Dennis Praet To Torino on loan

[Deeg67]

1 hour ago, trabuch said:

I hope Tielemans is happy. He seems to like Praet. I really hope Brendan's ego isn't going to **** us up. (edit) But watching that he may be right.

 

 

Easy to laugh this off, but Rodgers’ treatment of Praet isn’t going to score any points with Tielemans and Castagne, as all three are close friends.  Timmy doesn’t necessarily have a pack of suitors but Youri is always going to have other options.  Maybe not a big deal but these things can make a difference.

[CosbehFox]

6 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

It's an odd one. Never really got the chance to show what he can really do.

He did have a couple of chances v Palace and West Ham away last season, he didn’t make any great impact. That was assuming Maddison’s midfield position too 

[Goober]

2 hours ago, Deeg67 said:

Easy to laugh this off, but Rodgers’ treatment of Praet isn’t going to score any points with Tielemans and Castagne, as all three are close friends.  Timmy doesn’t necessarily have a pack of suitors but Youri is always going to have other options.  Maybe not a big deal but these things can make a difference.

Yeah I'm sure sitting with Dennis Praet at breakfast is the deal breaker for Youri wanting to stay or go

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

I'm a big Praet fan but his output for us is nowhere bear good enough. He's a lovely footballer but he's never produced enough goals or assists for an attacking midfielder.

 

It made sense to let him go to balance the squad. When we signed him he was the backup option to McGregor who was the managers preference so always going to stand against him.

[Unabomber]

Wish he had gone to a prem team would’ve been good to see how got on playing regularly. 

[coolhandfox]

I love the little narratives people build up in their heads about the manager and players.

 

He never had a chance etc 60 apps, in minutes equivalent of 33 whole games.

 

Sometimes the player has to make himself undroppable. 

Edited 1 September 2021 by coolhandfox

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Think we’ll regret letting him go, even if only on loan - but can’t blame him for wanting to leave.
 

I can only assume KDH has moved ahead of him in Brendans eyes, but if so that’s a big ask and risk for such a young buck. 

[Spudulike]

For all we know, Praet has gone away being thankful that LCFC treated him well and did everything they could to help his career. We are not the sort of club to make life difficult for our players so I'm sure there won't be any hard feelings. 

[Gordon the Great]

Bad decision, we are losing a class player, such a shame.

[coolhandfox]

54 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Think we’ll regret letting him go, even if only on loan - but can’t blame him for wanting to leave.
 

I can only assume KDH has moved ahead of him in Brendans eyes, but if so that’s a big ask and risk for such a young buck. 

I think the club see it's as a easy win, moving on a player who has been a bit part, getting part of he's wages of the wage bill, a loan fee and hopefully a future purchase.

 

In the mean time we he the minutes we had to develop a talent young local player who showing a lot of desire.

 

Win, Win.

 

 

[Stadt]

Across all comps

 

60 apps

35 starts

33.7 Nineties

3 goals

5 assists

0.24 G+A p90

 

Definitely under-utilised over his spell. His best performances came in a 433 and Rodgers seems reluctant to go with one atm, even with KDH & Soumare in the fold now too.

He was excellent alongside Tielemans when Ndidi was at the base of the midfield last season.

[Number 6]

He always looked tidy and composed but he just never quite fit the way we wanted to play. Didn't seem suited to any of the potential positions we needed filling and I think his stock seems to have risen by not playing - the only things I can really remember of him are the Brentford pass and his goal against Soton (a game I try and forget). A good deal for all parties involved.

[HighPeakFox]

I really like him... If he has a great season, he may yet be important for us in the future, so loaning him out just makes sense - it's far more respectful than letting him moulder on the bench. 

[Dusty]

A decent player for us but no more, he had plenty of chances in his first season and the start of last season and just never really showed anything special. I was never sure of his best position either, always looked like he lacked an attribute for every position. Wish him all the best, hopefully they suit him more than us.

