Will Alves - loaned to Cardiff City

[FoxesWalk]

Likes the protest 👀

[Aus Fox]

6 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said:

Likes the protest 👀

Fortunately for Will, Rudkin doesn’t know how to get rid of a player he doesn’t want around.

[BigGibbo]

42 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said:

Likes the protest 👀

Good lad 

[Ian Nacho]

[niyaminski]

53 minutes ago, FoxesWalk said:

Likes the protest 👀

Funnily enough, I saw that tweet this morning again and paused my doom scrolling to see it for myself.

 

He’s obviously been told to unlike it and unfollow Lee on Instagram.

 

Welcome to modern football, where players are being shaped into robots.

[Noahfence]

He’s seen a lot more of the ball in the second half. He definitely looks very lively 

 

[FoxesWalk]

Is this correct? He is at CDM??

[EnderbyFox]

1 minute ago, FoxesWalk said:

Is this correct? He is at CDM??

 

He's playing LW

[Noahfence]

Start of the second half he was involved a lot and Cardiff looked very dangerous. Since then he’s barely had a sniff and they’ve done nothing. Now been moved to RW 

[LVFox]

Fantastic for the lad to get 90 minutes. A big step. So far so good.

[JJD_LCFC]

Really gutted he had that horrible injury a while ago. He was playing with a lot of confidence at that stage. 
brilliant he has a loan in the championship and if he can play 10-15 games that will be brilliant for his development. Could really be a valuable player next season competing with Fatawu and Mavididi for starting places. 
if he can return to play with the same freedom that he showed in the academy there is a lot of ability to come. 

[fox_favourite]

2 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Everything we're missing. Good on him. We'll need him next season 

Edited 15 February by fox_favourite

[Noahfence]

I watched the game and he definitely looks like he belongs at that level. So comfortable on the ball and certainly doesn’t look like he’s had a horrible injury.
 

A lot of Cardiffs bright moments Alves was involved. There were long spells where he was anonymous and the ball didn’t really go near him. 
 

He's so good at keeping the ball and shaking off a defender. Played the full 90 too which is good for his fitness. 
 

You can see he’s got quality and hopefully this loan will do him a world of good. 

[ALC Fox]

Like all wingers he'll drift in and out of games. Sounds like he was decent. Feels like he's on the cusp. Once he was one barnstorming game, he'll be their go-to guy.

[Noahfence]

5 minutes ago, ALC Fox said:

Like all wingers he'll drift in and out of games. Sounds like he was decent. Feels like he's on the cusp. Once he was one barnstorming game, he'll be their go-to guy.

Considering he’s barely played and been thrown straight into the championship he looks at home. I never thought he looks out of his depth. Promising for him! 

[coolhandfox]

1st start in senior football, first 90 minutes, will do him the world of good.

 

Looking forward to his first goal and assist.

Edited 15 February by coolhandfox

[Ric Flair]

I also watched their game, did end up having ours on as well 2nd half. He was impressive. He certainly is extremely comfortable at this level and any notion he couldn't get a move last summer to this level because he wasn't good enough isn't true.

 

Keep it up Will. No brainer to watch our U21s or players on loan over the pony we serve up in the 1st team right now. 

 

 

[Noahfence]

9 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I also watched their game, did end up having ours on as well 2nd half. He was impressive. He certainly is extremely comfortable at this level and any notion he couldn't get a move last summer to this level because he wasn't good enough isn't true.

 

Keep it up Will. No brainer to watch our U21s or players on loan over the pony we serve up in the 1st team right now. 

 

 

Something that really stood out to me was how well he keeps the ball. Don’t remember him being dispossessed 

[Ric Flair]

Just now, Noahfence said:

Something that really stood out to me was how well he keeps the ball. Don’t remember him being dispossessed 

Had 100% pass accuracy today apparently. Insane for a winger.

[Brizzle Fox]

Definitely grew into the game second half. 

 

He's only going to improve the more game time he gets. The manager obviously trusts him, having worked with him before, and good that he's already worked himself into the starting line up. Positive for him and positive for us.

 

Oh a separate note that Colwill chap for them looks like a very decent prospect. 

[coolhandfox]

39 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I also watched their game, did end up having ours on as well 2nd half. He was impressive. He certainly is extremely comfortable at this level and any notion he couldn't get a move last summer to this level because he wasn't good enough isn't true.

 

Keep it up Will. No brainer to watch our U21s or players on loan over the pony we serve up in the 1st team right now. 

 

 

I not sure it was anything to do with he ability, more that you need someone to want to take you.

 

No surprise the people wanted him at this level were Riza and Davis at Birmingham who coached him before.

 

The next 13 games in the Championship are massive, we really need to tap into the potential of Alves, Nelson, Braybrooke, Monga and Evans as part of our rebuild.

 

 

 

[moore_94]

Most chances created whilst also having the least touches in the match

 

Nice to see him get stuck in on the defensive side of the game and doing well

 

FotMob - 7.5

WhoScored - 6.9

Sofascore - 7.3

 

Expected goals - 0.09

Expected assists - 0.47

 

3 chances created - *most in match

 

100% pass completion (25/25) - *highest in match

 

46 touches - *lowest in match

 

1/3 successful dribbles

 

1/7 accurate crosses

 

2/2 tackles won

 

2 recoveries

 

4/6 ground duels won

 

1 foul won

Edited 15 February by moore_94

[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-citys-alves-gets-accolade-9951118

 

Leicester City's Will Alves gets accolade after milestone appearance with loan club Cardiff
The 19-year-old attacking midfielder helped loan club Cardiff to earn a 1-1 draw with Bristol City on Saturday, boosting their hopes of survival in the Championship

ByJordan Blackwell
10:45, 17 FEB 2025

Will Alves celebrates with Yousef Salech after the Cardiff striker's late equaliser against Bristol City (Image: Cardiff City FC/Getty Images)
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Leicester City prospect Will Alves celebrated a milestone at the weekend with the 19-year-old making his first-ever senior start.

After two matches as a substitute, Alves was brought into the 11 for loan club Cardiff City’s Severnside Derby with Bristol City, the Bluebirds earning a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser through Yousef Salech.

And Alves will be a strong contender to start again after he was picked out by WalesOnline as Cardiff’s star man.

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Playing the full 90 minutes, first on the left wing and then on the right, Alves set up three chances, the joint-most in the game, and completed seven progressive carries, including three into the penalty area.

WalesOnline wrote of Alves’ performance: “A lively presence in the final third throughout. Was at the heart of what was an improved second-half performance.”

Speaking ahead of the game, Cardiff boss Omer Riza, who worked with Alves in England’s youth set-up, had praised the teenager, saying: “Young Will Alves has looked very lively, very bright. He causes problems.”

Reacting to full senior debut, having only ever been a substitute for City, Alves wrote on social media: “A hard fought point and a proud moment to have made my first start for the club at home.”

The draw against Bristol City leaves Cardiff three points above the Championship drop zone with 14 matches to play, and with two big fixtures coming up against 23rd-placed Plymouth and 21st-placed Hull.

Then Alves may get to take on Premier League opposition with Cardiff travelling to Aston Villa to compete for a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals.

[FoxOnWheels]

Knowing us we will sell him to Cardiff for 500K in the summer 

[Pita]

On 15/02/2025 at 15:06, LVFox said:

Fantastic for the lad to get 90 minutes. A big step. So far so good.

He wasn’t going to get many minutes at Leicester