TMELcfc Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, peach0000 said: Of course he deserves credit for his performance but I also think this whole he played cb for Ghana thing is a little bit false. He did for a tournament and did it very well by all accounts. But we bought him from Copenhagen where he was a midfielder, he played in midfield for Ghana too. I for one have never been critical of Amartey but it's a bit baffling when you see people who were writing him off 2 days ago now saying he's the answer to all our problems based on one very good performance. In regards of the arsenal game I thought Fuchs and Amartey had worse games than Morgan personally. I by no means watched a lot of Danish football, so I cannot back up that argument entirely, but on the rare video from Youtube, he certainly seemed to be playing centre back... Edited 28 September 2020 by lcfceaves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacedX Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 3 hours ago, peach0000 said: Of course he deserves credit for his performance but I also think this whole he played cb for Ghana thing is a little bit false. He did for a tournament and did it very well by all accounts. So he did indeed "play cb for his Ghana" but it's false? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach0000 Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 1 minute ago, Line-X said: So he did indeed "play cb for his Ghana" but it's false? A little bit false. He certainly did for a little bit but my impression was he was doing it for cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacedX Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 2 minutes ago, peach0000 said: A little bit false. He certainly did for a little bit but my impression was he was doing it for cover He has played in the position for club and country. When we signed him, he was billed as a defender/DM. I'm sure that I read somewhere at the time that his preferred position actually is CB. I can't substantiate that though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMELcfc Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 Just looked it up, seems he spent most of Copenhagen at DM, the club before (Djurgardens IF) he played mostly at Centre Back... For Ghana, he has played mostly Centre back, the odd game at CDM... Never felt comfortable watching him as a centre mid, he doesn't seem to have the required technique. Most of Mendy's career I here, I haven't felt comfortable seeing him play centre mid as he doesn't seem that mobile, but he has always had the technique and composure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach0000 Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 10 minutes ago, lcfceaves said: I by no means watched a lot of Danish football, so I cannot back up that argument entirely, but on the rare video from Youtube, he certainly seemed to be playing centre back... So after some research in his club career he has played 87 as a defensive midfielder, 35 times as a right back 33 times as a centre back and 3 times as an attacking midfielder. Of the 33 times he played centre back 20 of those appearances came for the Swedish team he played for before Copenhagen. For ghana howerver I am happy to admit I was wrong he has 20 caps, 18 of which as a CB and 2 as a defensive midfielder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach0000 Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 6 minutes ago, Line-X said: He has played in the position for club and country. When we signed him, he was billed as a defender/DM. I'm sure that I read somewhere at the time that his preferred position actually is CB. I can't substantiate that though. See my other post, we are both right it seems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMELcfc Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 8 minutes ago, peach0000 said: See my other post, we are both right it seems Or both wrong and have no idea what we are going on about 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peach0000 Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 11 minutes ago, lcfceaves said: Or both wrong and have no idea what we are going on about Seems more likely I'm questioning my entire knowledge of football now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridgechef Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 Not leaving according to Brendan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebeau Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 Could it be we have the McGuire saga all over again? We sold him to Manure & tried our hardest to find a replacement without success. Then we discover that we already had a guy at the football club who is better than McGuire!!! So we didn't have to spend any wonga!!! Yesterday we thrashed Man City & the whole team played brilliantly including Danny boy Amartey who is happy playing at centre back! So Brendan tell Top to keep the money in his pocket while you look for a striker!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam1 Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 A good old fashioned reliable utility player. A bit like ronseal - does exactly what it says on the tin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGLCFC Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 7 minutes ago, bluebeau said: Could it be we have the McGuire saga all over again? We sold him to Manure & tried our hardest to find a replacement without success. Then we discover that we already had a guy at the football club who is better than McGuire!!! So we didn't have to spend any wonga!!! Yesterday we thrashed Man City & the whole team played brilliantly including Danny boy Amartey who is happy playing at centre back! So Brendan tell Top to keep the money in his pocket while you look for a striker!!! Doubt it. With Maguire, we had 2 possible ready made options , unfortunately Benkovic hasn't made the progression as expected. In this case there isn't a ready made replacement or 2, so the only real upside is that we probably only need one centre half and Armarty can be used as 4th choice or a utility player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NasPb Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 amartey is not perfect, but he is definently back up quality. Someone i would not want to sell. great 4th choice cb and can fill in at rb and cdm if needed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 Amazing the difference one game can make 😂 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanchflower78 Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 Amazing how sentiment can turn and if the guy struggles against West Ham (if required) will be back to square one. However, if you felt he was someone good enough to bridge the CB gap when needed then youd happily allow Fofana to stay on loan and pick him up properly next season 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_fried_rice Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 1 hour ago, Fridgechef said: Not leaving according to Brendan Where did he say this please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 28 September 2020 Author Share Posted 28 September 2020 13 minutes ago, Manwell Pablo said: Amazing the difference one game can make 😂 Are you saying FT is fickle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGLCFC Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 6 minutes ago, egg_fried_rice said: Where did he say this please? He is quoted in today's Leicester Mercury, or Leicestershire Live webpage as it likes to be known. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 10 minutes ago, mozartfox said: Are you saying FT is fickle? Me, never. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighPeakFox Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 I wonder how it would be for Amartey to play at home to West Ham, psychologically speaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy85 Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, egg_fried_rice said: Where did he say this please? Edited 28 September 2020 by happy85 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaijaFox Posted 28 September 2020 Share Posted 28 September 2020 Personally, I would still sell if we have any reasonable takers. But amazing that he’s apparently leapfrogged over Benkovic in the depth chart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurru991 Posted 29 September 2020 Share Posted 29 September 2020 On 28/09/2020 at 09:10, mozartfox said: Are you saying FT is fickle? Not sure. I can't make my mind up about that statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 29 September 2020 Share Posted 29 September 2020 If Fofana is signing then Dan could be released now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts