Timothy Castagne

[CloudFox]

13 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Interesting to see Dorsett still linking Tagliafico and Gosens. Wonder if they're still an idea and we're looking at both them and Castagne

I don't think he has a clue, to be honest. Club is tight af with leaks these days it seems, so the only way we'll find anything out is from experts like Kristoff on the other end.

[HighPeakFox]

One thing worth saying - there's nothing anywhere that says 'Buying Castagne means LCFC will not buy anyone else this window'.

[Rigga]

Depends whether we buy for the sake of buying or actually buy better than we have..which we ought to be doing...

[Brenfox]

We are still in for Tags & Gosens. Martin Allen's been on the phone & recommended we have 17 full backs.

[adam1]

2 minutes ago, Brenfox said:

We are still in for Tags & Gosens. Martin Allen's been on the phone & recommended we have 17 full backs.

Milad Mohammadi. Fastest milkman in Gent so the song goes.

[Paninistickers]

19 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

One thing worth saying - there's nothing anywhere that says 'Buying Castagne means LCFC will not buy anyone else this window'.

Entirely possible. 

 

Maybe Rodgers doesn't rate Justin as anything else other than a competent emergency stand in (which reflects my own opinion on him) and has decided a utility RB to fill in for Ricardo and  specialist LB are both needed

[TMELcfc]

5 hours ago, UHDrive said:

Benko and JJ

Who plays right back and left back then if JJ plays one of the three? Feels too light especially with Europe this season

[UHDrive]

2 minutes ago, lcfceaves said:

Who plays right back and left back then if JJ plays one of the three? Feels too light especially with Europe this season

Works both ways I feel. JJ did well in a back 3. Bring Benko on board and you have the raw ingredients. I don't think this is how BR will play the team and he'll go 4-1-4-1 still, but I think last season our squad wasn't up to it both 5 at the back or playing the diamond and BR will not want to make the same mistakes.. 

[Fatty Arbuckle]

1 hour ago, HankMarvin said:

That could because he plays it safe, I’m sure Chillwell didn’t lose the ball in his own half for a majority of that stat  

Maybe not, but the amount of times he just ran it out of play for a throw in once he’d crossed the half way line was ridiculous.

[SouthStandUpperTier]

1 hour ago, HankMarvin said:

That could because he plays it safe, I’m sure Chillwell didn’t lose the ball in his own half for a majority of that stat  

 

1 hour ago, Leeds Fox said:

Not agreeing or disagreeing, but that could well be due to where they play mostly in possession. I don’t know enough about Castagne to say whether he plays in the final third much (getting crosses in, trying to play intricate passes etc). 

Yeah, I fully accept that bare statistics don't tell the full story, and of course we don't even know for certain if Castagne is being lined up as a Chilwell replacement. However, when comparing their stats, that was a discrepancy that jumped out at me. I only saw Atalanta a couple of times last season, but they struck me as being quite a balls-out, attacking team that take risks. So I think that reflects well on Castagne.

[HankMarvin]

12 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

 

Yeah, I fully accept that bare statistics don't tell the full story, and of course we don't even know for certain if Castagne is being lined up as a Chilwell replacement. However, when comparing their stats, that was a discrepancy that jumped out at me. I only saw Atalanta a couple of times last season, but they struck me as being quite a balls-out, attacking team that take risks. So I think that reflects well on Castagne.

 

Not even worth comparing as he didn't play left back

[StriderHiryu]

Interesting to see the Atalanta fans verdict on this. I think looking at what fans think is usually a great indicator of the strength of a player. It seems like they want to keep him and are bracing themselves for Gosens to leave. (Not necessarily to us).

 

https://www.atalantini.online/blog/mercato-il-leicester-insiste-per-castagne/

 

"If his contract was not expiring, it would be 20 million per leg of Tim !!!! in my opinion if, as the parties as rumored, are about to sit down to discuss the contract renewal, he will not leave ... or in any case if he signs he will certainly not leave for a measly 20 million. One of the best outsiders in Europe and with a the ability to play both roles that very few can boast ..."

 

"For 20 million I wouldn't even answer"
Castagne is a very good player and I would do what I can to keep him. Then, instead of keeping Robin, if a super offer arrives and he is not convinced to stay first ... You can even say hello."

