Patson Daka

[coolhandfox]

Has the happy knack of being in the right place at the right time.

 

Loves a tap in. 

 

Going to be a big player for us. 

 

 

Edited 17 February 2022 by coolhandfox
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[Bert]

2 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Has the happy knack of being in the right place at the right time.

 

Loves a tap in. 

 

Going to be a big paper for us. 

 

 

Hopefully not the sun 

[Webbo]

I think he's been poor for his last few games but he could be massive for us in the future. 

[dormelcfc]

Daka is absolutely nothing but an out-and-out goalscorer, which for a me is a huge positive.

 

Sure, he could work on a lot of things including his running off the ball, first touch, hold up play etc but the fact he can score even when he's having a shocker bodes really well for when Vardy eventually decides to hang up his boots.

[Lako42]

Slightly concerned how he looked completely uninterested tonight, even after scoring. 

 

He's gone from the happiest man I've ever seen to looking a bit withdrawn. 

 

Have we coached the directness and excitement out of him already? 

[coolhandfox]

10 minutes ago, Lako42 said:

Slightly concerned how he looked completely uninterested tonight, even after scoring. 

 

He's gone from the happiest man I've ever seen to looking a bit withdrawn. 

 

Have we coached the directness and excitement out of him already? 

Looked pretty happy to me.

[Tanya]

I thought he was poor but still scored a goal. I think he's been great for us this season. 

[It'sblueupnorth]

3 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Nowhere near the finished article. Quite poor off the ball I think and physically not strong enough yet. Can go missing in games. Still lots of promise though. 

His off the ball is a long way off vardys, but how often does vardy go missing in games, I think it’s more to do with this system than the striker but that’s just how I see it!

[KrefelderFox666]

Not sure what people want.

 

Do they want a player who has fantastic games but can't finish? Or a player who doesn't play that good but consistently scores?

 

I would much rather have someone who keeps scoring goals for us. Imagine if he actually improved some of the all round play and got better over time!

[lcfc sheff]

If you create him chances he will score. We’ve got to go back to being an exciting team it’s no good trying to put the ball up for him to chest down, that isn’t his game. We need to create quality chances like that Youri cross early on because that’s what he feeds off.

 

 

[surrifox]

8 hours ago, coolhandfox said:

Looked pretty happy to me.

Me too 

[Kuredufox]

4 minutes ago, surrifox said:

Me too 

and me

[murphy]

Lots of faint praise in this thread, some people have no foresight.  Can't see past the rough edges.  Daka is gonna be a very special player.

 

We are so spoiled to have Vardy, Nacho and Daka.  A goal machine forward is the most sought after player in football and we've got three of em.

[Koke]

First season, 10 goals in 23 appearances. In a team that's struggling for form and confidence. He'll get even better next season. 

[moore_94]

40 minutes ago, Koke said:

First season, 10 goals in 23 appearances. In a team that's struggling for form and confidence. He'll get even better next season. 

Gets even better when you look further into it

 

10 goals and 4 assists in 14 starts

 

1,311 minutes played - 14.6 90s

 

Goal contribution every 93.6 minutes - basically a goal contribution every game

[RowlattsFox]

Will score lots of scrappy goals by being in the right place, get the ball in the box enough and he will get you goals. 

[Lesta2014]

Just imagine if we actually give this lad a few chances a game infront of goal. 

[StanSP]

wHy iS hE So uNhApPy?!! 11

 

[LCCFox96]

Daka is a lethal finisher. Last night's goal was a great example, he had next to no time to react to it and still managed to turn it into the net.

 

I'd like to see him playing on the shoulder of the final defender and us trying to spring the offside trap more - our winner at Brentford and our second goal at Liverpool came from his direct runs and it was lightening from our midfield into the back of the net. With Barnes and Lookman also capable of the same runs, and Tielemans, Maddison and Iheanacho more than well equipped to play the necessary through balls it could be be a fruitful route to more goals for us.

[Finnegan]

11 hours ago, Lako42 said:

Slightly concerned how he looked completely uninterested tonight, even after scoring. 

 

He's gone from the happiest man I've ever seen to looking a bit withdrawn. 

 

Have we coached the directness and excitement out of him already? 

 

How the fvck did he look uninterested? He looked a little low on confidence but uninterested is a hell of a claim. 

[Lako42]

14 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

How the fvck did he look uninterested? He looked a little low on confidence but uninterested is a hell of a claim. 

to be fair it was badly worded. 

 

He looked nothing like the lad that started with us. He looked withdrawn or not as energised IMO. 

[leicesterlad1989]

30 minutes ago, LCCFox96 said:

Daka is a lethal finisher. Last night's goal was a great example, he had next to no time to react to it and still managed to turn it into the net.

 

I'd like to see him playing on the shoulder of the final defender and us trying to spring the offside trap more - our winner at Brentford and our second goal at Liverpool came from his direct runs and it was lightening from our midfield into the back of the net. With Barnes and Lookman also capable of the same runs, and Tielemans, Maddison and Iheanacho more than well equipped to play the necessary through balls it could be be a fruitful route to more goals for us.

We are far too slow and laboured with and without the ball currently. What we keep seeing is Daka coming back into midfield and trying to get involved. This has always been noticeable for me when we have a drop in form. Even when playing with Vardy. The difference being, Vardy (and Iheanacho) are better than Daka with their backs to goal. Daka will improve over time I am sure.

What we need to start doing is what we did at times against West Ham second half and that's moving the ball quicker and switching the play more often, rather than side to side passing at the back.

[Marshall Cockney Fox]

Daka would play much better with a foil. Someone like Kel closer to him. Isolated up top or not fed quick enough really limits him.

[turlo]

He didn't go wild after his goal last night as he knew it was borderline offside and was waiting for the VAR review.

He's not looked quite as sharp since he came back from his hamstring injury, as there's been a few occasions where he's could've got in behind in recent games but just could quite get onto the end of the through ball.  His acceleration and top end speed will come back, as we've seen with Vardy he's often looked rusty for a few games when coming back from injury, as with games coming think and fast they won't be doing as much acceleration/sprint training. 

[lcfcell]

He’s probably going to end up with 15 or so goals in his first season here, really good going. He’ll be great for us