OhYesNdidi Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 Just now, sphericalfox said: It does still seem insane that we are spending £20m+ on a player, never mind a 21yr old from the Championship. My brain struggles to get around this fact despite our spending over the last few years! I am glad we've nearly got this over the line and I'm happy it's Maddison rather than Grealish we've got in. Even if we get two good years out of him before the big boys come knocking, and it would seem based off his prospective capabilities. I hope we've negotiated a solid contract cos I can see him excelling with us and I think Puel could get the most out of him, which is going to piss off a lot of the PuelOuts. It's £20m upfront - Norwich owe £10% of the transfer fee to Coventry.
TheUltimateWinner Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 Just now, sphericalfox said: It does still seem insane that we are spending £20m+ on a player, never mind a 21yr old from the Championship. My brain struggles to get around this fact despite our spending over the last few years! I am glad we've nearly got this over the line and I'm happy it's Maddison rather than Grealish we've got in. Even if we get two good years out of him before the big boys come knocking, and it would seem based off his prospective capabilities. I hope we've negotiated a solid contract cos I can see him excelling with us and I think Puel could get the most out of him, which is going to piss off a lot of the PuelOuts. I do think unfortunately that's the market these days and also when you compare it with our previous business (26m on Slimani etc) I'd rather us spend this sort of money on young players with potential.
OhYesNdidi Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 4 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: Yes good point, we are terrible at set pieces for a team with so many players who are good in the air. I'll also say that for a few years now we've lacked an out and out creative play maker type midfielder. I thought Silva would be that player, but he's more of a box-to-box dynamo (though good on the ball too). So it's a good signing to make for that reason. I think we all have to be patient with him though, which is my one hesitation with the transfer fee. I am not convinced he will go straight into the first team. Could be different gravy after a settling in period though. Puel clearly sees him as a starter - doubt he'd have joined us if he wasn't given assurances over playing time. Added to the fact that we don't have a number 10. 1
lgfualol Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 Maddison should walk into the side. His competition is Iheanacho who only just started looking good in that position or Okazaki who needs moving on. All we need after Mahrez goes is to get a top class winger and we should be really strong. Pereira, Evans and Maddison are all great signings but it wont be great if we have Albrighton and Gray on the wings, both are ok but meh. 1
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 11 minutes ago, RutlanderFox said: Sky are hiding their embarrassment over their sources saying just yesterday afternoon that he preferred Southampton They did that to get people to put money on him going to Saints. 2 1
sphericalfox Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 Just now, TheUltimateWinner said: I do think unfortunately that's the market these days and also when you compare it with our previous business (26m on Slimani etc) I'd rather us spend this sort of money on young players with potential. I completely understand that this is the market. It's just weird for my brain to comprehend it when i look back on on previous struggles to attract decent players, and the fees we paid for absolute dross too. Whatever happens that £20m seems crazy, but I'm confident that this lad is value, and his showreel tells me that his ability to cross, take freekicks/corners, and talent on the ball to keep it, and pick an excellent weighted pass will pay that outlay back twice over. Maybe I'm expecting too much for him, but I do think he'll be our signing of the summer, and we haven't finished yet. 1
Babylon Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 1 hour ago, TrentFox said: It seems like I’m a lone voice here in this “I’m more excited than you” fest, and I hope I just got unlucky wirh the few times I saw him play, but .... I was completely underwhelmed by him and couldn’t understand the hype from the, (admittedly), tiny glimpse I had of him. I thought he looked a bit lightweight. Gallagher-esque. He may well have talent and potential,but is he ready right now for a wet Tuesday evening in Stoke? Oh wait ....... It's huge money for a championship player, more so when you consider he's basically had one good season. There are no guarantees his ability at that level will translate to the premier league, so it's a big risk IMO. But, he does look supremely talented.
