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Post by cadno on Jan 19, 2015 22:18:14 GMT
He's our most underrated player in my opinion.
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Post by bellamyroundsbuffon on Jan 20, 2015 23:41:31 GMT
He's our most underrated player in my opinion. Unlucky he has the competition in midfield that he has. So many players pushing him. Even Dave Edwards is breathing down his neck again now. Must push all the Welsh lads on to perform well each week. |
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Post by cadno on Jan 21, 2015 17:28:02 GMT
He's our most underrated player in my opinion. Unlucky he has the competition in midfield that he has. So many players pushing him. Even Dave Edwards is breathing down his neck again now. Must push all the Welsh lads on to perform well each week. Yeah good competition, still, Joe Ledley use to go a little bit unnoticed but if there ever was an "invisible player" that does a lot of good work it's Andy King...hardly ever loses the ball, really tidy player, Probably behind Ramsey, Ledley and Allen at the moment though. Good to see Edwards doing so well  |
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Post by nathan1710 on Jan 21, 2015 19:11:09 GMT
I disagree, not to sound too negative. I think he's decent and has got the odd good game in him but he can go missing in games. Sometimes you forget he's there
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Post by bellamyroundsbuffon on Jan 21, 2015 23:03:13 GMT
Unlucky he has the competition in midfield that he has. So many players pushing him. Even Dave Edwards is breathing down his neck again now. Must push all the Welsh lads on to perform well each week. Yeah good competition, still, Joe Ledley use to go a little bit unnoticed but if there ever was an "invisible player" that does a lot of good work it's Andy King...hardly ever loses the ball, really tidy player, Probably behind Ramsey, Ledley and Allen at the moment though. Good to see Edwards doing so well Let's see if that red card harms his chances. I hope not. |
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Post by bellamyroundsbuffon on Jan 21, 2015 23:03:52 GMT
I disagree, not to sound too negative. I think he's decent and has got the odd good game in him but he can go missing in games. Sometimes you forget he's there This is also true though he does have his quiet days! |
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Post by welshiron on Jan 22, 2015 8:50:36 GMT
I like King as a player and think he will play a part in the remaining campaign, not in our best starting XI but a decent player to come in, always the possibility of a goal as well.
On the other side it was a very stupid sending off against Cyprus and because we held on it seems he has got off likely compared to other players who have been sent off for us
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Post by toshfan on Jan 22, 2015 9:54:47 GMT
I agree with much of what has been said. At a club level, he was at his very best when Sven managed Leicester. Other than the sending off, he does not do much silly but there are times when he needs to impose himself a bit more.
At half-time against Cyprus, I was commenting on how improved he was.
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Post by squatter1 on Jan 22, 2015 10:35:25 GMT
He's a decent squad player, but somewhere along the line he lost his scoring touch/role, which means he's got much less to offer. He can't get in the team regular at Leicester, neither could he last season in the Championship, which given his age suggests a limited player.
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Post by llannerch on Jan 22, 2015 13:34:29 GMT
I agree with much of what has been said. At a club level, he was at his very best when Sven managed Leicester. Other than the sending off, he does not do much silly but there are times when he needs to impose himself a bit more. At half-time against Cyprus, I was commenting on how improved he was. He was excellent in that first half. Probably his best game |
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Post by cadno on Jan 22, 2015 19:04:36 GMT
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Post by cadno on Apr 29, 2015 21:56:14 GMT
Wales midfielder Andy King leaves the field with an injury after 18 minutes of Leicester City's Premier League match with Chelsea
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Post by jonathandearth on Apr 30, 2015 11:40:51 GMT
midfielder King - hamstring issues.
"...it seems a tall order....to be fully fit for the game..." this Saturday
"King doesn't come off unless there is something wrong," said Pearson after the game.
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Post by flynnfan on May 18, 2015 7:50:00 GMT
Fair play to this guy. So many on here wrote him off as an EPL player because he wasn't getting in the team regularly when Leceister won the Championship last season. But he's forced his way back in and really played his part as Leceister stay up. Quite an achievement.
The sending off vs Cyprus was such a shame because I really thought in the 1st half he was excellent- probably his best game for Wales.
I don't think he's a first choice player for Wales - Ramsey/Allen/Ledley is quite obviously our first choice central midfield. But how great is it to have 'back-up' in genuine EPL-tested players now?
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Post by jonnylitts on Sept 2, 2015 8:45:48 GMT
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Post by welwyn on Sept 2, 2015 8:49:31 GMT
As I said in the other thread, they must have been briefed on what to say, which makes any comments in that direction frankly silly.
For them to come from King, having been the one to have been sent off in the reverse fixture, is staggering and simply ludicrous. Hence my point in highlighting it, because he comes across looking both silly and a liability.
