Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall

[Deeg67]

4 hours ago, Sooper Steve's shin said:

Unpopular opinion: we missed him more than Madders when they were both injured. 

Sometimes things are unpopular for a reason.

[Clever Fox]

On 30/01/2023 at 12:27, fuchsntf said:

Look he's no Alan Ball,or even Gerard,

But he's the the mainstay of an Engine room we need..KDH balances Tielemans waverings...Cleans & sweeps the oddities of Ndidi,who should be now doing similar to KDH, and balances the IMO the excellent but,like Ball Mendy being short ass...Though Ball found a way to be an excellent irritant, great ball carrier and deliverery man.Scored some great goals...& Headers.

KDH Tielemans(Praet) Mendy, feeding

Tete , Nacho, Barnes,with Maddison supplying that free-flow of movement & creation...Should start to supply us with the push,to get us out of any Relegation

threat....

Vardy is gone for the important run in to the EO season. Depends how Rodgers wants to set up...and how much on the front foot he is willing to take us...

Better with KDH giving us the tact and enforcement...We have nobody like him

who gives us that vibe...

 

 

I know Tete got the plaudits but I thought KDH was MOTM.  Without his chassing and harrasing Villa could have been out of sight but for KDHs contribution to our first 2 goals.

He's not the most talented as a player but he's making up for it in other ways which shows he's learning on the job.

[eblair]

17 hours ago, Sooper Steve's shin said:

Unpopular opinion: we missed him more than Madders when they were both injured. 

agree could see us winning without madders, when we were without KDH it was the most depressed ive been watching a city side since puel

 

no press whatsoever

[Devonfox1884]

Think he was played on the right to get on the ball and make the exact type of switch to Barnes like the one that led to the second goal. 
 

I really like KDH but his single-footedness is a glaring issue in his game. Despite this, he worked hard as always and played a big part in 2 goals.
 

Will be interesting to see if Brendan drops him or Youri if he decides to go with a DM against Spurs.

[FoxyLeon]

He's our Henderson. It's glaringly obvious when he is missing, I really hope we sign a similar player in the summer so we can rest him at times. I think we could play similarly to liverpool next year, Ndidi in the fabinho role, KDH and a new signing doing the Henderson/Wijnaldum roles, and Iheanacho with two wide forwards alongside him. 

Tielemans hits the odd worldy, but I think you'll see us be a much better side if we had two KDH's in the engine room.

[UniFox21]

Worried me on a few occasions today. Mendy and Castagne had come over to cover his man a few times, which left us hugely exposed when their tackle was missed. Definitely needs to work on his defensive positioning when he doesn't have Youri next to him 

[Phenom]

Just now, UniFox21 said:

Worried me on a few occasions today. Mendy and Castagne had come over to cover his man a few times, which left us hugely exposed when their tackle was missed. Definitely needs to work on his defensive positioning when he doesn't have Youri next to him 

Lol you think Youri helps him defensively?

[UHDrive]

First 15 minutes in particular he was absolutely shocking!!!

 

He needs to sort his ball control skills quick time because it's obvious that his brain can't compute what he wants to do with his boot and the trajectory to that target. 

 

I'm beginning to get concerned and I feel in the summer we should be looking for a more polished box to box player with him as a back up player.

[South Shire Fox]

Thought he was decent today? Needs to work on his right foot but sprays some lovely passes about and his energy hassling the opposition makes us a much better team

[foxfanazer]

Feel like he sets the tone when it comes to pressing and ratting

[jmono84]

First half he gave the ball away so much but he still did ok.

 

second half he was much more assured in possession.

 

His and Mendy’s work rate in the middle is vital for our game.

[eblair]

ball he played to barnes which was called a foul as unreal

 

takes time to get his feet up to scratch in a game, no chance we find player with his work rate and hustle 

 

good good player for us

[smudger63]

His energy, and his hustling is vital for us, but finding himself more on the right side of the pitch instead of the left, which he was mainly, in the first half, i think he struggled a bit.  Maybe because he only uses his right foot to stand on. A couple of his passes to Tete in the first half were appaling.  That said, he is an integeral part of the impovement, and we miss him and his energy when he doesnt play. 

[BenTheFox]

Th evidence is clear, we are better when he plays. You need legs in midfield in the modern game. He gives us a much better balance. 

[teblin]

Great work ethic and always give his all, we'd be better if we had more with his attitude.

 

However, his passing at times is woeful (not the only one) and his decision-making in the final 3rd is poor, always seems to have 1 too many touches. 

 

Hoping it's just a blip, but I think he'd get more stick if he wasn't an academy graduate.

[Maybes]

Huffs and puffs and always gives his all but recently he’s been well below his best.

[lcfcsnow]

Wonder who has the worst right foot out of academy graduates Chilwell, Schlupp and KDH.

[Sunbury Fox]

He lacks quality on the ball but his energy is crucial to us in midfield. The problem comes when Maddison is injured and we are relying more on KDH for creativity and play making. 

[funkyrobot]

He’s loved by Rodgers but it could’ve easily been him hooked off early rather than Praet last night. His effort is fabulous but that should really be a prerequisite for any professional footballer. He gives the simple ball away way too much. You wouldn’t mind if it was a Tielemans style incisive pass that gets cut out, too often it’s basic ones. He’s likely to have more responsibility deeper and across more of the pitch (rather than just  his usual narrow inner left furrow) with Tielemans out, it’s whether he can step up. Definitely no point putting Soumare or Ndidi next to him. Has to be Mendy as he’s our best passer available and our most mobile deeper midfielder. 

[Tomlcfc133]

he's very close to be a top midfielder, lacks composure in final third but his dribbling and work effort is up there with the top players

[Claridge]

2 minutes ago, Tomlcfc133 said:

he's very close to be a top midfielder, lacks composure in final third but his dribbling and work effort is up there with the top players

Trouble is the composure in the final third is Sunday league level. Miles away from being a top midfielder because of this. Try’s hard though

[st albans fox]

3 minutes ago, Tomlcfc133 said:

he's very close to be a top midfielder, lacks composure in final third but his dribbling and work effort is up there with the top players

He really isn’t unless you count running around a lot and commitment as making you a top class midfielder……

[Sharpe's Fox]

ransafackinroundabit but thats all he does. He couldn't pass wind.

[Tomlcfc133]

1.4 key passes per game for a central midfielder is pretty decent, better than Youri , like said he has got the quality to do it but just not consistent enough with this final ball, hence why he's close to being a top midfielder 

[ParkerPen]

KDH is not always as bad as last night, but he was BAD last night