midfield. Worth bearing in mind as well that he's only 21 - that's five years younger than Drinkwater and six years younger than King. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 29 August 2016 Share Posted 29 August 2016 35 minutes ago, Foxxed said: Yes, he has. And he's left a monumentally large hole in defensive midfield. I don't think Amartey will be in next Kanté. But I do think he may help fill the hole. We never replaced K.Weller, D.Gibson. Amartey plays for the champions..Kante plays for a London club, who indecently is not in Europe... Smoke and mirrors....Smoke and mirrors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeman's Wharfer Posted 29 August 2016 Share Posted 29 August 2016 Put this one in the new chants thread... Hey-ey-yay He came to play for Leicester Daniel Amar-tey! (Pitbull - Don't stop the party) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 30 August 2016 Share Posted 30 August 2016 10 hours ago, leicesterseddon said: Didn't set the world on fire last year but it's worth remembering that he never got a proper run in the side and also had to switch between CM and RB. At the moment I think he is our best option beside Drinkwater in the midfield - I thought so before the Swansea game, but even more so now. He still doesn't look amazingly assured with the ball at his feet, but his height and strength are a big asset to our midfield. Worth bearing in mind as well that he's only 21 - that's five years younger than Drinkwater and six years younger than King. Yeah the point regarding age is interesting. Thought he was excellent the other day and I'm sure he can replicate that sort of performance due to his sheer physical attributes. What I mean is he didn't score a worldie goal in which he could've got lucky by 'hitting and hoping', he just did everything simple and well. Kante is what, 25? And amartey is 21, give him 4 years of development and it will be interesting to see where he is. I'm sure Amartey could be some player if he's given regular game time in central midfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 30 August 2016 Share Posted 30 August 2016 Finally got around to watching Amartey's highlights. Probably a bit like seeing a film after reading all the hype.. I thought he looked good but most of it was very basic short passes and he didn't really do anything with it or hold the ball for any amount of time or make any runs with it but, a solid performance from what I saw and you can see his strength and pace will be a real asset in the middle. He will probably have to become a little more dynamic to retain a starting place but at 21, he looks very promising indeed and will only get better. Very happy to know that he can step up if needed and be competent in a very challenging position. Still feel we need another CDM in this window (N'Zonzi please!) but great to know we have a very promising player in Amartey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 30 August 2016 Share Posted 30 August 2016 18 hours ago, ARTY_FOX said: I actually thought he looked really quite confident on the ball. Seemed to always know who he was going to give it to before he got it. It was an ideal game for him to come into. We had the bulk of the possession and weren't put under too much pressure. Let's see how composed he is when we are playing one of the top sides. If he remains calm and passes well against those sides, we really do have a player on our hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy boxing Posted 30 August 2016 Share Posted 30 August 2016 needs to find his best position, maybe it id in midfield protecting the back four who knows? he had a decent game against swansea and needs to show it consistanly throughout the season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcdamo Posted 31 August 2016 Share Posted 31 August 2016 I just really hope he can carry on the form he shown against Swansea now we haven't brought in another cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell sprout Posted 31 August 2016 Share Posted 31 August 2016 I remember when junior Lewis made his debut v Chelsea in a 2-1 win and what everybody was saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychonaut Posted 31 August 2016 Share Posted 31 August 2016 Everybody put your hands together and give a huge welcome to our new world class Central Defensive Midfielder - Daniel Amartey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandFox Posted 31 August 2016 Share Posted 31 August 2016 I'm sure someone can do a better job tinkering the words to this than I can. hmmmm. The word somebody can work into Amartey or Slimani.... Insert other media Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 6 Posted 1 September 2016 Share Posted 1 September 2016 The the way he used the ball was one of his main strengths in my opinion so interesting to see some say they thought he wasn't comfortable. Composure to play it out of defence to a blue shirt which lead to the counter attacking goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazarron fox Posted 1 September 2016 Share Posted 1 September 2016 Just remember the lad is only 21 what were our more coveted stars doing at 21?. The club have seen the potential and will nurture it the same as they will Gray, Mendy, Musa and kaputska. The club have never had so much talent on its books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shen Posted 1 September 2016 Share Posted 1 September 2016 On 30/8/2016 at 07:37, STUHILL said: Finally got around to watching Amartey's highlights. Probably a bit like seeing a film after reading all the hype.. I thought he looked good but most of it was very basic short passes and he didn't really do anything with it or hold the ball for any amount of time or make any runs with it but, a solid performance from what I saw and you can see his strength and pace will be a real asset in the middle. He will probably have to become a little more dynamic to retain a starting place but at 21, he looks very promising indeed and will only get better. Very happy to know that he can step up if needed and be competent in a very challenging position. Still feel we need another CDM in this window (N'Zonzi please!) but great to know we have a very promising player in Amartey! It wasn't scintillating, but it was a solid performance with few losses in possession and good cover for the defence which is what Kanté gave and what we need. He will not be driving the ball forward like Kanté did, nor will he swing the flow of the game as quickly as he did, but he showed he was able to mix up his passing between playing simple, safe balls sideways and backwards and playing forward passes, most notably for the goal in which his role was pivotal. So I echo your sentiments that he looks promising and could well emerge as the main man next to Drinky. With a 21-year old we know we have to be patient though as they rarely perform consistently well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 1 September 2016 Share Posted 1 September 2016 46 minutes ago, shen said: With a 21-year old we know we have to be patient though as they rarely perform consistently well. Perhaps the best point in the thread. Danish fans certainly rate him. I'll be great to get behind him. He could end up being a huge lcfc player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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