davieG Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brendan-rodgers-instruction-leicester-city-4536936 The Leicester City boss does want the recruitment team to discount players on their recent statistics if they have previously shown they have the talent to prosper ByJordan Blackwell 08:00, 22 SEP 2020 Brendan Rodgers has told the Leicester City scouting team not to overlook “broken” players in their search for transfer targets. With the rise in the use of analytics and data to unearth talents around the world, a player’s statistics have never been more important. But Rodgers believes numbers are not the be all and end all, and wants the recruitment staff to consider talents who shone brightly, but who then may have lost their way, the City boss believing he can offer the right City’s newest signing Cengiz Under is a strong example of such a player, with the Turkey international beginning well in Italy only to fade. He started just 10 Serie A games last season, while he has registered just three goals and three assists in all competitions since the start of 2019. Rodgers said: “I’ve always done that through my career. Sometimes now in the modern game it’s a lot about stats and analysis and sometimes there are players out there who may not be high on statistics at this very moment when you analyse them, but they have been broken in some way or it’s just not quite worked out. “I’ve always said to my recruitment team not to bypass the players who were talents and for some reason aren’t quite at the level at this moment. “I remember Wayne Routledge at Swansea – he was a really talented young player, made a couple of big moves, to Spurs and Newcastle, and at Newcastle it wasn’t quite working out for him, but I knew he was a talent. We took him in and throughout his career there and in my time he was absolutely amazing. “I’ve tried to look at players like that where it’s not happening for them, so can we bring them into the environment, can we give them an aspiration to get back on track and give them an ambition to be on the right track again? “You have to want to work, that’s what’s key. You cannot just be a talent, you have to be a working talent.” Asked how he goes about drawing talent out of players again, Rodgers replied: “It’s a bit of everything. I like to think we have a positive environment and we look to develop players on their strengths, as opposed to what they can’t do. “If players can know they come in to get better every day, 99 per cent of them want to get better. It’s them genuinely wanting to work and improve, in an environment where you will be coached and understood, then hopefully they can perform to the level we would want.”
sphericalfox Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Congerton currently ringing around clubs and players agents with 'Fix You' playing in the background as he gives them the big sell.
messerschmitt Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Do the Mercury actually check anything they write, first line of the article say's he "does" which I presume should read "does not".
sdb Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Brendan: Look for players that don't look very good and have poor stats. Congerton: don't you know who I am
AjcW Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Don't really feel like this is a new instruction. Surely Tielemans would fall under that category pre Brendan? This guys ego is incredible isn't it "Bring me a flop, I will turn them into a star".... "err gaffer there's a couple of those here already that you can't be arsed to transform...."
GDesign_JRC Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 5 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Welcome Jesse ..... As if Lingard was ever good once in his career
5waller5 Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 2 minutes ago, messerschmitt said: Do the Mercury actually check anything they write, first line of the article say's he "does" which I presume should read "does not". No they do
Ric Flair Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 This is one of the only ways you can work with a very restricted budget, makes sense to do it with 1 or 2 but not every signing.
TommyK Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Uh oh. There goes the money ball model. BR really does think a lot of himself. "I can turn this player around, ..."
RobHawk Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 It's what O'Neill did, looked for players with something to prove. It doesn't work all the time, but more often than not it does seem too.
Ric Flair Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Just now, RobHawk said: It's what O'Neill did, looked for players with something to prove. It doesn't work all the time, but more often than not it does seem too. Pearson did it as well, it's about getting the blend right of progressive and unproven players and the odd misfit/experienced journeymen.
MarriedaLeicesterGirl Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 1 minute ago, TommyK said: Uh oh. There goes the money ball model. BR really does think a lot of himself. "I can turn this player around, ..." Tell that to Gray, Silva, Ghezzal, and Slimani. My guess is he was responding to a specific question about Under, and his underwhelming stats last season.
GlenParvaFox Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 1 minute ago, TheUltimateWinner said: Announce Ravel Morrison We've missed that boat. Shame.
RowlattsFox Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Young players who have maybe joined a big club but it hasn't worked, then yes. Rather not look at older players who have fell out of favour, although there is probably still some exceptions
RobHawk Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Just now, Ric Flair said: Pearson did it as well, it's about getting the blend right of progressive and unproven players and the odd misfit/experienced journeymen. Agreed! I'm just a bit perplexed about the posts turning it into being about Rogers' ego. I'm sure he was asked a question and answered it, but the answer is no different to that of other successful managers we have, other than he used Wayne routledge as a very good example. He's still playing for Swansea now after having 3 or 4 clubs in the space of a few years early in his career.
Alf Bentley Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 Wouldn't want to take too many risks, but this attitude absolutely makes sense on a limited budget. Some signings in recent years that arguably fit the description: Evans, Albrighton, Huth, Berner...
peach0000 Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 I think it means more looking at the unders of this world rather than say the wilsheres or the lingards. Those that have had a temporary blip and are still young.
AjcW Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 8 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said: Mario Götze I'll still be absolutely amazed if he isn't playing for us come deadline day. So much of it just adds up. - Linked in the past - We're pally with his new agent after the Under deal - Ticks the above criteria!
Cadno'r Cymoedd Posted 22 September 2020 Posted 22 September 2020 I was a frigging genius footballer at 13. Didn't realise my potential sadly but happy for Congers to give me a bell. I'm 59.
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