Praet

[Clever Fox]

12 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

....what we are witnessing is performances by KDH, where his , tackling and has propelled him into our first eleven!!!

His skillset is a left foot and 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 .

Yes he's added an energy to our play that we lacked. Though I feel he's going to have to produce more otherwise I can see someone come in to replace him down the line.

I'm curious, What skills do you think he possesses that he's holding back and if so  why hasn't he used them todate.

[UHDrive]

13 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

....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.

KDH definitely has that skill set. I've seen him as part of intricate moves in and around the box (when he's in that area) 

 

I was skeptical of KDH from watching him during the development games, but overtime my opinion is that he's 1st class. I'd love to see him shift the ball sideways, or through the lines, but for all anyone knows he might have been told to leave that to madders or tielemans.

[sacreblueits442]

47 minutes ago, Clever Fox said:

Yes he's added an energy to our play that we lacked. Though I feel he's going to have to produce more otherwise I can see someone come in to replace him down the line.

I'm curious, What skills do you think he possesses that he's holding back and if so  why hasn't he used them todate.

...he has changed the way he plays!!!

  Previously he was very good on the ball, a good passer and likes to dictate the play. He has a wand of a left foot and just gets on with the game, never harried and mentally resilient. 

  Going on loan, has given him a voice and he has chosen to go forward with a different mindset, and the way he uses his skills.

 Should you ask him where and how he wishes to play, and he would I believe say the way he is playing now. It has opened doors and brought him to people's attention. The other side of this is that he wasn't exactly grabbing the game by the throat in the U23s,  but I would say that, that style of play, is really where his heart is.

[JimJams]

3 hours ago, Clever Fox said:

What skills do you think he possesses that he's holding back and if so  why hasn't he used them todate.

He’s awesome at tiddlywinks. It’s just difficult finding a way to make use of that in Brendan’s  system.

[ARM1968]

2 hours ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...he has changed the way he plays!!!

  Previously he was very good on the ball, a good passer and likes to dictate the play. He has a wand of a left foot and just gets on with the game, never harried and mentally resilient. 

  Going on loan, has given him a voice and he has chosen to go forward with a different mindset, and the way he uses his skills.

 Should you ask him where and how he wishes to play, and he would I believe say the way he is playing now. It has opened doors and brought him to people's attention. The other side of this is that he wasn't exactly grabbing the game by the throat in the U23s,  but I would say that, that style of play, is really where his heart is.

Are you his Dad by any chance?

 

I like the lad, but damn I didn’t know he was Maradonna crossed with Roy Keane. Epic. 

[gerblod]

14 hours ago, ARM1968 said:

Are you his Dad by any chance?

 

I like the lad, but damn I didn’t know he was Maradonna crossed with Roy Keane. Epic. 

Not really funny is it? More scathing and an attempt to belittle a serious post. Not even apt, because he's nothing like Keane and who could hold a candle to Maradona anyway.

"Epic" as in 'epic fail' perhaps?

 

Not really, as far as I'm  concerned. He's taken the team a step up in performance. He's added some backbone to the midfield by his combative play. He has a high work rate. His goal, scored after moving across a line of players and squeezing the ball in, showed tremendous technical skill and confidence. At the moment undroppable.

Seems Rodgers rates him too, but I don't think they're related.

[SafewayFox]

8 minutes ago, gerblod said:

Not really funny is it? More scathing and an attempt to belittle a serious post. Not even apt, because he's nothing like Keane and who could hold a candle to Maradona anyway.

"Epic" as in 'epic fail' perhaps?

 

Not really, as far as I'm  concerned. He's taken the team a step up in performance. He's added some backbone to the midfield by his combative play. He has a high work rate. His goal, scored after moving across a line of players and squeezing the ball in, showed tremendous technical skill and confidence. At the moment undroppable.

Seems Rodgers rates him too, but I don't think they're related.

I’m not sure he was trying to ruin the good post to be fair just questioning whether (myself included) at times go over board about how good KDH is.

 

I have a lot of mates who don’t support Leicester and when rave about KDH they always question if I’m bias as we want him to succeed as he’s a local lad who comes across really well.

 

KDH should be a regular for now and the future but he does need to tidy up his first touch which at times was more trampoline like than Kelechi who gets abused on here for his.

 

Adding a bit of composure in the final third is something he’s most likely working on as heard an interview where he stated his own individual goals (assists/goals).

 

 

[Bordersfox]

6 minutes ago, SafewayFox said:

I’m not sure he was trying to ruin the good post to be fair just questioning whether (myself included) at times go over board about how good KDH is.

 

I have a lot of mates who don’t support Leicester and when rave about KDH they always question if I’m bias as we want him to succeed as he’s a local lad who comes across really well.

 

KDH should be a regular for now and the future but he does need to tidy up his first touch which at times was more trampoline like than Kelechi who gets abused on here for his.

 

Adding a bit of composure in the final third is something he’s most likely working on as heard an interview where he stated his own individual goals (assists/goals).

 

 

Couldn't agree more.  What is it, 1 goal and 2 assists in 28?

 

Great lad, great attitude and huge potential but definitely lacks composure in the final third.  Needs much more end product and hopefully that'll come next season.  

[murphy]

23 minutes ago, SafewayFox said:

I’m not sure he was trying to ruin the good post to be fair just questioning whether (myself included) at times go over board about how good KDH is.

 

I have a lot of mates who don’t support Leicester and when rave about KDH they always question if I’m bias as we want him to succeed as he’s a local lad who comes across really well.

 

KDH should be a regular for now and the future but he does need to tidy up his first touch which at times was more trampoline like than Kelechi who gets abused on here for his.

 

Adding a bit of composure in the final third is something he’s most likely working on as heard an interview where he stated his own individual goals (assists/goals).

 

 

There might be an element of local bias among us but there are worse things in life than wanting a local lad to do well.

 

I think that KDH has surprised us.  Perhaps we go a bit overboard because we weren't expecting him to adapt so quickly and to make the impact that he has?

 

He has added much needed and energy and vigour to a team that often seemed one-paced and lacklustre.

 

 

[SafewayFox]

8 minutes ago, murphy said:

There might be an element of local bias among us but there are worse things in life than wanting a local lad to do well.

 

I think that KDH has surprised us.  Perhaps we go a bit overboard because we weren't expecting him to adapt so quickly and to make the impact that he has?

 

He has added much needed and energy and vigour to a team that often seemed one-paced and lacklustre.

 

 

Totally agree re: the energy he added and it’s been a pleasant surprise how well he has slotted in.

 

Merely stating that some of the fanfare (I’ve been guilty too) is OTT at times.

 

Radio Leicester recently did an episode on KDH and they’re saying he could be an England regular but for that he would need to add greater composure in the final third and a much more consistent first touch IMO.

 

Don’t get me wrong I really, really like KDH just trying to add a bit of a balanced view to the previous comment.

[Ric Flair]

Rodgers has challenged KDH to improve his end product, nobody can lay claim to that being as good as the rest of his game and I agree about his 1st touch. I think the former will come more easily than the latter as 1st touch tends to be a natural technique but I actually think he'll cope even if it's suspect as he's so good at protecting the ball.

 

We've got to work out whether his best position is as a midfielder who scores and assists or whether as a deep lying midfielder who can drive forward and assist the assister is something equally as beneficial to the team. There's plenty of top class midfielders who barely score and assist and although they aren't much my cup of tea from a teams perspective they are invaluable. 

 

The thing with KDH is the way he plays just blows people away when he's on it. Look at the plaudits he's had this season that dismiss the notion we are biased. He's had praise from Klopp who's never complimentary about us, Schmidt at PSV pointed him out as being hugely impressive and he's got in the UECL team of the season ahead of Maddison who was immense for us in the competition. The recognition is there because of his work rate, drive and power. He's had a class first season at this level for us and done everything we hoped he'd do. There's more to come and I'm very thankful he's ours.

[sacreblueits442]

56 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

We've got to work out whether his best position is as a midfielder who scores and assists or whether as a deep lying midfielder who can drive forward and assist the assister is something equally as beneficial to the team. There's plenty of top class midfielders who barely score and assist and although they aren't much my cup of tea from a teams perspective they are invaluable. 

...just looking at your post in relation to Soumare and your reasoning in regards to goals scored and assists!!!

