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What's the tallest team we could make?

 

Kalac

 

Wasyl

Miquel

Mcauley

Mcgivern

 

Gallagher

G. Williams

Kisnorbo

D.Gray

 

Howard

Futacs

 

 

It'd be a shit team lol 

 

 

Posted
32 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Hmmm... 

 

 

Cottee, Dickov ,

N Dyer, Mendy, Kante, Impy 

Sinclair, Djene, Wasyl, Simpson, 

Pegguy 

 

 

I'm having a hard time thinking of any centre halves we've had under six foot but I'm probably missing someone obvious. 

 

Mostly before my time at LCFC, but Frank Sinclair sometimes played centre back, didn't he? 5ft9 according to Wiki...

Posted
Just now, Alf Bentley said:

 

Mostly before my time at LCFC, but Frank Sinclair sometimes played centre back, didn't he? 5ft9 according to Wiki...

 

I've put him in at LB. 

Posted
6 minutes ago, Stadt said:

What's the tallest team we could make?

 

Kalac

 

Wasyl

Miquel

Mcauley

Mcgivern

 

Gallagher

G. Williams

Kisnorbo

D.Gray

 

Howard

Futacs

 

 

It'd be a shit team lol 

 

 

 

My midgets would shaft your giants. 

 

Also, Stearman at right back. 

Posted
1 minute ago, Finnegan said:

 

My midgets would shaft your giants. 

Obviously, Demarai Gray is my best player and he can't even cross well for the giants. Ryan Mcgivern is the worst player I've ever seen play for us.

 

 

 

Ben Mee is another who I though twas 5'11, looked on wiki and he's 6'0, I swear at one point a few of these players were listed as 5'11 

 

 

 

Posted
Just now, Swan Lesta said:

Christ this forum is in need of a game of football to take place.

 

Honestly, picking Leicester's tallest and smallest ever eleven is more fun than most the games this season have been. 

Posted
23 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

Honestly, picking Leicester's tallest and smallest ever eleven is more fun than most the games this season have been. 

So true. 

 

Puel out.

Posted
1 hour ago, Stadt said:

What's the tallest team we could make?

 

Kalac

 

Wasyl

Miquel

Mcauley

Mcgivern

 

Gallagher

G. Williams

Kisnorbo

D.Gray

 

Howard

Futacs

 

 

It'd be a shit team lol 

 

 

Dany N'Guessan surely taller than Gray.

 

 

Richard Stearman and Nils-Eric Johannsen for fullbacks.

Posted
23 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Dany N'Guessan surely taller than Gray.

 

 

Richard Stearman and Nils-Eric Johannsen for fullbacks.

Yep, N'Guessan over Gray (only by an inch surprisingly) and Stearman over Wasyl

Posted
20 minutes ago, Stadt said:

Yep, N'Guessan over Gray (only by an inch surprisingly) and Stearman over Wasyl

Just looked it up. How the fvck is McGivern 6"2???!?!

 

Expected him to be 5"10 or 5"11.

Posted

My guess this is pure speculaion, either by his agent or a newspaper because an interst may have been shown before we signed Benkovic (who will be starting many games next season) and Soyuncu. Even if Maguire goes, centre back is one area where we have cover. Apart from the two mentioned  we have Evans and Morgan, and the younger ones coming forward such as Knight and Hughes. The most unlikely of sgnings over thesummer; even more so given fee needed and his age

Posted

Leicester City were linked with a move for Getafe defender Djené Dakonam by AS earlier today.

The Togo defender has impressed for the Madrid club this season, and his performances have attracted plenty of interest from around Europe.

City are said to be one of the clubs interested in a move with star defender Harry Maguire linked with a move to Manchester United this summer.

But who is the 27-year-old, and should the Foxes hold serious interest in the Togo international?

The fact file
Djené Dakonam is a 27-year-old Togolese centre-back, though he has also played as a full-back.

He has played for Getafe since 2017 since joining from Belgian club Sint-Truiden for a fee believed to be around £2.25m.


Just two years later, he is valued at almost £15 million and has a release clause just shy of £30 million.
 
Djené, as he is best-known, is a Togo international, racking up 39 caps to-date.

He has appeared 56 times in the league for Getafe, more than half of which have come this season.

He is 5ft 10in in height, but don't let that fool you.

What sort of player is Dakonam?
Djené is a no-nonsense defender with all the physical ability to be a success in the Premier League.

