Patson Daka

[Guest SO1]

1 hour ago, StriderHiryu said:

Something else to note is how good his defensive stats are for a forward. He averages over 2 tackles a game which might not sound like much, but actually puts him in the top 10% of strikers across Europe for that stat. That means that peak Vardy style, he can press relentlessly from the front, which pushes the entire team further up the pitch and means we play football in the opposition half not ours. He is strong and has stamina, something that Soumare has too, and Rodgers has gone on record to say we need more physicality in the team. Daka and Soumare potentially not only help us going forwards, but backwards too. It adds more height and presence in both boxes for set pieces for example.

Amazing to me that no one brings up his managers at RB Salzberg in Marco Rose and Jesse Marsch. World class for me. He's had as good coaching as we could hope for for our attacking style of play. Daka really is the perfect fit for us. Does anyone remember Salzberg playing Liverpool in the Champions League mano a mano. Give me 9 more exactly like him and let them fly.

[murphy]

1 hour ago, Finnegan said:

West Ham fans being furious that he's come here are like me being mad that Eva Mendes married Ryan Gosling. 

 

The man was previously linked with Chelsea and Arsenal and was a dead cert to go to Liverpool a week ago. 

 

The fvck were they getting their hopes up for anyway? 

 

One Burnleyesque freak season in the top half and they think they're relevant, Christ. 

 

 

Rejecting West Ham and joining Leicester would make this even sweeter.  Especially since Fofana did the same last year 

[chapero82]

 

[murphy]

1 hour ago, matty98 said:

I'm sure he'll be good defensively just thought 2 tackles per game on average for a striker is mental!  

The way Salzburg play requires their players to be intelligent and workhorses so I have no doubt he's got a fantastic engine on him. I genuinely don't think we could get much better as a long term Vardy replacement, he has all the attributes except maybe the aggression but is probably naturally stronger than Vardy.

Vardy is made from Sheffield steel infused with red bull and malice.

[Vlad the Fox]

What I like about him from these YouTube clips is that he appears to try and take his shot early, not letting the keeper get set and catching them out of position. 

[gw_leics772]

1 hour ago, ARM1968 said:

Biblically that’s going to be very tough, unless you’re Caglar obviously. 

😭 To explain my rep point which is technically for sad. I'm not sad, it just made my eyes water (and my crinkly rosebud clench) just thinking about it.😱

[gw_leics772]

2 hours ago, Muzzy_Larsson said:

Football is emotional and there is nothing wrong with fans getting carried away, he looks like one of the brightest prospects in Europe so people should feel entitled to be excited. Leicester aren't even my first team obviously and it's a signing that really excites me.

 

The 'x' would score 40/50 goals in 'x' league is such a lazy argument. The scottish league is the pits right and there are numerous players, strikers also have done well in England and came up here and flopped. It's not always black and white.

 

You think Dortmund fans weren't excited when they signed Haaland from the Austrian league? Barcelona fans weren't excited when they signed Neymar? I'm not saying Daka will be as good as either of them but it's the same principles.

The might not be your first team but they are definitely looking like being you last team (and current) 😘

[Deeg67]

49 minutes ago, enmac said:

Behind only Mbappe and Haaland in terms of European strikers? Too good to be true? There must be a catch. Surely? 

The catch is only that that's a ridiculous statement.  But if we could get him at under 30 million it's still a great signing.

[Happy Fox]

He’s Won 7 trophies and he’s only 22 that’s some achievement, He’s one of the best young strikers in Europe at the moment and I think he has all the attributes to do well at this level. Him and Iheanacho and Vardy upfront will be goals galore.  

[Big Dave]

He looks great - fingers crossed it happens. Could see him being a longer term Vardy replacement.

 

Would still love to sign a proper old fashioned tall striker who is good in the air though - an area we really lack.

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, Big Dave said:

He looks great - fingers crossed it happens. Could see him being a longer term Vardy replacement.

 

Would still love to sign a proper old fashioned tall striker who is good in the air though - an area we really lack.

Brendan has already shot down the idea of a target man I am afraid 

[sacreblueits442]

2 hours ago, NasPb said:

didnt know that. maybe my etoo comparison isnt so bad then. remember etoo working his socks off for jose in 2010. in general daka fills me with confidence. he has the intagibles and ability tbh. seems way more our type of signing than edouard. edouard seems a bit more slow and lanky.

 

....languid, just a different style!!!

[Big Dave]

Just now, Dahnsouff said:

Brendan has already shot down the idea of a target man I am afraid 

Yep - I wouldn’t necessarily want that type of player as a regular starter, I just think they are great, particularly if you are chasing a game against a team sitting back. Adds a bit of variety / a different threat to what we have.

