Slimani to ....................?

[WigstonWanderer]

On 31/05/2017 at 22:35, SCP1906 said:

Sporting could be willing to let Adrien Silva go, Silva is willing to move for som€ r€ason$.

But Sporting will ask at least 16-17M £ / 18-20M € + Slimani.

I doubt Leicester accepts to pay + let Slimani go, and I'm sure Sporting CP president to sell Adrien Silva will request 30-35 Million € for Silva or 18-20M€ + other player.

 

Sporting CP don't need to make more than 15-20M in transfers. 

If Sporting sells one of the most valued and useful players [Silva, William Carvalho, Patrício,.], will ask enough to cover the budget needs, this way there's no need to sell another good player.

 

And then there's also Slimani willing to come back to Sporting CP.

He likes Sporting and living in Portugal - much more sunny than England  - but Sporting can't afford the same salary as LCFC pays him.

 

To Slimani be included in Silva transfer, only if Slimani returns on a loan - and LCFC pays at least 1/3 of Slimani salary.

Wow, had our pants down last summer, and now expected to bend over and take the full 12 inches!

[surrifox]

Sporting can suck my plums 

[Fennec-Fox]

On May 31, 2017 at 08:37, SCP1906 said:

If you get rid of him how can you know how good he could be in is second season?

As I said, if he goes to another Premier league Club you'll regret it.

 

After his first season in Sporting he looked like an average player. But being cheap [salary was 400.000€/year, in is first season] and a unusual kind of player/striker in Portugal - tall and with good aerial skills, he stayed.

Than he improved so much and became a very good striker.

I'm sure he also will be much better in his second season in Premier League if he stays.

 

His stats are better than all their strikers and still they talk!...

okazaki 65games scored 8 Slim 19 scored 7 , and okazaki plays and slim on the bench, why??, because the coach was too afraid to change something when the team was winning, fair enough, they like Oka because he run too much hhhhhh, so why not get an extra midfielder who runs and that's it if u r not expecting him to score and u r happy with his runs and falls.

 

Jesus said it well "if you know how to use him , he will get u tons of goals" they don't play him and when he plays he scored most of the time, yet he is not good to them,!  I bet if he played the time Vardy played game in and game out, I bet he is on a 20 goal already, and heyyy he plays better alone as a striker so you can put that extra midfielder in the pitch, even in Algeria when they play 2 strikers he is not as productive as a lone.

 

Leicester doesn't know how to get the most of Slimani like Sporting did. 

[ronnup]

Massive unknown quantity this lad but will we ever play to his strengths? Maybe as a plan B chasing the game but he's not going to have that and he'll soon want gone. I'd love to see him in a 442 with Vards more regualry but it's hard to see a great partnership between them. They're so different. 

[HankMarvin]

33 minutes ago, Fennec-Fox said:

His stats are better than all their strikers and still they talk!...

okazaki 65games scored 8 Slim 19 scored 7 , and okazaki plays and slim on the bench, why??, because the coach was too afraid to change something when the team was winning, fair enough, they like Oka because he run too much hhhhhh, so why not get an extra midfielder who runs and that's it if u r not expecting him to score and u r happy with his runs and falls.

 

Jesus said it well "if you know how to use him , he will get u tons of goals" they don't play him and when he plays he scored most of the time, yet he is not good to them,!  I bet if he played the time Vardy played game in and game out, I bet he is on a 20 goal already, and heyyy he plays better alone as a striker so you can put that extra midfielder in the pitch, even in Algeria when they play 2 strikers he is not as productive as a lone.

 

Leicester doesn't know how to get the most of Slimani like Sporting did. 

Funny that, welcome to the Leicester forum. So defensive you lot its like a family member being chastised.

[frany104]

56 minutes ago, Fennec-Fox said:

His stats are better than all their strikers and still they talk!...

okazaki 65games scored 8 Slim 19 scored 7 , and okazaki plays and slim on the bench, why??, because the coach was too afraid to change something when the team was winning, fair enough, they like Oka because he run too much hhhhhh, so why not get an extra midfielder who runs and that's it if u r not expecting him to score and u r happy with his runs and falls.

