Popular Post Dusty Posted 26 May 2022 Popular Post Posted 26 May 2022 Where has all this love for praet come from? He played a good pass against Brentford 2 years ago and people are acting like he’s amazing. He was bang average for us, and he’s been bang average for Torino before his injury. If he was that good they would pay the money for him. If he’s in the squad then fine, if he’s sold then fine. You can’t blame Rodgers for not playing him when he barely contributed in 2 years. 10 1 1
Popular Post sacreblueits442 Posted 26 May 2022 Popular Post Posted 26 May 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, Dusty said: Where has all this love for praet come from? He played a good pass against Brentford 2 years ago and people are acting like he’s amazing. He was bang average for us, and he’s been bang average for Torino before his injury. If he was that good they would pay the money for him. If he’s in the squad then fine, if he’s sold then fine. You can’t blame Rodgers for not playing him when he barely contributed in 2 years. ...the opportunity to play was only avaliable when Tielemans was out of the team!!! It was never a long enough stint so he (Praet) did not get the opportunity to gel with the rest of the team. We are at present looking to use two #8s and at the time when Praet was here, we seldom, if ever employed those tactics. The fact that we have now changed our format, makes his place in the team an option which was never there before. Edited 26 May 2022 by sacreblueits442 Update. 5
dbtcity Posted 26 May 2022 Posted 26 May 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, foxile5 said: He's a good player that doesn't fit our system. Wherever he ends up they'll get a good player at a cheap price. It hasn't worked here though. I would say he didn’t fit our system whilst he was here as we were running 4231 and he wasn’t the defensive shield needed to play dm nor the attacking link up man needed to play as a 10… the formation we’ve ran this back end of the season with 2 box to box 8s infront of a cdm is potentially the perfect set up for him imo, I’d personally have no issue with giving him a bash as Youri’s replacement in said 433 set up Edited 26 May 2022 by dbtcity 2
BKLFox Posted 26 May 2022 Posted 26 May 2022 2 hours ago, sm1 said: He'd do fine in a diamond formation with Ndidi sitting in front of the defence and KDH on the left, with Praet on the right and Maddison playing CAM. This will allow us to play 2 strikers, which would help Daka and Nacho. That's a formation that Rodgers has tried but Youri hasn't the energy to play that box to box role. If he leaves though, we're not beholden to the 4231 system. Considering the club have stated they are looking for a box to box midfielder this summer, I'm not sure why we dont try Praet. €15M is only around £12.5M, you cant even get a decent Championship player for that much, let alone a Belgian international. & then that would save us shelling out big bucks on that RW we having been longing for since Mahrez & we could probably cash in on Barnes whilst we are at it as we could get more for him than Praet right? If Praet was to return he will get games but he wants to start every game does he strike you as someone who should without doubt start every game if we want to push for top 6?
Deeg67 Posted 26 May 2022 Posted 26 May 2022 4 hours ago, BKLFox said: & then that would save us shelling out big bucks on that RW we having been longing for since Mahrez & we could probably cash in on Barnes whilst we are at it as we could get more for him than Praet right? If Praet was to return he will get games but he wants to start every game does he strike you as someone who should without doubt start every game if we want to push for top 6? Yes. 2
Finn Claw II Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 Always thought he looked good. Him and Ndiddi wouldn’t be terrible but clearly doesn’t fit in with Brendon’s plans. Hamza, Mendy, Tielmans, Preat, Soumarme - shall we do a BOGOF for Centre midfielders this window?
honeybradger Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 20 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...the opportunity to play was only avaliable when Tielemans was out of the team!!! It was never a long enough stint so he (Praet) did not get the opportunity to gel with the rest of the team. We are at present looking to use two #8s and at the time when Praet was here, we seldom, if ever employed those tactics. The fact that we have now changed our format, makes his place in the team an option which was never there before. There's a reason that we have changed tactics and that's because KDH forced his way into the team by being one of our best players. When Praet was given a chance he never made a proper case for him to be in the first XI. He's just not justified getting a starting spot.