[King of Gipsy Lane]

On 01/09/2021 at 03:33, trabuch said:

I hope Tielemans is happy. He seems to like Praet. I really hope Brendan's ego isn't going to **** us up. (edit) But watching that he may be right.

 

 

Brendans Ego 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Seriously you think we should be keeping multi million assets on the bench and going no where just to keep another player happy 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Youri will be off soon enough as well his agent has plans, 

 

in Brendan we trust 

[BoyJones]

On 01/09/2021 at 01:23, don_danbury said:

feels strange for people to love such an average player. he reminded me of andy king in the prem

Praet may have had more talent than King, but King was the much more effective player on the Premier League. I liked Praet, but thought he wasn’t always aggressive and involved enough. Too passive for me.
 

Obviously, we’ve got the memory of the pass of the season against Brentford in the cup which showed he did have the vision, just didn’t do enough, often enough to command a first team place. Wish him all the best. 

[Scanchez]

Didn't get much of a chance.

Can't recall him ever having a poor game when he did start / was brought on.

He's a decent player.

[CrispinLA in Texas]

Shouldn't have sent him to Italy, him today instead of Maddison would have been better, didn't watch the Belgium match this week but read numerous reports that Praet , Tielemans and Castagne linked up really good together. They know how each other plays and and thus probably results in the other playing well.

[coolhandfox]

2 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Shouldn't have sent him to Italy, him today instead of Maddison would have been better, didn't watch the Belgium match this week but read numerous reports that Praet , Tielemans and Castagne linked up really good together. They know how each other plays and and thus probably results in the other playing well.

We can't fit anymore foreign players in PL or the EL squad.

 

[Hales]

28 minutes ago, CrispinLA in Texas said:

Shouldn't have sent him to Italy, him today instead of Maddison would have been better, didn't watch the Belgium match this week but read numerous reports that Praet , Tielemans and Castagne linked up really good together. They know how each other plays and and thus probably results in the other playing well.

Exactly this! He linked up perfectly with Timmy and Youri in the Belgium match.  I remember many saying this was a combination for the future.  Gutted he went and we kept Perez and Madders! 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

Has just been subbed on for the last 15 mins against Salernitana. Torino already 2-0 up.

[Deeg67]

Second straight win since the transfer, 1-0 over Berardi's Sassuolo.  Praet started and was apparently among Torino's best players but subbed out in the 64th minute with a possible hamstring injury. 

[volpeazzurro]

On 01/09/2021 at 12:15, Number 6 said:

He always looked tidy and composed but he just never quite fit the way we wanted to play. Didn't seem suited to any of the potential positions we needed filling and I think his stock seems to have risen by not playing - the only things I can really remember of him are the Brentford pass and his goal against Soton (a game I try and forget). A good deal for all parties involved.

I'm not quite sure what 'the way we want to play' is now tbh though? If it's that ponderous build up from the back side to side dirge Rodgers appears to be demanding then he's probably beyond that and best out of it. I think he was underrated and underutilised compared to certain lesser players we've persisted with. 

Edited 18 September 2021 by volpeazzurro

[Hamilton Fox]

On 03/09/2021 at 09:29, Scanchez said:

Didn't get much of a chance.

Can't recall him ever having a poor game when he did start / was brought on.

He's a decent player.

Didn’t watch one of his last games for us at West Ham away last season then, he started in Perez’s position like everyone banged on about on here and was absolutely atrocious and we were 3 nil down when he got subbed off (losing 3-2 in the end). Think that might have even his actual last game for us.

[sacreblueits442]

34 minutes ago, Hamilton Fox said:

Didn’t watch one of his last games for us at West Ham away last season then, he started in Perez’s position like everyone banged on about on here and was absolutely atrocious and we were 3 nil down when he got subbed off (losing 3-2 in the end). Think that might have even his actual last game for us.

....we are not exactly a good team when we encounter West Ham!!!

We do have a tendency to be overrun and lucky not to come away without a hiding.

  There are some games you should be more pragmatic and use common sense but Rodgers seems not to understand this.