Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

[CloudFox]

4 minutes ago, Foxy-Lady said:

....and the fact that he plays with his shirt tucked in (sometimes!).   

 

Reason for this is probably because he was always very small through the age groups so he had to tuck his shirt in as the shirts were always way too big for him and drowned him    

Love this insight!

 

I'm so pleased to see him doing well. His drive and determination is exactly what we need right now. Definitely being rewarded for his patience so far.

 

[Guest SO1]

Everything I hoped he would be with potential for so much more. Keep grinding Kiernan!

[FoxyLeon]

Goes to show why you can't be 'Snobbish' about signing players from the Championship.....Same with Justin in that regard.

Young upcoming players from lower leagues, have served us incredibly well, Justin/Vardy/Mahrez/Kante etc.

 

I'd rather be signing lower league youngsters with potential, than guys like Vestergaard/Bertrand who have absolutely nothing to offer.

[Stadt]

0.28 G+A p90 across his career so far. Fantastic number for a central midfielder. 

[lcfc sheff]

2 hours ago, FoxyLeon said:

Goes to show why you can't be 'Snobbish' about signing players from the Championship.....Same with Justin in that regard.

Young upcoming players from lower leagues, have served us incredibly well, Justin/Vardy/Mahrez/Kante etc.

 

I'd rather be signing lower league youngsters with potential, than guys like Vestergaard/Bertrand who have absolutely nothing to offer.

It is crucial we keep on with this tradition

[davieG]

Leicester City: Brendan Rodgers explains the midfielder's impact
In an exclusive interview with Sky Sports, Brendan Rodgers explains why Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has become an important player for Leicester City

Adam Bate
Comment and Analysis @ghostgoal

Wednesday 15 December 2021 08:07, UK

Leicester City's Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has justified his manager's trust in him

With Brendan Rodgers desperate for a result against Newcastle on Sunday, he named Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in his starting line-up for the third time in eight days. The academy graduate rewarded his manager by playing a key role in Leicester's 4-0 win.

A scorer in Naples on Thursday, Dewsbury-Hall was even more impressive against Newcastle. He only made his full Premier League debut last week but looks at home in the top division, combining maturity on the ball with exuberance off it.

Having covered more ground than anyone prior to his substitution at Aston Villa on his first start, he repeated the feat over 90 minutes this time. Preferred to £17m summer signing Boubakary Soumare, he has brought energy and quality to Leicester's midfield.

"I think he is a fantastic talent with a lovely left foot who moves around the pitch well, he has got an eye for goal and he is hungry," Rodgers tells Sky Sports. "That is what you need from your team, you need players who are hungry to prove themselves."

James Maddison and Youri Tielemans took the headlines. Dewsbury-Hall played his part. There was a drop of the shoulder before beating his man to set up Harvey Barnes early in the second. It was his forward pass to Maddison in the build-up to the second goal. 

 

As well as being a willing runner, he has shown the personality required to get on the ball. He averages more touches per 90 minutes than any Leicester player, completing more passes in the opposition half and even creating the most chances from open play.

 

More here - https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/12494770/kiernan-dewsbury-hall-impressing-for-leicester-city-brendan-rodgers-explains-the-midfielders-impact

 

 

[alanf0x]

20 hours ago, Foxy-Lady said:

Big differences between Choudhury and KDH is that Choudhury is a very one dimensional player who doesn't read the game very well, hence the lunging tackles and always seemingly chasing back from the wrong side of the ball.

KDH is similarly athletic but far more adaptable in his style of play, technically much better and reads the game very well....and he's a very humble lad as well so none of this will ever go to his head.

You missed that KDH can control a football and doesn’t play every pass either backwards or 5 yards behind a player!!

[Dames]

Been very impressed with this lad lately so much so that it might just lessen the blow of losing Youri in the summer somewhat. 

[StriderHiryu]

Great article that from Sky.

 

Quite ridiculous when you think about it that he's only played a handful of games for us. He is older than the likes of Barnes, Thomas, Choudhury and Chilwell when making his debut, but at the same time has been a lot more impressive than those guys. He's playing like a ready-made Premier league player from the off!

[StanSP]

He's got one hell of an engine on him. A workhorse of a midfielder. He and Youri completing 90s every game could be really good for us. Reliable players who are decent on the ball too but also off it. 

[StriderHiryu]

1 hour ago, StanSP said:

He's got one hell of an engine on him. A workhorse of a midfielder. He and Youri completing 90s every game could be really good for us. Reliable players who are decent on the ball too but also off it. 

Much of Liverpool's success comes from the workrate of their midfielders. They don't grab the headlines like the front three do, but make no mistake about it, at both Dortmund and Liverpool, it was the central midfield work rate and energy that powered Klopp's teams.

 

When the entire team is on the front foot and presses the game, the game is played higher up the pitch and you are under less pressure defensively. We've already scored multiple goals from successful pressures from KDH, or in a combination pressure with Luke Thomas like for Tielemans second goal against Newcastle.