Popular Post Lambert09 Posted 27 May 2022 Popular Post Posted 27 May 2022 (edited) 21 hours ago, Dusty said: Where has all this love for praet come from? He played a good pass against Brentford 2 years ago and people are acting like he’s amazing. He was bang average for us, and he’s been bang average for Torino before his injury. If he was that good they would pay the money for him. If he’s in the squad then fine, if he’s sold then fine. You can’t blame Rodgers for not playing him when he barely contributed in 2 years. I think most acknowledge we didn’t get to see enough of him. He deserved a chance that he never got. I think despite playing out of position last year, we were starting to see what he could do but he picked up a hamstring injury against stoke at the worst possible time. Brendan then rushed him back against west ham because of party gate and somehow he was the one that took all the blame and not the guys that actually let us down. (it was the guys first game back in months what did brendan expect?????) I can’t be the only one that see’s that he’s been genuinely unfortunate in his time with us? If brendan had been willing to rotate youri a bit with him, maybe youri would have kept up his momentum for two seasons 🤷♂️. i think he was the right player who came at the wrong time. But now would be the right time so i’d rather they buried the hatchet and genuinely thought about whether he could be the dlp we need. think of a better player for the 10m we will get for him?!? Edited 27 May 2022 by Lambert09 5
NasPb Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 7 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: I think most acknowledge we didn’t get to see enough of him. He deserved a chance that he never got. I think despite playing out of position last year, we were starting to see what he could do but he picked up a hamstring injury against stoke at the worst possible time. Brendan then rushed him back against west ham because of party gate and somehow he was the one that took all the blame and not the guys that actually let us down. (it was the guys first game back in months what did brendan expect?????) I can’t be the only one that see’s that he’s been genuinely unfortunate in his time with us? If brendan had been willing to rotate youri a bit with him, maybe youri would have kept up his momentum for two seasons 🤷♂️. i think he was the right player who came at the wrong time. But now would be the right time so i’d rather they hurried the hatchet and genuinely thought about whether he could be the dlp we need. People forget but he played in the right of a three man midfield tucked in. Best games with us was when he was there... Could have been very useful this year if Rodgers weren't stubborn. And he'd have played a lot surely 4
Popular Post Nick Posted 27 May 2022 Popular Post Posted 27 May 2022 For me, it's like this... He wasn't good enough in any position we played him in. He was just above average on his better displays. He was never going to be a starter for us. He wanted to play football where he would start, so he went to Torino. The end. 15 1 1
cruzFOX Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 Haven’t both parties moved on now? praet doesn’t want to be at Leicester now either. Plus he’s injured so hardly coming back in peak physical condition and form
BKLFox Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 2 hours ago, honeybradger said: There's a reason that we have changed tactics and that's because KDH forced his way into the team by being one of our best players. When Praet was given a chance he never made a proper case for him to be in the first XI. He's just not justified getting a starting spot. agree, KDH said once he gets the chance he will make sure Rodgers can't drop him, he played every game like it was both his 1st & last game where as Praet just played he wasn't overly bad but didn't do anything overly good. Not sure why its Rodgers fault if i was him i'd want someone like KDH over someone who is tidy but just going through the motions 1 1
sacreblueits442 Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 (edited) 17 minutes ago, BKLFox said: agree, KDH said once he gets the chance he will make sure Rodgers can't drop him, he played every game like it was both his 1st & last game where as Praet just played he wasn't overly bad but didn't do anything overly good. Not sure why its Rodgers fault if i was him i'd want someone like KDH over someone who is tidy but just going through the motions ....the way he was utilised did not help him or the team too much!!! At the time the only player who had the forethought to go ahead of the forwards if give more options going forward. He really does not have the personality to impose himself on the team, he is not that sort of player. Pretty much an unassuming person who comes in, does the job and looks towards the next game. Either your performances on the field speaks for you or you need to speak up for yourself. Edited 27 May 2022 by sacreblueits442 Spelling Error. 1
honeybradger Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 17 minutes ago, BKLFox said: agree, KDH said once he gets the chance he will make sure Rodgers can't drop him, he played every game like it was both his 1st & last game where as Praet just played he wasn't overly bad but didn't do anything overly good. Not sure why its Rodgers fault if i was him i'd want someone like KDH over someone who is tidy but just going through the motions Dont get your point mate, you've just agreed with everything I've just said but made it sound like you're disagreeing
BKLFox Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 2 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said: ....the way he was utilised did not help he or the team too much!!! At the time the only player who had the forethought to go ahead of the forwards if give more options going forward. He really does not have the personality to impose himself on the team, he is not that sort of player. Pretty much an unassuming person who comes in, does the job and looks towards the next game. Either your performances on the field speaks for you or you need to speak up for yourself. He played central & played wide right for us which is where he played most of his games for Torino, where else can he play? Your last bit is correct, his performanaces didn't warrent a starting 11 slot so he said i'm not sitting on the bench i'll go out on loan
BKLFox Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 3 minutes ago, honeybradger said: Dont get your point mate, you've just agreed with everything I've just said but made it sound like you're disagreeing Keh? i do agree with you i just highlighted like you that KDH wanted it more than Praet, the bit about Rodgers was a 'generic to all' in how is it Rodgers fault if 1 player wants it more so he picks that player.
