Adrien Silva

[Brooksy]

Nowhere near good enough for this level unfortunately. 

[Tuna]

I like Silva and want him to succeed here, but he's failed to impress so far and I don't think Claude rates him.

[Guest]

I'm so desperate for him to succeed here but every time I see him play he doesn't seem any closer to doing so. Things like his wayward passing and occasionally dwelling on the ball too long might be ironed out through sustained runs of matches but there's just absolutely no reason to give him that at present. 

 

Not going to write him off altogether because somewhere in there there's obviously a very talented player but it's very difficult to see him becoming a regular in this team.

[ScouseFox]

i wrote him off after about 5 minutes like i do with most our rubbish players and i’m yet to even be convinced he’s a footballer let alone a not very good one 

[Guest MattP]

Baffling how many times he gives the ball away. 

[Fosse93]

King > Silva

[Charl91]

23 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

A reminder to you all - how many of us wrote Mendy off?

 

There's still time for us to be proven wrong.

 

True, but that's slighty different. Mendy was injured like a game and a half into the season - it was more that he didn't play rather than him playing a lot and not being good enough.

[HighPeakFox]

1 minute ago, Charl91 said:

 

True, but that's slighty different. Mendy was injured like a game and a half into the season - it was more that he didn't play rather than him playing a lot and not being good enough.

I think Silva has never truly settled, albeit in very different circumstances. He looked gutted when he was hooked.

 

My point about Mendy wasn't specific - it's that people gob off at the drop of a hat and write players off, often wrongly and too soon.

[cropstonfox]

Another waste of money and false hope.too slow no stamina.

[Realist Guy In The Room]

He’s not as good as Andy King.

[funkyrobot]

I don’t know whether the grass is cut shorter in in Portugal but he often doesn’t put enough pace on his passes. That seems to be why he gives it away rather than a lack of accuracy. 

[daddylonglegs]

Claude pretty much takes every opportunity to not play him, so it was a surprise to see him play over Choudhury.

 

He was pretty average tonight. Just don't think the guys that good. Pereira currently proving to be the only decent player we've signed from the Super Liga.... 

[surrifox]

15 minutes ago, daddylonglegs said:

Claude pretty much takes every opportunity to not play him, so it was a surprise to see him play over Choudhury.

 

He was pretty average tonight. Just don't think the guys that good. Pereira currently proving to be the only decent player we've signed from the Super Liga.... 

The full back who can't defend 

[daddylonglegs]

2 minutes ago, surrifox said:

The full back who can't defend 

At least he's entertaining!

[brucey]

3 minutes ago, surrifox said:

The full back who can't defend 

Or the pacey attacking winger who occasionally helps out in defence

[The Guvnor]

He's ok but thats our problem we tend to recruit 'ok' players , Maddison being a recent exception . Quality not quantity to move us forward.

[Lovejoy]

Wrong place at the wrong time. He's not shit, he's just not our man.

[lee7]

In that cameo against West Ham I think when he made his debut he looked the bollocks. He didn't make a single mistake. Ever since then though he wants so long on the ball. Which he will never get in the premiership. He either learns to play the ball that bit quicker or he won't get near the team. 

[La-li-lu-le-lo]

He looks fine for Portugal, we’re far too static to allow him to have an impact, Iborra should be starting over Mendy or N’didi all day long, he can actually pass forwards.

[Ric Flair]

MUCK TONIGHT

[davelcfc100]

Worst player for us tonight (including Ricardo, maybe). Very frustrating, I was really excited when he came and thought he would be a top top player for us. I’ve wanted it to work for him over and over, but it just doesn’t look like he is going to make the grade. Shame.

[Ian Nacho]

Worst game in a Leicester shirt tonight. The amount of times he gave the ball away was unreal. Seemed to just pass the ball into space hoping someone was there. Iborra wasn't much better either. I'd feel hard done by if I was King not being selected in the Premier League squad over those pair. Need to improve drastically. 

[Arriba Los Zorros]

Don't care how poor he played tonight (not seen the game) there is no way on god's green earth Andy King is better than Adrien Silva (or Iborra, or James for that matter). Kings Leicester through and through but he's also a complete waste of a shirt at Premier League level, technically limited and no presence or grit to go with it. I don't ever want to see him playing for our first team again.

[Langston]

Such a strange player because both he and Iborra seem to find space much, much easier than our other central midfielders manage to, and both are a little more adventurous with their passing, but they seem to lose it in the most lethargic way and it appears to happen most when they've got room and time. It's clear they're both clever players but it's baffling.

[ScouseFox]

said it in the match thread, think i’ve said it in silva threads before months ago, too. but what is he actually meant to be doing on the pitch? is he a 10? is he box to box? is he a playmaker? is he a defensive mid? 

 

cos he can’t pass, can’t tackle, can’t score, couldn’t dominate the middle of the pitch to save his life, isn’t much of a leader, isn’t very mobile and isn’t very good.