moore_94 Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justfoxes Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 13 hours ago, moore_94 said: I great to see the lad happy and raring to go it’ll be like a new signing when he gets back, and just imagine the noise at the KP when he plays his first game of the season they’ll be another Earthquake in the midlands ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergray22 Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 On 19/02/2022 at 19:31, Lesta2014 said: Reckon he gets some 23s game time first like Justin did, believe 23s play Monday? Also like to think we learnt lesson from chucking Ricardo in an away European tie from last year. Burnley game is my prediction. He will probably be on the bench but against such a physical side as Burnley I’d give him another week of training and under 23s. I want him back for good in the words of take that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbury Fox Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 16 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Sounds like he is unlikely for Leeds as well then. Maybe see him back at Arsenal or at home to Brentford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GeorgeTheFox Posted 23 February 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 23 February 2022 I'd happily not play him at all this season if it means he's 100% for the next! Season is over anyway and there's no point risking him and potentially ruining a very promising career 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
les-tah Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 2 minutes ago, GeorgeTheFox said: I'd happily not play him at all this season if it means he's 100% for the next! Season is over anyway and there's no point risking him and potentially ruining a very promising career The league is over yeah but we can still do something in the Europa conference and maybe secure European football next year. If we had Fofana fit for April that would mean he mean he is available for the Quarters should we get there which gives us a massive boost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post foxfanazer Posted 23 February 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 23 February 2022 Please for the love of god ease the lad back in gently. Nobody seems to give a shit about this season anyway 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 Terrified we'll over use him when he's back and injure him again like we have done before. But remember it's just bad luck and there's nothing we can do about it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 23 February 2022 Author Share Posted 23 February 2022 If he's not coming back for a few weeks is this not a sign that we are managing his return sensibly and giving him time to be eased back in? Or is anything the staff do now not taken into account because or too many poor decisions in the past? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 5 minutes ago, StanSP said: If he's not coming back for a few weeks is this not a sign that we are managing his return sensibly and giving him time to be eased back in? Or is anything the staff do now not taken into account because or too many poor decisions in the past? JJ was training for a while before he was "eased back in". I'll believe it when I see it, I've only seen evidence of Rodgers putting himself ahead of his players welfare so far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowlattsFox Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 He shouldn't be starting games, but as a centre back I'd imagine its difficult to get minutes from the bench. Only when we are chucking the extra centre back on when 'hanging' on and we don't want to give BR any other encouragement to do that. Unless we have the odd game when we're coasting to victory Fofana will be an injury risk, whether he starts next week or next month. We need to avoid games in quick succession though and allow decent recovery time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 16 minutes ago, StanSP said: If he's not coming back for a few weeks is this not a sign that we are managing his return sensibly and giving him time to be eased back in? Or is anything the staff do now not taken into account because or too many poor decisions in the past? Ask me again if we ask him to play 3 games in a week after his comeback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxyLeon Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 Just seen the clip of him training with the lads, and the thing that stuck out to me straight away, was that he was alongside Soumare. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a huge upturn in form from Soumare now. I think it's pretty obvious Soumare's mood looks completely different to that in pre season where he was laughing and joking about , and I wouldn't be surprised if it has been linked to the fact he's missed Fofana, who is probably a huge part in how he integrates into the squad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 11 minutes ago, FoxyLeon said: Just seen the clip of him training with the lads, and the thing that stuck out to me straight away, was that he was alongside Soumare. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a huge upturn in form from Soumare now. I think it's pretty obvious Soumare's mood looks completely different to that in pre season where he was laughing and joking about , and I wouldn't be surprised if it has been linked to the fact he's missed Fofana, who is probably a huge part in how he integrates into the squad. This is generally true not sure you will see a huge upturn this season but next season we may see quite a different player ….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzer 7 Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 3 hours ago, GeorgeTheFox said: I'd happily not play him at all this season if it means he's 100% for the next! Season is over anyway and there's no point risking him and potentially ruining a very promising career The season most definitely isn't over. We need to put at least 12 more points on the board. The way things have been going this year that may not be so easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCCFox96 Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 Fofana's return hopefully give us a boost. Not only do we have an elite CB being integrated back into the first team picture (slowly and sensibly I hope!), I also think that having a player who walks into our starting 11 back will raise the levels of Amartey and Soyuncu. Big Dan has had some good games and some honking games, and Cags has been off his level all season - I am perhaps optimistically hoping this will focus them more as there is no a justifiable threat to their starting spot behind them, not just Vestergaard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergray22 Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 18 hours ago, Ric Flair said: I've done my damnest not to get excited by seeing him return but I can't help it. All I ask for is he's allowed the time and conditioning to get back to full fitness and if he can help us along the way this season then great but I'd honestly rather him help us every other game and we still be dog mess without him than try and get him to piece together our defence on his own. I’ve been counting down the days since Christmas. Actually this news is better than Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 Based on rodgers comments we will see him in the PL home to Brentford or at OT after the int break possible that he could make the ECL second leg game if we make it and it’s at home. I doubt we’d want to take him on a long flight and then play for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ian Nacho Posted 23 February 2022 Share Posted 23 February 2022 He’s only one hamstring injury away from being bald now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dayday Posted 3 March 2022 Share Posted 3 March 2022 Has his new contract been sorted yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volpeazzurro Posted 4 March 2022 Share Posted 4 March 2022 On 23/02/2022 at 13:06, st albans fox said: This is generally true not sure you will see a huge upturn this season but next season we may see quite a different player ….. If we end up with a different manager, we may also see him played in a different way which naturally suits his game, like the role he was in when he impressed at Lille. Having played for the French U16s, 17, 18, 19s and 21s, someone there clearly thinks he has talent. He's only just had his 22nd birthday, moved country and been put into a struggling Leicester City side whilst trying to get used to the pace and physicality of the Premiership and asked to do different things. No surprise that it's taking time. I'm sure he'd flourish elsewhere if not here. Don't be surprised when he turns up in a successful French national team in the future. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 4 March 2022 Share Posted 4 March 2022 On 23/02/2022 at 12:53, FoxyLeon said: Just seen the clip of him training with the lads, and the thing that stuck out to me straight away, was that he was alongside Soumare. I wouldn't be surprised if we see a huge upturn in form from Soumare now. I think it's pretty obvious Soumare's mood looks completely different to that in pre season where he was laughing and joking about , and I wouldn't be surprised if it has been linked to the fact he's missed Fofana, who is probably a huge part in how he integrates into the squad. Laughing and joking in preseason? Soumare? His demeanor has always struck me as a bit miserable although he probably isn't. Just unfortunate body language perhaps. Next season will determine his future in the Premier League. I think we'll find out pretty soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARM1968 Posted 4 March 2022 Share Posted 4 March 2022 He’ll be ok. Will probably take half a season to get his confidence in his leg fully back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergray22 Posted 4 March 2022 Share Posted 4 March 2022 Is there any concrete news on his return yet. I keep an eye but I haven’t seen anything of note recently. His return will be a big boost. We have to treat him carefully but just seeing him on the bench would be a big plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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