sacreblueits442 Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 8 minutes ago, BKLFox said: He played central & played wide right for us which is where he played most of his games for Torino, where else can he play? Your last bit is correct, his performanaces didn't warrent a starting 11 slot so he said i'm not sitting on the bench i'll go out on loan ...playing AM at Torino but played as CM for us, especially in his first season!!!
honeybradger Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 5 minutes ago, BKLFox said: Keh? i do agree with you i just highlighted like you that KDH wanted it more than Praet, the bit about Rodgers was a 'generic to all' in how is it Rodgers fault if 1 player wants it more so he picks that player. Ah sorry misunderstood 1
BKLFox Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 (edited) 13 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said: ...playing AM at Torino but played as CM for us, especially in his first season!!! Most of the games i saw of him for Torino he was right of a front 3 which is where we got all the grief with him & Perez until Maddison moved out there. I have said myself previously in the thread & agree with 1 of your comments above about now he would be suited in that Tielemens 8 role along side KDH but if we spend the Tielemens money on a true replacement would he be back on the bench? End of the day the lad wants to be starting 11 which i have no problem with but at the time & depending on YT replacement i don't think he was / will be a starter for us, that said i would be very happy if he stays & fights Edited 27 May 2022 by BKLFox
SafewayFox Posted 27 May 2022 Posted 27 May 2022 3 hours ago, Nick said: For me, it's like this... He wasn't good enough in any position we played him in. He was just above average on his better displays. He was never going to be a starter for us. He wanted to play football where he would start, so he went to Torino. The end. Whilst I agree as some others stated - he had some quality performances (Man City springs to mind) when on the right when linking up with Youri and Timmy. Could he have been a starter if had the same time given to him that Soumare did at the beginning of this season? Maybe. However, is it best for both parties if he moves on? Most definitely. So all becomes a bit of a moot point to be fair - hence why I liked your comment mate. 1
Clever Fox Posted 28 May 2022 Posted 28 May 2022 I'd put Praet in the same category as Silva, Both talented players and good on the Ball but too weak physically and a little slow for our league. KDH doesn't have the talent of Praet. Though he is still learning, So I don't want to appear to be too critical, But he makes up for it with commitment endeavor and enthusiasm. Which from a Managers point of view, you know what you are going to get from him and he is continuing to get better.
Nick Posted 28 May 2022 Posted 28 May 2022 2 hours ago, Clever Fox said: I'd put Praet in the same category as Silva, Both talented players and good on the Ball but too weak physically and a little slow for our league. KDH doesn't have the talent of Praet. Though he is still learning, So I don't want to appear to be too critical, But he makes up for it with commitment endeavor and enthusiasm. Which from a Managers point of view, you know what you are going to get from him and he is continuing to get better. KDH doesn’t have the talent of Praet?
Clever Fox Posted 28 May 2022 Posted 28 May 2022 5 minutes ago, Nick said: KDH doesn’t have the talent of Praet? Not even close. KDH is predominantly a worker with so far limited skill. Though he does have time on his side.
sacreblueits442 Posted 28 May 2022 Posted 28 May 2022 11 minutes ago, Clever Fox said: Not even close. KDH is predominantly a worker with so far limited skill. Though he does have time on his side. ....what we are witnessing is a powerhouse performances by KDH, where his energy, tackling and aggression has propelled him into our first eleven!!! His skillset is a wonderful left foot and the ability to spread the play and a playmaker. We don't see that because he has adopted another way to play to push his credentials, but he has skills in him that he chooses to supress at the moment. 2
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