TrentFox Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 2 hours ago, Tielemans63 said: One thing we can all agree on, the lad is an absolute dreamboat. My daughter is 9, has absolutely no idea who he is and told me earlier that Winks is now her favourite Leicester player...before he's even signed. After what happened last season, he’s mine, too! 😞 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_77 Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 1 hour ago, LanguedocFox said: Winks’ Wikipedia entry already says he plays for City: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Winks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lcfc sheff Posted 29 June 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 29 June 2023 Winks has had some top performances against some of the best teams about, I can’t help but be excited by signing a player who at 27 is in his prime. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jonny_wright Posted 29 June 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 29 June 2023 12 minutes ago, lcfc sheff said: Winks has had some top performances against some of the best teams about, I can’t help but be excited by signing a player who at 27 is in his prime. All for a fee less than Danny Ward, if a consistent run of games can recapture any sort of form Winks should comfortably be one of the best number 8’s in the league 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXYTALK Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 My biggest concern for winks will be the physicality in the championship. With a recurring ankle injury it concerns me whether it will hold up playing twice a week. In addition he hasn't played in the championship so we don't know if he will be quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 5 minutes ago, FOXYTALK said: My biggest concern for winks will be the physicality in the championship. With a recurring ankle injury it concerns me whether it will hold up playing twice a week. In addition he hasn't played in the championship so we don't know if he will be quality. He had an op at the start of last season before he moved to Sampdoria to sort it out. Appears to have been fine since. Until he trips over walking in to Seagrave, obviously… 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfoxes Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 50 minutes ago, stu said: He had an op at the start of last season before he moved to Sampdoria to sort it out. Appears to have been fine since. Until he trips over walking in to Seagrave, obviously… Hope he’s the new Maddison on the field but not the same on the Physio table 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flannel_Fox Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 One of the failures of last season was just how easy it was for teams to get through us onto goal A middle spine of Coady - Winks - Vardy has a huge amount of experience and seems solid for the championship. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzy_no7 Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 Dunno what people are complaining about. Quality signing for us. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookfox Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 Sounds like we'll get the best out of him at an 8 and not the DM (assuming we play a midfield 3). If that's the case not sure where he and KDH fit in together in the team as between them I can't see a lot of goals or real creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 Having seen some videos of Winks in action I think he looks an excellent signing. Reminds me very much of Matty James (a more mobile version, too) who has always killed it at this level. Could go on to be the absolute fulcrum in midfield that Tielemans was (when he could be bothered) at the level above. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoken Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 (edited) Great news! he will do excellent in the championship Edited 29 June 2023 by Simoken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Long Eaton Fox Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 Is he much different to mendy who would not have cost anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnup Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 I think we might look at KDH behind the 2 8s , and it'll be Winks and possibly Soumare in front of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kierzz Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 9 minutes ago, ronnup said: I think we might look at KDH behind the 2 8s , and it'll be Winks and possibly Soumare in front of him Possibly. Winks will be a massive level up in possession than KDH and Ndidi. Can just get a bit exposed defensively but should be good enough in that part of his game at championship level. If Ndidi goes I could still see him being played as the pivot and the focalpoint of the side that Maresca then builds the team around as he suits his brand of football so we'll. People forget Man City apparently almost bid him for 40million in 2020 when he was in form before going for Phillips. Top draw signing at our level in my opinion! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 29 minutes ago, Long Eaton Fox said: Is he much different to mendy who would not have cost anything. Taller. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 1 hour ago, Arriba Los Zorros said: Having seen some videos of Winks in action I think he looks an excellent signing. Reminds me very much of Matty James (a more mobile version, too) who has always killed it at this level. Could go on to be the absolute fulcrum in midfield that Tielemans was (when he could be bothered) at the level above. Was exactly who I started thinking of when I wondered where he would fit in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxOnWheels Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 He would of got in our side this season just gone so I’m happy with this, if he can find any kind of form he will be best centre mid in the league by a distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Fox Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 We definitely need to be better at holding the ball in the middle of the park, especially now Maddison has gone. Winks will provide that and we have some steel around him in the form of KDH (and Hamza as backup). Now we need a proper DM and creativity in the middle of the park and out wide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 46 minutes ago, ronnup said: I think we might look at KDH behind the 2 8s , and it'll be Winks and possibly Soumare in front of him You'd put Winks behind KDH not the other way around. KDH is not by any means a holding midfielder. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcbluearmy Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 1 hour ago, brookfox said: Sounds like we'll get the best out of him at an 8 and not the DM (assuming we play a midfield 3). If that's the case not sure where he and KDH fit in together in the team as between them I can't see a lot of goals or real creativity. Single pivot 2 8s? KDH Winks DM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 Winks behind Hamer and KDH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 1 minute ago, lcfcbluearmy said: Single pivot 2 8s? KDH Winks DM If we are actually playing 3 at the back, you probably don't need the most aggressive ball winning midfielder in the world protecting them. Something like Steffen JJ, Souttar, Coady, Faes, VK Winks Soumare, KDH Daka, Iheanacho If you've got concerns about pace in that back three, you could have JJ at RCB and Ricardo at RWB. Obviously we don't know if a few of those are being sold yet, particularly Soumare and the strikers but you get the point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookfox Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 2 minutes ago, lcfcbluearmy said: Single pivot 2 8s? KDH Winks DM Is how he might play it, problem is I can't see much more than say 5 goals a season from those 3. Unless KDH can sort his finishing out. We've lost a lot of goals in Maddison and Tielemans was good for a goal (sometimes!) so just feels like we need a goal threat from midfield this season particularly in those tight games we'll inevitably get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 29 June 2023 Share Posted 29 June 2023 Just now, brookfox said: Is how he might play it, problem is I can't see much more than say 5 goals a season from those 3. Unless KDH can sort his finishing out. We've lost a lot of goals in Maddison and Tielemans was good for a goal (sometimes!) so just feels like we need a goal threat from midfield this season particularly in those tight games we'll inevitably get. But we shouldn't actually have been as reliant on goals from midfield as we were. The flip side is that we were creating criminally few chances for our strikers over the last eighteen odd months. If the team collectively can create more for whoever we end up starting up front then we don't need the bangers from Madders and Youri. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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