 

"If the boy is happy to stay, adjustment of engagement and let's keep him: good, young and already knows very well the schemes of the Gasp and the Italian championship. 20 million is a lot of money but finding an already RELIABLE substitute would take cmq time to have to assimilate the type of game .... I would think about it 3,000 times before depriving myself of Castagne."

 

 

Jokingly they also say that Leicester seem to want all of their players! Which I must admit is partly true, I'd easily take half of their starting lineup, they are class!

 

 

 

Edited 31 August 2020 by StriderHiryu

[mozartfox]

It seems the Belgian journos are all over this now.   This could be happening folks

 

Gerimminnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

[honeybradger]

5 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Interesting to see the Atalanta fans verdict on this. I think looking at what fans think is usually a great indicator of the strength of a player. It seems like they want to keep him and are bracing themselves for Gosens to leave. (Not necessarily to us).

 

https://www.atalantini.online/blog/mercato-il-leicester-insiste-per-castagne/

 

"If his contract was not expiring, it would be 20 million per leg of Tim !!!! in my opinion if, as the parties as rumored, are about to sit down to discuss the contract renewal, he will not leave ... or in any case if he signs he will certainly not leave for a measly 20 million. One of the best outsiders in Europe and with a the ability to play both roles that very few can boast ..."

 

"For 20 million I wouldn't even answer"
Castagne is a very good player and I would do what I can to keep him. Then, instead of keeping Robin, if a super offer arrives and he is not convinced to stay first ... You can even say hello."

 

"If the boy is happy to stay, adjustment of engagement and let's keep him: good, young and already knows very well the schemes of the Gasp and the Italian championship. 20 million is a lot of money but finding an already RELIABLE substitute would take cmq time to have to assimilate the type of game .... I would think about it 3,000 times before depriving myself of Castagne."

 

 

Jokingly they also say that Leicester seem to want all of their players! Which I must admit is partly true, I'd easily take half of their starting lineup, they are class!

 

 

 

Similar things were said about praet last year.

[VLC86]

5 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Similar things were said about praet last year.

There has been nothing wrong with Praet, he just nothing better than anything any of our other CM’s do. Name a better left back we have than Castagne.

[StriderHiryu]

14 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

Similar things were said about praet last year.

I think Praet is a good player! I know opinion on him is divided on Foxes Talk, but I think he's very good technically and he was decent for his first season in the Premier League. He does need to improve but he's definitely very talented. I think Praet (and Castagne) will really help us in Europe too.

 

Thinking back on fan opinions, my recollection seems to be:

 

Slimani - Sporting fans said he was poor technically but worked his ass off for the team and would get goals. I think this was largely true but the problem was he didn't work well with Vardy and didn't seem to get on with him or others in the squad. We definitely overpaid but I'd argue it was a bad decision to sign him more than the player himself being bad. He proved he could play on loan at Monaco last season.

Silva - was thought of as being one of the best players left in Portugal and fans didn't want to see him go. This was obviously a huge bust and I think his inability to do anything for us must go down as one of the biggest mysteries of all time. On paper, he should have been much more successful, especially given we changed our style of play. Even Sporting fans are confused as to why he was so bad for us.

Ricardo - Porto fans said he was good and would do well here. Think that proved to be right!

Maddison - Norwich fans said he was good and though he would go on to be capped by England.

Ghezall - Monaco fans thanked us for an early Christmas present and thought we massively overpaid. They were right.

Praet - Sampdoria fans said he was one of the most underrated midfielders in Italy. Hasn't lived up to that hype yet, but showed glimpses.

Tielemans - Monaco fans didn't rate him at all. An interesting one as he was immense during his loan spell, and whilst not as good as that last season, definitely had games where he ran the show.

 

 

If you compared that to some of our departures and what we thought:

 

Kante - We cried because we knew he was the best CDM in the world.

Drinkwater - We appreciated Danny but for 35m knew we had Chelsea's pants down.

Mahrez - Another one to be sad about. We knew he wnated to go and was behaving like a brat, but knew how good he was. Proved to fit in at Man City.

Maguire - Good player but 80m was daylight robbery. Since proved as much at Man U.

Chilwell - Decent player, but 50m is way more than his market value. We will see how he does for Chelsea.

 

 

Edited 31 August 2020 by StriderHiryu

[peach0000]

12 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

There has been nothing wrong with Praet, he just nothing better than anything any of our other CM’s do. Name a better left back we have than Castagne.

