Nicolo Barella Posted 12 May 2020 Share Posted 12 May 2020 10 hours ago, grumpy old git said: Maybe we should be looking for someone to push Vardy during the next couple of seasons, I haven't any idea who would fit that bill but that why I feel we should be looking now! It’s going to be a mammoth task to find someone to score 15 -20 goals a season. I know this may not be a popular statement but IMO nacho still does not seem good enough to me although has improved a little this season. 3 goals and 4 assists in 579 minutes this season, works out to 1 goal contribution every 82 minutes. Vardy, for perspective, has 19 goals and 6 assists in 2222 minutes, which works out at roughly 1 goal contribution every 88 minutes. Of course, I'm not trying at all to insinuate that Iheanacho is better than Vardy, because he isn't, but that is a very respectable goal involvement considering his sporadic Gametime and limited oppurtunities. Not to mention his skillset is different from Vardy's in a positive way; better holdup and linkup play, namely. This means that he's a great alternative or foil to play alongside him. I think if we gave him time he absolutely could become someone to score 15-20 goals in a season. I think whilst Vardy is still firing at this rate, it doesn't really make sense to get him another understudy. Sure, once he's close to done and dusted and is already more of a substitute player, get someone to compete with Iheanacho, but if we get someone else in now we stand to lose both them and Iheanacho in a couple years when neither is satisfied with gametime and Vardy still is going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 12 May 2020 Share Posted 12 May 2020 Osimhen looks like the nearest thing to Vardy coming up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 12 May 2020 Share Posted 12 May 2020 12 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: Let Milan have him, he's not that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 12 May 2020 Share Posted 12 May 2020 3 hours ago, Dan LCFC said: Osimhen looks like the nearest thing to Vardy coming up. I have a hunch that if Luka Jovic flops at Real Madrid because he can't establish himself beyond Benzema we could go for him. He isn't like Vardy in that his pace isn't fantastic, but his positioning is brilliant and he is a good finisher, as well as having great linkup and holdup. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 13 May 2020 Share Posted 13 May 2020 Malang Sarr is leaving Nice on a free, we have scouted him before and as a left sided defender who can play LCB or LB we should be all over that, still very young too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 13 May 2020 Share Posted 13 May 2020 I’ve probably already said it in this thread or multiple others but Eze just makes the most sense to sign, has a Maddison signing kinda feel to it - a player far too good carrying his team who needs a chance at the top level. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza M Posted 13 May 2020 Share Posted 13 May 2020 Which season would we be recruiting for? Seems a bit of a premature thread to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 13 May 2020 Share Posted 13 May 2020 1 hour ago, pmcla26 said: He’s talented, but only 5’10” - quite short for a centre back. Would be interesting to see how he’d adapt to the Premier League. Ideal in a 3-4-1-2 as the left sided CB with James Justin doing bits at LWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentFox Posted 13 May 2020 Share Posted 13 May 2020 I can’t ever recall having less interest in a transfer window. 😷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 13 May 2020 Share Posted 13 May 2020 13 hours ago, pmcla26 said: If Barnes keeps adding goals to his game and we get a right sided winger that can get 10+ goals a season in the league then there’s no reason why Iheanacho can’t be our number 9 at all. He won’t be a threat himself every game as he doesn’t run the channels that effectively (unlike Vardy) but with his link up play he can easily play as a false 9 and lay them on for others when he’s out of it. Very right. I also believe that Vardy's weakness of bringing others into the game is part of the reason why we have struggled so much with wingers since Mahrez left. Not all of it by any stretch of the imagination, but I believe it plays a role. It's tough for a winger to get in the game when they can't rely on the striker seeing a lot of the ball and taking some of the defenders' attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 13 May 2020 Share Posted 13 May 2020 38 minutes ago, TrentFox said: I can’t ever recall having less interest in a transfer window. 😷 Let me put it this way - this window will determine whether we can keep up in the top of the league next season or fall back to the wayside where Everton is. Any more exciting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 12 hours ago, Nicolo Barella said: Very right. I also believe that Vardy's weakness of bringing others into the game is part of the reason why we have struggled so much with wingers since Mahrez left. Not all of it by any stretch of the imagination, but I believe it plays a role. It's tough for a winger to get in the game when they can't rely on the striker seeing a lot of the ball and taking some of the defenders' attention. ...the players picking up Vardy are not the defenders who the wingers will be encountering!!! Vardys' movement is very effective his running off the ball pulls players out of position opening space for team mates. The problem is a lack of quality wingers not Vardys' supposed shortcomings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 13 hours ago, Nicolo Barella said: Very right. I also believe that Vardy's weakness of bringing others into the game is part of the reason why we have struggled so much with wingers since Mahrez left. Not all of it by any stretch of the imagination, but I believe it plays a role. It's tough for a winger to get in the game when they can't rely on the striker seeing a lot of the ball and taking some of the defenders' attention. I think you are right to a degree but that's because we base our style of play around Vardy so the wingers have to work around him as opposed to the other way around. It really comes down to the calibre of winger that we have. Mahrez new how to work the space that Vardy created, no one we have has been able to do that for a variety of reasons. Barnes is young and inexperienced, Perez isn't a winger, Gray is garbage and lacks any footballing intelligence and it's just not in Albrighton game to get into spaces behind the midfield. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 On 13/05/2020 at 11:15, pmcla26 said: If Barnes keeps adding goals to his game and we get a right sided winger that can get 10+ goals a season in the league then there’s no reason why Iheanacho can’t be our number 9 at all. He won’t be a threat himself every game as he doesn’t run the channels that effectively (unlike Vardy) but with his link up play he can easily play as a false 9 and lay them on for others when he’s out of it. I think Barnes and Iheanacho are massively underrated and improving both had great seasons and I'm more excited by what they could do next rather than someone who looks good on YouTube. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Leeds Fox Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 Looking forward to watching the Bundesliga this weekend to see the players that we have been linked with previously in more detail. Kostic, plea, N'dicka all in the Frankfurt vs monchengladbach game at 5.30 could be the pick of the bunch. Anyone else watching any particular game for similar reasons? Or am I just completely sad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
messerschmitt Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 6 minutes ago, North Leeds Fox said: Looking forward to watching the Bundesliga this weekend to see the players that we have been linked with previously in more detail. Kostic, plea, N'dicka all in the Frankfurt vs monchengladbach game at 5.30 could be the pick of the bunch. Anyone else watching any particular game for similar reasons? Or am I just completely sad? I'll be doing the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 1 hour ago, messerschmitt said: I'll be doing the same. Think the whole world will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themightyfin Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 15 hours ago, Nicolo Barella said: Let me put it this way - this window will determine whether we can keep up in the top of the league next season or fall back to the wayside where Everton is. Any more exciting? Highly doubt we or many other teams will be spending big. It will be a very quiet window under the circumstances. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 8 hours ago, themightyfin said: Highly doubt we or many other teams will be spending big. It will be a very quiet window under the circumstances. That wasn't really my point though. Man Utd, Spurs and Arsenal have started to get their stuff together. Each team will probably address at least one or two of their shortcomings in the market - for example, Spurs will perhaps purchase a cheap but solid defensive midfielder like West Ham bought Soucek. Even if their signings are extremely minimal to the point that their squads are barely altered (which I doubt) these teams (especially Spurs and Man Utd) next season will not have the same injury problems that we exploited to finish so far ahead of them. Therefore this market is actually very important; if we don't act astutely with some shrewd signings, we may drop back to where we were previously. So whilst it probably won't see a lot of exciting action from anyone, it will still carry big repercussions for us, if that makes any sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 14 May 2020 Share Posted 14 May 2020 If our spending were truly curtailed by a significant margin, I think it wouldn't be amiss to take a punt on Benrahma. Has shown some very impressive things in the Championship and would be cheap. Rather take a chance on someone new than continue with Gray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 15 May 2020 Share Posted 15 May 2020 9 hours ago, Nicolo Barella said: If our spending were truly curtailed by a significant margin, I think it wouldn't be amiss to take a punt on Benrahma. Has shown some very impressive things in the Championship and would be cheap. Rather take a chance on someone new than continue with Gray. There will still be plenty of leagues that the PL will exploit even if money is seriously curtailed. Clubs like us are much more likely to take a punt on lower league players than the more established big six and then there's France and Holland that have cancelled their leagues and will be hit with quite significant financial penalties. Scotland will be the pits as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 15 May 2020 Share Posted 15 May 2020 Notorious bullshitter but I'd ****ing love it if this was true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vindaloo FOX Posted 16 May 2020 Share Posted 16 May 2020 What a player, this lad makes defending look beautiful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicolo Barella Posted 16 May 2020 Share Posted 16 May 2020 8 hours ago, urban.spaceman said: Notorious bullshitter but I'd ****ing love it if this was true. Surely Leeds aren't stupid enough for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 16 May 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 16 May 2020 Tbf whilst Gray's decision-making isn't up to top flight level his workrate is actually really good - I can see why the Leeds would be having a look, not sure he improves them, mind. I think dropping down to a top-half Championship club (someone like Bristol City for example) and finding some form / confidence could be the making of him, but his stock still seems high enough that PL clubs would be interested in taking him off our hands. He'll probably leave for a Bournemouth / Palace and middle about for a bit without doing anything of note, such a shame because it seemed a real coup when we signed him, but the lack of opportunities line doesn't wash anymore. He's been a disappointment and the emergence of Harvey has really highlighted that. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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