 

Jesus said it well "if you know how to use him , he will get u tons of goals" they don't play him and when he plays he scored most of the time, yet he is not good to them,!  I bet if he played the time Vardy played game in and game out, I bet he is on a 20 goal already, and heyyy he plays better alone as a striker so you can put that extra midfielder in the pitch, even in Algeria when they play 2 strikers he is not as productive as a lone.

 

Leicester doesn't know how to get the most of Slimani like Sporting did. 

When Mahrez goes I hope Slimani goes with him so we don't have to put up with drivel like this. 

[Old Fox]

1 minute ago, frany104 said:

When Mahrez goes I hope Slimani goes with him so we don't have to put up with drivel like this. 

He will be gone if someone will

pay his wages which could be the issue.

 

He wants to go i am told and is not massively part of the squad ethos which with Riyad moving on will only expedite his leaving.

 

We massively overpaid but owners will want a deal that is not taking the mick but personally he would be no loss - all the rubbish spouted about his quality I have not witnessed - attitude average, selfish, dreadful first touch, physically average and biggest asset Is his heading but does not fit in as a partner to Vards so hopefully they can move him on l!!

[Finnegan]

1 hour ago, Fennec-Fox said:

His stats are better than all their strikers and still they talk!...

okazaki 65games scored 8 Slim 19 scored 7 , and okazaki plays and slim on the bench, why??, because the coach was too afraid to change something when the team was winning, fair enough, they like Oka because he run too much hhhhhh, so why not get an extra midfielder who runs and that's it if u r not expecting him to score and u r happy with his runs and falls.

 

Jesus said it well "if you know how to use him , he will get u tons of goals" they don't play him and when he plays he scored most of the time, yet he is not good to them,!  I bet if he played the time Vardy played game in and game out, I bet he is on a 20 goal already, and heyyy he plays better alone as a striker so you can put that extra midfielder in the pitch, even in Algeria when they play 2 strikers he is not as productive as a lone.

 

Leicester doesn't know how to get the most of Slimani like Sporting did. 

 

Okazaki is the midfielder you weapon.

 

He might be known as a striker but our system has him playing as, basically, a high pressing defensive midfielder.

 

We do appreciate that's probably hard to stand if you don't watch us play very often but it was actually an important cog in the machine that won the league.

 

Could we and should we upgrade him? Yeah definitely.

 

Can Slimani do that job better than Okazaki? Definitely not.

[Mickyblueeyes]

1 hour ago, Fennec-Fox said:

His stats are better than all their strikers and still they talk!...

okazaki 65games scored 8 Slim 19 scored 7 , and okazaki plays and slim on the bench, why??, because the coach was too afraid to change something when the team was winning, fair enough, they like Oka because he run too much hhhhhh, so why not get an extra midfielder who runs and that's it if u r not expecting him to score and u r happy with his runs and falls.

 

Jesus said it well "if you know how to use him , he will get u tons of goals" they don't play him and when he plays he scored most of the time, yet he is not good to them,!  I bet if he played the time Vardy played game in and game out, I bet he is on a 20 goal already, and heyyy he plays better alone as a striker so you can put that extra midfielder in the pitch, even in Algeria when they play 2 strikers he is not as productive as a lone.

 

Leicester doesn't know how to get the most of Slimani like Sporting did. 

 

 

It takes time for a player to adapt to a league, city, culture and new team mates. He took a bit of time at Sporting to become the beast he eventually turned out to be. 

 

Slimani, with the right mindset, application and once fully adapted will be a Leicester star. That I am sure of. Vardy took his time as did others. The coaches, sports science team and planning that goes into player development at Leicester City is second to none.See the progress of players circa 2013 at this club. 

 

Slimani is at the right club and he is the right player for us. That is something I will continue to champion. 

 

Oh, and by the way, Riyad wasn't too fondly looked at by many, including the Algerian fans not that long ago. However it was this apparent daft club and fan base who back him into the player now adored by many. Educate yourself, before expressing an opinion on this club, nobhead.