  You appear to be happy with the premise of the player who assisted the assister (Soumare at Lille) but previously saw Soumare’s stats as a poor return.

[Ric Flair]

3 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...just looking at your post in relation to Soumare and your reasoning in regards to goals scored and assists!!!

  You appear to be happy with the premise of the player who assisted the assister (Soumare at Lille) but previously saw Soumare’s stats as a poor return.

As I said, they aren't much my cup of tea but I acknowledge that these players obviously have a huge role in successful teams. I assume the posts you are referring to were this time last year when I was questioning why we were bringing Soumare in? I didn't see enough in his game that suited what we needed and he has been even worse than I imagined haha. Shame as there's a player in there but not in this division.

[sacreblueits442]

3 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

As I said, they aren't much my cup of tea but I acknowledge that these players obviously have a huge role in successful teams. I assume the posts you are referring to were this time last year when I was questioning why we were bringing Soumare in? I didn't see enough in his game that suited what we needed and he has been even worse than I imagined haha. Shame as there's a player in there but not in this division.

... his skillset is exactly what we need!!!

  Unfortunately it does not appear to have worked for whatever reason, but there is an exciting player who could go and achieve great things.

 

[Ric Flair]

1 minute ago, sacreblueits442 said:

... his skillset is exactly what we need!!!

  Unfortunately it does not appear to have worked for whatever reason, but there is an exciting player who could go and achieve great things.

 

Hmmmmm I'm not sure that exactly what we need but we can agree to disagree.

 

There's assisting the assister and not scoring or assisting many yourself as a box to box midfielder and then there's having 3 assists and 1 goal in your entire career to date. He's not a sitting DCM don't forget, he takes the ball from deep and drives forward and sadly doesn't do much tracking runners the other way.

 

 

[Lichfieldfox.]

Is this a KDH or Praet thread?  I'm confused.

[Ric Flair]

1 minute ago, Lichfieldfox. said:

Is this a KDH or Praet thread?  I'm confused.

Dennis Dewsbury-Praet

[Collymore]

Can't believe people are arguing about who's better KDH or Maradona - Jesus Christ!

 

Talk about people being disrespectful! 

 

KDH everyday of the week. 

 

I'd like to see Diego's bleep test results for one...

Edited 30 May 2022 by Collymore

[Lambert09]

3 hours ago, Collymore said:

Can't believe people are arguing about who's better KDH or Maradona - Jesus Christ!

 

Talk about being people disrespectful! 

 

KDH everyday of the week. 

 

I'd like to see Diego's bleep test results for one...

that ended on november 25th

[moore_94]

http://sportwitness.co.uk/club-chief-will-contact-leicester-accelerate-transfer-important-week-everyone-involved/
 

Club chief ‘will contact’ Leicester to ‘accelerate’ transfer – ‘Important week’ for everyone involved

 

Finally, we may have some actual movement in the rather unexciting saga involving Leicester City’s Dennis Praet and a potential stay at Torino.
 

The reports from the past month or so have all been very similar, with the general idea being that the Serie A side, while impressed with what the Belgian offered throughout the course of the season, weren’t prepared to pay the pre-agreed €15m from the initial loan with the Foxes.

 

That’s because, despite playing well, Praet spent a chunk of the season injured, which caused some concerns about a long-term commitment.

 

This is all valid for a club whose finances aren’t exactly extraordinary, and their idea was to extend his loan by another year (with a fee up front) while adding a lower purchase clause for next summer.

 

Tuttosport have an update on the situation on Monday, as they claim this could be an ‘important week’ when it comes to the Leicester midfielder’s future, as David Vagnati, Torino’s director of football, ‘will contact the English club to accelerate matters’.

 

As explained above, the aim is to extend the current loan, but there remains a need to convince Leicester of the move.

 

This could all come down to whether the Foxes find any other takers for Praet in the meantime, because if they don’t, the offer from Torino could become viable.

 

It’s said that Leicester’s initial response was a no, but with 20 days or so passing since then, and no offers being made from elsewhere, ‘the conversations with Torino could be re-opened, possibly on loan but this time with a mandatory option to buy’.

 

For that to happen, however, Tuttosport say the Italians would want certain goals to be achieved first, such as seeing how his fitness holds up next year (meaning a minimum number of appearances) and where they end up in the league.

