VLC86 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 5 minutes ago, Steve Earle said: Down with things like this! Why? Sell Madders for £70m, replace him for £25m and someone who can stay fit for the season (well aware we sign him and he does his cruciate in training now).
GlennyFox55 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 Just now, Costock_Fox said: Why? Sell Madders for £70m, replace him for £25m and someone who can stay fit for the season (well aware we sign him and he does his cruciate in training now). I think he means he agrees with you ahah
Guest ttfn Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 3 minutes ago, AKCJ said: Think the one thing our squad is loaded with is pace to be honest. Don't think it's a deal breaker. Vardy, Daka, Barnes, Justin, Fofana, Soyuncu and to a lesser extent, Castagne, Ricardo and Iheanacho are all quick. Vardy is not especially quick anymore, we saw this time and again at the end of last season. He’s not slow but I wouldn’t say his pace is a particular asset at this point. We really suffered from a lack of pace up front at the end of last season after Barnes got injured. In fact I’d say that was the number 1 reason our football became so dull at the end of last season, we just didn’t have the armoury to punish sides playing a high line. Even Newcastle played a high line against us, three months earlier that would have been suicidal. Justin and Barnes getting injured at the same time was a disaster. Daka will definitely help in that regard but I don’t think this is a squad blessed with pace in attacking positions. Agree we are faster than most in defence.
Steve Earle Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 3 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said: Why? Sell Madders for £70m, replace him for £25m and someone who can stay fit for the season (well aware we sign him and he does his cruciate in training now). Because - with luck - we are about to get a truly devastating season out of James Maddison. I'd rather that was for us than someone else, and then we can ask Manure or whoever to stump up £80M+ for him, if that's what he's aiming for.
VLC86 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 Just now, Steve Earle said: Because - with luck - we are about to get a truly devastating season out of James Maddison. I'd rather that was for us than someone else, and then we can ask Manure or whoever to stump up £80M+ for him, if that's what he's aiming for. I obviously hope you are right, I honestly do, but I think doing the above is maybe a bit more sensible. Happily call me a nob when you are proven right.
Popular Post Foxxed Posted 22 July 2021 Popular Post Posted 22 July 2021 1 minute ago, Costock_Fox said: Why? Sell Madders for £70m, replace him for £25m and someone who can stay fit for the season (well aware we sign him and he does his cruciate in training now). It’s delusional to think we can replace Maddison for 25 million and remain as competitive as we’ve been and want to be. Fans are intentionally forgetting how good Maddison is because of his covid beach and showy personality. It’s increasingly tiresome. 8
AKCJ Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 3 minutes ago, ttfn said: Vardy is not especially quick anymore, we saw this time and again at the end of last season. He’s not slow but I wouldn’t say his pace is a particular asset at this point. We really suffered from a lack of pace up front at the end of last season after Barnes got injured. In fact I’d say that was the number 1 reason our football became so dull at the end of last season, we just didn’t have the armoury to punish sides playing a high line. Even Newcastle played a high line against us, three months earlier that would have been suicidal. Justin and Barnes getting injured at the same time was a disaster. Daka will definitely help in that regard but I don’t think this is a squad blessed with pace in attacking positions. Agree we are faster than most in defence. I think Vardy was struggling with his groin/hip. We'll see how he gets on this season after he's rested up. Hopefully it was just a niggle he didn't have the time to shake.
VLC86 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 2 minutes ago, Foxxed said: It’s delusional to think we can replace Maddison for 25 million and remain as competitive as we’ve been and want to be. Fans are intentionally forgetting how good Maddison is because of his covid beach and showy personality. It’s increasingly tiresome. That’s a bizarre statement, how much did we pay for Maddison? 2
Ric Flair Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 16 minutes ago, AKCJ said: Think the one thing our squad is loaded with is pace to be honest. Don't think it's a deal breaker. Vardy, Daka, Barnes, Justin, Fofana, Soyuncu and to a lesser extent, Castagne, Ricardo and Iheanacho are all quick. Pace was a problem back end of the season though without Barnes and Justin, we had very little bar Vardy who doesn't use it quite as devastatingly as before. Daka and Sowah have already added to our options which is good.
