Scout Report – Loic Remy
Filed under: Scout Reports - Posted by: Paul
QPR’s bid for Premier League survival was bolstered this afternoon by the arrival of Loic Remy from Marseille on a four-and-half-year contract. Earlier this month, the 26-year-old had seemed all set to move to Newcastle but has opted instead for Loftus Road as a result of Tony Fernandes’ powers of persuasion:
According to the club’s official website, Remy’s deal, while remaining undisclosed, is believed to be a club record fee – a clear sign of their willingness to splash the cash to steer clear of relegation. Subject to international clearance, the Frenchman is eligible for the weekend trip to West Ham and his arrival has clearly made R’s boss Harry Redknapp a happy man:
“I’m delighted to bring him in – he’s a great buy for us. I didn’t think we’d get him to be honest but Tony Fernandes worked ever so hard on this. He wouldn’t give up on it, and it’s great that we now have him here with us. He’s always been a player I’ve admired. I actually spent three or four hours with him last year so he knew what I thought of him, and I think that was important. He’s quick, can score goals and makes great runs. His movement is excellent. He’s got the potential to be a really outstanding striker.”
The Statistics
A product of the Lyon youth academy, Remy made his debut for the club as a 19-year-old in October 2006. Turning out just 12 times – with 11 of these from the bench – over the next couple of campaigns, he was loaned out to Lens in the middle of 2007/08 and, installed as a first-team regular, returned three goals and a couple of assists in 10 appearances.
The following season, Remy was transferred to Nice, where he started to make his mark in the French top flight. A total of 68 appearances harvested 26 goals and eight assists before he was snapped up by Marseille prior to the end of the summer 2010 transfer window. His first couple of seasons demonstrated Remy’s abilities – he racked up 27 goals and 10 assists from a total of 51 league starts and nine sub appearances before he fell out of favour this term. Over 14 league matches in 2012/13, he has managed just a single goal, though 12 of those appearances have come as a substitute. Remy has also turned out for the French national side on 17 occasions, producing four goals and an assist.
The Prospects
Given the lengths they have gone to in order to acquire the Frenchman’s services, it’s safe to say Remy is guaranteed a starting berth over the remaining 16 Gameweeks of the season. While the new boy is versatile enough to also play on either flank, a central role is expected as Redknapp looks to Remy to fire the R’s to safety. The Loftus Road outfit have improved at the back significantly in recent matches and have now conceded a single goal in their last four in all competitions but this upturn in resilience has come at a cost – two goals scored in their last five league matches is indicative of their toothless attack.
Redknapp has never been convinced by the lacklustre Djibril Cisse and although Jay Bothroyd and DJ Campbell have both returned to the club from loan spells, neither will threaten Remy’s game time. Considering the step up in solidity at the back, Redknapp looks likely to continue with a lone striker system and rely on Adel Taarabt to provide the creative spark, either from the left or a role in “the hole” behind Remy. The Moroccan has created a multitude of chances this term but due to poor finishing from others, has just three assists to his name – he has, however, earned 35 points in the last six Gameweeks and is starting to pick up in performance; if Remy can provide an end product, Taarabt’s mid-price appeal could be boosted.
Intriguingly, Remy started through the middle four times in all competitions for Marseille this season and produced two goals and an assist – if given the service and game time, he’s more than capable of producing. Strong, pacey and impressive in the air, his attributes seem ideal for the English top-flight – as Redknapp admitted yesterday, his attempts to acquire him for former club Tottenham were quelled only by a £20m price tag.
In Fantasy Premier League (FPL) terms, both Cisse and Bobby Zamora started the season at 6.5; an indication of Remy’s likely cost, with a ceiling of 7.0 expected. Having taken four points off Chelsea and Spurs in their last two, Redknapp’s side certainly have cause for optimism as they brace themselves for the visit of both Manchester clubs in the next five –currently sitting five points from safety, they also face Norwich and Swansea before United come calling in Gameweek 27.
With Fernandes expected to continue bankrolling the club’s spending spree before the winter window closes, Redknapp’s side looks set for further additions over the next fortnight as the first-team rapidly evolves under the new regime. As the R’s and Wigan both showed in the latter part of last season, there’s plenty of Fantasy potential near the bottom of the table when the pressure starts to mount – if the last few results are any indication, the Loftus Road outfit may well find themselves on Fantasy radars as Redknapp starts to build up momentum.
