Players’ Reactions

[Mike Oxlong]

10 minutes ago, indierich06 said:

****, meant to put this in the new manager thread. I've got a newborn and have had about two hours sleep. 

I wouldn’t worry about it. Hutter’s a bit of a “player” going by some of the pics of him in the other thread. Hope all is going well with the new arrival btw. It gets worse …. and then infinitely better 

[indierich06]

3 hours ago, Mike Oxlong said:

I wouldn’t worry about it. Hutter’s a bit of a “player” going by some of the pics of him in the other thread. Hope all is going well with the new arrival btw. It gets worse …. and then infinitely better 

This is number 2! We've got a 4 year gap between the two of them. Forgot how knackering it was at the start, basic error.

[Andy W]

7 hours ago, LCFCJohn said:

I bet you were one who was saying he needed a loan to the Championship when we were in the Prem and have now downgraded him as justification for not playing him now we are in the Championship!

 

Just be honest and say ‘I don’t like him, I never will so I want us to get rid of him’.

I hope he comes good and thought it would happen

 

Unfortunately he has gone down hill faster than Franz Klammer

 

A loan to League 1 or League 2 might build up his confidence

 

Just not good enough but would happier to loan rather than get rid

 

 

[Tommy Fresh]

1 minute ago, Andy W said:

I hope he comes good and thought it would happen

 

Unfortunately he has gone down hill faster than Franz Klammer

 

A loan to League 1 or League 2 might build up his confidence

 

Just not good enough but would happier to loan rather than get rid

 

 

Don't add League 2 in 😂

[LCFCJohn]

25 minutes ago, Andy W said:

I hope he comes good and thought it would happen

 

Unfortunately he has gone down hill faster than Franz Klammer

 

A loan to League 1 or League 2 might build up his confidence

 

Just not good enough but would happier to loan rather than get rid

 

 

I just don’t get this mindset.

 

So you want us to loan him out to an inferior league, likely paying a large part of his wages whilst having to bring in a new left back with the associated costs of possibly the transfer fee, wages, agents fees etc, for Thomas to then likely walk for free when his contract ends next summer?

 

Thats just really poor business sense, better off let him go on a permanent transfer out this summer.

[Andy W]

1 hour ago, LCFCJohn said:

I just don’t get this mindset.

 

So you want us to loan him out to an inferior league, likely paying a large part of his wages whilst having to bring in a new left back with the associated costs of possibly the transfer fee, wages, agents fees etc, for Thomas to then likely walk for free when his contract ends next summer?

 

Thats just really poor business sense, better off let him go on a permanent transfer out this summer.

Perhaps a contact extension like choudary

[Andy W]

1 hour ago, Tommy Fresh said:

Don't add League 2 in 😂

You are presuming that a league 1 club would take him

[LCFCJohn]

1 hour ago, Andy W said:

Perhaps a contact extension like choudary

And why would he. He’d be better finding a permanent home elsewhere.

 

Add to that the needless cost of bringing a new LB in. Either we keep Kristiansen and Thomas competing and rotating with each other or we let Thomas go permanently and hope the fee and saving in wages can fund the replacement. A loan just makes zero sense.

[VinceNoir]

Since everyone is lauding VK for his statement a few weeks back, here's another interview with him. This time from Danish media bold.dk: https://bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/victor-kristiansen-abner-op-om-turbulent-tid-i-leicester-det-har-vaeret-hardt 

 

Google Translate is often a bit shit, so I've translated the gist of it for you:  

On moving to Leicester:
"In general, it's been an amazing step for my career and one I felt like I was waiting for. It's been six months of learning a lot about football, how to play at the highest level week after week, but I've also learned a lot about myself. Experiencing the contrast from cycling and walking to training to all of a sudden being on my own in England. It's been a learning experience for me."

 

On contrast between playing for a title-chasing team and a team fighting relegation: 

"Being in a relegation fight during a turbulent time for the players, manager and club was extremely difficult. I didn't really know how to handle it. So that was pretty tough, but now that it's happened, I think I can use that experience to shape myself moving forward. 

