Ricardo Pereira

[Clever Fox]

If he wasn't MOTM today he must have been very close. His alround game today covering and closing down then to have the energy to break forward and score a stunning Goal.

 

He seemed to be everywhere and the way he took the Ball on his Chest under pressure before passing it forward shows what a top player he is.

 

He's back to his best again and clearly enjoying his Football.

[trooky]

Has been brilliant this year and an interesting article in the Mercury how his positional switch has reduced the physical load on his body.

 

I also think we manage the 2nd half of most games after a fast start to reduce potential injuries on all players.

 

There's a lot of games in the championship and we don't alot of midfield cover for Pereira, Winks or KDH.

 

 

[Ric Flair]

1 hour ago, trooky said:

Has been brilliant this year and an interesting article in the Mercury how his positional switch has reduced the physical load on his body.

 

I also think we manage the 2nd half of most games after a fast start to reduce potential injuries on all players.

 

There's a lot of games in the championship and we don't alot of midfield cover for Pereira, Winks or KDH.

 

 

It's a very good article and plenty of us pointed out on here that Maresca and his role in this system may have saved the longevity of his career.

 

Invariably there'll be more running and combat next season if we go up but hopefully he still can cope as he's a class act.

 

The pendulum swings on our most important player of the season but Ricardo is right up there, everything about him is top class.

[filbertway]

I appreciate the man for staying with us, he shouldn't be anywhere near this league though.

 

Fair play to Enzo as well, he's managed to get basically a full season out of Ricky and Justin, which we've not seen for a good couple of years.

[South Shire Fox]

Bloke was the best player on the pitch by a mile last night. Wouldnt mind him playing that far advanced regularly. Had a nice balance with Hamza in there as well, especially for the bigger games

Edited 24 February by South Shire Fox

[Lcfcwigstonblue]

Fantastic last night. I agree, he really suits that advanced role.

[ithuriel]

Ricardo, Winks and KDH are still a Prem quality midfield in my opinion.

[escape2victory]

Is just a brilliant footballer. Can put him anywhere on the pitch and he will do a job. Thought the injuries had finished him off but he is back to 2019 levels.
 

Happy to keep him in the more advanced 8 role and Hamza inverted RB until Ndidi is back 

[Heskey2011]

On 15/02/2024 at 09:14, Ric Flair said:

It's a very good article and plenty of us pointed out on here that Maresca and his role in this system may have saved the longevity of his career.

 

Invariably there'll be more running and combat next season if we go up but hopefully he still can cope as he's a class act.

 

The pendulum swings on our most important player of the season but Ricardo is right up there, everything about him is top class.

He's is just absolute class, his creativity from the middle is wild, like interceptions, take ons and the weight of his passes (*chef kisses). And his timing of runs into the box, its like he knows all the roles, inside and out. Managers dream.

[ronnup]

Far too good for this league , massive respect for Enzo relasing this and making him pivotal 

[lcfc sheff]

Only reason I’m sad I missed the game yesterday is after hearing how well this man played. No.8 for now on? Hamza in the inverted role until the summer and then we can reassess

[CrazyKopCorner]

I look at him and I’d love 1% of his football ability and brain. Glides across the turf, usually makes great decisions and is a 100% player. He didn’t deserve to be on the losing side last night and was let down by others.

[Sunbury Fox]

Class is the word that I always think of when it comes to describing Ricky P. The way he has transitioned effortlessly from being a marauding, attacking full back to playing a totally different, technically very difficult new position shows what a superb footballer he is. It's a crime that a player of his ability is playing in the second tier to be honest. I'm convinced that if he'd not suffered some huge injuries he would be playing for one of the biggest clubs in Europe by now. We're very lucky to have him. 

[Lesta2014]

Led by example last night shame others didn’t follow it. Very good performance from him. 

[CrazyKopCorner]

8 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said:

Class is the word that I always think of when it comes to describing Ricky P. The way he has transitioned effortlessly from being a marauding, attacking full back to playing a totally different, technically very difficult new position shows what a superb footballer he is. It's a crime that a player of his ability is playing in the second tier to be honest. I'm convinced that if he'd not suffered some huge injuries he would be playing for one of the biggest clubs in Europe by now. We're very lucky to have him. 

Spot on mate - He was destined to be at one of the big European clubs. 

 

He walks into my all time Leicester 11 - He seems an absolutely top bloke as well 

[iancognito]

Exceptional player. I always thought it was a shame injuries had wrecked his career with us but it turns out all he needed was managing better. My POTS and nudging out KDH and Winks.

[Sunbury Fox]

1 minute ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

Spot on mate - He was destined to be at one of the big European clubs. 

 

He walks into my all time Leicester 11 - He seems an absolutely top bloke as well 

He is. When my boys were younger I remember they wanted to wait outside the ground after a game to get autographs. Ricky was one of the players who took the time to stop, sign autographs and speak to them, as well as other young fans. By contrast, Kasper, for example, drove past everyone at about 60 miles per hour!

[Clever Fox]

He put in an unbeliveable performance last night along with KDH.  I don't know where they both got the energy.   But if you're going to win things this is the level of performance.

 

I'm sure he slept well last night with the amount of ground he covered. Then maybe not, Replaying and wondering how we lost that game.

 

Regardless of the result you'd have to give Ricardo 10/10 for that performance last night. You could see it meant so much too him.

 

Too bad others didn't contribute enough when needed to get the result Ricardo deserved.    

[Pwilky58]

Consistently brilliant , player of the season so far for me , he plays at a higher level than most , quality isn’t he . 

[Claridge]

2 hours ago, ithuriel said:

Ricardo, Winks and KDH are still a Prem quality midfield in my opinion.

They were no where to be seen in the last 20 mins. 

[smudger63]

Felt sorry for Ricardo last night.

He was outstanding, especially given that he was ridiculously given an early yellow card for a great ball winning tackle early on, and was going to have to be careful with any challenges from there on in.

If there was one player on the pitch that didn't deserve to be on a losing side it was him.

[Benji]

Incredible player and had the intelligence to manage his unwarranted yellow card whilst still being effective.  Deserves to play for a team playing European football.

[CrazyKopCorner]

1 hour ago, Sunbury Fox said:

He is. When my boys were younger I remember they wanted to wait outside the ground after a game to get autographs. Ricky was one of the players who took the time to stop, sign autographs and speak to them, as well as other young fans. By contrast, Kasper, for example, drove past everyone at about 60 miles per hour!

Yes I thought as much. 

 

I've met Kasper as well and found him to be very surly and like you were holding him up and an inconvenience - I only wanted an autograph for my 10 year old son as well and told him that  

[CrazyKopCorner]

I think we can safely say 'we're in love with Ricardo' 

 

The sort of player you wish well when he goes on to the next level - not like some of the prats we've had 

[phoneticerror]

My player of the season