Drinkwater

[les-tah]

1 minute ago, Nod.E said:

Am I the only one that thinks we can do better than Drinkwater anyway? I find it staggering that Chelsea are in for him. He's been poor for ages and on recent showing James is still the better player.

James is good but isnt mobile enough for 442.

[VLC86]

13 minutes ago, TheRealWalshy5 said:

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not?

 

[kingfox]

4 hours ago, Col city fan said:

Ha! KF's real feelings toward Drinkwater come out again.

I think he'd be a major loss.

I see you dodged the Amartey stat 

 

Drinkwater isn't irreplaceable. Poor form for six months, returned to his negative ways, didn't create enough.

 

He isn't in the same bracket as Schmeichel, Mahrez or Vardy.

[STUHILL]

Time to line up that replacement! 

 

Let him go but only for £35-40 million and if we get our replacement in.

 

People saying he is our play maker have not seen a genuine play making CM. 

 

He has been fantastic for us and was outstanding in our title winning season, often the MOTM.

 

He wants to leave though and unlike Mahrez, I think we can find a very decent replacement.

 

I also believes it gives us a chance to add a CM who is far more comfortable on the ball than we currently have. A genuine play maker who can see a pass and beat a man if needed. 

 

I would be on the phone to Sporting and tie up a deal for Adrien Silva, then push Chelsea as close to £40 million as possible. 

 

 

[moseeds]

Let's add some perspective. Danny Drinkwater has been a Leicester player since 2012. He's given us 5 years of his career - 1/3rd or even 1/2 of his peak footballing career (he's 27, he has approximately 5 years left in the premiership). He's tasted success, he wants more. He's on the edge of the England team. Realistically we can't offer regular European football, cup finals or more league titles, not in the near future.

 

Chelse can. 

 

Anyone of us would if offered the opportunity to take the last part of your career farther you would. We will miss him once he's gone, just like Kante, Mahrez and probably Schmeical/Vardy at some point too. Losing players the calibre of DD means we are growing up as a club. It's normal for bigger players to lose stars, but what sets bigger clubs apart from the mediocre is the ability to replace them. I think we can.

I'd prefer to thank DD not begrudge him - for giving the fans the kind of glory none of us thought we'd ever experience in our lifetime. For going about his job diligently, without drama. For making the long-balls look sexy on TV. He's a great, hard-working player and he will do fantastically well in a Chelsea team that enjoys playing solid defensive counter attacking football.

If he goes either tomorrow or in January I wish him all the best in the next phase of his career.

[Kitchandro]

4 minutes ago, Nod.E said:

Am I the only one that thinks we can do better than Drinkwater anyway? I find it staggering that Chelsea are in for him. He's been poor for ages and on recent showing James is still the better player.

On recent showing James looks out of his depth. He's struggled to have a real impact on the game in terms of winning the ball and getting it moving quickly.

 

He's never shown anywhere near the quality Drinkwater has at this level.

[FLAN]

Why are theybtrying to sign an injured player? Imagine if he fails the medical after a transfer request 

[ARM1968]

£40 million id sell and use that money to bring in someone genuinely creative. They are out there, just not from a PL side who would want £50 million or more. 

[Kitchandro]

If people are so sure we can find a decent replacement then how come we've got 4 central midfielders in the squad that aren't fit to lace his boots?

 

What have we been playing at and why do people think we'll suddenly pull off a great signing literally overnight?

[StriderHiryu]

2 minutes ago, moseeds said:

Let's add some perspective. Danny Drinkwater has been a Leicester player since 2012. He's given us 5 years of his career - 1/3rd or even 1/2 of his peak footballing career (he's 27, he has approximately 5 years left in the premiership). He's tasted success, he wants more. He's on the edge of the England team. Realistically we can't offer regular European football, cup finals or more league titles, not in the near future.

 

Chelse can. 

 

Anyone of us would if offered the opportunity to take the last part of your career farther you would. We will miss him once he's gone, just like Kante, Mahrez and probably Schmeical/Vardy at some point too. Losing players the calibre of DD means we are growing up as a club. It's normal for bigger players to lose stars, but what sets bigger clubs apart from the mediocre is the ability to replace them. I think we can.

I'd prefer to thank DD not begrudge him - for giving the fans the kind of glory none of us thought we'd ever experience in our lifetime. For going about his job diligently, without drama. For making the long-balls look sexy on TV. He's a great, hard-working player and he will do fantastically well in a Chelsea team that enjoys playing solid defensive counter attacking football.

