Vestergaard

[OntarioFox]

If any of us on here would have said 2-3 years ago that he would be starting - and bossing - even one game for us in the Premier League in 2024, you / I / they would have been laughed out of the room.

We were under the cosh for a lot of the game yesterday, but he was solid as a rock. Credit Wout as well, but he kept losing Solanke for those headers which Mads mercifully mopped up. I don't recall Vesty getting beaten in the air by comparison.

Absolutely fair play Jannik, you're fast becoming one of my favourite players. Don't think there's been a turnaround in a player's form and standing like this at the club since... well, a certain Mr. Vardy was pretty pants in his first year for us. 

Edited 20 August by OntarioFox

[trooky]

A Very solid game and not sure why it's a surprise to everyone.

 

He's a Danish international with 50 PL games and 185 Bundesliga games experience before we signed him.

 

It's only Rodgers ridiculous treatment of him who choose to play Amartey over him that  created this hatred towards him.

[Claudio Fannieri]

Thought he was superb last night, I really love the aggression he shows, his pressing is excellent and he his ability to play out from the back albeit in a different tactical set up will be invaluable. 

[Torten]

He has to start every game

[ceebeefox]

He won’t get exposed in a low block system, and let’s be honest we will play like that all season. And on the ball he can play.

[lcfc sheff]

Love to see it. A low block.

 

its not rocket science, we don’t have the quickest centre backs but playing this system means they don’t have run back 90% of the game like headless chickens and have the other players in and around them to track back and regain our defensive shape.

 

we will get caught out a few times by a rapid striker, but keep the faith in these two.

[CrazyKopCorner]

He really was superb last night  

 

When you doubt him he comes back with a big performance. 

 

He's clearly got a very good character 

 

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

If we're playing a deep line he'll be absolutely fine.

[Babylon]

Amazing what can happen if you don't ask a big lumbering giant to play on the half way line.

[coolhandfox]

Looked a real leader last night.

 

Another player who got done over by Rodger’s 

Edited 20 August by coolhandfox

[foxfanazer]

I thought he had a very decent game the other night. One thing that worries me though is he's always looking to nip in front of the attacker to win the ball and usually clumsily bundles into them. Worried he's gonna give away a fair few penalties or dangerous free kicks this season

[VLC86]

40 minutes ago, foxfanazer said:

I thought he had a very decent game the other night. One thing that worries me though is he's always looking to nip in front of the attacker to win the ball and usually clumsily bundles into them. Worried he's gonna give away a fair few penalties or dangerous free kicks this season

I think he was quite clever, every time he did this he pushed quite high up and had cover behind him. This should mean it’s not always in a dangerous area.

[Bryn]

Aye he’s fine in a lower block.

 

We really should have played a low block the season we went down. We’d have stayed up, all we had to do was shithouse a few more points.

[Lesterlad]

1 minute ago, Bryn said:

Aye he’s fine in a lower block.

 

We really should have played a low block the season we went down. We’d have stayed up, all we had to do was shithouse a few more points.

We should have played Vestergaard Soyunchu. Iverson then we would of stayed up

[honeybradger]

On 20/08/2024 at 09:02, trooky said:

A Very solid game and not sure why it's a surprise to everyone.

 

He's a Danish international with 50 PL games and 185 Bundesliga games experience before we signed him.

 

It's only Rodgers ridiculous treatment of him who choose to play Amartey over him that  created this hatred towards him.

He was really bad whenever he played under Rodgers if we're being honest apart from the odd game. Fair play to him though he has really turned his career around here.

[VLC86]

50 minutes ago, honeybradger said:

He was really bad whenever he played under Rodgers if we're being honest apart from the odd game. Fair play to him though he has really turned his career around here.

It was like asking a Shotputter to enter the 100m at the Olympics though, and that wasn’t his fault.

 

I do agree though, he was a disaster.

[lcfcbluearmy]

On 20/08/2024 at 08:44, OntarioFox said:

If any of us on here would have said 2-3 years ago that he would be starting - and bossing - even one game for us in the Premier League in 2024, you / I / they would have been laughed out of the room.

We were under the cosh for a lot of the game yesterday, but he was solid as a rock. Credit Wout as well, but he kept losing Solanke for those headers which Mads mercifully mopped up. I don't recall Vesty getting beaten in the air by comparison.

Absolutely fair play Jannik, you're fast becoming one of my favourite players. Don't think there's been a turnaround in a player's form and standing like this at the club since... well, a certain Mr. Vardy was pretty pants in his first year for us. 

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/132854-vestergaard-to-anderlecht/?do=findComment&comment=7085831

[UniFox21]

5 minutes ago, lcfcbluearmy said:

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/132854-vestergaard-to-anderlecht/?do=findComment&comment=7085831

Mate as if you've dragged back to a closed thread from 2023 to prove you'd said something positive about Vestergaard before it was popular 

[CountesthorpeFox1]

It’s simple, He’s never been a bad player and I always said this. He should never have been signed by us though, he was never going to suit us with our playing style.

 

Its the exact same scenario with Maguire at United, he didn’t turn to trash overnight and no surprise he was brilliant for us and England but woeful for united.

 

Square pegs and round holes and all that… They both are brilliant players in a low block but god awful with a high line 

 

Edit- When I say he should never have been signed I meant at the time, he will do well for us in this playing style.

Edited 22 August by CountesthorpeFox1

[Rupert Von Suckalemon]

There’s one thing I’ll say about Vesty is that he spots players in space

quite quickly and more that often delivers a very good telling pass. 
That quality is imperative in the Premiership.

[Bryn]

4 minutes ago, CountesthorpeFox1 said:

It’s simple, He’s never been a bad player and I always said this. He should never have been signed by us though, he was never going to suit us with our playing style.

 

Its the exact same scenario with Maguire at United, he didn’t turn to trash overnight and no surprise he was brilliant for us and England but woeful for united.

 

Square pegs and round holes and all that… They both are brilliant players in a low block but god awful with a high line 

 

Edit- When I say he should never have been signed I meant at the time, he will do well for us in this playing style.

Maguire was good for us but never brilliant, his limitations were clear in my opinion. He merited a move to a bigger club but not as a marquee signing and club captain. His level was always upper Prem with modest ambitions in Europe and a decent England career.

[sylofox]

Not sure why any of our players get judged off of the back of playing or not bodgers ball.

 

His whole treatment of players and tactics was totally wrong. I'm surprised it took so long to go sour. He suffered little man syndrome, I'm the boss I'll treat you however I want.

[OntarioFox]

1 hour ago, lcfcbluearmy said:

https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/132854-vestergaard-to-anderlecht/?do=findComment&comment=7085831

Sigh *upvotes post from a year ago* 

Think you'll have to go digging before the Championship season began to really make the point though. A lot of us could already see Vestergaard was better than we'd given credit for by a month into last season.

[Lambert09]

I know it’s one game but combined with his euro displays i’m not concerned about him in the slightest. 
 

I think he’s just proving what we all knew already… Brendan is a moron 

[Clever Fox]

He's been excellent since Enzo brought him back into the fold. He was a standout performer last season.

 

I wouldn't call him slow It's just a pity he's lost that short distance burst of pace so often needed at the back in the Premier league.

 

It's going to be interesting to see if Okoli can take his place or not. I'm guessing we'll him as a 3 with Okoli and Faes at some point.

 

Maybe in games where Cooper fancies our chances and pushes others further upfield.