He may only be 5ft 10in, but he's strong and he's aggressive in all phases of play - he even occasionally goes a little too far in that respect.

He's racked up no fewer than 14 yellow cards this season, being sent off twice, two games on the bounce in January when he was given his marching orders for two bookable offences in both against Atletico Madrid and Valencia.

Though, don't get too hung up on that.

Djené is a solid defender, and his size makes him a deceiving colossus, who has proven to be a brick wall for La Liga strikers this season.


And he's a big contributing factor to Getafe having the second-best defence in the league this season, behind only Atletico Madrid. The Madrid side have conceded just 24 goals to-date this season.

Getafe are enjoying one of the best seasons in their history, and they could be set for their best ever La Liga finishes.

They are currently sat fourth, two points clear of Alaves and they could be set to secure a qualifying spot for the Champions League.

Djené is very much the perfect fit for Jose Bordelas' Getafe, who are largely based on physicality and grit.
 
Nine players City should want
They usually play with two up top and with an old-fashioned look, especially for La Liga.

They are an aggressive side, which begins with Djené at the back, and that's given them the edge in a wide-open Liga this season.

How has he performed this season?
The 27-year-old has racked up 30 appearances this season, and it's no secret that he's been very impressive - that's why we find ourselves talking about a big-money move away from Coliseum Alfonso Pérez.

He's been a huge part of one of the best defences in Europe, and it's not as if he's at one of Europe's biggest clubs, he's representing a Getafe side who are punching above their weight having only been promoted two years ago.

Djené has been one of the stand-out defenders in the league and this season, his mouth-watering €35 million release clause has begun to make a lot more sense.


Put simply, if you were a scout representing a club looking to sign Djené this summer and you had been watching the defender this season, you'd be telling your club to pull the trigger.

His only drawback has been his discipline, he can be overzealous in challenges, he struggles to go in half-heartedly, even when on a yellow card, but his lack of a straight red card tells you it's not a temper issue.

Djené is a player who gives everything and coupled with his physical attributes, it makes him a player worth snapping up, even for the grand fee being talked about.

For a performance which perfectly encapsulates his impressive season so far, just watch Getafe's crucial away draw with Valencia just over a week ago, and how well he performs. You won't be disapponted.

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/who-djen-dakonam-meet-getafe-2683264

 

 

Seems super expensive.

Posted
4 hours ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Mostly before my time at LCFC, but Frank Sinclair sometimes played centre back, didn't he? 5ft9 according to Wiki...

Both Frank Sinclair and Robert Ullathorne played in a back 3 under O'Neill, Sinclair more so than Ullathorne who more often played left wing back, when not breaking his leg.

Posted
4 hours ago, Stadt said:

What's the tallest team we could make?

 

Kalac

 

Wasyl

Miquel

Mcauley

Mcgivern

 

Gallagher

G. Williams

Kisnorbo

D.Gray

 

Howard

Futacs

 

 

It'd be a shit team lol 

 

 

No Droyd?

 

Sticks would be first name on the team sheet surely?

 

The thinking woman’s Peter Crouch…

Posted
7 hours ago, Finnegan said:

Hmmm... 

 

 

Cottee, Dickov ,

N Dyer, Mendy, Kante, Impy 

Sinclair, Djene, Wasyl, Simpson, 

Pegguy 

 

 

I'm having a hard time thinking of any centre halves we've had under six foot but I'm probably missing someone obvious. 

Levi Porter for Impey and Wasyl for Miguel Vitor/Sean St Ledger and I think you’ve cracked it. Probably concede fromevery set piece with that side!

Posted
8 hours ago, Finnegan said:

Apparently Gabor Bori was taller than I remember, I could have sworn he was a midget. 

 

I've swapped him for Nathan Dyer. 

Can't believe you've missed this kind guy..

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Posted

Sean St Ledger wasn't particularly tall for a centre half.

 

Was Miguel Vitor very tall?

Posted
10 hours ago, Finnegan said:

Hmmm... 

 

 

Cottee, Dickov ,

N Dyer, Mendy, Kante, Impy 

Sinclair, Djene, Wasyl, Simpson, 

Pegguy 

 

 

I'm having a hard time thinking of any centre halves we've had under six foot but I'm probably missing someone obvious. 

Darren Kenton?

Posted

Eddie Kelly was no giant but could put a ball on a sixpence.

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