Youri “successor”

[lcfc sheff]

With there talk of Youri potentially leaving and us looking potentially for a “successor”, who do we think the club could be ideally lining up? 

[Thefox81]

5 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said:

With there talk of Youri potentially leaving and us looking potentially for a “successor”, who do we think the club could be ideally lining up? 

Junior Lewis.

[Lako42]

Adrian Silva 

[fox_up_north]

Danny Drinkwater

[filbertway]

I'd be keeping a close eye on Connor Gallagher this season. Not exactly the same types of players, but from what I've seen he's a very forward thinking player and often seems to be a key part of an attack if not assisting or sticking the ball in the net himself.

[Dahnsouff]

Gustavo Assunção or Pedro Goncalves

[sacreblueits442]

.....I have suggested Jean Pyerre before as he looks a brilliant player!!!

His stats however seem askew in relation to his talents and I wonder if there is any context to justify this disparity. He certainly looks an amazing player and someone who could fit perfectly in the role.

[StanSP]

Bruno Guimaraes would be my pick. 

[Lako42]

Creedence Clearwater Couto.

[AjcW]

7 minutes ago, Lako42 said:

Creedence Clearwater Couto.

I think they're doing the legal work on the deal

[dbtcity]

47 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said:

With there talk of Youri potentially leaving and us looking potentially for a “successor”, who do we think the club could be ideally lining up? 

If we’re not going to give the gig to KDH or Soumare I’d be all over Ward Prowse

[lcfc sheff]

8 minutes ago, dbtcity said:

If we’re not going to give the gig to KDH or Soumare I’d be all over Ward Prowse

You know I was really not bothered by JWP but our set pieces are truly dreadful so he’s probably needed 

[volpeazzurro]

You'd like to hope that our recruitment team have been looking at this since Tielemans initially started to stall in signing a new contract if not even before that. By the time the likes of us on here identify a player, the chances are the cats already out of the bag. Who knows how good KDH could even be with a bit more top flight experience?

 

Tielemans I would suggest is not as irreplaceable to us as a team as say Kante was. He's a great prospect but still far from the finished article. The clock is ticking and if he's not signed a new deal by January, if a really decent offer should come in from a team fighting for top honours desperate to strengthen, then I believe we should get rid. Unless of course we're looking at a change in fortunes ourselves because with the lure of Champions League football, he may just be tempted to stay. Otherwise you couldn't blame him for leaving. We've had our chance twice and blown it already!

[daddylonglegs]

Don't want to sound down in the dumps but Youri is top 5 players in the world in his position - we won't get a like for like replacement. Already feel sorry for the bloke replacing him cos he'll be compared to Youri which is an unfair comparison for 99% of footballers

[Dahnsouff]

31 minutes ago, daddylonglegs said:

Don't want to sound down in the dumps but Youri is top 5 players in the world in his position - we won't get a like for like replacement. Already feel sorry for the bloke replacing him cos he'll be compared to Youri which is an unfair comparison for 99% of footballers

Don't think he is, that is a huge claim, but the sentiment is valid. Unless we sign a known name, which Youri was despite being tarnished from his time at Monaco, fans will be underwhelmed as well as them being already up against it them to Youri.

Edited 29 September 2021 by Dahnsouff

[lcfc sheff]

I wouldn’t be sure on who exactly but I do think we lack a “Regista” although I do feel youri could actually play that role but is told instructionally to be box to box  rather 

[Finnegan]

<insert football manager wonderkid here>

[Stadt]

As with losing any good player, it's a pain but also an opportunity. If we can bring in somebody with 95% of his ability on the ball but but much better defensively and/or physically we could end up a better side as a result.

[NewquayFox]

Soumare… 

[Izzy]

kIERon dOOSbUREH aLL

[StriderHiryu]

We already have him, Boubakary Soumare. He's a different type of player because he's more of a traditional box-to-box player than a rolls-royce passing type of player, but functionally achieves the same thing; progressive ball carries.

 

This season is all about developing his game and improving him, we should start to expect to see top level performances in 2022. 

 

There have already been some glimpses of what he can do so far in some games already:

 

 

We probably would then also buy a player who is a refined passer of the ball too, but Soumare is 100% the player signed to take over from Youri.

[Finnegan]

1 minute ago, StriderHiryu said:

We already have him, Boubakary Soumare. He's a different type of player because he's more of a traditional box-to-box player than a rolls-royce passing type of player, but functionally achieves the same thing; progressive ball carries.

 

This season is all about developing his game and improving him, we should start to expect to see top level performances in 2022. 

 

There have already been some glimpses of what he can do so far in some games already:

 

 

We probably would then also buy a player who is a refined passer of the ball too, but Soumare is 100% the player signed to take over from Youri.

 

In all seriousness, this is the answer. I started making peace with Youri leaving next year as soon as he signed. 

[Stadt]

If he does go in the summer & Praet does too we'll have tidy sum to get a replacement in if Soumare/KDH aren't trusted to replace him.

[Vindaloo FOX]

The return of the GOAT : Andy King !!

[Grebfromgrebland]

Aaron Ramsey? Different type of player but there's been a tenuous link. Also Alberto?