Patson Daka

[Zear0]

Just now, Paninistickers said:

Yep,.I am being generous and I don't really rate him but had he had lots of love,. coaching and played in a decent team over these last 5 years we'd see him in a different light..

 

He's OK

Take him over Ayew any day that's for sure though. 

[HankMarvin]

6 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

He's been largely treated like shit. Doesn't appear to have had a days individual coaching since he's been here. His confidence is shattered..He's largely played in desperately poor teams

Lots of excuses, 

 

how has he been treated like shit? He has played under about 7 managers now not getting in the team regularly is on his own ability.

As for playing in largely poor teams a midfielder has come in and scored as many goals as he got in 3 seasons in 25 games 

Edited 7 March by HankMarvin

[markko]

On 28/02/2026 at 14:34, Sammytielemans8 said:

If I was that bad, I would be ashamed. I’d terminate my own contract. 

can’t pick up a wage playing like that. 
 

Rudkin mainly to blame though 

 

You would not. Anyone in his position would do what he has. He accepted the terms offered. You want to look at the fool who agreed the terms for LCFC. 

[Hales]

Chuffed for him today

 

I just cannot dislike him! 🫣🤪

[waddadamadda]

2 minutes ago, Hales said:

Chuffed for him today

 

I just cannot dislike him! 🫣🤪

I agree! 

[Clever Fox]

1 hour ago, Hales said:

Chuffed for him today

 

I just cannot dislike him! 🫣🤪

Agree, He tries his best but just not a good footballer.

 

I don't think he knows the game because his positioning is terrible.

[worthosoriginals]

13 minutes ago, Clever Fox said:

Agree, He tries his best but just not a good footballer.

 

I don't think he knows the game because his positioning is terrible.

Agree....  stick a 12 year old kid on there he'd  try but would probably be shit. 

[DJ Barry Hammond]

 

Daka should be high on their list then! 
 

I also wouldn’t be suprised if they have Luke Thomas on a long list… his long throw ability will have been noted.

[Katy]

It’s difficult to dislike Patson so I’m not going to. The bloke runs his knackers off and tries, he’s the Anti-Ayew. I like him for that and for that reason alone. 

[Finnegan]

8 hours ago, DJ Barry Hammond said:

 

Daka should be high on their list then! 
 

I also wouldn’t be suprised if they have Luke Thomas on a long list… his long throw ability will have been noted.

 

Not at all. 

 

A big part of the problem with Daka is that he actually doesn't get a significant number of chances. He actually gets remarkably few. 

 

His finishing can be almost comical at times with how wild it is so those moments stick to your mind and you think the problem with Daka is he can't finish. 

 

But they're few and far between because his movement and his instincts just aren't really up to scratch. We were obviously spoiled with Vardy who was maybe one of the best players of his generation in terms of movement and positioning, even Erling Haaland claimed Vards had inspired him. 

 

But Daka is poor in this regard and just doesn't get himself in to positions often enough where his team mates can pick him out. It seems like it's gotten worse over the last few years as well with him increasingly appearing to hide from the ball almost. 

 

The latest comedy moment in the Ipswich game where he turned his back on a pass from Skipp and missed the ball entirely was actually him trying to make space for Skipp to shoot which is wild when Skipp has scored about two goals in his whole career. 

 

More often not, despite the perception of him being wasteful, Daka tends to match his xG or better it for the most part. It's just that xG isn't high enough to begin with because he's rarely where he should be. 

 

[StanSP]

Bagging again tonight I reckon. 

[Sammytielemans8]

why would you pay to watch daka, choudhury, thomas, ayew play football? 

 

absolute garbage

[JimJams]

7 minutes ago, Sammytielemans8 said:

why would you pay to watch daka, choudhury, thomas, ayew play football? 

 

absolute garbage

 Circuses are still very popular entertainment.

[Finnegan]

3 hours ago, StanSP said:

Bagging again tonight I reckon. 

 

If he goes on a little cluster of goals and assists like the one when Enzo brought him in to the side, that'd probably keep us up. 

 

[Richmondfox]

4 hours ago, Katy said:

It’s difficult to dislike Patson so I’m not going to. The bloke runs his knackers off and tries, he’s the Anti-Ayew. I like him for that and for that reason alone. 

I have no opinion or even care about his personality but regarding his job, he isn't very good at it.  At what point does the industry stop calling him a forward.

 

Daka v Ayew is cat shit v dog shit.

 

 

[OntarioFox]

32 minutes ago, JimJams said:

 Circuses are still very popular entertainment.

Yeah but they're actually funny to watch, this is more like paying £40 every other weekend to call the clown a tw*t and boo him when he falls onto his custard pie.

[Stadt]

0.40 G+A per 90 - this season, not terrible.

 

He's only actually started 13 games whereas Ayew has started 22 and our PPG is better with Daka.

[Lambert09]

4 hours ago, Finnegan said:

 

Not at all. 

 

A big part of the problem with Daka is that he actually doesn't get a significant number of chances. He actually gets remarkably few. 

 

His finishing can be almost comical at times with how wild it is so those moments stick to your mind and you think the problem with Daka is he can't finish. 

 

But they're few and far between because his movement and his instincts just aren't really up to scratch. We were obviously spoiled with Vardy who was maybe one of the best players of his generation in terms of movement and positioning, even Erling Haaland claimed Vards had inspired him. 

 

But Daka is poor in this regard and just doesn't get himself in to positions often enough where his team mates can pick him out. It seems like it's gotten worse over the last few years as well with him increasingly appearing to hide from the ball almost. 

 

The latest comedy moment in the Ipswich game where he turned his back on a pass from Skipp and missed the ball entirely was actually him trying to make space for Skipp to shoot which is wild when Skipp has scored about two goals in his whole career. 

