Amartey

[KFS]

6 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

7 seasons, 89 games, a PL & FA Cup winner medal.

 

Model professional, nice guy and a decent CB.

 

 

 

Best gifs of the lcfc squad too. Oh and has Chelsea fans on absolute strings. 

[surrifox]

7 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

7 seasons, 89 games, a PL & FA Cup winner medal.

 

Model professional, nice guy and a decent CB.

 

 

 

Must be a nightmare opponent too ,  seems to be all knees and elbows and hard as teak in challenges 

[lgfualol]

On 16/10/2021 at 20:25, lgfualol said:

It's simple, you play big Danny, you win.

Still holding strong. The guy is a 3 points magnet.

[Paninistickers]

9 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

7 seasons, 89 games, a PL & FA Cup winner medal.

 

Model professional, nice guy and a decent CB.

 

 

 

I find it an interesting conundrum for a player. 

 

8 years as a fringe member at the near highest level of your profession it's possible to reach. Best diet, physio, facilities, hotels, analysis, private jets etc And extremely well paid for it. 

 

Or play 250 games for, say, Norwich missing modest success with being eaten alive every other season

[Lesterlad]

He was Copenhagen’s top player when he joined us. Their fans loved him. Yes I know it’s a Micky mouse league but he was top class for them. 
He is looking better for us then a year ago. But that is probably down to confidence and actually having a run in the team. 

[OllieLodge96]

Always been a useful player in there. Massively underrated for some time by a lot of our fans. Get behind him 

[StriderHiryu]

Rodgers gave him a lot of praise in his post match press conference, which was nice to hear.

 

I always have a soft spot for players who get out of a tough time and redeem themselves at a club. Nacho was the most recent example of this, but Amartey could well be the next one. Put it this way, I'd be shocked if he doesn't get offered and renews a new contract after his start to this season.

[Fox92]

He was loving his song yesterday. Great to see.

[coolhandfox]

2 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

I find it an interesting conundrum for a player. 

 

8 years as a fringe member at the near highest level of your profession it's possible to reach. Best diet, physio, facilities, hotels, analysis, private jets etc And extremely well paid for it. 

 

Or play 250 games for, say, Norwich missing modest success with being eaten alive every other season

To be fair the season (18/19) he broke his ankle he started 9 of the first 10 PL games, then lost 18 months. Also had two hamstring injuries in his time here which have seen him miss around 23 games on top of the 18 months. 

 

Hard to get back in the side when you have been injured for the whole  first season of a new managers reign. I think he would have played a fair few more game without that moment of bad luck. 

 

Still only 26 as well.

 

 

Edited 25 October 2021 by coolhandfox

[moore_94]

Good to hear his contract actually runs until 2023, not quite as urgent to get him a new contract (but will still need sorting soon)

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-daniel-amartey-contract-6116203

[Vardinio'sCat]

On 24/10/2021 at 16:56, Col city fan said:

I’m here! I thought we looked very shaky defensively for most of the first half, but then definitely settled down. Amartey was ok. Soyuncu definitely has become more shaky than Amartey 

 

Don't really agree with you on Big Dan overall, but kudos for patiently sticking to your view, whilst acknowledging new evidence as it happens.

 

We all have a dynamic assesment in our heads (see how we all realised Kel is not doggo), and it changes over time. I have finally seen evidence that has stopped me despairing over Madders, which is a massive relief.

Edited 26 October 2021 by Vardinio'sCat

[Vacamion]

 

I love that this thread is near the top of the board, and for all the right reasons.

 

Gwon Big Dan.

 

[foxile5]

I like how distinctive his appearance and movements are. 

 

Stunner. 

[Wolfox]

On current form maybe he’s more than ‘just a squad player’ ???

 

He strikes me as being a bloomin’ good centre half who’d get a regular birth in quite a few PL teams

[MalletFox]

I have Big Dan in my dream team, obviously not because of clean sheets (as we don’t keep any), but because he is a beautiful human being with lots of character and is very cheap! Love you Big Dan!

[HybridFox]

I just wanna see Big Dan score against Chelsea in a few weeks and the ground going bonkers 

Edited 26 October 2021 by TK95

[Guest Col city fan]

It looks like Big Dan has played himself into a regular starter in the league. The choice tonight is Soyuncu and Vestergaard which implies Amartey will definitely start in the league game

[Lesta2014]

1 hour ago, Col city fan said:

It looks like Big Dan has played himself into a regular starter in the league. The choice tonight is Soyuncu and Vestergaard which implies Amartey will definitely start in the league game

I hope so, can’t face watching vestergaard struggle again

[majaco]

1 hour ago, Col city fan said:

It looks like Big Dan has played himself into a regular starter in the league. The choice tonight is Soyuncu and Vestergaard which implies Amartey will definitely start in the league game

Amartey is relatively reliable compared to other current options.   I know you are not his biggest fan. Despite rating him, I thought he may not fully recover from his time out injured.  The run of games he is getting may lead to is having a consistently able centre back.

[Keiriel]

23 hours ago, TK95 said:

I just wanna see Big Dan score against Chelsea in a few weeks and the ground going bonkers 

You're forgetting the part where he runs over to the away fans, reaches into his shorts, pulls out a Chelsea pennant and wipes his backside with it.

[eblair]

On 26/10/2021 at 16:14, moore_94 said:

Good to hear his contract actually runs until 2023, not quite as urgent to get him a new contract (but will still need sorting soon)

 

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-daniel-amartey-contract-6116203

This is so danny Amartey; just has an extra year on his contract no one knows about.

 

great squad player over the years and now a genuine starter

[Claridge]

37 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said:

I hope so, can’t face watching vestergaard struggle again

I’m not sure I can ever forget Vestergards struggles. Bet he is on 60 grand a week

[baldeagle]

2 hours ago, Col city fan said:

It looks like Big Dan has played himself into a regular starter in the league. The choice tonight is Soyuncu and Vestergaard which implies Amartey will definitely start in the league game

Ouch that’s gonna hurt ya 

[Jobyfox]

It's strange how it took us so long to play him as a centre back.

 

We messed about with him for a while in midfield where he never had the required creativity. 

 

Then we tried him at RB where he started slowly, but was starting to look decent before his injury. 

 

Then, finally, he gets a run at CB where he's often played for Ghana. I'm not totally convinced yet, but still only 26 and still improving. Already ahead of Vestergaard and, on this season's form only, more consistent than Soyuncu. Also, RCB seems an ideal position for him as you could never see him as a marauding full back in the modern sense, but he's more than just a static CB. 

 

Likeable player who you just want to do well 

[Jimmy]

he wasn't in midfield to be creative he was there to be a battering ram