Vestergaard signs

[Mark]

I absolutely hate five at the back but I thought it was an even stranger decision to put Vestergaard on the left of the three, where he is more likely to be done for pace.

[Silver surfer 1]

Never want to see him play again , cut our losses , get rid .  Play some kids .  

[ParkerPen]

So bad today. Poor defensively and gave the ball away in possession. Justa  bit crap really isn't he. 

[cropstonfox]

Who ever scouted him and then signed him wants dicking.

[leicesterisme]

It's absolutely astonishing he has got to where he is in the game, he's the slowest player in the league, one of the weakest players in the league.
 

He's 6ft 6 and jumps 5ft 4, he can't pass the ball. There isn't one single thing in his game that he is good at. Just release him as no silly bastard is going to ever take him off our hands. 
 

 

[funkyrobot]

He is undoubtedly the slowest player that’s ever played at the KP for Leicester. The slowest player I remember at Filbert Street was an ancient Lawrie Madden that Pleat had on loan playing at the back but I think Vesty is slower than him. It was when he had a 5 yard start on Kane and got totally outpaced by the striker not exactly known for his pace that should’ve been the sign to hook him off the pitch. It wouldn’t be bad if he dominated aerially but he doesn’t do that. He tries hard but he’s just not fit for purpose for a team trying to compete at the higher end of the Premier League. 

[Finnegan]

Watching him make Harry Kane look like Usain Bolt only for Kane to put it in to row Z and fall over was probably the funniest part of the night. 

 

He's the epitome of the phrase running through treacle. 

 

I've defended his signing before on here, not because I think he's any good, but because I can understand that some analyst probably looked at his passing statistics and thought that's what we need for building from the back. I do get that. 

 

But at the same time, how did nobody stop for a minute and go "guys, we play a high line and this guy is the slowest professional footballer in the history of the sport?" 

 

He makes Gary Taylor Fletcher look like Vards. 

[Corky]

I think Rodgers knows he doesn't fit in but as an experienced centre-back it's supposedly the safe option. Probably doesn't want a teenager in there getting torn apart instead.

 

It's not worked and need to cut our losses. 

[Gubbins]

I truly don't get it. No strength, Absolutely no pace whatsoever, no obvious organisational ability, no real aerial ability for his height, bog standard positional awareness... He must have had something about him to have played in a midtable PL team for multiple seasons and to be a regular for a reasonably decent international side. What am I missing???

[CrispinLA in Texas]

We not got anyone in the under 23's that we can play instead of him, I'm pretty sure anyone is better then him

[CrispinLA in Texas]

F*** just wandering have we ever won an EPL game with him playing 🤔

[Lesta2014]

We’ve had far worse but in this current squad in correlation to the rest of the squad he’s one of the worst we’ve had!! The odd good block and a decent pass completion percentage is not what I expect from our centre half!

 

out paced by Harry Kane! Never seen him out pace someone!!!!!

[RonnieTodger]

I am staggered that he is a professional footballer. He plays like a fat Sunday League ringer.

[Duquesne Whistle]

40 minutes ago, CrazyKopCorner said:

Could we all have a wipe round and pay him off. 

Does he need someone to do that for him too? I'm not surprised tbh.

[Ric Flair]

11 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

We not got anyone in the under 23's that we can play instead of him, I'm pretty sure anyone is better then him

Quite frustrating he's not given Ben Nelson a chance yet, but he evidently doesn't think he's even remotely ready. Nelson is considerably more talented as a defender than Lewis Brunt though, so not sure what's going on.

[Harpenden Fox]

Astonishing to think he played on the left of a back three for Denmark in the Euro semis against England. I can’t remember him being hopeless then. Has he simply completely lost his self belief, as well as his pace?

[Hamilton Fox]

33 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

He is undoubtedly the slowest player that’s ever played at the KP for Leicester. The slowest player I remember at Filbert Street was an ancient Lawrie Madden that Pleat had on loan playing at the back but I think Vesty is slower than him. It was when he had a 5 yard start on Kane and got totally outpaced by the striker not exactly known for his pace that should’ve been the sign to hook him off the pitch. It wouldn’t be bad if he dominated aerially but he doesn’t do that. He tries hard but he’s just not fit for purpose for a team trying to compete at the higher end of the Premier League. 

Add Nicky Platnaeur, up there with the slowest until this season. Vestergaard has overtaken them all (well not overtaking anyone) 

[shailen]

Why did we persist with Vestergard over Benkovic? Doesn't make any sense! 

[Beechey]

2 hours ago, lgfualol said:

He's effectively the real life version of that one player on pro clubs that is constantly lagging

I’m in this message and I don’t like it.

[coolhandfox]

5 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Quite frustrating he's not given Ben Nelson a chance yet, but he evidently doesn't think he's even remotely ready. Nelson is considerably more talented as a defender than Lewis Brunt though, so not sure what's going on.

At 17 it very young for a player anywhere on the pitch let alone a CB, he had a few run outs in pre-season and found it tough going.

 

I don't think he the answer to our short term problem, but could be a great long term option.

 

Lewis Brunt is 21 which probably explains why he is getting more of a look in then Nelson. 

[CosbehFox]

I must admit that foot race it looked like me playing sunday football last year. Super slow 

[fazzyfox]

I don't know whether this goes in here or the stadium plans thread....Vestergaard has just lodged a request with the council for planning permission to turn 180 degrees

[bovril]

Quite remarkable for a defender to be awful at every aspect of defending 

[Stadt]

I think if we played a player hilariously out of position, e.g Vardy at centreback - I don’t think he’d serve up a much worse performance than that.

 

The very basics seem like too much for him. £15m, £70k pw until 2024 so he’s probably going to cost us £30m in total as I can’t see us selling him.

 

Disastrous. 

[shen]

11 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

Quite frustrating he's not given Ben Nelson a chance yet, but he evidently doesn't think he's even remotely ready. Nelson is considerably more talented as a defender than Lewis Brunt though, so not sure what's going on.

Brunt was quite decent as well against Watford. Wouldn't mind seeing him come in for Vestergaard who just simply cannot do much right. At this point everyone is just waiting to jump on his back for any mistake he makes and I don't see a Kelechi comeback here I'm afraid.
I never thought Vestergaard was very good, but I also never thought he'd be this bad. Same with Bertrand.

 

10 minutes ago, Harpenden Fox said:

Astonishing to think he played on the left of a back three for Denmark in the Euro semis against England. I can’t remember him being hopeless then. Has he simply completely lost his self belief, as well as his pace?

Sterling had him on toast all game mate. Vestergaard had some good moments during that tournament, but he was singled out by every single opponent as the weak link in that defense - obviously not helped by the hyper offensive Mæhle next to him.