Royston. Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 Must admit I'm impressed. Adds some much needed composure in certain situations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 10 minutes ago, leecif said: Also can take a corner! Such a missing piece last season I genuinely had no idea he was a set piece taker. What a bonus. So consistent with it too. Maddison seems to try too hard, whereas Bertrand just calmly puts it into great areas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mickey O'Neil Posted 7 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 7 August 2021 I was impressed with him at Villarreal and impressed today. An absolute solid signing. Steady. Professional. I really like him. It's like he's been with us since 2015 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enmac Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 Interesting article about left backs in the PL written in 2018: "Perhaps the only real star is Ryan Bertrand, a truly excellent full-back defensively and offensively and far too good to be involved in a relegation battle at Southampton." From: https://www.espn.co.uk/football/english-premier-league/23/blog/post/3390575/for-several-top-premier-league-clubs-left-back-is-a-liability 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 He's 100% a starter. Been really impressed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaijaFox Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 9 hours ago, foxes_rule1978 said: I’m really happy that he looks good, was worried about this signing but he has slotted right in nicely. Likes to get forward and certainly knows how to pass This! Same here. 4 hours ago, leecif said: Also can take a corner! Such a missing piece last season Among Bertrand's other attributes on display thus far, sparing us the collectively agony of watching Madders seeming aim most of his set-pieces at the first opposition player is well worth his wages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trelleh Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 Robertrand Carlos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanguedocFox Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 8 hours ago, leecif said: He seems really motivated and I think he gets how lucky he’s been to come into a club on our trajectory and I think he’ll make the most of it. Really shrewd signing. Think we do well at spotting a mid/end of career player similar to Evans who adds a lot Very true, and a real change from the way it used to be back in the 2000s - hands up anyone who remembers (and shudders at the thought of) Wise, Keown, Dublin and the other "one last payday" merchants who ripped us off season after season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 (edited) I never want to see Maddison take another corner for this club Edited 8 August 2021 by foxfanazer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 2 hours ago, foxfanazer said: I never want to see Maddison take another corner for this club He got binned off a while ago though didn’t he. Every one of Bertrand’s were on the money, couldn’t believe we didn’t win a single one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 4 minutes ago, daddylonglegs said: He got binned off a while ago though didn’t he. Every one of Bertrand’s were on the money, couldn’t believe we didn’t win a single one of them. I don't know mate. I usually turn my attention elsewhere whenever we get a corner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicesterseddon Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 I was sceptical but I’ve been impressed by him in pre-season. I agree he’s probably our first-choice left back now, at least until Justin is back and we can reassess. That said I think Thomas should be getting plenty of games too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 Class, solid pro, lots of experience, looks a leader. We have a minimum of 46 games even if we get knocked out in our first round of the League Cup, FA Cup and the group stage of the EL. More then likely we are going to play some were between 50+60 games, Thomas is still going to get 20-30 apps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonezy Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 It made so much sense to sign him and now it just makes even more sense. Contained Mahrez pretty well, delivering great set pieces and even came up with a great interception leading to Vardy's big chance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 Another amazing bit of business …. very very impressed so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 3 minutes ago, Countryfox said: Another amazing bit of business …. very very impressed so far. Yep, a few on here gonna have to eat their early words about Ryan and their preseason doubts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 Great signing. Disagree re comments on Luke Thomas though. More than good enough to start for us now, Thomas is very very good. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 1 hour ago, TJB-fox said: Great signing. Disagree re comments on Luke Thomas though. More than good enough to start for us now, Thomas is very very good. Thomas did some genuinely really impressive defending yesterday. He’s already a better defender than Chilwell was for us for example. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unabomber Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 Thought he was coming as an experienced pro to provide back up to Thomas. Looks like I was wrong, very impressed with his set pieces too had no idea he had that skill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 4 minutes ago, daddylonglegs said: Thomas did some genuinely really impressive defending yesterday. He’s already a better defender than Chilwell was for us for example. I think Bertrand will start the season as first choice but I’d be surprised if they didn’t split the position fairly evenly. Maybe I’m slightly bias as I’m a HUGE Thomas fan. Gunna be a class left back for us and England. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillippaT Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 8 hours ago, foxfanazer said: I never want to see Maddison take another corner for this club His place at corners should be at the edge of the 18-yard box in front of goal to blast in any rebounds... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardyfox86 Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 Unlike a few, had no doubts about the sensibility of this signing. He's exactly the type of player Rodgers loves to work with. He's even quicker than I thought though, and also an excellent set piece taker. Our full back options if we Ever get them all fit, is unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnaldo Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 56 minutes ago, Unabomber said: Thought he was coming as an experienced pro to provide back up to Thomas. Looks like I was wrong, very impressed with his set pieces too had no idea he had that skill. To be fair, Southampton, had an absolutely unreal set piece taker in Ward-Prowse during a lot of Bertrand’s tenure there, so even it explains why few of us saw it coming. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 17 hours ago, leecif said: Also can take a corner! Such a missing piece last season Been a missing piece for a while. I genuinely can’t think of the last decent corner taker we had. Whenever I think of Leicester city and corners I just get flashbacks of Maddison, Waghorn, David Bell, Knockaert, Marshall standing over it only to hit the first man every single time without fail Some of you may be wondering how David Bell made it onto this list. He was the ultimate front post corner taker. Could barely get it off the ground every single time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUltimateWinner Posted 8 August 2021 Share Posted 8 August 2021 I personally think him and Thomas are both very good fullbacks in their own rights. Unfortunately for Thomas, Bertrand also has good set pieces to his name, which probably means he will be our starting left back. Good to have these sort of selection headaches though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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