Guest ttfn Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 Drinkwater plays bad - Leicester play bad. Both have been poor for weeks. I think that's a testament both to his form earlier in the season and also the faith NP has in him. He's the team's heartbeat. But there's absolutely no denying that he's been dreadful (and I mean dreadful, not "average" like another poster said) for six weeks now and has been a key factor in our form dropping off.
dbt_lcfc Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 Him playing poorly seems to coincide with when we started playing hoofball and totally missing out the midfield....coincidence? !?!? I think not, time to start playing football again instead of kick rush, we dont have the physical players to play hoofball or a target man whos able to win a header
Greatness_Since_1884 Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 Agreed. He's been in poor form recently and when he doesn't play well, it seems we as a team don't since a lot of our play goes through him. Had a great season but could do with being rested/dropped to refresh and refocus him. This is his first full season in the Championship and he's still a young lad.
muzzy1981 Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 He's played a hell of a lot of games and had a lot of responsibility lumped on him for a young player, which imo is a result of a mistake by the management not to bring in more good quality cover in cm, James - unproven, king - don't get me started, wellens - unfit/past his best. I think Nige knows this and will get it sorted.
acooling08 Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 Drinkwater went from average last season, to brilliant early in this season, then had a dip, then was brilliant again, and is now shit. Need James back asap to strenghten the midfield.
Ricey Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 Drinkwater isn't a bad player, but in his role as playmaker he is the most important player in our team, however he has never convinced me that he's good enough to fill that pivotal role. He has little pace, he gives the ball away too much and he rarely ever plays a creative pass. However my biggest bug-bear with him is the time it takes him to receive the ball, control it, turn and pass. It takes him an age and by the time the ball reaches a blue shirt he's under the pressure and often causes the move the break down. When James is fit, I'd love to see him take Drinkwater's place, but I can't see it happening.
Sharpe's Fox Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 Hard to think of a player who has fluctuated in his performances over a season as much as him. When I do they have played for city
1884Fox Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 I agree that he can't shoot, should've scored more than (how many goals has he got? 2, 3?) he's currently got for the club. Wasted too many chances for us.
Guest Col city fan Posted 16 March 2013 Posted 16 March 2013 Drinkwater really can't shoot for shit.. That is a major weakness in his game IMO.
kingfox Posted 17 March 2013 Author Posted 17 March 2013 Banter king, where's your banter points? Sold them on Ebay.
Kitchandro Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 He was disgracefully bad this evening. As were about 7 of our other players.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 He was disgracefully bad this evening. As were about 7 of our other players. I think this post is more to the point, the majority of the team have been playing poorly for weeks now, shouldn't really single out individuals in a team game
Walshy5 Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 Drinkwater is ****ing wank! Most overated player weve got! What does he do apart from pass the ball backwards!
Fox92 Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 Drinkwater is ****ing wank! Most overated player weve got! What does he do apart from pass the ball backwards! Think it's harsh to point at one individual player. He was bad, as was most of our players... If Wellens was more fit, then I would have taken Drinkwater off at half time because Wellens was our best player in the first half. Many of our players could fit into the 'overrated' category though; Dyer is another example.
Kitchandro Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 Drinkwater is ****ing wank! Most overated player weve got! What does he do apart from pass the ball backwards! I think that's a bit harsh, he's quite slim and I have it on good authority that Nugent spends far more time at Nandos.
Guest Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 On a good day Drinky is a fantastic player. Good at breaking up opposition plays, retaining the ball, creating opportunities and chipping in with the odd goal. There's been far too few good days of late though.
DontSellKnockaert Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 Am I the only one who doesn't rate drinkwater? He slows down the pace of our attack, constantly passes backwards to Morgan, he's not creative at all. I personally rate King more than him, and I think that we're missing James.
marbelladave Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 Drinkwater is the player, who along with Knockaert, is suffering the most from NFP's cautious, negative approach. When we were playing well Drinkwater had options all over the pitch, Knockaert and Marshall roaming all across our frontline, dyer looking to use his pace and fullbacks driving forward into the space on the flanks. Now he has next to nothing, wide men tucked in keeping our shape, fullbacks with no space to run into, so he plays the ball back and it gets given the hoof, shame, I think he could be a seriously good player for us.
Guest Col city fan Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 Drinkwater is the player, who along with Knockaert, is suffering the most from NFP's cautious, negative approach. When we were playing well Drinkwater had options all over the pitch, Knockaert and Marshall roaming all across our frontline, dyer looking to use his pace and fullbacks driving forward into the space on the flanks. Now he has next to nothing, wide men tucked in keeping our shape, fullbacks with no space to run into, so he plays the ball back and it gets given the hoof, shame, I think he could be a seriously good player for us. Completely agree with this Both Drinkwater and Wood would look completely different players in a different set up.
southdevonfox Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 No one has been good recently stop their wages ( no work no pay )
smelly-pooface1 Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 Am I the only one who doesn't rate drinkwater? He slows down the pace of our attack, constantly passes backwards to Morgan, he's not creative at all. I personally rate King more than him, and I think that we're missing James. stfu u idiot andy king slows down attacks more than drinky u clown
DontSellKnockaert Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 stfu u idiot andy king slows down attacks more than drinky u clown Seems like you're the clown if you think drinkwater is better than king
Leicester_Loyal Posted 17 March 2013 Posted 17 March 2013 Lets not forget how much Drinkwater improved over the course of the year. When we first signed him he really was gash. Hopefully he can improve even more and become a accomplished CM for us.
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