VIEWSThe necessity to discuss the purchase of Leicester City’s striker and where Enzo Maresca should encourage risk-taking
Answers to queries about Leicester City’s prospective transfer activity before to the January window, the necessity of adding a striker, and how to play faster
With the January transfer window approaching, Enzo Maresca stated he intended to talk about moves with the Leicester City administration during the international break.
What possible transactions are there then? Where is Maresca hoping to get stronger? Does the team need a new striker? In our most recent Q&A with supporters, we addressed these issues as well as others.
Yes, I believe they will try to do so. Nevertheless, I’m not as sure that they will. The important point is that they don’t need to make any deals because they’re not in a dire situation. They won’t proceed with a transfer or loan if they are improper.
Having said that, I believe Enzo Maresca will be especially eager to add a left-sided defender.
He has been praising James Justin for stepping in for Callum Doyle, but I believe that the absence of Doyle is interfering with his desired style of play.
Doyle plays the most forward passes in the City team per ninety minutes. He is fourth in the team for passes into the penalty area, only behind Abdul Fatawu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, and Stephy Mavididi.
Although I believe Justin is a better ball-carrier and defender, passing is more important to Maresca’s strategy than those two attributes combined.
In light of the fact that Doyle will probably return to Manchester City in the summer, I do believe they will search to see if any left-footed defenders are available, if only to have a backup for Doyle for the remainder of this season and to avoid having to acquire two left-footed defenders.
A new midfielder would be the only other option, in my opinion, but that would depend
That’s intriguing. He might not want them to move the ball more quickly, in my opinion.
At least not consistently. He will like that they are methodical in their approach and gently probe in quest of the ideal opening, even though I believe there are instances when they could move the ball more rapidly.
They’ve given up so few opportunities on the other end because they attack with such control.
I wouldn’t say that City has been struck on the counter very much subsequently, even though it was an issue in the first game against Coventry.
Leeds and other successful teams, in my opinion, have created opportunities more often by applying intense pressure on opponents than by briskly moving up the field from their own box.