If he goes either tomorrow or in January I wish him all the best in the next phase of his career.

Probably the most common sense post in the thread.

 

I don't like the transfer request, but agree with everything you've said.

[Sambiasso]

I think Iborra was Drinkys replacement all along.

[Guest Mee-9]

We need to sell these players.

 

Why be a club where the players are held to ransom against their will. 

 

We'll get a bad rep. 

[Bert]

Drinkwater controls the midfield for us. He's very good at keeping possession for us and being there to pick up the passes from defence and does some vital defensive work. When Drinkwater plays well, the whole team plays well. He's a vital cog in our machine. 

[Gerard]

Just now, Mee-9 said:

We need to sell these players.

 

Why be a club where the players are held to ransom against their will. 

 

We'll get a bad rep. 

 

But we are willing to sell him.

 

Are you suggesting that Chelsea tell us what the price is?

[yorkie1999]

4 minutes ago, Mee-9 said:

We need to sell these players.

 

Why be a club where the players are held to ransom against their will. 

 

We'll get a bad rep. 

A bad reputation of?

[ARM1968]

Gylfi £50 million

 

DD £23 million?

 

right. How many titles has the G man won?

 

chelsea need to stump up or fuch off. We aren't desperate to sell and they are desperate to buy. 

[Cincinnati Fox]

let us down big time drinky!

[ARM1968]

Let us down, the club down, his parents down, but most of all, he's let himself down. I'm going to use the most devastating word in a parent's armoury - Disappointed. 

[kingfox]

2 hours ago, Fox92 said:

Unbelievable that we've just gone backwards since winning the league. I know we were never going to better that but after winning it we spent lots of money on players that aren't good enough, lost the manager and now two of that spine want to leave.

Bit extreme at the minute mate.

 

Last summer was a disgrace; however this summer we've signed Maguire and Iheanacho and currently lost nobody. Come tomorrow if we do lose Mahrez and Drinkwater then fail to replace them then I'd worry.

 

Like it or not though this was always going to happen at some point. The core of our title winning side steadily dismantles as seasons pass. We are never going to compete with the usual top six; however we should at least be on Everton's line of trying to break into the top six but more likely to finish 7th or 8th.

 

With the squad we have now that's achievable, you take Drinkwater and Mahrez out and replace them with shit, then you'd drop us at least five places, maybe more.

[richardsfoxes]

Sigh.

[Guest MattP]

10 minutes ago, Bert said:

Drinkwater controls the midfield for us. He's very good at keeping possession for us and being there to pick up the passes from defence and does some vital defensive work. When Drinkwater plays well, the whole team plays well. He's a vital cog in our machine. 

This.

 

He's the engine of the team and it will be a disaster if we lose him, James and Ndidi haven't shown yet they can match DD at his best, Iborra is an unknown. 

 

Bad news if he goes.

[Guest Col city fan]

12 minutes ago, Bert said:

Drinkwater controls the midfield for us. He's very good at keeping possession for us and being there to pick up the passes from defence and does some vital defensive work. When Drinkwater plays well, the whole team plays well. He's a vital cog in our machine. 

Spot on.

[wokinghamfox]

48 minutes ago, oadby.fox said:

A favour you say but who would you rather have starting or coming on as a sub, King, Amartey or Drinky? 

 

There is a reason why Chelsea are in for him and not Amartey.

King

[STUHILL]

8 minutes ago, Bert said:

Drinkwater controls the midfield for us. He's very good at keeping possession for us and being there to pick up the passes from defence and does some vital defensive work. When Drinkwater plays well, the whole team plays well. He's a vital cog in our machine. 

A vital cog that wants to leave. Set our price (high) and start getting a deal done for a list of replacements. 

 

I will be shocked if we don't have at least a few potential targets. 

 

It will be hard to replace Drinky's work rate and contribution in defence, but I think we can improve on his attacking qualities. 

 

I would certainly be delaying any deal though until we have a replacement all but done. Drinky can stay put otherwise. 

[urban.spaceman]

6 minutes ago, ARM1968 said:

Let us down, the club down, his parents down, but most of all, he's let himself down. I'm going to use the most devastating word in a parent's armoury - Disappointed. 

I was always just relieved whenever my dad said that. Disappointed meant no bollocking. Winner