lcfc sheff Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 So hear me out, there’s no doubt Vardy does a lot for this team and is iconic, but in terms of replacing Vardy perhaps people will notice he only has 5 open play goals this prem season; not to discount penalties entirely but you could argue someone else could’ve taken them instead. Other players like Barnes and Maddison have stepped up recently to take some of the burden away. So perhaps we’re starting to see how we’re gonna cope by spreading the goals out? Which leads to my earlier suggestion, our replacement is Barnes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 2 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: So hear me out, there’s no doubt Vardy does a lot for this team and is iconic, but in terms of replacing Vardy perhaps people will notice he only has 5 open play goals this prem season; not to discount penalties entirely but you could argue someone else could’ve taken them instead. Other players like Barnes and Maddison have stepped up recently to take some of the burden away. So perhaps we’re starting to see how we’re gonna cope by spreading the goals out? Which leads to my earlier suggestion, our replacement is Barnes! I think the solution is, in theory at least, quite simple. We get Vardy goals from elsewhere, which is pretty much what you said (And I agree) but rather than moving Barnes centrally (Is this what you were proposing?) he stays where he is, and the position Vardy plays becomes a pivot. Whoever plays there has the job of distributing the ball to one of the wide forwards, such as Barnes or (potentially) Cengiz. This of course means the central role/striker (Lets call them a Perez) gets a lot less goals, but a huge amounts of assists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 3 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: I think the solution is, in theory at least, quite simple. We get Vardy goals from elsewhere, which is pretty much what you said (And I agree) but rather than moving Barnes centrally (Is this what you were proposing?) he stays where he is, and the position Vardy plays becomes a pivot. Whoever plays there has the job of distributing the ball to one of the wide forwards, such as Barnes or (potentially) Cengiz. This of course means the central role/striker (Lets call them a Perez) gets a lot less goals, but a huge amounts of assists. Ultimately Barnes will benefit from whatever position he gets to play the most in, I think he could be a great striker with time but he’s already a great winger so there’s no rush whilst we still have Vardy. in terms of a “Pivot” I think that’s definitely the way to go, similar to how Liverpool set up with Bobby F up top linking the play or how Real Madrid operated with Benzema. Admittedly I’m not sure about who we could aim for to fill that role in the long term. but I’ve always liked Yussuf Poulsen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy_Jeff Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 The way football is evolving it is common now for wide players to score as many as CF. Salah, mane, son, auba, hazard, Sterling, etc maybe the answer is to have 2 wingers scoring 15 instead of a striker scoring 30. Were half way there! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzy_Larsson Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 1 hour ago, Rusko187 said: He's a talent for sure, and I'd like for us to go get him... but he would cost a fortune on a deal like that. I'm not so sure, at his age it'd be a lot of money for a striker that is in all honesty a poor finisher who may not improve all that much in that sense, which I expect is why he's still at Bilbao. There are better more valuable options out there if you ask me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 1 hour ago, Dahnsouff said: I think the solution is, in theory at least, quite simple. We get Vardy goals from elsewhere, which is pretty much what you said (And I agree) but rather than moving Barnes centrally (Is this what you were proposing?) he stays where he is, and the position Vardy plays becomes a pivot. Whoever plays there has the job of distributing the ball to one of the wide forwards, such as Barnes or (potentially) Cengiz. This of course means the central role/striker (Lets call them a Perez) gets a lot less goals, but a huge amounts of assists. Essentially what Liverpool do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 1 minute ago, Lambert09 said: Essentially what Liverpool do? Yes and why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachyboy Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 Honestly believe Barnes can do it, an get another winger in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 20 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Yes and why not? Wasn’t criticizing, just summarizing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithland fox Posted 19 January 2021 Author Share Posted 19 January 2021 Top 6 teams need a top striker we need to look abroad leicester don't spend big Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 5 hours ago, Vindaloo FOX said: Jean-Philippe Mateta Signing for Palace... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 Haviertz at Chelsea, only 21. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 (edited) Edited 19 January 2021 by moore_94 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktfox59 Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 Harvey barnes. Got pace to spare. Confident. Is my choice. Get another world class winger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The whole world smiles Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 1 hour ago, moore_94 said: Are we a champions league club then? He would be a brilliant shout, also difficult to see where he would go. Won't go back to Liverpool not good enough for City, won't go to spurs to play second fiddle. Maybe united. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 5 minutes ago, The whole world smiles said: Are we a champions league club then? He would be a brilliant shout, also difficult to see where he would go. Won't go back to Liverpool not good enough for City, won't go to spurs to play second fiddle. Maybe united. I can’t see us paying the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The whole world smiles Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 1 minute ago, Nick said: I can’t see us paying the money. Yeah it's not really a typical Leicester signing is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesta2014 Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 Would like us to sign a striker this month, we could regret it if we don’t. We are onto something special this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Nacho Posted 19 January 2021 Share Posted 19 January 2021 2 hours ago, moore_94 said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesfromlondonLCFC Posted 20 January 2021 Share Posted 20 January 2021 have to say its encouraging to see us performing well recently. even tho he hasnt necessarily been great. gives me a bit more faith about us post-Vardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 20 January 2021 Share Posted 20 January 2021 52 minutes ago, The whole world smiles said: Yeah it's not really a typical Leicester signing is it. We do look at established PL players though. We signed Perez for 30m, Tarkowski heavily interested etc... We may think we want a proven striker and find value in our other signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesfromlondonLCFC Posted 20 January 2021 Share Posted 20 January 2021 9 minutes ago, Stevosevic said: We do look at established PL players though. We signed Perez for 30m, Tarkowski heavily interested etc... We may think we want a proven striker and find value in our other signings. the thing is, vardys legs havent gone yet. he would essentially be signing knowing hes only gonna be first choice IF Vardys legs go, or he retires. Would he be willing to accept that in his prime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 20 January 2021 Share Posted 20 January 2021 5 hours ago, moore_94 said: I can’t believe he’s only 28. Vardy was only 28 at the start of 2015/16.... How much would he cost us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 20 January 2021 Share Posted 20 January 2021 We won’t replace him effectively. Best you can hope for is getting someone who can land somewhere in the region of 15-20 goals a season and Maddison and Barnes continue to develop into players who can contribute more and more statistically in the seasons leading up to his retirement. I do think we need to act pretty soon though, possibly in the summer, and whoever it is needs to be guaranteed and given some premier league game time next season as well as the cups as oppose to being an out and out under study. Ideally our scouting network pulls off another blinder but Strikers seems to be the one area they struggle with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomassi Posted 20 January 2021 Share Posted 20 January 2021 (edited) Danny Ings for me. It would be very hard for Southampton to turn down 40-45m with a player on his final year, and we will spend that on key positions (Teilemens, Fofana etc), especially as Ings is proven. Edited 20 January 2021 by Tomassi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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