 

Perhaps because Brendan is so small, he has a bit of a complex 😂.

[Vlad the Fox]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

Brendan has already shot down the idea of a target man I am afraid 

I once applied for the job of a target man in the army. I got the job but turned it down, they were regularly advertising the post so I guessed the working conditions must be shit. 

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, Big Dave said:

Yep - I wouldn’t necessarily want that type of player as a regular starter, I just think they are great, particularly if you are chasing a game against a team sitting back. Adds a bit of variety / a different threat to what we have.

 

Perhaps because Brendan is so small, he has a bit of a complex 😂.

The Narborough Napoleon 

[blaaklint]

9 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Brendan has already shot down the idea of a target man I am afraid 

i always assumed he meant he didnt want somebody who was JUST a target man?

[Guest SO1]

8 minutes ago, Big Dave said:

Yep - I wouldn’t necessarily want that type of player as a regular starter, I just think they are great, particularly if you are chasing a game against a team sitting back. Adds a bit of variety / a different threat to what we have.

 

Perhaps because Brendan is so small, he has a bit of a complex 😂.

He is 6' 1" not exactly a small fry.

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, blaaklint said:

i always assumed he meant he didnt want somebody who was JUST a target man?

If you head the ball in the oppositions box, you get the sack

[MPH]

33 minutes ago, Vlad the Fox said:

What I like about him from these YouTube clips is that he appears to try and take his shot early, not letting the keeper get set and catching them out of position. 

 

 

 

 That’s what I thought. Doesn’t have to go for inch-perfect placement in the bottom corner if he does that.

Edited 18 June 2021 by MPH

[NYC Fox Fan]

20 minutes ago, Happy Fox said:

He’s Won 7 trophies and he’s only 22 that’s some achievement, He’s one of the best young strikers in Europe at the moment and I think he has all the attributes to do well at this level. Him and Iheanacho and Vardy upfront will be goals galore.  

imagine this:
 

Schmeichel 

Gosens Evans Fofana Castagne

Ndidi Tielemans

Maddison

Daka Vardy Iheanacho

[SecretPro]

4 minutes ago, NYC Fox Fan said:

imagine this:
 

Schmeichel 

Gosens Evans Fofana Castagne

Ndidi Tielemans

Maddison

Daka Vardy Iheanacho

What about Soumare? Barnes? Ricardo? Soy? I'm getting a headache just trying to think about how we can accomodate our best players.

Edited 18 June 2021 by SecretPro

[Nick]

2 hours ago, Strokes said:

Barnes as the 10 alternative?

No, that will be Perez I reckon in that formation.

 

Barnes for me would come in on the left of a 433

 

Or if we don't get a right winger, and need or want to play a 442 or 4141 would feature on the left side of midfield with Daka playing right wing until Vardy comes off and being replaced with Albrighton perhaps with Daka moving up front.

[Finnegan]

7 minutes ago, NYC Fox Fan said:

imagine this:
 

Schmeichel 

Gosens Evans Fofana Castagne

Ndidi Tielemans

Maddison

Daka Vardy Iheanacho

 

You've got your full backs flipped and Iheanacho would be a terrible wide forward. Plus if you're going to do that you don't really want to play with a 10.

 

If you're going to have that sort of front three you want Daka and Vards in the channels and Nacho as more of a false 9 doing the Bobby Firmino bit dropping in to space towards the ball in the centre (hence why you don't also want a 10.)

 

In this scenario, either Madders plays at 8 as he did in Rodgers year 1 or Soumare starts instead. 

 

It does sound promising on paper but Vards hasn't played extensively as a wider player in years, Daka never really has and both would need to be coached to defend effectively from there. 

 

Moreover, whilst Iheanacho does do his best work as a 10 or false 9 linking up with other forwards, his first touch and his passing are both far too inconsistent to be relied upon to do it as first choice. 

 

So basically, probably not. 

 

Edited 18 June 2021 by Finnegan

[ScrumpyJack]

2 hours ago, Finnegan said:

West Ham fans being furious that he's come here are like me being mad that Eva Mendes married Ryan Gosling. 

 

The man was previously linked with Chelsea and Arsenal and was a dead cert to go to Liverpool a week ago.  

 

I don’t remember Gosling being linked with any of those clubs? Big step up from the MMC.

[boosmanana]

Schmeichel

 

Castagne/Ricardo

Fofana

Evans

Gosens

 

Ndidi

Tielemans

Trincao

Maddison

Barnes

 

Daka