Simoken Posted 14 February 2023 Share Posted 14 February 2023 after seeing him against a top team on the weekend, im so glad this didnt go through with that wage packet of 100k a week being tooted about. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpe's Fox Posted 14 February 2023 Share Posted 14 February 2023 Glad this didn't happen. Perez Mk.II guaranteed. Barnes is clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tuna Posted 14 February 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 14 February 2023 We can get better and cheaper elsewhere. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 15 February 2023 Share Posted 15 February 2023 On 14/02/2023 at 12:38, lcfc_forever said: Thought his comments here about the move been cancelled are interesting - doesn't say anything about his commitment to Leeds. Seems to me he feels messed around and disappointed the move didn't happen in January: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leeds-united-star-jack-harrison-8142947 .. you would think his mind had come to terms with leaving Leeds!!! Being pulled from a medical is not going to endear him to another season at Leeds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 15 February 2023 Share Posted 15 February 2023 On 14/02/2023 at 13:12, Simoken said: after seeing him against a top team on the weekend, im so glad this didnt go through with that wage packet of 100k a week being tooted about. Agreed. A good squad filler but nowhere near the quality required to improve our first 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 16 February 2023 Share Posted 16 February 2023 I'm still convinced he'd have been a good fit, especially after seeing Kristiansen play. VK likes to come infield and play as much as he does over lapping on the outside and with Harrison being left footed and playing closer to the touchline, it would have been an interesting dynamic shift from Barnes coming inside and VK going out which would have kept defenders guessing if that sub was made. I also think it would have been handy for game management. Defending a lead for example. Subbing Barnes for Harrison doesn't lose you any creativity. JH is closer to Maddison numbers when it comes to chances created and offers more assists than Barnes but he also offers much more defensively so would have been good to bring on to sure up defensively but not lose too much going forward. We as Leicester fans know better than anyone that having a team full of the right players is better than having a team full of the best players and I'm pretty sure that he would have been the right player for that position in the squad. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ric Flair Posted 16 February 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 16 February 2023 Every day when I wake up my first thought is " I'm so pleased we didn't sign Jack Harrison " 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmcla26 Posted 16 February 2023 Share Posted 16 February 2023 15 minutes ago, Scotch said: I'm still convinced he'd have been a good fit, especially after seeing Kristiansen play. VK likes to come infield and play as much as he does over lapping on the outside and with Harrison being left footed and playing closer to the touchline, it would have been an interesting dynamic shift from Barnes coming inside and VK going out which would have kept defenders guessing if that sub was made. I also think it would have been handy for game management. Defending a lead for example. Subbing Barnes for Harrison doesn't lose you any creativity. JH is closer to Maddison numbers when it comes to chances created and offers more assists than Barnes but he also offers much more defensively so would have been good to bring on to sure up defensively but not lose too much going forward. We as Leicester fans know better than anyone that having a team full of the right players is better than having a team full of the best players and I'm pretty sure that he would have been the right player for that position in the squad. 100% agree. He'd be like our new Albrighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTayfour Posted 16 February 2023 Share Posted 16 February 2023 Just now, Pete52 said: 100% agree. He'd be like our new Albrighton. Then there is no need for him, it's better to have Inverted wingers who drift inside, take on defenders and score goals that's what we need and it does better job in balancing the team and our attacking options, we already experienced that since 2018. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmcla26 Posted 16 February 2023 Share Posted 16 February 2023 1 minute ago, BenTayfour said: Then there is no need for him, it's better to have Inverted wingers who drift inside, take on defenders and score goals that's what we need and it does better job in balancing the team and our attacking options, we already experienced that since 2018. Sorry, I should have said he'd be like our new Albrighton, but who is more suited to a possession based system. Harrison can do both jobs breaking the lines and adding balance to the flanks when needed. We won't always need to go gung-ho with Barnes and Tete. I'd rather we get a dependable winger in who gives us 7/10 most weeks than another flair player on top of Barnes and Tete. It's good to have some balance/differing options in the side. Not just that, but he also posts up good underlying creative numbers, too. As @Scotch says, Harrison can also be a left footed left winger at times, which could stretch the game on that side and give us another option, allowing for Kristiansen to invert into midfield, or Tete to drift inside on the other flank. A bit like the role the Brazilian carried out which benefitted Barnes on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch Posted 16 February 2023 Share Posted 16 February 2023 28 minutes ago, BenTayfour said: Then there is no need for him, it's better to have Inverted wingers who drift inside, take on defenders and score goals that's what we need and it does better job in balancing the team and our attacking options, we already experienced that since 2018. I agree in that I prefer inside forwards but only having inside forwards is silly. Having different options and other ways to hurt teams is clearly smarter. If a team is scouting us and see that all they have to do to nullify our wingers is stop them coming inside, we're doing half their job for them but if the scout us and see that we can come inside AND stretch the game with a winger who hits the touchline, it makes us less predictable and harder to prepare for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 16 February 2023 Share Posted 16 February 2023 1 hour ago, Ric Flair said: Every day when I wake up my first thought is " I'm so pleased we didn't sign Jack Harrison " 100% long term, but short term it would have made me feel more comfortable about this season. It a shame that we didn't look elsewhere if we had another 20m to spend. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 16 February 2023 Share Posted 16 February 2023 We only have one long term suitable winger at the moment; spending £15m+ on a second choice left winger would be a gross misuse of funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 17 February 2023 Share Posted 17 February 2023 On 16/02/2023 at 09:53, Scotch said: I'm still convinced he'd have been a good fit, especially after seeing Kristiansen play. VK likes to come infield and play as much as he does over lapping on the outside and with Harrison being left footed and playing closer to the touchline, it would have been an interesting dynamic shift from Barnes coming inside and VK going out which would have kept defenders guessing if that sub was made. I also think it would have been handy for game management. Defending a lead for example. Subbing Barnes for Harrison doesn't lose you any creativity. JH is closer to Maddison numbers when it comes to chances created and offers more assists than Barnes but he also offers much more defensively so would have been good to bring on to sure up defensively but not lose too much going forward. We as Leicester fans know better than anyone that having a team full of the right players is better than having a team full of the best players and I'm pretty sure that he would have been the right player for that position in the squad. ...not sure he would want to be Barnes understudy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancas Posted 19 February 2023 Share Posted 19 February 2023 Watched him closely today … played the Maddison role. Didn’t appear fit to lace Maddison’s boots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 19 February 2023 Share Posted 19 February 2023 6 hours ago, casablancas said: Watched him closely today … played the Maddison role. Didn’t appear fit to lace Maddison’s boots. He's utter dog muck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 19 February 2023 Share Posted 19 February 2023 (edited) If Leeds go down and we were looking at their wide players, I’d rather we went for Summerville than Harrison. Edited 19 February 2023 by ClaphamFox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierzz Posted 19 February 2023 Share Posted 19 February 2023 He will join us in the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcsnow Posted 19 February 2023 Share Posted 19 February 2023 12 minutes ago, Kierzz said: He will join us in the summer That’s bothering me, it’ll be like Vestergaard with us all thinking we dodged a bullet but then went back for the punishment regardless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 19 February 2023 Share Posted 19 February 2023 1 hour ago, Kierzz said: He will join us in the summer You forgot ‘I think’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 19 March 2023 Share Posted 19 March 2023 Doing alright isn’t he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc sheff Posted 19 March 2023 Share Posted 19 March 2023 2 hours ago, Steve Earle said: Doing alright isn’t he? He’s not a bad player at all, would’ve been a good squad player to have. We need rotation for Barnes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 19 March 2023 Share Posted 19 March 2023 3 hours ago, Steve Earle said: Doing alright isn’t he? Keep him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 19 March 2023 Share Posted 19 March 2023 5 hours ago, Steve Earle said: Doing alright isn’t he? Only since Gracia has gone in there. He'd have likely struggled here, like nearly every player currently is doing. The one that's still doing relatively well despite the malaise is Barnes who plays where Harrison does anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 19 March 2023 Share Posted 19 March 2023 29 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Only since Gracia has gone in there. He'd have likely struggled here, like nearly every player currently is doing. The one that's still doing relatively well despite the malaise is Barnes who plays where Harrison does anyway. Grant you that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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