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Is Slimani of premier league quality

By willie-bell-in-rothley, in Leicester City Forum

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foxfanazer

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53 minutes ago, the fox said:

And that what undisputed means! Don't know what you are trying to say because I already highlighted in more than one post that vardy is a guarantee for the starting spot right now?

Why did you like my post then? lol

 

Seemed like a bit of a dig that Vardy has to start

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17 hours ago, lgfualol said:

Where is the Slim bashing thread

it will come as sure as the sun will rise tomorrow. I don't even need to mention it. They will tell again I'm biased. Some might even puke, as I heard last game.

 

 

 

It did come, sadly merged with this thread. 

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I noticed that when Slimani slotted that belter last night that Gray celebrated with him by pointing repetitively at Slimani whilst looking at the crowd. 

 

I interpreted this as Gray showing we need to show him a bit more respect and get behind him (he does have 3 goals in 5 games after all despite having less minutes than most). Slimani is centre of a bit of a witch hunt here. An example was with a work college of mine blaming the Huddersfield result on Slimani not doing anything when he played....which is so ridiculous to pin the blame on a 9 minute cameo...not what happened for the other 81 minutes?. Slimani get goals simple, not always attractive, but he delivers his job. Hes not the counter attack specialist that Vardy is, but given a set piece I would take Slimani over Vardy all night. Two very different players that offer very different things. Given the luxury of more game time he will grow.  He is certainly Premier league quality.

 

Fans love busy Terriers which Slimani is not. We love Vardys Dickovs, Nugents even Waghorn was up their with many fans, who we would watch bury himself game after game, showing some "passion" for the Leicester course but ultimately delivering zero.

 

Lets get behind our lads, whether they have a good bad or indifferent game.    

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5 minutes ago, berniethebolt said:

I noticed that when Slimani slotted that belter last night that Gray celebrated with him by pointing repetitively at Slimani whilst looking at the crowd. 

 

I interpreted this as Gray showing we need to show him a bit more respect and get behind him (he does have 3 goals in 5 games after all despite having less minutes than most). Slimani is centre of a bit of a witch hunt here. An example was with a work college of mine blaming the Huddersfield result on Slimani not doing anything when he played....which is so ridiculous to pin the blame on a 9 minute cameo...not what happened for the other 81 minutes?. Slimani get goals simple, not always attractive, but he delivers his job. Hes not the counter attack specialist that Vardy is, but given a set piece I would take Slimani over Vardy all night. Two very different players that offer very different things. Given the luxury of more game time he will grow.  He is certainly Premier league quality.

 

Fans love busy Terriers which Slimani is not. We love Vardys Dickovs, Nugents even Waghorn was up their with many fans, who we would watch bury himself game after game, showing some "passion" for the Leicester course but ultimately delivering zero.

 

Lets get behind our lads, whether they have a good bad or indifferent game.    

Does that include Ulloa? lol

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3 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

I'm one of his critics but what I will say is that if the rumours that he's a disruptive figure in the dressing room are true then the players reactions to his goal are strange. They all looked delighted for him!

Dragovic said in the interview that Slim was one of the funniest guys in the dressing room. As you said, the players were genuinely happy for him. He's definitely a bit of a moaner on the pitch but I call BS on these rumors. If there are people who genuinely don't like him and can't wait to slate him no matter what, there are in this forum, not in the dressing room.

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2 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

I'm one of his critics but what I will say is that if the rumours that he's a disruptive figure in the dressing room are true then the players reactions to his goal are strange. They all looked delighted for him!

He doesn't do many interviews, looks a bit moody and isn't that active on social media, so I think people just believe the stories and think he's a nob. But when you watch training videos he is always joking around with someone.  

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24 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

I'm one of his critics but what I will say is that if the rumours that he's a disruptive figure in the dressing room are true then the players reactions to his goal are strange. They all looked delighted for him!

They were queuing up for a Slimani hug.. Gray makes it there first as hes quite pacey, pumps his finger it him, Chillwell arrives enjoys the first hug, beaming smiles and hangs on, Okazaki arrives, queue second hug, Okazaki floats around and receives a bonus hug, new boy Dragovic waits patiently till last even pulling Slimani hard on the arm worried he'd been forgot... queue big double hug. Love it

 

 

  

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Ridiculous amount of stick he gets. Guy standing next to me yesterday who clearly doesn't get to many games went 70 minutes slating every touch slimani had, barking on about 'worst player I've ever seen' Needless to say when he scored I let him know.

 

Give him service the guy will score 

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LCCFox96

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I feel for Slimani to some extent. He's clearly best deployed as a lead striker and that's where he wants to play. However, that's Vardy's role in our team so he doesn't get that when starting in the PL and plays deeper in the 'Okazaki role' which doesn't suit his all round game. Even last night, when has the chance to play ahead of someone, he's stuck alongside Ulloa. I think he's got quality but we don't bring it out right. There are elements to Slimani I don't like - in particular his anticipation of flick ons and willingness to put himself about need sharpening up. Great goal though and I hope he gets there with us.

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he is not strong enough to dice with pl defenders and this has been the case since he arrived  - he is too easily pushed off the ball.  he pulls out of tackles like his one on one with the lpool goalie last night.  He has had a year to work in the gym and to address this issue - he has done nothing.  I expect he has not done any training to address his poor passing either.  If he was making progress with these things I would support him.  

 

Right now he is not PL quality - the worrying thing is he doesn't seem to be improved to become pl quality.  If he won't help himself then why should we support him?

 

he scored a great goal - but this can't paper over the cracks

 

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going crashing into a tackle you know you cannot win isn't brave its stupid, crash into a keeper needlessly, as would have been the case last night, he wasn't getting the ball, will almost always end up in you getting a yellow card.

 

The manager needs to stop asking him to play the Okazaki role or the Vardy role which he doesn't have the attributes to do and instead tailor the team to play to Slimani's strengths if he wants to see him at his best

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3 minutes ago, foxinsocks said:

he is not strong enough to dice with pl defenders and this has been the case since he arrived  - he is too easily pushed off the ball.  he pulls out of tackles like his one on one with the lpool goalie last night.  He has had a year to work in the gym and to address this issue - he has done nothing.  I expect he has not done any training to address his poor passing either.  If he was making progress with these things I would support him.  

 

Right now he is not PL quality - the worrying thing is he doesn't seem to be improved to become pl quality.  If he won't help himself then why should we support him?

 

he scored a great goal - but this can't paper over the cracks

 

The biggest misconception about him is that he is a "physical striker" (which he isn't)

 

He is an old fashioned box striker, he plays on the shoulder of the defenders and needs crosses/service, you can't expect him to be winning aerial duels against bigger defenders while the have the high ground. And him gaining more mass will only make him so (which contradict with his play style I side the box) He isn't built like that, he needs to play in a team that keeps possession. He, believe it or not, makes the team a better possession based side. He gets the ball and passes it out wide, he has good pace for a big guy, in the right team, he will abuse defenders (just got back and watch Porto or west ham at home, his movement inside the box when he gets a cross is elite)

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