Speculation Motown's hysterical and annoying, but traditional, totally unfounded Summer 2016 rumours thread

[Brown Nose]

Fuchs is hanging on in the team?

Is this real, have you actually just written this?

That isn't what I said. What I was doing was trying to look which three players we could be looking to upgrade. I then put them in order with Fuchs third.

My rationale is that there are eight more effective players in our first choice team than him.

I'd be interested to know which three others would choose or should we not look to improve the first team?

 

[Brown Nose]

Well

He's a passenger, Lako, and you know it. Along with that diving bag of shite Okazaki

Finest City side there has ever been, but you really wouldn't know it

We'll all be able to recite our legendary 2016 team forever but are you really suggesting that it cannot be improved?

Ranieri was talking about exactly this yesterday and was saying how he wanted more tactical quality in his team next year.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

So who might be available, and at what price that would be a first choice over Fuchs or Okazaki?

 

[Miles Away]

So who might be available, and at what price that would be a first choice over Fuchs or Okazaki?

Dunno. Didn't know much about Kante or Mahrez either. Or the two above....

 

[Brown Nose]

So who might be available, and at what price that would be a first choice over Fuchs or Okazaki?

I expect that is exactly what Steve Walsh has been doing for the last six months.

 

[City Fan]

That isn't what I said. What I was doing was trying to look which three players we could be looking to upgrade. I then put them in order with Fuchs third.

My rationale is that there are eight more effective players in our first choice team than him.

I'd be interested to know which three others would choose or should we not look to improve the first team?

Spot on. Fuchs is the best left back I've seen in a Leicester shirt in the 20 years I've been supporting, but compared to the rest of our current team I would say he would be one of the more dispensable players. Just goes to show the quality of the rest of the team more than anything.

 

[Lako42]

That isn't what I said. What I was doing was trying to look which three players we could be looking to upgrade. I then put them in order with Fuchs third.

My rationale is that there are eight more effective players in our first choice team than him.

I'd be interested to know which three others would choose or should we not look to improve the first team?

Clearly our team is build around far more than pure ability (Fuchs is however clearly one of best left backs in the league)

I think you are massively mistaken if you think Fuchs would be anywhere near a list of replaceable players.

And even if there was a better full back available, he'd have to go some way to taking over the role that Fuchs plays in this 'band of brothers'

 

[FOX Franks]

And even if there was a better full back available, he'd have to go some way to taking over the role that Fuchs plays in this 'band of brothers'

I know we aren't doing it any more but this! Fuchs clearly plays a huge role in the dressing room as well as on the pitch. He's an extremely good player.

Some his crosses / passes get ignored and shouldn't be. He has 4 assists this season which for a left-back is pretty impressive. He is solid (perhaps not amazing) defensively as well IMO.

I think he is at least on a par with Simpson.

 

[Lako42]

I know we aren't doing it any more but this! Fuchs clearly plays a huge role in the dressing room as well as on the pitch. He's an extremely good player.

Some his crosses / passes get ignored and shouldn't be. He has 4 assists this season which for a left-back is pretty impressive. He is solid (perhaps not amazing) defensively as well IMO.

I think he is at least on a par with Simpson.

I think he's twice the player of Simpson

 

[Robin127]

We already have a left back as cover for Fuchs.

 

[jb5000]

I think he's twice the player of Simpson

Not to mention twice the man.

 

[bocadillo]

I'd be interested to know which three others would choose or should we not look to improve the first team?

If I was required to name a single man to replace, and I'm glad I'm not, it would be Robert Huth. His defending style has been 'found out' and it is in the spotlight. Opponents will home on this and referees will support them. Now he may be able to do something to change it, either in style or attitude. If he can not or does not, he will be a liability. I suspect his guile is approaching its sell-buy date. He and Morgan have been a major strength but they can not last forever and I see this as an area we should be looking to strengthen before any other.

In the past I made a similar comment about Matt Mills when he was the flavour of the month, and I was firmly rounded on. I fully expect the same to happen now - but I have been proved right about Matt Mills.

 

[Jeff]

Matt Mills when he was the flavour of the month

Was he ever flavour of the month?

 

[bocadillo]

Was he ever flavour of the month?

The response that I got to my posting suggests that he must have been.

 

[Fox Fan]

Was he ever flavour of the month?

Not that I recall. I think everyone was sceptical about Mills from the off.

 

[camberwell fox]

Not that I recall. I think everyone was sceptical about Mills from the off.

He was garbage of the very large skip variety.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

He was never flavour of the month. Useless from day 1.

 

[City Fan]

If I was required to name a single man to replace, and I'm glad I'm not, it would be Robert Huth. His defending style has been 'found out' and it is in the spotlight. Opponents will home on this and referees will support them. Now he may be able to do something to change it, either in style or attitude. If he can not or does not, he will be a liability. I suspect his guile is approaching its sell-buy date. He and Morgan have been a major strength but they can not last forever and I see this as an area we should be looking to strengthen before any other.

In the past I made a similar comment about Matt Mills when he was the flavour of the month, and I was firmly rounded on. I fully expect the same to happen now - but I have been proved right about Matt Mills.

I would agree that strengthening central defence should be one of our priorities for next season. Personally I'm very comfortable with Huth and Morgan however we have a lack of cover there. I would like to see Benalouane back for next season - always thought he looked decent.

 

[Miles Away]

We already have a left back as cover for Fuchs.

Exactly, I suspect Chilwell is the heir apparent...and will break into the side next year.

 

[Lako42]

I would agree that strengthening central defence should be one of our priorities for next season. Personally I'm very comfortable with Huth and Morgan however we have a lack of cover there. I would like to see Benalouane back for next season - always thought he looked decent.

Benalouane looked very good every time I saw him, I was disappointed we let him leave on loan.

Having said that, he didn't feature once for Fiorentina so there must be something holding him back.

Just like to say that Wasyl was utterly monstrous against Everton. His reading of the game was superb.