Is Slimani of premier league quality

[TheHitman™]

He is premier league quality. He's played and scored in the Champions league which is much more competitive.  I think the real question is does he fit Leicester city's system. Looking at how CS wants to play I would wholeheartedly say no. 

 

I think the only strikers that can really play the system that CS wants to play are Vardy and Okazaki. Iheanacho can play as a second striker but only in a team where the midfield provides more support and service. We don't do that, and it's also the reason why Okazaki doesn't score much for Leicester. 

[Dan]

Slimani is a massively limited striker who has very little technical ability at all, but if you put crosses in for him he will be a threat.

 

The whole transfer was a mess. A deadline day panic buy for someone who hasn't ever truly fitted the way we play, and it's easy saying "build the team around him" but that requires a different set up completely, what will we lose if we set the team up around him? Well, Vardy's goals potentially, for a start.

 

He didn't choose the fee but I think paying that much for him has done us no favours, he'll arrive expecting to be the main man and he was never going to be.

 

Brainless signing and typical of us in the last year or so.

[Guy]

3 hours ago, somebum said:

To be honest when I first saw the guy he reminded me a lot of Ade Akinbiyi in the way his large frame slowly plodded on the pitch.

Yes, in many regards Slimani is 2016-17's near equivalent to Akinbiyi re paying vastly over the odds for mediocrity at best - at least so far! I think Akin'badbuy' ended up at Burnley after his horrendous time with us - then disappeared into oblivion! I'm not saying Slimani will end up going down the same 'downhill fast' road as Ade A. did but he shows all the hallmarks of being a similar overpriced flop as was Akinbiyi - but for being surrounded by better players than we had in the infamous 18 months or so of Peter Taylor's reign! 

[Jattdogg]

He doesn't fit with our team if you ask me. And for the price id rather play ulloa. Definitely is premier  league quality though  on a team that plays to his strength.

[Sampson]

As others have said I think we won't know really unless he goes somewhere else but more than whether he is PL quality or not, the issue is he just doesn't suit our style of play and was a bit of a brainless panic buy in hindsight where our recruitment team didn't seem to take enough into account whether he would suit us or not.

 

He needs to be the main striker and doesn't work alongside Vardy and he's never going to replace Vardy as the main striker here.

Edited 18 September 2017 by Sampson

[Nick]

9 hours ago, Col city fan said:

To be fair, I'd rather discuss football matters with someone who wasn't so far down on Superbru.

I wouldn't feel I'd be kinda wasting my time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How's the fantasy Premier League going for you? (Less luck involved admittedly but was just wondering....?)

 

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[lgfualol]

I think Everton will come in for him in Jan and he'll do well with them. Walsh was a fan, albeit not at the price we paid. Sigurdsson + Slim = goals.

[Monsell1976]

I would ask the same question of a lot of our squad not just slim.

They were successful as the played as a team, with belief and togetherness, with a point to prove, which all seems to be lost 

Before the title win, a lot on here commented how Morgan, drinkwater etc, needed replacing, as wasn't good enough, the freak title win, has flattered to decieve us to believe the players are better than they are, truth is, a lot are bang average/ top end championship players.

[norwichfox]

10 hours ago, Col city fan said:

To be fair, I'd rather discuss football matters with someone who wasn't so far down on Superbru.

I wouldn't feel I'd be kinda wasting my time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fire away Col,

[Koke]

Is Ulloa?

Is Okazaki?

Is James?

Is King?

Is Musa?

Is Amartey.

 

Answers on a post card please.

[Guest Col city fan]

25 minutes ago, norwichfox said:

Fire away Col,

You're having a stormer mi old son!

[Guest Col city fan]

1 hour ago, Swan Lesta said:

How's the fantasy Premier League going for you? (Less luck involved admittedly but was just wondering....?)

 

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I don't bother with it Nick tbh. Not looked at my team for weeks

[Nick]

4 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

I don't bother with it Nick tbh. Not looked at my team for weeks

? sure.

[somebum]

3 hours ago, lgfualol said:

I think Everton will come in for him in Jan and he'll do well with them. Walsh was a fan, albeit not at the price we paid. Sigurdsson + Slim = goals.

They won't pay and we won't sell unless we get silly money 

[foxy boxing]

He doesn't fit our team or the way we play! in another team he would probably shine but we are about fast counter attacking football at pace. where in a team with slow build up players getting crosses into the box he would probably thrive!

[lgfualol]

1 minute ago, somebum said:

They won't pay and we won't sell unless we get silly money 

I'm thinking we'll loan if he is unhappy and give Everton an option to buy. Ulloa was given 2 more years for some reason, maybe we wanted to sell or loan Slim anyway. 

[Guest Col city fan]

2 hours ago, Swan Lesta said:

? sure.

Genuine. I focus on the Prem predictor and the Champs League predictor

[Nick]

1 minute ago, Col city fan said:

Genuine. I focus on the Prem predictor and the Champs League predictor

When you say focus you mean type some guessed scores in each week and hope for the best?

[Guest Col city fan]

Just now, Swan Lesta said:

When you say focus you mean type some guessed scores in each week and hope for the best?

Exactly right. Spot on

 

[Nick]

Just now, Col city fan said:

Exactly right. Spot on

 

See. I can make predictions after all.

[Finnegan]

2 hours ago, Koke said:

Is Ulloa?

Is Okazaki?

Is James?

Is King?

Is Musa?

Is Amartey.

 

Answers on a post card please.

 

Okazaki played almost every game in a title winning team. 

 

Come on now. 

[RumbleFox]

Yes. X

[Guest Col city fan]

3 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said:

See. I can make predictions after all.

Yes you can, just not as well as I can.

 

[maf13r]

IMO he is a donkey. Poor touch, No awareness of whats around him, Useless at holding the ball up or flicking it on. I honestly fail to see why people are defending him. He reminds me a Mark De Vries & he was awful

[AyewJoking]

He could be quality if we played to his strengths but we don't and he looks woefully short of the kind of player you'd expect for almost 30M.