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January 16 at 6:36 pm
JamesT2525 says:
Bego or Mingolet in a WC for gameweek 24 ?Sunderland appear to have better fixtures and already have Shawcross
January 16 at 6:36 pm
Yossi says:
Minge
January 16 at 6:37 pm
Elwood says:
Bego is a better stopper and is staying in my team
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Mile Plankton says:
Wow, FPL question.
I say, If you don’t have Bego already, get Migs
January 16 at 6:41 pm
JamesT2525 says:
Have Bego and got him at 5.0
January 16 at 6:37 pm
Acquafresca says:
Is Michu on the bench?
January 16 at 6:37 pm
EpicFAIL - AVFC <3 says:
Horse.
January 16 at 6:37 pm
Marouannie! Get your guns!!! says:
Love the lack of any effort in that reply.
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Microcuts says:
LOL
January 16 at 6:43 pm
pompeyfan says:
Post of the week! Well played sir
January 16 at 6:38 pm
Elwood says:
Yes
January 16 at 6:38 pm
Dynamic says:
They’ve left him in the stables at TESCO
January 16 at 6:37 pm
Cosgri says:
The wifes just popped over to Tesco to buy something for the dinner, hope she’s not getting beef or salmon!!!!!!!
January 16 at 6:39 pm
EoinM says:
ahhah nice one
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Pinatta says:
should cook though
January 16 at 6:40 pm
Pork Pie Sausage Roll says:
I dont get it
January 16 at 6:44 pm
Kun Ba Yaya My Lord says:
Famous jump horse from a few years ago
January 16 at 6:37 pm
Shanky says:
Szczesny, Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Coquelin, Wilshere, Diaby, Cazorla, Walcott, Giroud
January 16 at 6:38 pm
Scroobius Mac says:
Hmm Wilshere CAM and Cazorla on the wing?
January 16 at 6:38 pm
Fantasy-er says:
Utter trough.
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Supersonic says:
Ba > Pod imminent
January 16 at 6:45 pm
Jude Rooney says:
Looking better…..
January 16 at 6:38 pm
The Viper says:
No Michu for Swansea
January 16 at 6:38 pm
The Viper says:
* or Davies
January 16 at 6:38 pm
Declan says:
January 16 at 6:38 pm
Yossi says:
+2!
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Feanor says:
Great.
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Chu Young Ping Pong says:
Shame :/ I wanted him to miss Stoke.
January 16 at 6:38 pm
ninja says:
Views on my wild card team please guys.
Bego bunn
wisdom Davies demel cameron R.martin
Fellani puncheon michu mata walcott
Rvp suarez aguero
Still on wild card so criticism welcome.thanks
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Yossi says:
Decent
January 16 at 6:40 pm
EoinM says:
unreal,must have some team value
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Yossi says:
The defence is cheap as chips though… Thats where he’s saving it all
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Declan says:
Noice.
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Sebastian Rooks says:
Could pay off very well I’ve considered.. would say that sturridge might be a better option than suarez to help improve your defence. like me \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/
January 16 at 6:41 pm
berb-erotica says:
bego and bunn don’t rotate well, otherwise nice..
January 16 at 6:42 pm
ninja says:
Or is this better?
Bego bunn
Zabaleta Davies demel cameron R.martin
Fellani bale michu mata walcott
Rvp suarez pogrebnyak
January 16 at 6:45 pm
Ms.Red19 All-Ireland in the bag! says:
I played my wildcard last week, thinking of a -4 this wee to give me;
Bego Jussi
Demel Harte M Dawson Sagna Cyne
Michu Fellaini Mata Punch Wally
RVP Aguero Suarez..
Worth it?
Swaps are Ba -> Aggy and Luiz -> Dawson
January 16 at 6:38 pm
Sebastian Rooks says:
Hi guys any improvements I can make to this GW24 WC team
Bego Bunn
Gibbs Rafa Harte Davies Demel
Michu Fellaini Guthrie Mata Walcott
Van Persie Aguero Sturridge
January 16 at 6:39 pm
nip - Keep calm and get your BAPs out says:
get bale of C-Horse
January 16 at 6:43 pm
Sebastian Rooks says:
plus tevez??