[Finnegan]

30 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

 

 

It takes time for a player to adapt to a league, city, culture and new team mates. He took a bit of time at Sporting to become the beast he eventually turned out to be. 

 

Slimani, with the right mindset, application and once fully adapted will be a Leicester star. That I am sure of. Vardy took his time as did others. The coaches, sports science team and planning that goes into player development at Leicester City is second to none.See the progress of players circa 2013 at this club. 

 

Slimani is at the right club and he is the right player for us. That is something I will continue to champion. 

 

Oh, and by the way, Riyad wasn't too fondly looked at by many, including the Algerian fans not that long ago. However it was this apparent daft club and fan base who back him into the player now adored by many. Educate yourself, before expressing an opinion on this club, nobhead.

Said it before and will say it again to all these glory supporting Riyad Algerian fans, they laughed in our faces when we said he should be a starter in their team.

 

Now look.

 

Man should have just waited and had a bit more self belief, he'd be playing on the opposite wing to Dembele, behind Greizman, with Pogba, Lemar and Kante inside him and smashing Euro 2020.

[dylanlegend]

Slimani is a good plan B but I don't think he's too happy beings plan B? 

 

If China bid £40mill again then I'd snap their hands off

[Moksky]

I don't know how many threads there are on Slim, but he doesn't want to leave, is quite happy here even when Mahrez leaves  , and the club have no plans to sell him 

[brucey]

Slim got his kid a LCFC branded birthday cake. He clearly loves us (at least more than Riyad does at the moment), why would we want him to leave?

We don't need the money

 

[Guest Cujek]

2 hours ago, frany104 said:

When Mahrez goes I hope Slimani goes with him so we don't have to put up with drivel like this. 

Here here

[TMELcfc]

F*** sporting, they were massive dicks last season, so if we play ball, that's pathetic from Rudkin and co. 

I'd like Slimani to get a decent preseason and start for the first 3-5 games with Vardy and see what happens. 

[AmarteyAndChill]

1 minute ago, lcfceaves said:

F*** sporting, they were massive dicks last season, so if we play ball, that's pathetic from Rudkin and co. 

I'd like Slimani to get a decent preseason and start for the first 3-5 games with Vardy and see what happens. 

I still want Adrien silva from them though. 

[AKCJ]

I've never really thought that Mahrez and Slim are great friends.

 

Sliimani seems to laugh and joke with Leo whenever I see him warming up or in training.

[mozartfox]

mmmm.   We will probably hand-over Slimani to Sporting and end up with Long John Silva and 1Million Peso's in return,

[Thracian]

13 hours ago, Fennec-Fox said:

His stats are better than all their strikers and still they talk!...

okazaki 65games scored 8 Slim 19 scored 7 , and okazaki plays and slim on the bench, why??, because the coach was too afraid to change something when the team was winning, fair enough, they like Oka because he run too much hhhhhh, so why not get an extra midfielder who runs and that's it if u r not expecting him to score and u r happy with his runs and falls.

 

Jesus said it well "if you know how to use him , he will get u tons of goals" they don't play him and when he plays he scored most of the time, yet he is not good to them,!  I bet if he played the time Vardy played game in and game out, I bet he is on a 20 goal already, and heyyy he plays better alone as a striker so you can put that extra midfielder in the pitch, even in Algeria when they play 2 strikers he is not as productive as a lone.

 

Leicester doesn't know how to get the most of Slimani like Sporting did. 

There could be a whole host of reasons why but they wouldn't change your bias towards a man I'd presume is your compatriot. 

 

Let's see:-

 

a) He's appeared to carry a recurring injury problem and groin problems, just like achilles problems seem difficult to clear completely. 

 

b) Perhaps as a result of this he doesn't appear strong on match stamina. He's active enough for a while but fades. Shinji's the same but lasts longer and gets through endless work while he is around.