 

More often not, despite the perception of him being wasteful, Daka tends to match his xG or better it for the most part. It's just that xG isn't high enough to begin with because he's rarely where he should be. 

 

Yeah daka is an odd one because it’s his all round game that I think is poor. He does the running but his awareness and touch are some of the worse we’ve seen.  He has flashes of doing something well but he just doesn’t have the consistency of a professional footballer. 
 

I don’t think the finishing is a problem and it’s what got him where he is in a career but because he doesn’t get many chances he snatches at things. You just never know who you’re going to see on the pitch 

[dhermon]

3 hours ago, StanSP said:

Bagging again tonight I reckon. 

Bugger it im throwing 20 on him to bag tonight then 

[LCFCJohn]

49 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

If he goes on a little cluster of goals and assists like the one when Enzo brought him in to the side, that'd probably keep us up. 

 

Doubtful, not whilst the defence is shipping twice a game.

[Thefox81]

As long as he keeps Ayew out the side then im happy.

[Finnegan]

47 minutes ago, Lambert09 said:

Yeah daka is an odd one because it’s his all round game that I think is poor. He does the running but his awareness and touch are some of the worse we’ve seen.  He has flashes of doing something well but he just doesn’t have the consistency of a professional footballer. 
 

I don’t think the finishing is a problem and it’s what got him where he is in a career but because he doesn’t get many chances he snatches at things. You just never know who you’re going to see on the pitch 

 

I actually don't agree that his all round game is poor. In fact, I think the image of him on here suffers from a case of confirmation bias from a lot of people. I understand this, I said earlier talking that I have this problem with Ayew, I think my dislike for him has become so severe that I'm not really capable of recognising good things he does and I'm hyper critical of every tiny mistake he makes. 

 

I feel people are like this with Daka and it was very noticeable when he started playing under Enzo and I still see it now. 

 

I actually think his football intelligence is really under rated and his technique is really strange because there are times it's hilariously bad to the point of being a meme but there's other times where his touch is superb and his link up with other players can be genuinely excellent. 

 

One of JJ's first goals for Leicester (might even have been his first) came from a Daka assist, a fantastic little one two where he anticipated the run and laid the ball off beautifully for James. The sort of shit Ayew never does because he has to hold on to everything and he plays with his head down. 

 

Daka is always looking to link up with other people, he understands when to drop in and he's pretty good when he does and he understands when to turn and stretch the game vertically again. 

 

I think his all round contributions to the team are some of the best in the side. I think he makes the team better than Ayew does, than Reid does, than Mavididi does and even better (significantly so tbh) than Fatawu does. 

 

He just falls massively short when it comes to understanding how to actually move like a forward spearheading the line and his shooting these days is frequently just nervous, wayward and borderline hilarious. 

 

I'm absolutely not claiming he's a brilliant player, he's obviously severely flawed in some major, major ways. But he's always been and always will be better than he's given credit for and some of the criticisms of him can be wild. 

 

[Lambert09]

2 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

I actually don't agree that his all round game is poor. In fact, I think the image of him on here suffers from a case of confirmation bias from a lot of people. I understand this, I said earlier talking that I have this problem with Ayew, I think my dislike for him has become so severe that I'm not really capable of recognising good things he does and I'm hyper critical of every tiny mistake he makes. 

 

I feel people are like this with Daka and it was very noticeable when he started playing under Enzo and I still see it now. 

 

I actually think his football intelligence is really under rated and his technique is really strange because there are times it's hilariously bad to the point of being a meme but there's other times where his touch is superb and his link up with other players can be genuinely excellent. 

 

One of JJ's first goals for Leicester (might even have been his first) came from a Daka assist, a fantastic little one two where he anticipated the run and laid the ball off beautifully for James. The sort of shit Ayew never does because he has to hold on to everything and he plays with his head down. 

 

Daka is always looking to link up with other people, he understands when to drop in and he's pretty good when he does and he understands when to turn and stretch the game vertically again. 

 

I think his all round contributions to the team are some of the best in the side. I think he makes the team better than Ayew does, than Reid does, than Mavididi does and even better (significantly so tbh) than Fatawu does. 

 

He just falls massively short when it comes to understanding how to actually move like a forward spearheading the line and his shooting these days is frequently just nervous, wayward and borderline hilarious. 

 

I'm absolutely not claiming he's a brilliant player, he's obviously severely flawed in some major, major ways. But he's always been and always will be better than he's given credit for and some of the criticisms of him can be wild. 

 

I don’t disagree but he goes from something very tidy to miscontrolling a ball 20 yards. It’s just one that feels he doesn’t really ‘have it’ I don’t think the consistency will ever be part of his game. 
 

you hate players like that because they suck you in with the good moments but never follow it up. He’s our best striker by a distance and I hoped that a good run as the #9 might see him turn a corner. At this stage we just need a mini purple patch from him desperately.  

I think the moment I realised he wasn’t going to work here was actually watching Zambia. He doesn’t really stand out no matter who he’s paying against. Yes he gets a few more goals but you don’t watch and see him stand out and some of those defenders  are league 2 levels 

 

[Katy]

1 hour ago, Richmondfox said:

I have no opinion or even care about his personality but regarding his job, he isn't very good at it.  At what point does the industry stop calling him a forward.

 

Daka v Ayew is cat shit v dog shit.

 

 

I’d rather have a team of Daka’s than a team of Ayew’s. I think we all agree he’s not very good at his job, I don’t think anyone has said he is but we have two choices currently. I’d play Daka purely on his attitude and application and it seems like Rowett sees it the same way. 

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Gets so much grief on FB moaning that he’s playing again, ask the moaners who they’re playing instead and it’s silence 🤫 

He is the best option at the moment.