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Cesare Casadei

chiefBlueCFC said:
It’s going to be very frustrating if he returns and plays 175 minutes the remainder of the season. Especially when he’s been playing and featuring regularly at Leicester. 
 

I understood recalling Audrey since NFFC basically said flat out that they weren’t gonna play him. But Cesare was actually playing a good amount. 
 

I’m hearing he’s going to join the first team, I’m just reluctant to be excited about this given my lack of understanding anything the club is doing atm. 
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I can only assume Chukwuemeka and Nkunku struggle to get back to fitness, in which case it makes sense to bring him back. Hoping we’re not doing another Ake recall, though!

 
Since we initiated the recall, I would say it is most likely that we need more cover in midfield. Leicester were giving him a decent amount of minutes so I doubt the decision was over the quality of the loan. Suggests that Lesley and Lavia will be out longer than anticipated. Chukwuemeka has only just returned from a long injury and will likely be given playing time cautiously. Even assuming Conor is not sold, I'd say Casadei will get a fair amount of opportunity to play for the first team the remainder of this season.

 
Probably need more depth, and height! We don’t know how severe Enzo’s issue is, although he is playing once again. I’m ok with the recall as it’s good to have options. 

 
forbzy said:
Since we initiated the recall, I would say it is most likely that we need more cover in midfield. Leicester were giving him a decent amount of minutes so I doubt the decision was over the quality of the loan. Suggests that Lesley and Lavia will be out longer than anticipated. Chukwuemeka has only just returned from a long injury and will likely be given playing time cautiously. Even assuming Conor is not sold, I'd say Casadei will get a fair amount of opportunity to play for the first team the remainder of this season.
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Let’s see how it plays, not convinced it’s the right decision. He has struggled when played deeper at Leicester, and if we needed someone to play deeper Andre Santos is ideal for the role. 
Pulling him when he has just started getting regular mins at a club fighting for automatic promotion/league time to come and scrap for mins here with no European football at his age is just odd.

 
ducavis said:
Let’s see how it plays, not convinced it’s the right decision. He has struggled when played deeper at Leicester, and if we needed someone to play deeper Andre Santos is ideal for the role. 
Pulling him when he has just started getting regular mins at a club fighting for automatic promotion/league time to come and scrap for mins here with no European football at his age is just odd.
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True. It's not his go. He doesn't impose himself, the game seems to pass him by. He's tall but not overly strong, pushed off the ball too often. Much happier forward, he comes alive. Sconnie calls him a striker. He has the skills, not sure about the strength. By which I mean the player not Sconnie. I'm sure Sconnie is skilful and strong.

 
dermott said:
True. It's not his go. He doesn't impose himself, the game seems to pass him by. He's tall but not overly strong, pushed off the ball too often. Much happier forward, he comes alive. Sconnie calls him a striker. He has the skills, not sure about the strength. By which I mean the player not Sconnie. I'm sure Sconnie is skilful and strong.
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That might suggest we will not spend on a striker this window.............

 
But Casadei is a CM, it will just be cover and not increase any goal ratio? We need a target man!

 
As cover for Gallagher seems logical.  For all the energy of Gallagher and all his enthusiasm for the game and his commitment to his teammates and the fact that he grew up supporting the club, etc. For all of this, Gallagher still lacks end product. That is goals. Gallagher cannot score in the proverbial.

For example, IF we had had a fit Mason Mount playing for us this season in the 'Gallagher' position, then we would have had a few more goals.  We would have had 'end product'.  Enzo is not Fabregas and he needs to play deeper.  Caicedo is [apparently] a gifted DM, still waiting to see that, but the jury is still out on him.  Gallagher just cannot score goals.  Sad, but true.  For all his efforts he is no better than Kovacic. Palmer is not suited to the 'Gallagher' position, he just does not have that energy.  And so here we are. . . Butch Casadei - maybe he is the balance we need?

 
Casadei is good in the air. But he faces a ton of completion for an 8 or 10 spot. Palmer, Enzo chukwumeka, Gallagher all fit now plus nkunku maybe. 

 
gurru991 said:
I wouldn't say that he was poor but he didn't stand out. He is an aerial threat in the box but for me he seemed to lack pace in general.  I think the speed of the English game is something he will need to adapt to.

Overall I liked him & I'm sorry to see him go.
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Thanks for the feedback. I suspected he couldn't have been that poor based on the decent amount of playing time he got. From what I saw of him in pre-season he has a lot of potential, but I agree he does look slow on the ball at times. 

 
forbzy said:
Thanks for the feedback. I suspected he couldn't have been that poor based on the decent amount of playing time he got. From what I saw of him in pre-season he has a lot of potential, but I agree he does look slow on the ball at times. 
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I expect him to do well for you & it will be good to see get some Premier League experience . He was steadily improving at Leicester & getting more game time every week.  I hope he gets a chance ... 

 
Have any of our summer loans done anything of note? 

Most of them seem to have been really poor and had to be recalled or sent back.

 
Not a good sign for Casadei, knocked back to a team in the lower tier, now expect to fight for a spot at Chelsea? We are pretty stacked in that area, even with 1 or 2 long term injuries.

 
icecoolguy22 said:
Not a good sign for Casadei, knocked back to a team in the lower tier, now expect to fight for a spot at Chelsea? We are pretty stacked in that area, even with 1 or 2 long term injuries.
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Maybe he's been recalled to be a make weight in a player plus cash deal for Osimhen ?

Osimhen comes in the summer, and they get Casadei now ?

It's a strange recall for sure ...

 
Sexyfootball said:
Maybe he's been recalled to be a make weight in a player plus cash deal for Osimhen ?

Osimhen comes in the summer, and they get Casadei now ?

It's a strange recall for sure ...
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Will see if Poch uses him (ha ha). Maybe our new foxes friend has heard if there is any truth they planned to sign a new midfielder so pulled the plug on his loan.

 
I checked whoscored ratings on Casadei in Leicester and Championship vs our midfielders. Only Ugowchugwu's rating is lower than Casadeis throughout the season. 

Casadei has played one game higher up the pitch and done well with over 7.0 rating but lower down the pitch he is about 6.5. 

That would suggest he should play higher up the pitch where Chukwuemeka should play when he comes back. 

If Leicester didn't want him to go it is pretty weird we called him back...

 
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