Patson Daka

[SecretPro]

Feel for the bloke. We've basically bought him here and painfully sucked the confidence out of him. 

[l444ry]

Was very hopeful when we signed him but the way things are going he looks like another Akinbiyi at the moment. We don't seem to play the right type of football for him to flourish.

[foxfan92]

He's going to take a few games and probably a goal or two before he starts to look the part.

 

Luckily no one on Foxestalk will judge him too harshly based on one or two performances. 

Edited 30 September 2021 by foxfan92

[Lesta2014]

Needs that goal soon or he will get edgy and snatch at stuff! Is really lively but we don’t get to see it because we move the ball so slow!! 

[DennisNedry]

Let's not forget Vardy has been made to look shit playing in this team for large spells of the last few seasons.

[Finnegan]

Anyone judging him off the back of that needs to be banned from discussing football for life. 

 

Whether he goes on to be a club legend or a complete flop, it's impossible to tell at this stage. He's barely had a sniff. 

[drumbeat]

Tbh I liked what I saw. It wasn't an easy night for him with both lack of service and limited space but I reckon he looked alive and willing, with good skills and awareness. He wanted to make things happen, and found some good positions. Time will tell but I'm positive.

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

Anyone writing the guy off after that is crazy. Little to no service following no real action this season. 

[Ric Flair]

So annoying he couldn't have barged Perez out of the way for that chance that he lashed well wide, was the sort of chance he badly needed to get off the mark.

 

First touch looks very erratic but then so does Iheanacho's and Vardy much to our frustration.

[TrentFox]

I love the moral support for him in here, but am I honestly the only one thinking he doesn’t  look like being anywhere near good enough anytime soon? 🤔

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

He’s started two games and some have written him off ? Bloody hell.

[Nalis]

1 hour ago, foxfan92 said:

He's going to take a few games and probably a goal or two before he starts to look the part.

 

Luckily no one on Foxestalk will judge him too harshly based on one or two performances. 

Post of the day for me, well played sir 

[marcymarc446]

Just had a dream last night that he pulled his face mask off and it was Akinbiyi !!

[FoxyPalace.com]

DAKA will be a beast, he’s still settling in. We need to supply him with good balls into him though, he’s not getting clean cut chances. I refuse to go down the Kramaric route again 😅

Edited 1 October 2021 by FoxyPalace.com

[StanSP]

12 hours ago, Finnegan said:

Anyone judging him off the back of that needs to be banned from discussing football for life. 

 

Whether he goes on to be a club legend or a complete flop, it's impossible to tell at this stage. He's barely had a sniff. 

Standard FoxesTalk. 

 

No one is afforded any time. 

No one is given a chance to settle. 

Other factors away from football are never taken in to account - new country, new home, new life essentially. There's always a bedding in period on and off the pitch. 

 

If a player basically isn't hitting 10/10 performances from the first minute of a debut then they're written off. 

 

Even worse is when they're written off before they've even kicked a ball, or before they've even signed. 

[Crazy Kop Corner]

Give the lad a break. 

 

He's already shown enough for anyone to see that he can play and is a great prospect. 

 

I think Brendan has to look at how he is utilising him at the moment. 

[eblair]

daka & castagne thought only two to come out with any credit from the outfielders yesterday

 

daka hassled ran and was a pest; not his fault that plum perez took away his chance

[MalletFox]

2 hours ago, Crazy Kop Corner said:

Give the lad a break. 

 

He's already shown enough for anyone to see that he can play and is a great prospect. 

 

I think Brendan has to look at how he is utilising him at the moment. 

Agreed, I think the whole Kelechi debacle with not getting into Poland really impacted Daka, as I’m sure they would have both started last night. Both were more than lively enough against Napoli and linked up pretty well I thought.

[Long Eaton Fox]

He's been put into a team with only 3 regular first teamers. Of course he's going to struggle.

[Blanchflower78]

Papers linking Liverpool and Bayern with Salzburgs latest striking sensation Adeyemi. Following Haaland prior to Daka these guys seem to find them regularly. Let's hope our Daka finds his feet sooner than later. 

[AjcW]

You only had to be at the Napoli game to see the player this lad is going to be. He was an offside goal away from springing to life. 
 

I think he’d have gone on to score again in that game and we would have done them 4-0…. Those are the margins.

 

As it is, he’s not kicked on/had a chance and we’ve not kicked on/taken our chances. 
 

Can’t wait to see him after a few starts/goals. Absolutely rapid and got a lovely finish on him.

[adejo92]

If this was a player transferred from another PL club, we still wouldn't have seen enough to judge him by. The fact that he is still adapting to English football, with extremely limited playing time to be able to do so, is evidence that we need to with hold our opinions on him.

 

He's in a bit of a catch 22 whereby he isn't quite good enough to break into the first 11 due to lack of quality and adaptation, But lack's the chance to gain said quality and adaptation due to lack of game time. There's definitely a player in him, but i think it's going to be a slow drawn out process. A few minutes in the cups isn't really going to get him up to speed to be a Vardy replacement IMO.

[StanSP]

He'll come good. 

 

As a fanbase, in general, we need to learn to give players time to settle and find their feet. Not every player will hit the ground running. 

 

Even our players that went on to become gods of our squad took a bit of time - Mahrez and Vardy! They went instant impacts, neither was Kante. Or more currently, Ndidi for example. 

 

Let's be patient! Let's give them a chance before writing players off! 

[MalletFox]

Is all this hysteria bourne from the Zambian fan base losing patience? I don’t think there’s a question that Patson’s gonna be a very good player for us. Seen enough in the game against Napoli alone. 
 

He’ll get his chance and decent run of games at some point and I have every confidence he’ll prove to be a quality signing. No need to start getting on his back, the poor bloke’s barely had a kick!!!!

[Blue ROI]

This is a complete non issue at present.

 

Vardy has delivered the goods so far and Nachoman also got in on the act yesterday. Daka will have a go in the team and likely flourish. 

 

There's problems in almost every other area of the pitch that are of huge concern right now.