Abdul Fatawu

[Winstonthedog]

7 hours ago, HarryDee8 said:

The magician is coming on

Can he make himself dissappear 

[SB87_LCFC]

2 hours ago, Winstonthedog said:

Can he make himself dissappear 

to Saudi Arabia for £100m please! 

[SafewayFox]

2 hours ago, Winstonthedog said:

Can he make himself dissappear 

I know that this was in relation to Abdul being a magician.

 

But, we’re an odd fanbase aren’t we?

 

Abdul let himself and us down with performances at the end of the season, but he’s clearly one of our better players.

 

The praise for some players and OTT criticism of others, really blows my mind.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

10 hours ago, HarryDee8 said:

The magician is coming on

For my next trick I will blaze 20 shots into the stand and get relegated to the third tier!

[Stuntman_Mike]

10 hours ago, SafewayFox said:

He’s having a very tidy little cameo.

No surprise, he's a good player and talent who needs the right club and coach. 

 

People are just getting worked up over a few bad performances where he was trying too hard at a club that is an absolute state.

 

I think he'll go onto bigger and better things and likely be sold for a profit by his next club.

 

This a forum where plenty said Youri was past it when he left us.

[Officer Doofy]

44 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

No surprise, he's a good player and talent who needs the right club and coach. 

 

People are just getting worked up over a few bad performances where he was trying too hard at a club that is an absolute state.

 

I think he'll go onto bigger and better things and likely be sold for a profit by his next club.

 

This a forum where plenty said Youri was past it when he left us.

Let's be honest, at a proper club with real coaching and focus Abdul would have pushed on massively over the last 2 years. As it is he's been at Butlins and completely gone backwards. 

 

 

[Stuntman_Mike]

3 minutes ago, Officer Doofy said:

Let's be honest, at a proper club with real coaching and focus Abdul would have pushed on massively over the last 2 years. As it is he's been at Butlins and completely gone backwards. 

 

 

I think people are just annoyed his form dropped (stats were still decent when you factor in how poor the team was) and want someone to blame because they expected so much from him.

 

It's easier to say he's shit now and hope he stays shit, than to accept he is actually a talent, has room for improvement and needs the right club. 

 

To me, it comes across as a coping mechanism rather than being honest about his actual ability/potential. 

 

 

[pmcla26]

3 minutes ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

I think people are just annoyed his form dropped (stats were still decent when you factor in how poor the team was) and want someone to blame because they expected so much from him.

 

It's easier to say he's shit now and hope he stays shit, than to accept he is actually a talent, has room for improvement and needs the right club. 

 

To me, it comes across as a coping mechanism rather than being honest about his actual ability/potential. 

 

 

Maddison got the same treatment in 22/23 when he was good for 3/4 of the season then struggled at the end. 
 

Pretty much same as Abdul - probably trying too hard, felt the pressure and buckled. 

[Thefox81]

1 hour ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

I think people are just annoyed his form dropped (stats were still decent when you factor in how poor the team was) and want someone to blame because they expected so much from him.

 

It's easier to say he's shit now and hope he stays shit, than to accept he is actually a talent, has room for improvement and needs the right club. 

 

To me, it comes across as a coping mechanism rather than being honest about his actual ability/potential. 

 

 

If he fulfills his potential, being at the right club and coached well then he will be playing in the upper reaches in 1 of the so called big 5 leagues. He certainly has the potential we have seen that. Good luck to him and hope he gets a decent move away from our cesspit of a club.

[Narborough Road Fox]

He drove me mad at the end of last season (with the exception of Watford away). However, he's much too good for L1.

Think he'll have a really good career in the game after us.

[ronnup]

Same people who absolutely lambast the club for being a horrendous toxic environment of poor leadership and management refuse to apply that to the actual people working in it. Abdul will fly at a club that has a good culture and quality coaching. He had none of that since Enzo left. 

[Lambert09]

People just underestimate how much a poor environment affects a player. If you genuinely don’t see that fatawu is an amazing player then I just don’t think I’d rate your opinion of football. 
 

It’s almost impossible to judge how good anyone is at this club. But out of everyone, fatawu is clearly the best by a country mile 

Edited 24 June by Lambert09

[Manwell Pablo]

9 hours ago, SafewayFox said:

I know that this was in relation to Abdul being a magician.

 

But, we’re an odd fanbase aren’t we?

 

Abdul let himself and us down with performances at the end of the season, but he’s clearly one of our better players.

 

The praise for some players and OTT criticism of others, really blows my mind.

The fact so many focus so much on the players so much full stop is what blows my mind when it’s been clear and obvious what the problem is. 
 