 

It might be more difficult to sustain over the Christmas period, but high intensity pressing from our midfield brings out the best in us as a team.

[BrokenRecord]

Now, I know every player has a different engine, different physical abilities, but I do wonder why Soumare doesn't look at KDH and take some notes. Obviously KDH is faster and maybe more agile due to Soumare's taller and stronger build, but he has no excuse to not fight to win the ball back in the same way KDH does. 

[Grebfromgrebland]

Give Soumare a chance FFS. KDH is playing for his home town club probably living at home with all his friends and family around him for support and has been at this club for years.

 

Soumare has left all that behind and is in a brand new country he might take a season to adjust.

Edited 15 December 2021 by Grebfromgrebland

[ParkerPen]

18 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Much of Liverpool's success comes from the workrate of their midfielders. They don't grab the headlines like the front three do, but make no mistake about it, at both Dortmund and Liverpool, it was the central midfield work rate and energy that powered Klopp's teams.

 

When the entire team is on the front foot and presses the game, the game is played higher up the pitch and you are under less pressure defensively. We've already scored multiple goals from successful pressures from KDH, or in a combination pressure with Luke Thomas like for Tielemans second goal against Newcastle.

 

It might be more difficult to sustain over the Christmas period, but high intensity pressing from our midfield brings out the best in us as a team.

agree with all of this, our lack of (effective) pressing in previous games is part of the reason we have struggled

[coolhandfox]

1 hour ago, StriderHiryu said:

Great article that from Sky.

 

Quite ridiculous when you think about it that he's only played a handful of games for us. He is older than the likes of Barnes, Thomas, Choudhury and Chilwell when making his debut, but at the same time has been a lot more impressive than those guys. He's playing like a ready-made Premier league player from the off!

Probably another reason the club was happy to let Praet go on loan with a view to moving him on. Bringing in some money and replace him in the squad with someone who cost nothing is good business. 

 

KDH is a player that makes others better, always on the move, willing to accept the ball.

 

[An Sionnach]

KDH and Soumaré should be really up to speed by next season and with Praet probably coming back , we won',t be short of choice. We will need to spend big to replace Youri but we should have the money. The DM position is going to need some thought. Wilf can't be guaranteed a place if he is out of form. Mendy will leave and maybe Hamza as well. I reckon Fofana could easily move forward a bit if and when necessary. That will depend on us getting a proper successor to Jonny this time.

[Deeg67]

18 minutes ago, An Sionnach said:

KDH and Soumaré should be really up to speed by next season and with Praet probably coming back , we won',t be short of choice. We will need to spend big to replace Youri but we should have the money. The DM position is going to need some thought. Wilf can't be guaranteed a place if he is out of form. Mendy will leave and maybe Hamza as well. I reckon Fofana could easily move forward a bit if and when necessary. That will depend on us getting a proper successor to Jonny this time.

Praet isn't coming back unless we have a new manager.

[filbertway]

57 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

Give Soumare a chance FFS. KDH is playing for his home town club probably living at home with all his friends and family around him for support and has been at this club for years.

 

Soumare has left all that behind and is in a brand new country he might take a season to adjust.

In which case he should have plenty of spare time to get in the gym

 

[An Sionnach]

20 minutes ago, Deeg67 said:

Praet isn't coming back unless we have a new manager.

We know they don't get on but in the end it will be down to money. If Torino won't fork out his 3.9 million a year salary somebody else will have to.

[moore_94]

2 minutes ago, An Sionnach said:

We know they don't get on but in the end it will be down to money. If Torino won't fork out his 3.9 million a year salary somebody else will have to.

They have an option to buy in place, meaning they will already have some agreement with Praet on a permanent deal

[Hales]

Jeez we are bare bones now, shame we can't recall Dennis! 

[Stadt]

1 hour ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

Give Soumare a chance FFS. KDH is playing for his home town club probably living at home with all his friends and family around him for support and has been at this club for years.

 

Soumare has left all that behind and is in a brand new country he might take a season to adjust.

I think Soumare will improve upon this season but not radically. Even how he profiled in France isn't overly impressive stats wise. He was a good ball carrier and decent passer but the rest of game has some serious deficiencies 

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, Stadt said:

I think Soumare will improve upon this season but not radically. Even how he profiled in France isn't overly impressive stats wise. He was a good ball carrier and decent passer but the rest of game has some serious deficiencies 

His 22, player development isn't linear, lots of time for he to improve  

[WigstonWanderer]

I hope his propensity to carry the ball and pass forward doesn’t  get coached out of him

Edited 15 December 2021 by WigstonWanderer

[foxile5]

3 minutes ago, WigstonWanderer said:

I hope his propensity to carry the ball and pass forward does get coached out of him

Don't worry about that. He'll soon be threading balls through the opposition attack to Soyuncu.