Claude Puel craves January transfer window to rebalance his Leicester City squad

[siraaj_lcfc]

Nacho man does give us a lot of options and he worked well with Vardz but he really isn't clinical in front of goal. We need another striker like Vardy that can take his chances. We've thrown a lot of money towards finding one and it hasn't paid off. Buying people like Slimani and Musa just doesn't work. I personally wouldn't mind seeing Krama back seeing as he is killing it in Bundesliga

[TonyN11]

4 hours ago, siraaj_lcfc said:

Nacho man does give us a lot of options and he worked well with Vardz but he really isn't clinical in front of goal. We need another striker like Vardy that can take his chances. We've thrown a lot of money towards finding one and it hasn't paid off. Buying people like Slimani and Musa just doesn't work. I personally wouldn't mind seeing Krama back seeing as he is killing it in Bundesliga

Wouldn't mind, prefer Callum Wilson though.

Certainly Puel will not bring in a Dzeko, Ulloa type player (by that I mean a big target man, wasn't comparing the abilities of the 2)

Edited 21 November 2018 by TonyN11
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[s11nny]

On 19/11/2018 at 21:40, Farrington fox said:

Get kramo back, we must have a buy back clause. 

Would love to have seen more of him in a Leicester Shirt. Don't see him wanting to come back though. Hoffenheim seem like a better prospect for his career at the moment and could see him getting a big move to a regular Champions League club in a couple more seasons. Doubt rudders would of bothered with a buy back clause! 

[Jimmy]

20 minutes ago, s11nny said:

Would love to have seen more of him in a Leicester Shirt. Don't see him wanting to come back though. Hoffenheim seem like a better prospect for his career at the moment and could see him getting a big move to a regular Champions League club in a couple more seasons. Doubt rudders would of bothered with a buy back clause! 

more to the point he's not displacing Vardy or Maddison so why would he come to sit on our bench again

[Sly]

On 16/11/2018 at 17:32, lcfc sheff said:

Quite simply, I think a target man is a must; its a waste letting Chilwell and Ricardo charge forwards at times as simply they have nothing to aim at. This could also be rectified by signing a CM who likes to get on the end of crosses.

You want to bring Slimani and Iborra into the team?!? 

[siraaj_lcfc]

18 hours ago, TonyN11 said:

Wouldn't mind, prefer Callum Wilson though.

Certainly Puel will not bring in a Dzeko, Ulloa type player (by that I mean a big target man, wasn't comparing the abilities of the 2)

Yeah we don't need another Slimani who wouldn't fit our playing style. Bournemouth wouldn't let Wilson go. Bit of scouting in France, we could uncover our next Kante or Mahrez, you never know?

[lcfc sheff]

6 hours ago, Sly said:

You want to bring Slimani and Iborra into the team?!? 

Certainly not, we can improve on those 

[yks]

12 hours ago, siraaj_lcfc said:

Yeah we don't need another Slimani who wouldn't fit our playing style. Bournemouth wouldn't let Wilson go. Bit of scouting in France, we could uncover our next Kante or Mahrez, you never know?

I can't see any attacker from Ligue 1 who could be good and cheap enough for LCFC right now.
It would be a gamble with someone like Emiliano Sala, Lebo Mothiba or Julio Tavares.

But Puel was the one with whom Alassane Plea made his debut at Lyon and recruited him at Nice, so...
Also I think Sébastien Haller from Francfort would be a good fit.

 

[Foxxed]

13 hours ago, siraaj_lcfc said:

Yeah we don't need another Slimani who wouldn't fit our playing style. Bournemouth wouldn't let Wilson go. Bit of scouting in France, we could uncover our next Kante or Mahrez, you never know?

It's almost certainly the drink but I managed to read that in the style of Tina Turner: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dq4aOaDXIfY&t=2m29s

 

[broughtonblue]

're balance a squad that he bought 4 defenders in and let 3 strikers go. Please dont let him spend any more of our money. Get rid

[MPH]

21 minutes ago, broughtonblue said:

're balance a squad that he bought 4 defenders in and let 3 strikers go. Please dont let him spend any more of our money. Get rid

 

 

id pay whatever it takes to get Callum Wilson.

[BenTheFox]

Should be looking at a winger and a striker. The rest of the squad is ok, but it's the top end of the pitch that really makes the difference. 

[m4DD0gg]

Do we really need to get this 'manager' another window.

[sm1]

46 minutes ago, m4DD0gg said:

Do we really need to get this 'manager' another window.

Exactly, do we want anymore rubbish like Ghezzal. 

[BenTheFox]

3 minutes ago, sm1 said:

Exactly, do we want anymore rubbish like Ghezzal. 

But do want quality like Maddison and Ricardo. 

[sm1]

Maddison has been Ok but nothing more. Jury is still out on Ricardo. Considering he was brought as a 20M+ RB, Puel has played him as much at RW as RB, so we don't even know his best position. 

[Mehrez]

4 minutes ago, sm1 said:

Maddison has been Ok but nothing more. Jury is still out on Ricardo. Considering he was brought as a 20M+ RB, Puel has played him as much at RW as RB, so we don't even know his best position. 

This isn’t correct, he’s played 9 times at right back and 4 at right wing, personally think he’s doing well, shaky at the beginning of the season but has now settled relatively quickly

[dmayne7]

27 minutes ago, sm1 said:

Maddison has been Ok but nothing more. Jury is still out on Ricardo. Considering he was brought as a 20M+ RB, Puel has played him as much at RW as RB, so we don't even know his best position. 

Is it?! He's been excellent of late.

[funkyrobot]

1 hour ago, BenTheFox said:

Should be looking at a winger and a striker. The rest of the squad is ok, but it's the top end of the pitch that really makes the difference. 

We have no creativity in central midfield (Maddison plays as a secondary striker), 

[thereeldeel]

We need strikers, let madders play as a CAM. Kelechi is too slow, okazaki not good enough for starting 11. Theres only Vardy and thats still not enough. At least 2 solid strikers. Got plenty of midfielders and defenders. 

[H.a.r.r.y]

For a striker, i would look at West Ham as they have got plenty

 

maybe Hernandez

 

[Raw Dykes]

We need a striker. The problem is, whoever we sign will know that they will be 2nd choice behind Vardy. I'd like to see us sign a young, pacey player who can learn from JV. It would be nice to have a target man as a plan B, as well, but I doubt Puel will be looking for one.

 

I think a creative CM would do us the world of good. Someone better than Iborra or Silva.

 

If we can get those 2 signings right, I think it will make a huge difference to the team. Ndidi and Mendy are too similar and often struggle to control midfield, and we are toothless up front without JV.

[La-li-lu-le-lo]

I don’t trust Puel to make the right calls. I sure hope the club ignore every request he makes and pursue their own targets. 

[Ian Nacho]

Just now, La-li-lu-le-lo said:

I don’t trust Puel to make the right calls. I sure hope the club ignore every request he makes and pursue their own targets. 

You do realise there is a role in most football clubs named 'Head of Recruitment.' 

[Freeman's Wharfer]

There's no reason we couldn't have had a window like Everton (where they've brought in top quality in Bernard, Gomes and Richarlison). Except for the fact we have a manager who could never attract that quality of player.