Ric Flair Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 24 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said: Seen a few people mention him as the winger, in reality I think he is our Maddison replacement. His best position is wide right but being able to play as a 10 is a huge bonus for us.
AKCJ Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 27 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said: Seen a few people mention him as the winger, in reality I think he is our Maddison replacement. Nah I think he's the Perez replacement.
jdmoore Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 He really is better in the AM position, he isn’t a natural winger but can play there if needed. We wouldn’t sign him to play down the right at all and that’s probably why we aren’t in for him.
Babylon Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 Vardy hasn't been quick over a distance for about three years, he's fine in short bursts close to the area, but he's not got the pace to collect the ball deep and go on a run any more. 4
VLC86 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 6 minutes ago, AKCJ said: Nah I think he's the Perez replacement. I’d take that every day of the week, he is a different level.
MGLCFC Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 (edited) I wouldn't mind if Perez and Maddison were sold if we replaced them with Pereira, Kabak and a quality RW. Unfortunately I can't see there being many takers for Perez. Edited 22 July 2021 by MGLCFC
Fox92 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 17 minutes ago, Foxxed said: It’s delusional to think we can replace Maddison for 25 million and remain as competitive as we’ve been and want to be. Fans are intentionally forgetting how good Maddison is because of his covid beach and showy personality. It’s increasingly tiresome. Pereira scored more goals than Maddison last season and was in a side that got relegated.
Manc Fox Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 50 minutes ago, Manley Farrington-Brown said: There! Fixed it for you… 1 hour ago, Ric Flair said: Don't care, there's not a single word Americans use that we don't that benefits what we already use. Maybe I'm being overly harsh but Americanisation of sport is not a good thing at all and the language used makes my skin crawl, probably as a result. Stick your foam fingers and rosters up your Fanny. Now It's fixed!!
Foxxed Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 3 minutes ago, Fox92 said: Pereira scored more goals than Maddison last season and was in a side that got relegated. And Perez scored 8 goals at Newcastle. Didn’t translate here though.
An Sionnach Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 Peak Maddison is one of the best ACM's in the premiership in fact only Fernandes is obviously better. He is valued at 60 million at his best. Pereira is valued at 30 million so of course he isn't as good but he is still a very good player and he is stronger than Maddison which is an area we have struggled with. 1
weller54 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 3 hours ago, Ric Flair said: Jodie Roster Her husband Ben.
Strokes Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 4 minutes ago, Foxxed said: And Perez scored 8 goals at Newcastle. Didn’t translate here though. Well it did in his first season. 1
MGLCFC Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 Just now, An Sionnach said: Peak Maddison is one of the best ACM's in the premiership in fact only Fernandes is obviously better. He is valued at 60 million at his best. Pereira is valued at 30 million so of course he isn't as good but he is still a very good player and he is stronger than Maddison which is an area we have struggled with. Added to this Maddison has an England premium. If Pereira came here and increased his performances further, whose to say he wouldn't be valued at £60m in a couple of years. To some extent buying Maddison for £20+m was a gamble. He may have turned out average.
Fox92 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 4 minutes ago, Foxxed said: And Perez scored 8 goals at Newcastle. Didn’t translate here though. Perhaps if he played off the striker like he did at Newcastle. My point though, if 25m/30m for Pereia isn't to be sniffed at and can provide us with strength. I don't think Maddison is superior to him like you are suggesting.
The_77 Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 25 minutes ago, Foxxed said: It’s delusional to think we can replace Maddison for 25 million and remain as competitive as we’ve been and want to be. Fans are intentionally forgetting how good Maddison is because of his covid beach and showy personality. It’s increasingly tiresome. Absolutely not if we strengthen in other areas. When healthy, Maddison is great. On top of his abilities, his intelligence is difficult to replace; however, you might be intentionally forgetting how difficult of a season Madders had when he was having fitness problems. No way we’re going to sign him to another big contract if we have concerns over his hip— this might be the window where both parties can get the most out of a deal (transfer fee for the club; big pay increase for Madders).
Foxxed Posted 22 July 2021 Posted 22 July 2021 23 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said: That’s a bizarre statement, how much did we pay for Maddison? And now Maddison is worth about 60 million. Pereira is worth 25 million. Pereira is a year older. I’d be happy to have Pereira in the squad but not at the expense of Maddison. 1
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