As I’ve said before, you may as well close every thread in this forum apart from the king power out one. It’s the only one that has any relevance to the clubs immediate or long term future. 

[Lesterlad]

On 13/06/2026 at 07:23, damolcfc said:

Well we are not getting much more fitter with pass pass ball incoming 🙄 😒 

They seem to have forgotten to practice the bit where they might have to run back to our end to defend 

Excuse my ignorance. But what is defend?

[Analysethis]

Fatawu still scored some cracking goals last season in a shocker of a side. In fairness to him, those around him (creative midfielders to play him in), strikers (to make runs and create space) were non existent IMO

[Steve Earle]

1 hour ago, Lambert09 said:

People just underestimate how much a poor environment affects a player. If you genuinely don’t see that fatawu is an amazing player then I just don’t think I’d rate your opinion of football. 
 

It’s almost impossible to judge how good anyone is at this club. But out of everyone, fatawu is clearly the best by a country mile 

I’m with you @Lambert09. Abdul is a £50M+ player in the making. Emphasis, for now, on ‘in the making’.

And I like what I’ve seen of his character. If he moves to the right environment next, just watch him go. 
In any event, for me he’s the best to play for us in that position since the most gifted player ever to wear the shirt left.

[majaco]

19 hours ago, Lambert09 said:

People just underestimate how much a poor environment affects a player. If you genuinely don’t see that fatawu is an amazing player then I just don’t think I’d rate your opinion of football. 
 

It’s almost impossible to judge how good anyone is at this club. But out of everyone, fatawu is clearly the best by a country mile 

i think it will be a while before we see another player of his ability at Leicester.

[honeybradger]

18 hours ago, Lesterlad said:

Excuse my ignorance. But what is defend?

I think it's where you pass the ball around your backline to make sure the opponent doesn't have it.

[Lesterlad]

2 hours ago, honeybradger said:

I think it's where you pass the ball around your backline to make sure the opponent doesn't have it.

Thank you for the clarity

[MC Prussian]

On 24/06/2026 at 02:00, Stuntman_Mike said:

I think people are just annoyed his form dropped (stats were still decent when you factor in how poor the team was) and want someone to blame because they expected so much from him.

 

It's easier to say he's shit now and hope he stays shit, than to accept he is actually a talent, has room for improvement and needs the right club. 

 

To me, it comes across as a coping mechanism rather than being honest about his actual ability/potential. 

The majority of fans criticized pretty much everyone at the club, including the owners and staff members, not just one single player.

 

However, Fatawu's drop in form in particular was mind-boggling. 1 goal and one assist in his final 12 matches with us this past season is very, very poor. That's Daka level.

Most people didn't expect too much of him, but maybe just keeping it up.

 

Surely, you win and lose as a team. At one point, you have to take responsibility for your own actions (or inactions, rather) as a player, though.

 

I do hope we sell at a good price and include a sell-on fee (seeing that Sporting have theirs, that's pretty much a given).

[Collymore]

Type of player that needs careful coaching which we've not been able to offer. I think the fact that Fatawu hasn't been to able to figure at least some of the things out by himself, which in all fairness made him a massive  liability is his limitation as a player. Those that can reflect and  adjust independently is what makes a player truly class. 

 

The fact that we've had such a wishy wash set of crap managers and a complete lack of leadership, DOF and also on the pitch is a perfect storm for us to see the worst of Abdul. 

Edited Thursday at 15:09 by Collymore

[Claridge]

our best player by miles, gave up a bit last year.Annoying, but imagine going to work everyday with a pathetic bunch of workmates who couldn’t do their job and a series of clueless bosses thrown in

 

[Mike Oxlong]

When he’s answering questions when he hangs up his boots about the best manager he has played answer the answer won’t be Gary Rowett or Marti Cifuentes or Ruud van Nistelrooy

[Foxmeister]

1 minute ago, Mike Oxlong said:

When he’s answering questions when he hangs up his boots about the best manager he has played answer the answer won’t be Gary Rowett or Marti Cifuentes or Ruud van Nistelrooy

You say that but I know a retired player, who played under Brian Clough, who really rated David Pleat.

[Winstonthedog]

On 24/06/2026 at 08:41, SafewayFox said:

I know that this was in relation to Abdul being a magician.

 

But, we’re an odd fanbase aren’t we?

 

Abdul let himself and us down with performances at the end of the season, but he’s clearly one of our better players.

 

The praise for some players and OTT criticism of others, really blows my mind.

Let himself down .... really .... he didn't let the fans down then ? .... I can't think of many players that deserve any form of praise over the past couple of seasons .... praise and criticism should be swallowed in equal amounts... you can't have one without accepting the other ...... he is a professional after all ....