Guest Posted 9 January 2021 Share Posted 9 January 2021 29 minutes ago, st albans fox said: It was so horrific that he played twenty minutes after it happened ....... Did you miss the bit where he was then out for nine months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 9 January 2021 Share Posted 9 January 2021 7 minutes ago, Guest said: Did you miss the bit where he was then out for nine months? He had an ACL injury ..... 9 months about right for one of those. The idea that he won’t be the same player is based on nothing concrete .. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 9 January 2021 Share Posted 9 January 2021 3 hours ago, AjcW said: People laughed about it for ages. But seriously do we have a better option right now when everyone is fully fit than playing Ricky as an attacking right mid? I think we will definitely see it at some point. Who knows how good it will work out but id definitely be interested to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_fried_rice Posted 9 January 2021 Share Posted 9 January 2021 JJ and Timmy have both been brilliant this season, but I think people are forgetting just how good Riccy was. Whether he comes back the same is another question, but part of his effectiveness was making the runs with the ball at his feet from deep, which I feel would be limited by him starting higher up. However as others are pointing out, the form of JJ is making this more of a serious possibility. As excellent as Albrighton has been in recent weeks, the RW spot is still the one that is the most obvious spot we could improve. If Under can't get fit or BR doesnt fancy him for whatever reason, I certainly wouldn't be against seeing him line up there with JJ at RB and Timmy at LB. However if it's a case of picking 2 out the 3 for the fullback spots, Riccy tops the list for me and then the question is who plays out of JJ and Castagne. I can't get over how much JJ has improved this season. It's a very nice problem to have. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Leeds Fox Posted 9 January 2021 Share Posted 9 January 2021 Cant wait to have him back. What a brilliant position to have him available in the next few weeks, despite how well jj and timmy have done. Personally the only real way we get them all in the team is having 3atb, jj in the back 3 and him continuing to attack in the same way sheff u did last season with overlapping cbs. It would allow us so much flexibility and jj is very adept (along with little wes) to step out and join the attack. With madders/praet as an inverted forward, that would also work very well as would allow riccy and jj a lot of space to attack into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom12345 Posted 9 January 2021 Share Posted 9 January 2021 (edited) Ricardo is one of the top 3 full backs in Europe, together with Trent Alexander Arnold and Andrew Robertson. He is definitely first choice for us if fit. What is latest status with his injury? Edited 9 January 2021 by Tom12345 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-fox Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 Wouldn’t be too bothered if we kind of wrote this season off for him, gave him sub appearances/u23s to get him back into top fitness rather than rush him back in so he’s ready for next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg67 Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 15 hours ago, AjcW said: People laughed about it for ages. But seriously do we have a better option right now when everyone is fully fit than playing Ricky as an attacking right mid? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastik Man Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 On 07/01/2021 at 17:48, brucey said: We've installed on-pitch Cryotherapy at Seagrave. Yet another first for our new training ground. Training and recovery. At the same time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 We just need not to rush him back. With our full backs playing well, it feels like we do have the luxury of easing him in and being guided by the player himself and our physio/sports science teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 10 January 2021 Share Posted 10 January 2021 Just want him back fully fit, sign a new deal and a bag of cans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post urban.spaceman Posted 14 January 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 14 January 2021 We can’t afford to turn down that sort of money. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UHDrive Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 4 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: We can’t afford to turn down that sort of money. 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 24 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: We can’t afford to turn down that sort of money. Why do people post these threads as if they're uncovering some undiscovered gem? But £30mill, double it and then some 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 On 09/01/2021 at 23:45, Tom12345 said: Ricardo is one of the top 3 full backs in Europe, together with Trent Alexander Arnold and Andrew Robertson. He is definitely first choice for us if fit. What is latest status with his injury? Good shout at a top 3, but Alphonso Davies is for sure one of the top 3 in Europe and arguably better than all 3 you’ve named. I’m sure there are other outstanding FBs too. We don’t need to make hyperbolic claims for Ricky. He’s comfortably one of the best half dozen in the PL, and very probably one of the best 10-12 in the world. And the best we’ve ever had at Leicester. With apologies to David Nish (and Andy Feeley). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 2 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: Good shout at a top 3, but Alphonso Davies is for sure one of the top 3 in Europe and arguably better than all 3 you’ve named. I’m sure there are other outstanding FBs too. We don’t need to make hyperbolic claims for Ricky. He’s comfortably one of the best half dozen in the PL, and very probably one of the best 10-12 in the world. And the best we’ve ever had at Leicester. With apologies to David Nish (and Andy Feeley). Not a patch on Alan Rogers to be fair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhYesNdidi Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 22 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: Good shout at a top 3, but Alphonso Davies is for sure one of the top 3 in Europe and arguably better than all 3 you’ve named. I’m sure there are other outstanding FBs too. We don’t need to make hyperbolic claims for Ricky. He’s comfortably one of the best half dozen in the PL, and very probably one of the best 10-12 in the world. And the best we’ve ever had at Leicester. With apologies to David Nish (and Andy Feeley). Pre injury, Ricardo was the best right back in the premier league. The only two other full backs who were in his league were Robertson and Trent. Can’t comment on other leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesta2014 Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 Back and fit then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 33 minutes ago, Dr The Singh said: Not a patch on Alan Rogers to be fair Left back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winteriscoming Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: We can’t afford to turn down that sort of money. Another example of arrogance from fans of the so-called top 6 clubs. There’s probably fans of Chelsea, Man City etc that actually think they have a chance of signing him for 30m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Scott Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 9 minutes ago, winteriscoming said: Another example of arrogance from fans of the so-called top 6 clubs. There’s probably fans of Chelsea, Man City etc that actually think they have a chance of signing him for 30m. Well when you consider that for some reason we only got 50 mill for Chilwell (23 years old, on a long contract & an established England international), when we should have got much more, I wouldn't rule out anything regarding Ricky. We seem a bit of a soft touch when it comes to selling to the "so called big 6" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 17 minutes ago, Spudulike said: Left back. Youve not seen him play right back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 I wonder what type of ice cream he eats. Riccy Roads, maybe? L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 (edited) 17 hours ago, Angus Scott said: Well when you consider that for some reason we only got 50 mill for Chilwell (23 years old, on a long contract & an established England international), when we should have got much more, I wouldn't rule out anything regarding Ricky. We seem a bit of a soft touch when it comes to selling to the "so called big 6" We've sold two players for £135m and counting (assuming add-ons still to kick in) recently. Prior to that Kante for £30m (buy out was £20m. Drinkwater for £35m. Mahrez was man City's most expensive purchase. Who else is there? That's good business as far as I'm concerned. Edited 15 January 2021 by hackneyfox 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 14 January 2021 Share Posted 14 January 2021 6 minutes ago, Angus Scott said: Well when you consider that for some reason we only got 50 mill for Chilwell (23 years old, on a long contract & an established England international), when we should have got much more, I wouldn't rule out anything regarding Ricky. We seem a bit of a soft touch when it comes to selling to the "so called big 6" That's an excellent point about Chilwell. We did let him go cheap (whatever that means in modern football). I wonder how much he'd cost if he was at Man City at the point of sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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