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Sebastian Rooks says:
also considering Bale and Rooney for Fellaini and RVP
January 16 at 6:38 pm
ronh says:
F5 F5 F5 F5
January 16 at 6:38 pm
Chris_White says:
Cue Walcott doing his hammy tonight
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Home Run Baker says:
That would certainly make the FT choice easier
January 16 at 6:40 pm
Chris_White says:
Aye. Coquelin wagon
January 16 at 6:40 pm
Djerbil says:
Walcott->Ox
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Pinatta says:
+1
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Dynamic says:
That isn’t the Mane problem of him playing tonight,
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Santiagounreal says:
That would certainly put the Cazorla amongst the Pienaars
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Evs says:
Hind legs may go..
January 16 at 6:39 pm
Chris_White says:
Kezman starts. Sheva on the bench.
January 16 at 6:40 pm
Yossi says:
Prefer them both to Torres…
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Chris_White says:
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Eboue Skills School says:
ballack rested
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Chris_White says:
hmm. geremi is getting hard to ignore…
January 16 at 6:45 pm
Eboue Skills School says:
that man was a beast!
January 16 at 6:44 pm
ninja says:
Maniche playing behind the striker, with del horno left wing back, tiago holding mid.
January 16 at 6:40 pm
Crouch Potato says:
A Tesco spokesperson has stated that the story of horse meat in their burgers is a load of cobblers!
January 16 at 6:41 pm
AriseSirGiggsy says:
Haha
January 16 at 6:40 pm
Acquafresca says:
Nice. Podolski, Michu, Davies all rested
Now for a Ba start.
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Canadian Football says:
Hope it is only a rest and/or they are are on the bench
January 16 at 6:43 pm
Acquafresca says:
same.. are subs released later or something?
January 16 at 6:42 pm
athleticbilbobaggins says:
And Mata, Hazard.
January 16 at 6:44 pm
wakey says:
I’ll take that as a huge boost for Davies in that he’s made himself part of the furniture..he deserves it..
January 16 at 6:40 pm
1966 was a great year for English football - Eric was born says:
Has anyone had problems with Sky Go? WHen I try to watch on my laptop I get an error message saying I need to upgrade Silverlight, but I’ve done that.
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Declan says:
Are you using IE?
January 16 at 6:46 pm
1966 was a great year for English football - Eric was born says:
Using Firefox atm, I’ll try IE.
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Declan says:
Only works on IE for me.
January 16 at 6:42 pm
ronh says:
Maybe try using a different Internet provider.
Firefox, chrome…
January 16 at 6:43 pm
RayneWooney says:
Yep, after months of using it, one day it just told me ‘We don’t recognize your login details’
And that was the end of it
January 16 at 6:47 pm
1966 was a great year for English football - Eric was born says:
Cheers all, think I’ve worked it out, my Silverlight plug-in was disabled in my Firefox add-ons.
D’oh!
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Dynamic says:
TESCO are thought to be starting to sell a new range of fish as food – C-Horses
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Paz12 says:
Will there be a chat room for tonights match?
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Yossi says:
Nope
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Bows says:
If there is people will still come on here to see whats being said. Have one or the other I say
January 16 at 6:41 pm
AriseSirGiggsy says:
Can we all agree to start pronouncing Remy’s first name the way that a brummie says the word “like” ?
It would amuse me
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Pork Pie Sausage Roll says:
No. Pronounced like
Low-ic
January 16 at 6:43 pm
Eboue Skills School says:
im not sure tone and dialect can be conveyed in an internet chatroom, but admittedly it would amuse me too
January 16 at 6:45 pm
Pork Pie Sausage Roll says:
apologies, misread what you originally posted!
January 16 at 6:47 pm
AriseSirGiggsy says:
I also like to refer to Sagna as “bakery” – life has its small pleasures
January 16 at 6:41 pm
Bows says:
January 16 at 6:42 pm
athleticbilbobaggins says:
Neigh.
January 16 at 6:41 pm
ronh says:
Rafaf better not rest Mata etc
It should be a win for Chelsea, but he shouldnt look a gift horse in the mouth
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Dynamic says:
Yeyeyshehsheysh, that was amazing Ronh!!!!
