Kasper Schmeichel...

[Lesterlad]

On 21/03/2020 at 16:20, pds said:

Did people actually watch Walker for us or just going on his name? He was shite.

I actually thought he was half decent for us in a very difficult period 

[Les-TA-Jon]

Kasper’s ‘goal’ vs Yeovil 6 years ago today

 

 

Edited 26 March 2020 by Les-TA-Jon

[Guesty]

For anyone who's interested.

[Brainy]

This guy speaks so well

[sdb]

Future manager there I reckon

[Fox92]

On 26/03/2020 at 09:32, Les-TA-Jon said:

Kasper’s ‘goal’ vs Yeovil 6 years ago today

 

 

Criminal they didn't give it to Kasper. Ball was clearly over.

[Hales]

I enjoyed his interview, thought he came across well. He likes to talk 😁

[Captain...]

Kasper was a guest on Peter Crouch's podcast this week. Great listen a few little insights to life at Leicester well worth a listen.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p08bblch

Edited 27 April 2020 by Captain...

[Corky]

Schmeichel has really stepped up in the past two weeks since the return- performances are commanding, kicking much better and attitude spot on.

 

Love his monster goal kicks to Vardy- that one yesterday must've travelled 80 yards before bouncing.

[shen]

12 minutes ago, Corky said:

Schmeichel has really stepped up in the past two weeks since the return- performances are commanding, kicking much better and attitude spot on.

 

Love his monster goal kicks to Vardy- that one yesterday must've travelled 80 yards before bouncing.

People don't mention it that much, because we've gone on and lost or drawn our games since the restart. Truth is, he has kept us in those games with some great stops.
He's also been very good with his distribution and reading of the game. If we're lucky, we can keep him in his prime for a couple more years along with Vardy.

[Stevosevic]

19 minutes ago, Corky said:

Schmeichel has really stepped up in the past two weeks since the return- performances are commanding, kicking much better and attitude spot on.

 

Love his monster goal kicks to Vardy- that one yesterday must've travelled 80 yards before bouncing.

Yeh he's been brilliant. Been making some top saves and that penalty save for a point v Brighton could be huge 

 

Couple more seasons as our number 1 and he'll be in our top 5 appearance makers of all time. 

 

He's a Leicester great

Edited 5 July 2020 by Stevosevic

[dmayne7]

16 minutes ago, Corky said:

Schmeichel has really stepped up in the past two weeks since the return- performances are commanding, kicking much better and attitude spot on.

 

Love his monster goal kicks to Vardy- that one yesterday must've travelled 80 yards before bouncing.

Glad you commented in this thread as I've been meaning to! He's been our best player. Even that save from Cahill, only looked so easy because he made it look easy. M

 

I understand the frustrations with his kicking and command of his area but how many howlers does he actually make? Look at De Gea and Lloris; two keepers considered world class and arguably the 2 best shot stoppers in the world but they are constantly making mistakes. Not in month of Sundays would I have either of them over Kasper. Every keeper at the top level is a great shot stopper but what makes a great keeper is the consistency and Kasper has that in spades.

 

Not saying he is the best keeper in the world but I really don't see who we could possibly get who is better. Add in the fact he's the ultimate pro and leader and he's irreplaceable. Particularly with losing King form the dressing room and Wes probably next year (ignoring the idea of these players potentially having too much influence) and there's nobody I'd replace him with. Certainly not for a couple of years at least.

[Clever Fox]

He's been easily our best player since the restart. He hit the ground running where most of the rest are only getting up to speed now. His concentration is superb, if he can improve his coming for crosses, then he'll be up there with the best. 

He also contributes to 4 or  5 Goals a season which shouldn't be ignored.

[The whole world smiles]

I wouldn't say Kasper has stepped up. He is pretty much always at this level, which is very high. Has been for 8 years now.

[Arriba Los Zorros]

1 minute ago, The whole world smiles said:

I wouldn't say Kasper has stepped up. He is pretty much always at this level, which is very high. Has been for 8 years now.

Agreed. He doesn't get the recognition he deserves for his consistency, we'll miss him when he leaves and probably only fully appreciate him then.

[tom27111]

The guy is an absolute legend. Up there with my favourite ever players.

 

Doesn't mean he's not above criticism, but you can never fault his commitment. 

 

Against Everton, he was the only guy I could hear talking.

 

His standard has been incredible since he joined us. Compare that to someone like De Gea...

[UpTheLeagueFox]

34 minutes ago, Arriba Los Zorros said:

He doesn't get the recognition he deserves for his consistency, we'll miss him when he leaves and probably only fully appreciate him then.

This is very true.

People often moan about his limitations but they tend to overlook just how great he's been for us a long time.

Trying to replace him, like with Vardy, will be a big ask.

[Vardinio'sCat]

 

Really lean and mean at the moment, in excellent form. You can see how much football and the captaincy mean to him.

 

There are some great keepers in the PL, and he is one of them.

[Nicolo Barella]

Schmeichel is really good and I don't know how well I should rate him to be honest. I'm very glad we have him and hope he can perform at the top Level as long as Buffon or Foster.

[eblair]

kasper easily most under appreciated player by our own fans, but think that is fairly typical for a keeper and no slight on our fans. very rarely makes mistakes and very often wins us points

 

gonna end up being one of most capped leicester players of all time as well

[shen]

12 hours ago, dmayne7 said:

Not saying he is the best keeper in the world but I really don't see who we could possibly get who is better. Add in the fact he's the ultimate pro and leader and he's irreplaceable. Particularly with losing King form the dressing room and Wes probably next year (ignoring the idea of these players potentially having too much influence) and there's nobody I'd replace him with. Certainly not for a couple of years at least.

Watching the Tunnel Cam videos, you see how switched on and vocal Kasper is before every game.

He's the type of person who leads by example and by taking responsibility. He never seems in doubt that we can win a game. Imagine that confidence radiating to players who are doubting our chances.

I might be wrong, but I think Rodgers' influence is noticeable here too.
It feels like there is much more tactical chat between players before and during games - especially by the experienced players.
It's clear that Rodgers appreciates the massive experience of Schmeichel, Evans, Morgan, Vardy et al and what that brings to the team.

[Les-TA-Jon]

Excellent again and kept us in the game, giving us a change at an equaliser. Probably our best player overall since the restart. Key saves in the Watford game that kept us it in, saved a pen against Brighton too. 

[Kinowe Soorie]

Vastly undervalued and underrated. He’s been great for us.

[coolhandfox]

I think we all take him for granted at times, he's having a great season!

 

When people talk about our brilliant transfer business with regards to Vardy, Kante, Mahrez et al, people tend to forget we only paid around 1.7 million for Kasper!

 

373 games, 205 of those in the PL with 63 PL clean sheets, 25 on the list of PL keepers with most clean sheets!

 

Would love him to copy Vardy and get in the goalkeeper 100 club for cleansheets, only 15 have done it so far, maybe going to need 3 or 4 more sessions to achieve it so its big ask!

[Sampson]

He's been brilliant for years. The amount of times people on here have tried to claim Kasey Keller or Ian Walker or some other good but mistake-ridden keeper from our past was better than him is nuts.