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Post by jonnylitts on Sept 2, 2015 9:25:14 GMT
As I said in the other thread, they must have been briefed on what to say, which makes any comments in that direction frankly silly. For them to come from King, having been the one to have been sent off in the reverse fixture, is staggering and simply ludicrous. Hence my point in highlighting it, because he comes across looking both silly and a liability. Sorry mate, didn't see you posting it. |
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Post by welwyn on Sept 2, 2015 9:43:01 GMT
No worries, was probably best to split it up from the team thread anyway
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Post by squatter1 on Sept 2, 2015 11:52:41 GMT
It is an odd statement in these media-managed days, especially coming from the man who's just returning from the red card he got the last time he played the current opposition!
It sounds like something Bobby Gould - or someone else with his lack of tact and nous - would have said.
Surely King was not told to say this by the coaching team, and has just put his foot in it a little. I can't see any benefit to saying this openly (behind closed doors, sure, but not to the media).
It's not like it's a huge disaster or anything, but could just prime the ref to keep an extra eye out for our tackling, as others have pointed out.
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Post by llannerch on Sept 2, 2015 12:14:40 GMT
Personally I'm not bothered by it. He is, after all, right: Bale was targeted in the first game. It's drawing as much attention to that as anything
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Post by mrpicton79 on Sept 2, 2015 14:02:47 GMT
Personally I'm not bothered by it. He is, after all, right: Bale was targeted in the first game. It's drawing as much attention to that as anything If it's part of a well-thought out plan from our highly meticulous coaching team to influence the officials then fairdose. Just concerned King's getting a little emotional and over-zealous, the last thing we need is a red card in the first 10 minutes. If any Cypriot players want to start rugby tackling Gareth Bale the ref can sort it out. |
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Post by squatter1 on Sept 2, 2015 15:27:54 GMT
Personally I'm not bothered by it. He is, after all, right: Bale was targeted in the first game. It's drawing as much attention to that as anything It's the bit about 'we are going to kick them back' that's the issue! If it had been simply: 'we are prepared for them to physically target Bale' then fine. But Kingie's basically saying they are going to take the law into their own hands and kick them back! |
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Post by cymro on Sept 2, 2015 16:02:33 GMT
I'm sure the fact it's Andy King saying it is intentional. A bit risky maybe, but I'm sure it's intended to make sure the ref clamps down on any nonsense early on. Hearing us say we will hit back will ring alarm bells for the ref to keep control of the game.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2015 16:24:09 GMT
Everyone knows that the way you do it is to complain about Gareth Bale getting rough treatment previously and how Wales are hoping for a strong ref Thursday night. Classic Ferguson nonsense that is.
King has basically just done the opposite of that and drawn a target on his back. Very foolish comments. Hopefully it won't haunt us.
Personally I would be very disappointed if any ref is gullible enough to allow pre-match comments to influence his decision making on the pitch. Such a ref should not be in the game.
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Post by stu on Sept 2, 2015 16:58:01 GMT
The headline implies that he said Kick Bale and we’ll kick Cyprus back.
When what they have actually quoted him as saying in the article is "When playing a team that wants to kick us they need to understand we're going to kick them back,".
Fuss over nothing with the EBC not helping.
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Post by alarch on Sept 2, 2015 19:54:24 GMT
Moronic comments - and a very British response I have to say. A typical continental approach (not that it would be stated of course) would be "When playing a team that wants to kick us they need to understand we're going to roll around on the floor as if we've been shot". I'm not advocating such an approach - but it's certainly preferable to the brain-dead, macho British approach, which is to respond in kind.
Ultimately you've got to trust the officials to do their job. If they're failing to do so (as in the San Marino match in particular, less so the Cyprus home match) then some "accentuation" may not go amiss.
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Post by Tim P on Sept 2, 2015 20:39:50 GMT
Moronic comments - and a very British response I have to say. A typical continental approach (not that it would be stated of course) would be "When playing a team that wants to kick us they need to understand we're going to roll around on the floor as if we've been shot". I'm not advocating such an approach - but it's certainly preferable to the brain-dead, macho British approach, which is to respond in kind. Ultimately you've got to trust the officials to do their job. If they're failing to do so (as in the San Marino match in particular, less so the Cyprus home match) then some "accentuation" may not go amiss. All winning teams will employ diving as a legit tactic - we should be no different, I encourage it. |
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Post by yanto on Sept 3, 2015 6:12:00 GMT
The comments have been blown out of proportion but thats the point me thinks. Can t see any benefit in king saying it and find it hard to believe he was told to say it? Leave it to cookie to influence the ref not players. I also hope this is not an omen for a red card disciplinery nightmare.
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Post by bale-droed on May 1, 2016 22:45:52 GMT
Drinkwater suspended...it's written in the stars that the man who has a league one and championship winning medal will now start and get the winner for the premiership title.
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Post by marsvolta on May 1, 2016 23:21:59 GMT
Fair play, the Leicester fans were chanting his name as he came on today.
Seems a popular player
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