peterborofox Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 Wouldn't mind him back providing he was on top form and not injury prone which is a gamble. I've seen nothing from Silva to make me think yet that he is as good as DD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 4 minutes ago, lcfc278 said: I'm not arguing that both he and the club have moved on but just because he's left you can't just dismiss all the good he did in his time here. Immense in the championship and showed his quality throughout the PL years and title winning season. I was annoyed he left as well but to then claim he was average at best is laughable. He was very good in the Championship season alongside James. But that was in the Championship. He was also very effective in the Premier League-winning season, but he benefited enormously having Kante alongside him, who did the work of two men. Personally I'm not remotely convinced he'll be anywhere near as effective again now that he's older, more injury-prone and will not have Kante alongside him to take on a significant proportion of his workload (Ndidi is excellent, but not the same as Kante). It may occasionally work out very well when players go back to previous clubs, but I can't think of many examples. More likely it will be completely underwhelming and taint our memory of how he was before. I think we should steer well clear. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fox Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 Some people have very short memories - he was outstanding in the season we won the league and yes, N'golo was a massive part of his effectiveness but we all know NK is world class. I personally think it would be gutting to watch DD playing for Palace or the Hammers when we need a CM and alongside Ndidi he would be superb. He would have a point to prove on many fronts and a loan deal is a no brainer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 5 minutes ago, Old Fox said: Some people have very short memories - he was outstanding in the season we won the league and yes, N'golo was a massive part of his effectiveness but we all know NK is world class. I personally think it would be gutting to watch DD playing for Palace or the Hammers when we need a CM and alongside Ndidi he would be superb. He would have a point to prove on many fronts and a loan deal is a no brainer! So will it happen Old Fox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattolcfc Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 Danny is on around £150k per week, not only was he only worth that much for one amazing season, he is now injury plagued and it would disgruntled fellow players who are on a lot less such as Ndidi. It’s a no from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ClaphamFox Posted 9 August 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 9 August 2018 It’s been said before, but it’s worth repeating: if Drinkwater had never played for us, and was just another ageing, injury-prone Chelsea reject who had previously enjoyed a couple of good seasons at – let’s say - Southampton, how many Leicester fans would want him? Not many. Most would regard it as an unambitious and uninspiring move. So why do so many people apparently think otherwise? Sentiment. And sentiment should play no part whatsoever in choosing our squad players for this season. 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretPro Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 Can this thread go away now please? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 If fit and on form he’d walk into our team. Would others really but Iborra or Silva in ahead of him? I think all three are decent players but drinky can be brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecretPro Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 2 minutes ago, Finn Claw II said: If fit and on form he’d walk into our team. Would others really but Iborra or Silva in ahead of him? I think all three are decent players but drinky can be brilliant Biggest 'if' ever. Do we want a distinctly average (most of the time), Permanently injured, high wage demanding CM? No. We don't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 52 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said: It’s been said before, but it’s worth repeating: if Drinkwater had never played for us, and was just another ageing, injury-prone Chelsea reject who had previously enjoyed a couple of good seasons at – let’s say - Southampton, how many Leicester fans would want him? Not many. Most would regard it as an unambitious and uninspiring move. So why do so many people apparently think otherwise? Sentiment. And sentiment should play no part whatsoever in choosing our squad players for this season. We've made our bed with Silva now and there is Mendy who appears back in favour, Choudhury's development and Iborra and James. After the last two years of Drinkwater with poor form and 11 different times out injured I'm not sure why we'd want to bring him in when we have the options we do now and Drinkwater just muddies the waters. If we could bring in an obvious upgrade on Silva then yes but Drinkwater isn't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 Linked again in the independent this morning but I'm assuming with 6.5 hours left there is no real news on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Fox Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 9 hours ago, lcfc278 said: Average at best? Don’t make me laugh. He was absolutely class for us, bar his last season with us. He made the move to a bigger club and due to injuries etc. he’s never really had a chance st Chelsea. He he got into the England squad with us and was MOTM in his first game. Intelligent and classy midfielder and i’d Have him back here in a heartbeat. Some short memories from a few bitter fans. He was good for us in our title season. He was never even as good as James before his injury and only really got his chance after that. Kante beside him made him look better than he was. Yes he got into the England squad but I'd say that had more to do with politics than anything. Yet, that didn't last either no more than his stint at Chelsea. He was found out long before his injury there. Anyone who thinks he could replace Choudhury in the team is deluded and he's not even the finished article yet. But believe what you will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 James we can't trust with injuries, Mendy we can't trust with injuries, King just isn't good enough, Hamza whilst full of effort and running there has to be questions about his other abilites. With that in mind, for me personally I only see N'did, Silva and Iborra as serious options and the latter two have frankly flattered to deceive. Whether it's DD or someone else, in a perfect world I'd like another option in there. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 1 minute ago, Clever Fox said: He was good for us in our title season. He was never even as good as James before his injury and only really got his chance after that. Kante beside him made him look better than he was. Yes he got into the England squad but I'd say that had more to do with politics than anything. Yet, that didn't last either no more than his stint at Chelsea. He was found out long before his injury there. Anyone who thinks he could replace Choudhury in the team is deluded and he's not even the finished article yet. But believe what you will. I'll defend James all week long, but I think it's stretching it to say James was better. DD won player of the season in the championship lets not forget, over James. All of our CM's and most of the team struggled to adapt that first season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merging Cultures Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 2 minutes ago, Babylon said: James we can't trust with injuries, Mendy we can't trust with injuries, King just isn't good enough, Hamza whilst full of effort and running there has to be questions about his other abilites. With that in mind, for me personally I only see N'did, Silva and Iborra as serious options and the latter two have frankly flattered to deceive. Whether it's DD or someone else, in a perfect world I'd like another option in there. I agree with another option, but they should be a forward thinking CM like Maddison as we don't have another CM like him (Silva at a pinch, and maybe Okazaki providing the link up play...). I don't see DD doing that. We are well covered for the 2 in front of the defence. Ideally, I think we also need another wide forward/winger - unless Ghezzal exceeds expectations.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 Surely he will be leaving with them now signing Kovacic as well? Loftus-Cheek needs to get out of there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 Bring in Loftus-Cheek I say... 2 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: Surely he will be leaving with them now signing Kovacic as well? Loftus-Cheek needs to get out of there as well. I would love Loftus-Cheek here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 12 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said: Surely he will be leaving with them now signing Kovacic as well? Loftus-Cheek needs to get out of there as well. They apparently want a 10M 'loan' fee!! WTF IBTL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 1 hour ago, ClaphamFox said: It’s been said before, but it’s worth repeating: if Drinkwater had never played for us, and was just another ageing, injury-prone Chelsea reject who had previously enjoyed a couple of good seasons at – let’s say - Southampton, how many Leicester fans would want him? Not many. Most would regard it as an unambitious and uninspiring move. So why do so many people apparently think otherwise? Sentiment. And sentiment should play no part whatsoever in choosing our squad players for this season. That’s quite a poor argument really as the reason people would be happy to see him back is because we have seen him week in week out where as if he played for Southampton we wouldn’t have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 22 minutes ago, Babylon said: James we can't trust with injuries, Mendy we can't trust with injuries, King just isn't good enough, Hamza whilst full of effort and running there has to be questions about his other abilites. With that in mind, for me personally I only see N'did, Silva and Iborra as serious options and the latter two have frankly flattered to deceive. Whether it's DD or someone else, in a perfect world I'd like another option in there. Abdulkadir Omür to join his compatriot Soyuncru would be immense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeds Fox Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 1 hour ago, ClaphamFox said: It’s been said before, but it’s worth repeating: if Drinkwater had never played for us, and was just another ageing, injury-prone Chelsea reject who had previously enjoyed a couple of good seasons at – let’s say - Southampton, how many Leicester fans would want him? Not many. Most would regard it as an unambitious and uninspiring move. So why do so many people apparently think otherwise? Sentiment. And sentiment should play no part whatsoever in choosing our squad players for this season. I think it might be the opposite but it’s a hard one to call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 1 hour ago, ClaphamFox said: It’s been said before, but it’s worth repeating: if Drinkwater had never played for us, and was just another ageing, injury-prone Chelsea reject who had previously enjoyed a couple of good seasons at – let’s say - Southampton, how many Leicester fans would want him? Not many. Most would regard it as an unambitious and uninspiring move. So why do so many people apparently think otherwise? Sentiment. And sentiment should play no part whatsoever in choosing our squad players for this season. Aging He's 28 for goodness sake. Did most regard signing Iborra as unambitious, despite the fact he rarely played for Seville and was even more "aging"? No. The only question mark are the injuries he's had, of which the club will have very good knowledge of. They'll most probably know if there was something underlying or whether he's just had an unlucky time of it. They'll know more than people labeling him injury prone, despite not having a history of injuries previously. He's not some Southampton player we have little knowledge of, he's someone who has won player of the season and two leagues with us. We know first hand what a good player he actually was and we're not basing if off a handful of games on Sky. IF the deal is right, and it's a big IF... then most teams in this league would see him as potentially a very good signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Markyblue Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 The odds on sky bet have gone down dramatically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clever Fox Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 29 minutes ago, Babylon said: I'll defend James all week long, but I think it's stretching it to say James was better. DD won player of the season in the championship lets not forget, over James. All of our CM's and most of the team struggled to adapt that first season. James was always a more talented player until injury basically ruin his top flight career. Yes, DD did have a couple of good seasons but so did King and look what's happened to him also. The team struggled first season but I believe that was more to do with tactics than the players. but that's all history now it's forward we;re looking and I think we could do a lot better than bring someone back who is now injury prone, slow etc. I'm not inspired by Iborra or Silva either which is why I think Choudhury can seize his chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 9 August 2018 Share Posted 9 August 2018 4 minutes ago, Markyblue said: The odds on sky bet have gone down dramatically. What were they last night I forgot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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