jamfox Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 (edited) I know you can’t judge by YouTube but he looks special, I am guessing watching all the Leicester players in the world cup has helped him choose us, if he can play the way he does at the highest level he could be a first team creative England midfielder and I can’t remember that since Gascoigne maybe alli but its rare, and yes that’s a big if but really exited if this goes though Edited 18 June 2018 by jamfox
StriderHiryu Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 3 minutes ago, lgfualol said: Maddison should walk into the side. His competition is Iheanacho who only just started looking good in that position or Okazaki who needs moving on. All we need after Mahrez goes is to get a top class winger and we should be really strong. Pereira, Evans and Maddison are all great signings but it wont be great if we have Albrighton and Gray on the wings, both are ok but meh. Do you think we could play a 3-5-2 and line up like this? Kasper Evans Morgan Maguire Chilwell Ricardo Ndidi Silva Maddison Vardy Nacho I could see this being an alternative way to get round the Mahrez departure, and would explain the interest in the Georgian centre back. And of course we could always change back to 4-4-1-1 if needed.
RutlanderFox Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 1 minute ago, Babylon said: It's huge money for a championship player, more so when you consider he's basically had one good season. There are no guarantees his ability at that level will translate to the premier league, so it's a big risk IMO. But, he does look supremely talented. Really he’s only had one full season at championship level! But you’ve got to say what a season it was. He looks like he really enjoyed his football and I felt he can be that fearless playing for us then he will start behind Vardy every week I think
OhYesNdidi Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: Do you think we could play a 3-5-2 and line up like this? Kasper Evans Morgan Maguire Chilwell Ricardo Ndidi Silva Maddison Vardy Nacho I could see this being an alternative way to get round the Mahrez departure, and would explain the interest in the Georgian centre back. And of course we could always change back to 4-4-1-1 if needed. Wouldn't even consider playing 3 at the back if it meant Morgan gets in. Liability at the best of times. Edited 18 June 2018 by OhYesNdidi
The Quick Brown Fox Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 1 minute ago, jamfox said: I know you can’t judge by YouTube but he looks special, I am guessing watching all the Leicester players in the world cup has helped him choose us, if he can play the way he does at the highest level he could be a first team creative England midfielder and I can’t remember that since Gascoigne, and yes that’s a big if but really exited if this goes though I've never really seen him and I watched 3 mins of the you tube clip and thought yes please. Has a great touch, can turn a player, goes past multiple players with ease and can see a killer pass. The fact you tend to get a little more time on the ball in the Premier league will only make this lad look more impressive in my eyes. Agree he needs to sack off the silly handshakes though
JP the Fox Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 Quality signing this and he has a great relationship with Demi and Chilly which can only be good. Can he be deployed on the wing does anyone know? Puel might assume Diabate will fill the Riyad-shaped void but I still think we need someone slightly more proven? And what does this mean for Nacho and Shinji? Both like to play off Vardy and Puel likes playing a lone striker. So team next year possibly: Kasper Perreria Evans Maguire Fuchs/Chilly* Wilf Iborra Diabate Gray/Albrighton Maddison Vardz I do think Left back is our weakest position, I love Chillwell and Fuchs is a legend but he is getting older and Chilly flatters to decieve at times. All that said i'm over the moon with our signings so far, nowt that'll rock the boat so far (or taxis) just want another two wingers Right and Left maybe after the inevitable departures of Musa and Riyad. P.S Anybody know about what's going on with Mendy?
RutlanderFox Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 2 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: Do you think we could play a 3-5-2 and line up like this? Kasper Evans Morgan Maguire Chilwell Ricardo Ndidi Silva Maddison Vardy Nacho I could see this being an alternative way to get round the Mahrez departure, and would explain the interest in the Georgian centre back. And of course we could always change back to 4-4-1-1 if needed. I think that will be it. Maybe with Kvirkvelia instead of Morgan. That has been a problem in the past, we’ve often wanted to play a 3 at the back with wing backs but the main obstacle always was trying to fit Mahrez into and tbh he didn’t really. We won’t have that problem anymore 4
Superpants82 Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 3 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: Do you think we could play a 3-5-2 and line up like this? Kasper Evans Morgan Maguire Chilwell Ricardo Ndidi Silva Maddison Vardy Nacho I could see this being an alternative way to get round the Mahrez departure, and would explain the interest in the Georgian centre back. And of course we could always change back to 4-4-1-1 if needed. Well replace Morgan with the Georgian Wall who it looks like were signing and your good to go 2
kingfox Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 8 minutes ago, lgfualol said: Maddison should walk into the side. His competition is Iheanacho who only just started looking good in that position or Okazaki who needs moving on. All we need after Mahrez goes is to get a top class winger and we should be really strong. Pereira, Evans and Maddison are all great signings but it wont be great if we have Albrighton and Gray on the wings, both are ok but meh. When Maddison plays you'd expect him to play deeper, more like a 4-2-3-1 instead of 4-4-1-1, not much difference mind but Iheanacho plays more like a CF, Maddison will of course be a CAM. As for Shinji he can still do a job, remember how good he was at the start of last season before he got injured. A decent window so far but we can't rely on Albrighton and Gray/Diabate on the wings, just won't be good enough, when Mahrez leaves we need to make a statement of intent and sign a bit of class, don't want us gambling on an unknown youngster who had about 3 goals and 3 assists last season.
Gerard Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 10 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said: They did that to get people to put money on him going to Saints. People say that but how much money would be bet on that kind of market, a few hundred quid? It would be peanuts and not worth losing their integrity.
Jacnah Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 7 minutes ago, Babylon said: It's huge money for a championship player, more so when you consider he's basically had one good season. There are no guarantees his ability at that level will translate to the premier league, so it's a big risk IMO. But, he does look supremely talented. I'm highly optimistic for this lad, but If this goes through, we (foxestalk) would also do well to remember that Vardy didn't set the world on fire when he first joined. It might take a little while to acclimatise and find his feet. Going through that process wont make him crap player/worse player to ever play for the club etc etc etc 2
Babylon Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 Just now, Jacnah said: I'm highly optimistic for this lad, but If this goes through, we (foxestalk) would also do well to remember that Vardy didn't set the world on fire when he first joined. It might take a little while to acclimatise and find his feet. Going through that process wont make him crap player/worse player to ever play for the club etc etc etc Good luck with that on here. 3
Jacnah Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 Just now, Babylon said: Good luck with that on here. I did start the post by saying I was highly optimistic - maybe I should have said 'a dreamer' :-) 1
ZeGuy Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 48 minutes ago, STUHILL said: I'm sure it's been posted before and I know youtube clips are there to flatter - but still, Can't wait for the "lazy", "doesn't track back", "should work harder" comments. 1
ozleicester Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 2 minutes ago, Jacnah said: I'm highly optimistic for this lad, but If this goes through, we (foxestalk) would also do well to remember that Vardy didn't set the world on fire when he first joined. It might take a little while to acclimatise and find his feet. Going through that process wont make him crap player/worse player to ever play for the club etc etc etc Has he scored for us yet?... gerrim OUT! 1
Popular Post AKCJ Posted 18 June 2018 Popular Post Posted 18 June 2018 Could take the same approach as the current England side. I see Maddison and Silva and hard working midfielders that have ability to go with it. Similar to Dele Alli and Jesse Lingard for England. Schmeichel *** Evans Maguire Pereira -----Ndidi ---- Chilwell Maddison Silva Vardy Iheanacho If we signed a right sided central defender then i'd like to see something like this. When chasing the game we could take one of the defenders off for a winger and go like this; Schmeichel Pereira Maguire Evans Chilwell Ndidi Silva Maddison Iheanacho Gray Vardy 6
HighPeakFox Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 16 minutes ago, Jacnah said: I did start the post by saying I was highly optimistic - maybe I should have said 'a dreamer' :-) You're not the only one... 1
gw_leics772 Posted 18 June 2018 Posted 18 June 2018 22 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: Do you think we could play a 3-5-2 and line up like this? Kasper Evans Morgan Maguire Chilwell Ricardo Ndidi Silva Maddison Vardy Nacho I could see this being an alternative way to get round the Mahrez departure, and would explain the interest in the Georgian centre back. And of course we could always change back to 4-4-1-1 if needed. Now that would excite me. I know that we've generally not had much luck with 2 in the middle ( apart from winning the premier league ?????) but with ball playing centre halves (assuming we do buy another and Morgan isn't where you put him) and iheanacho dropping back like he has, that could be great. It also looks like some of maddisons magic has been in the middle. Like it 2
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