Fuchs, Thomas, any other left backs in the youth academy because if you’ve not yet realised castagne isn’t a left back 

[katieakita]

Thought most  were moaning about lack of squad depth and how we would cope with playing so many games. So if he signs does he give us more options does he strengthen the squad think that is a yes on both counts does he  cost silly money in these days not really. This is a guy who plays for Belgium and has CL experience so hardly a mug. For me it has to be a yes and lets see who else we bring in, as for a search for a RW if no one fits the bill does playing this guy behind Ricky P give us an option? Believe he is in the Belgian squad anyone got any ideas who and where they are playing

[tsintskaro]

Praet has not offered anything yet,so far he is not any better than Silva.

not sure about this transfer either.hope he will be fine 

[VLC86]

8 minutes ago, peach0000 said:

Fuchs, Thomas, any other left backs in the youth academy because if you’ve not yet realised castagne isn’t a left back 

Ok, left wing back smart arse. I’m sure I’ve watched him play more than most on here.

 

Also, id still argue he would do a better job at Lb than any of them although wouldn’t buy him to play there if that makes sense.

Edited 31 August 2020 by Costock_Fox

[Dames]

I think this move signals the start of JJs move to a more central role. I don’t believe this is a replacement for Chilwell but actually our successor to Ricardo. 

[honeybradger]

13 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

I think Praet is a good player! I know opinion on him is divided on Foxes Talk, but I think he's very good technically and he was decent for his first season in the Premier League. He does need to improve but he's definitely very talented. I think Praet (and Castagne) will really help us in Europe too.

 

Thinking back on fan opinions, my recollection seems to be:

 

Slimani - Sporting fans said he was poor technically but worked his ass off for the team and would get goals. I think this was largely true but the problem was he didn't work well with Vardy and didn't seem to get on with him or others in the squad. We definitely overpaid but I'd argue it was a bad decision to sign him more than the player himself being bad. He proved he could play on loan at Monaco last season.

Silva - was thought of as being one of the best players left in Portugal and fans didn't want to see him go. This was obviously a huge bust and I think his inability to do anything for us must go down as one of the biggest mysteries of all time. On paper, he should have been much more successful, especially given we changed our style of play. Even Sporting fans are confused as to why he was so bad for us.

Ricardo - Porto fans said he was good and would do well here. Think that proved to be right!

Maddison - Norwich fans said he was good and though he would go on to be capped by England.

Ghezall - Monaco fans thanked us for an early Christmas present and thought we massively overpaid. They were right.

Praet - Sampdoria fans said he was one of the most underrated midfielders in Italy. Hasn't lived up to that hype yet, but showed glimpses.

Tielemans - Monaco fans didn't rate him at all. An interesting one as he was immense during his loan spell, and whilst not as good as that last season, definitely had games where he ran the show.

 

 

If you compared that to some of our departures and what we thought:

 

Kante - We cried because we knew he was the best CDM in the world.

Drinkwater - We appreciated Danny but for 35m knew we had Chelsea's pants down.

Mahrez - Another one to be sad about. We knew he wnated to go and was behaving like a brat, but knew how good he was. Proved to fit in at Man City.

Maguire - Good player but 80m was daylight robbery. Since proved as much at Man U.

Chilwell - Decent player, but 50m is way more than his market value. We will see how he does for Chelsea.

 

 

One where the fans seemed to get it wrong was schalke fans with fuchs, brilliant player but they didnt seem to rate him that highly.

[peach0000]

1 minute ago, Costock_Fox said:

Ok, left wing back smart arse. I’m sure I’ve watched him play more than most on here.

Well good for you. I’ve only seen him play on Atalantas champions league games and can’t say he stood out. If we want a left back or left wing back we should probably sign someone who specialises in that position rather than a rwb/rb/rm/lm/lwb/on the bench a lot of the time kind of player.

[VLC86]

5 minutes ago, peach0000 said:

Well good for you. I’ve only seen him play on Atalantas champions league games and can’t say he stood out. If we want a left back or left wing back we should probably sign someone who specialises in that position rather than a rwb/rb/rm/lm/lwb/on the bench a lot of the time kind of player.

The reason he spent time on the bench is because Gosens is much better, he still played a decent number of games at LWB and is solid.

[StanSP]

10 minutes ago, Dames said:

I think this move signals the start of JJs move to a more central role. I don’t believe this is a replacement for Chilwell but actually our successor to Ricardo. 

How does that mean Justin goes central ?