 

Ivan Juric, the manager, has put Praet as his ‘first objective’, wanting to build his new team around the Leicester loanee, and is even prepared to tweak the player’s training to help with his physical issues.

 

This is why we are in an ‘important week’ when it comes to the Belgium international, as securing his services would ‘send a strong signal, not only to Juric, but also to some players that are in the sights of the club and who, before accepting a move, want to see the club’s intentions’.

[sacreblueits442]

6 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

For that to happen, however, Tuttosport say the Italians would want certain goals to be achieved first, such as seeing how his fitness holds up next year (meaning a minimum number of appearances) and where they end up in the league.

...doesn't that at times leads to manipulation, to prevent triggering certain criteria!!!

[mozartfox]

3 hours ago, moore_94 said:

http://sportwitness.co.uk/club-chief-will-contact-leicester-accelerate-transfer-important-week-everyone-involved/
 

Club chief ‘will contact’ Leicester to ‘accelerate’ transfer – ‘Important week’ for everyone involved

 

Finally, we may have some actual movement in the rather unexciting saga involving Leicester City’s Dennis Praet and a potential stay at Torino.
 

The reports from the past month or so have all been very similar, with the general idea being that the Serie A side, while impressed with what the Belgian offered throughout the course of the season, weren’t prepared to pay the pre-agreed €15m from the initial loan with the Foxes.

 

That’s because, despite playing well, Praet spent a chunk of the season injured, which caused some concerns about a long-term commitment.

 

This is all valid for a club whose finances aren’t exactly extraordinary, and their idea was to extend his loan by another year (with a fee up front) while adding a lower purchase clause for next summer.

 

Tuttosport have an update on the situation on Monday, as they claim this could be an ‘important week’ when it comes to the Leicester midfielder’s future, as David Vagnati, Torino’s director of football, ‘will contact the English club to accelerate matters’.

 

As explained above, the aim is to extend the current loan, but there remains a need to convince Leicester of the move.

 

This could all come down to whether the Foxes find any other takers for Praet in the meantime, because if they don’t, the offer from Torino could become viable.

 

It’s said that Leicester’s initial response was a no, but with 20 days or so passing since then, and no offers being made from elsewhere, ‘the conversations with Torino could be re-opened, possibly on loan but this time with a mandatory option to buy’.

 

For that to happen, however, Tuttosport say the Italians would want certain goals to be achieved first, such as seeing how his fitness holds up next year (meaning a minimum number of appearances) and where they end up in the league.

 

Ivan Juric, the manager, has put Praet as his ‘first objective’, wanting to build his new team around the Leicester loanee, and is even prepared to tweak the player’s training to help with his physical issues.

 

This is why we are in an ‘important week’ when it comes to the Belgium international, as securing his services would ‘send a strong signal, not only to Juric, but also to some players that are in the sights of the club and who, before accepting a move, want to see the club’s intentions’.

Ffs- Just pay up you tight fits.  This proposed new structure sounds like my divorce settlement.

 

Rudders please do not fall fo this sh@te.

[LFox99]

6 minutes ago, mozartfox said:

Ffs- Just pay up you tight fits.  This proposed new structure sounds like my divorce settlement.

 

Rudders please do not fall fo this sh@te.

Italian clubs in a nutshell.


Even if Milan get new owners who are willing to spend some cash, it just shows you what the situation is like with Italian football. When it comes to CDK we should be able to offer higher wages and fees without batting an eye

Edited 6 June 2022 by LFox99

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

3 hours ago, moore_94 said:

 

Ivan Juric, the manager, has put Praet as his ‘first objective’, wanting to build his new team around the Leicester loanee, and is even prepared to tweak the player’s training to help with his physical issues.

 

He wants to build his team around Praet, but they don't want to buy him! That's hilarious. I know we are playing a similar game with Leipzig about Lookman, but he isn't the keystone to the club's season next year!

[MPH]

On 30/05/2022 at 06:10, Collymore said:

Can't believe people are arguing about who's better KDH or Maradona - Jesus Christ!

 

Talk about people being disrespectful! 

 

KDH everyday of the week. 

 

I'd like to see Diego's bleep test results for one...

 

wouldn’t be very good these days..