Dahnsouff Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August Did Kelechi even want to stay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August Are we really worse? I don't see it. I do think we've improved. Whether we've improved enough is the question. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chocolate Teapot Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 5 minutes ago, moore_94 said: Ian Stringer somehow coming up with this reasoning like we haven’t spent loads on Skipp and Okoli They're not going to give you a job Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox 4 Life Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 6 minutes ago, Will1981 said: Behind Popov in the pecking order, needs to work on his all round game his passing and first touch is nowhere near where it needs to be. what is this based on, Popov hasn't been in a matchday squad, Cannon has. I think you are giving the ****** that run our club too much credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 30 August Author Share Posted 30 August Just now, AKCJ said: Are we really worse? I don't see it. I do think we've improved. Whether we've improved enough is the question. Upfront we are definitely worse off Vardy, Daka, Iheanacho, Cannon to Vardy, Ayew, an injured Daka We could be about to have to spend the first half of the season relying on 37 year old Vardy and a soon 33 year old Jordan Ayew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 30 August Author Share Posted 30 August 1 minute ago, Fox 4 Life said: what is this based on, Popov hasn't been in a matchday squad, Cannon has. I think you are giving the ****** that run our club too much credit. Popov played on Tuesday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August Just now, moore_94 said: Upfront we are definitely worse off Vardy, Daka, Iheanacho, Cannon to Vardy, Ayew, an injured Daka We could be about to have to spend the first half of the season relying on 37 year old Vardy and a soon 33 year old Jordan Ayew Is that the same Nacho that everyone said would rip the championship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 1 minute ago, moore_94 said: Upfront we are definitely worse off Vardy, Daka, Iheanacho, Cannon to Vardy, Ayew, an injured Daka We could be about to have to spend the first half of the season relying on 37 year old Vardy and a soon 33 year old Jordan Ayew I think Cannon will only go if we get someone in, so we are just replacing Nacho for Ayew. However, we are in the Premier League now and that is a very weak set of options. Ridiculous that a striker wasn't our priority position this window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moore_94 Posted 30 August Author Share Posted 30 August 1 minute ago, coolhandfox said: Is that the same Nacho that everyone said would rip the championship? Would still absolutely take him right now rather than go ahead with what we have now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 1 minute ago, coolhandfox said: Is that the same Nacho that everyone said would rip the championship? everyone? I think it was 50/50, as are most of these debates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALC Fox Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August The door is still open if we can get someone in. It'll be a disappointment if we can't bring a striker in. On the face of it, we have Vardy and an injured Daka only. But Ayew can play there. Not as a prolific goalscorer but as someone who can facilitate for our younger, more dynamic players and bring Fatawu, Mavididi, Buonanotte or El Khannouss through. And there's Popov too. It doesn't look like he has a loan lined up. This could be a chance for him to become more involved in first-team training and impress the manager. It may look crap if no striker comes through the door. But there are silver linings, solutions to be found and reasons to be optimistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August Let's be honest. This is a problem that should have been solved in 22/23... then again last season. In fact last season was the perfect opportunity to pick someone early 20's up and get them going to be Vardy's successor. Whether it be someone from abroad or a Championship high flyer who we could of trained up. Horrific succession planning. And we can't possibly say Daka was the intended solution given we've been a whisker away from selling him on several occassions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxinNotts Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 1 minute ago, ALC Fox said: The door is still open if we can get someone in. It'll be a disappointment if we can't bring a striker in. On the face of it, we have Vardy and an injured Daka only. But Ayew can play there. Not as a prolific goalscorer but as someone who can facilitate for our younger, more dynamic players and bring Fatawu, Mavididi, Buonanotte or El Khannouss through. And there's Popov too. It doesn't look like he has a loan lined up. This could be a chance for him to become more involved in first-team training and impress the manager. It may look crap if no striker comes through the door. But there are silver linings, solutions to be found and reasons to be optimistic. Mavididi has played up front too a fair few times in his career Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August Ayew could potentially play as a false 9, and be the one to play off. The goals would have to come from the supporting midfielders. It could work, because I think all of the attacking midfielders can contribute, but you’ll need two of them to hit double figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RonnieTodger Posted 30 August Popular Post Share Posted 30 August At least Ward, Iversen, Thomas and Soumare are still here 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VLC86 Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 1 minute ago, RonnieTodger said: At least Ward, Iversen, Thomas and Soumare are still here Too soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAN Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 3 minutes ago, FoxinNotts said: Mavididi has played up front too a fair few times in his career Don’t think he will cut it at this level out wide. Definitely not as a striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August So, other than the obvious striker deficiency, the squad is actually stronger than last season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest123 Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 15 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Did Kelechi even want to stay? his t-shirt after the blackburn game suggested he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 2 minutes ago, Spudulike said: So, other than the obvious striker deficiency, the squad is actually stronger than last season? I’d say no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August We're going with Vardy, Ayew and Daka when he is back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 1 minute ago, guest123 said: his t-shirt after the blackburn game suggested he did Not so sure, seemed like just a cheeky goodbye message, but maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKLFox Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 10 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said: A very dramatic "Not a chance" there Jason so where is it overly worse to cause the panic your obviously in? For regular starters we have lost KDH but we have added 2 more fair players in that single position we now play with a perm & a loan, time will tell if better but on the face of it it would seem so. Better Strikers yes down to Vardy & Daka but it was only them that were used last season in the main (& yes Daka currently injured) but again are we worse off than last season as a squad in that position we lost Nacho but fill with BDR & Ayew so as a squad does it scream worse or maybe break even? Wide players remain the same so how can that be worse? In defence only Souttar has gone but gained Okoli, Souttar never played if Okoli never plays are we worse off? although i believe Okoli will play so better? Then we have added Skipp into the middle without losing anyone so again 'much' better? And keepers remain although Jakub injured for now but Mads probably playing every league game anyway as he did last season. So not sure i agree with the panic in his "not a chance " that the squad is overly worse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 3 minutes ago, BKLFox said: Souttar never played if Okoli never plays are we worse off? Yes. Another £13m worse off when we could have spent that money elsewhere. Okoli is not better than Souttar. And even if he is, it's not by much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest123 Posted 30 August Share Posted 30 August 6 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Not so sure, seemed like just a cheeky goodbye message, but maybe took him a fair while to find a team as well didn't it? so not like he had options galore waiting for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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