 

On why that experience was so tough: 

"I've played for one club my entire life. This "FCK DNA" that we talk about over here is deeply rooted in me. Principles, how to pass, where to run and all that. It's all something I know like the back of my hand. Suddenly, I'm somewhere else and I have to find not only myself but also my team mates. When you come to a club in which the pressure is on, 7-8 players are running out of contract and a manager gets the sack, there's a lot of uncertainty around the place. And then I arrived as a young Dane that didn't know enough about the team or how my team mates play. That was tough. 

 

On attending FCK's trophy celebration (VK got a medal as he played half the season there):

"It was kind of weird going from relegation with Leicester to suddenly celebrating a league title with FCK. In the weeks leading up to it, it got quite intense. I'd been benched for a few matches and all of a sudden didn't feel as valuable as when I first arrived. As I said, that was pretty tough, but it was also a new challenge for me."

 

On how he felt celebrating with FCK given what he'd experienced with Leicester:

"It wasn't easy. You have to show respect for Leicester, so that's what I tried to do. At the same time, I wanted to be happy for me former team mates and coaches. But at the same time show respect and humility towards my current employer."

On whether he will stay with Leicester in The Championship next season:

"Yes, that's the plan right now. After all, The Championship isn't that ****ing bad for a 20-year-old. 46 matches, a bunch of cup competition and either getting called up to the national team or the U21's. I'm looking forward to it. Of course, when I moved, I was sold on the idea of playing in the Premier League, but as I've said before, you can't dwell on whether you will go down or not. You have to grab your chance and strike while the iron is hot. That's what I did when I moved to Leicester. I'm sure that in 10 years, when I'm looking back on my career - hopefully after having returned to FC Copenhagen - I'll be happy with the choices I made."

 

[StanSP]

2 minutes ago, VinceNoir said:

been benched for a few matches and all of a sudden didn't feel as valuable as when I first arrived. As I said, that was pretty tough, but it was also a new challenge for me."

Ffs Brendan. 

[st albans fox]

10 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Ffs Brendan. 

Did Brendan actually drop him ? I thought he had a knock 

[LFox99]

2 hours ago, VinceNoir said:

FCK DNA

good old **** dna

[Daggers]

On 11/06/2023 at 16:35, Stuntman_Mike said:

You'd keep your son away from Leicester because people have split views on players? That happens everywhere. 

 

The people who wanted Chilwell out aren't necessarily the same people who don't rate KDH etc etc. 

Anyone born in the new millennium is an idiot and deserves to be told they aren’t good enough. It certainly worked on my children as it gave them the motivation to go find lives and achievements away from the family nest. I’d tell you if it works but they don’t return my calls or texts. 

[sm1]

Not getting all this negativity around Luke. Yes, he didnt have a great season and VK is better then him, but the amount of games we'll have in the championship, Luke is good enough as a 2nd LB. We all know how proactive the full backs are under Pep, and i think Enzo will bring the same philosophy. Having a coach that isn't Rodgers, will be good for Luke, who looked decent when he 1st came into the team, but a few months with Rodgers had him playing worse. The same could be said for VK.

[Ed 1]

1 minute ago, sm1 said:

Not getting all this negativity around Luke. Yes, he didnt have a great season and VK is better then him, but the amount of games we'll have in the championship, Luke is good enough as a 2nd LB. We all know how proactive the full backs are under Pep, and i think Enzo will bring the same philosophy. Having a coach that isn't Rodgers, will be good for Luke, who looked decent when he 1st came into the team, but a few months with Rodgers had him playing worse. The same could be said for VK.

I think it’s the fact that he’s not got any particularly strong attributes mate.
He’s not strong. He’s not overly quick. He’s not great at shooting, tackling, heading. The list goes on…. 

Luke may find his level at the Championship or below in time, but he’s shown since he came into 2-3 years ago that he’s not good enough consistently at Prem level. It’s a shame as he’s a local lad but life often isn’t about sentimentality…..

[The_Rorab]

I think at the end of the day by the end of Rodgers' tenure no-one was progressing or playing particularly well.

 

I don't think Thomas had a particularly good last year, but new managers have revitalised players in poor form or stagnating in development before - so I'm not really writing off anyone before seeing them under a new regime - hopefully the Rodgers shackles being off can help a lot of players at the club!