 

c) Compatability - I'm not sure Slim's ever quite fitted into our team. His only natural partnership seems to be with Mahrez but, otherwise he seems, not completely detached but less "as one" with the others. In one game towards the end of the season, he and Vardy had words. That's not necessarily a bad thing but it looked pretty pointed and wouldn't go down especially well given some of the couple of ridiculously simple chances he missed in post-AFCON matches any more than his absence for so long after that competition. My own opinion is that he had he groin problems before AFCON and we suffered in the aftermath of that event. If true, some might say he was lucky to be picked at all.

 

Slimani is a good predatory striker in and around the box. I don't think he's lazy outside of it but he's so clumsy I doubt even he's certain what he's going to do next. 

 

Shinji on the other hand is almost always available to do his shift and for reasons that escape me at times we seem to do better for having him and that matters in what is a results business.

 

Frustrating? No question. Shinji's one of the ugliest footballers I've ever seen in attack for us and he's got the ugliest goals to perpetrate that view.

 

But his enthusiasm and commitment to our team is unquestioned. You never get less than 100% from Shinji, admittedly with every kind of fall you'd ever see from an ice-skating novice.

 

If the guy has any studs at all in his boots they must be worn to flatness for the amount of grip they seem to give him but he plays the game with a smile that seems infectious and fits into the group like the shirts they wear.   

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In Slim's defence it must be hard for anyone from a Muslim country - and who I presume to be Muslim - to play in England at the moment with the entirely understandable antipathy felt across the country in reaction to the terrorist killings. It doesn't matter how Slimani feels about the subject, I'd imagine he would feel some of that anger whether he personally experienced it or not and it was just the same in the past with the IRA bombings...feelings against the Irish abounded even if some of the targets were actually loyalists.

 

Whether Slim will finally settle here I don't know but I have my doubts. What I don't doubt is that he's an excellent striker who could certainly get 20 goals a season for us given the chance but whether we'd be particularly successful I don't know because he wouldn't provide the midfield insurance Shinji does. For me the team would need to be restructured as a 3-5-2 to get the best from the Algerian but we'd need to make several changes to do that effectively. 

 

It would make us more entertaining, no question in my mind, but perhaps a bit more vulnerable than the one-up-front+a bit system that Shinji supplements.           

 

[Redouane]

12 hours ago, dylanlegend said:

Slimani is a good plan B but I don't think he's too happy beings plan B? 

 

If China bid £40mill again then I'd snap their hands off

He's only a plan B for now. I think he understands that he has a lot to prove based on a recent interview I watched. He's very hardworking, and I'm sure if he'll stay in Leicester he'll become a club legend.Just give him a good pre-season, and you'll see for yourself. 

 

But yeah, if China is willing to pay him 300k/week, i'm sure he'll go in a heart beat. His height and heading advantage would be incredible in China. 

[SCP1906]

F*** sporting, they were massive dicks last season, so if we play ball, that's pathetic from Rudkin and co. 

I'd like Slimani to get a decent preseason and start for the first 3-5 games with Vardy and see what happens. 

If by 'massive dicks' you mean 'hard to negotiate'.. yes, Sporting was a huge dick.

 

I think you're happy the owners did everything to keep Schmeichel and Vardy right?

Sporting president did the same. And he really is a big dick when someone wants Sporting players.

 

Leicester wanted Slimani, got it but had to pay.

Leicester still wants Adrien Silva? It has to pay.

 

Same if someone wants to take Schmeichel or Vardy from Leicester.

 

This is business, and football right now is a business.

 

[AlloverthefloorYesNdidi]

I want Slim to stay.  I want us to have a chant of 'Islam! Islam! Islam!' so paranoid conspiracy theorists can use us in a clip to prove that Islam is taking over English football

[Jonezy]

Can someone please get the name right in the thread title. It is driving me nuts....

[shen]

1 minute ago, Jonezy said:

Can someone please get the name right in the thread title. It is driving me nuts....

Yeah, seriously! #HislambSlimarnie

[Sir Shep]

18 hours ago, Moksky said:

I don't know how many threads there are on Slim, but he doesn't want to leave, is quite happy here even when Mahrez leaves  , and the club have no plans to sell him 

Well I hope this is true, I'd like all of our players staying with a few quality additions joining.