January 16 at 6:43 pm
Evs says:
Nice
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Herr Vets - Die Rothosen says:
Did Podolski need resting? He hardly seems to be on the pitch these days!
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Chris_White says:
In my world, he is simply dropped
January 16 at 6:43 pm
Declan says:
^this
January 16 at 6:44 pm
Herr Vets - Die Rothosen says:
May I cross your border?
January 16 at 6:44 pm
Chris_White says:
Certainly.
January 16 at 6:46 pm
AriseSirGiggsy says:
All getting a little homoerotic in here
January 16 at 6:43 pm
AriseSirGiggsy says:
He ain’t that good
January 16 at 6:43 pm
Acquafresca says:
All the better to bring him in? He will have a point to prove to Wenger.
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Canadian Football says:
got a sick feeling Hazard is going to be rested and Nando will start instead of Ba
January 16 at 6:42 pm
Optimus says:
is ba a non-starter?
January 16 at 6:43 pm
SuperDunny says:
Probably
January 16 at 6:44 pm
Evs says:
Get the full SP of Demi soon
January 16 at 6:43 pm
heartsattack says:
Anticipation!
January 16 at 6:43 pm
Abhishek says:
IS Tesco burgers available in India ?
January 16 at 6:44 pm
Crouch Potato says:
Don’t think they can swim that far!
January 16 at 6:44 pm
athleticbilbobaggins says:
Don’t think so.
January 16 at 6:44 pm
RayneWooney says:
Is there a TESCO in India
January 16 at 6:45 pm
Herr Vets - Die Rothosen says:
January 16 at 6:45 pm
heartsattack says:
I don’t think there is a huge market for beefburgers in India.
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Dynamic says:
I would not think they’re moving away from England, the market over here is very stable
January 16 at 6:47 pm
Santiagounreal says:
The Tesco Burger is sacred in India, so no.
January 16 at 6:49 pm
fuml_akimbo says:
Neigh.
January 16 at 6:43 pm
Adnan says:
I just hope one of Ba or Azpi start alongwith Mata.
January 16 at 6:44 pm
Dynamic says:
Who are we all backing to win at the 7:45 at Stamford Bridge, the going is good to soft in places, with Ross Turnbull being the only non-starter
January 16 at 6:47 pm
wakey says:
Chelsea 7-0…five for Torres and two O.G’s for Puncheon
January 16 at 6:44 pm
victory_is_mine says:
Evening!
How does this look from wk26 onwards and if any changes what would they be and why?
Zero funds once selected and would be playing 3-5-2 most weeks.
Federici
Gibbs – Azpilicueta – Harte – Zabaleta – Evra
Gerrard – Bale – Mata – Walcott – Fellaini
RVP – Sturridge – Anichebe
Cheers
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Herr Vets - Die Rothosen says:
Terrible timing.
January 16 at 6:50 pm
TheSportsGuy - I fink u fRicky and i Lambert a lot says:
Pony
January 16 at 6:44 pm
Seanigula says:
biggest news of all….I hear that The Mummy is back at SUN. Let the bandwagon commence!
January 16 at 6:44 pm
Chris_White says:
Who? Laurens Ten Dam?
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Flying Asasssins says:
Someone who follows cycling like me
January 16 at 6:47 pm
Chris_White says:
Aye. Big fan!
January 16 at 6:49 pm
Flying Asasssins says:
I know no-one who likes cycling
January 16 at 6:45 pm
Katie says:
ALWAYS play the Mummy
January 16 at 6:49 pm
Seanigula says:
my friend works as Sunderland’s team archeologist and says he is ready to dominate
January 16 at 6:45 pm
Optimus says:
mangane style
January 16 at 6:44 pm
ronh says:
I think Diaby could prove to be a dark horse this DGW
January 16 at 6:46 pm
heartsattack says:
Avoid. Walcott a racing certainty.
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Chris_White says:
That’s racist.
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Evs says:
Yes.
Their all horses, dark, white, grey… All equal as gods children
January 16 at 6:48 pm
Crouch Potato says:
To people or horses?
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Yossi says:
Reported for racism
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Chu Young Ping Pong says:
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Wild Rover says:
Racist… Ban him!!!
January 16 at 6:47 pm
Dynamic says:
That’s horsist
January 16 at 6:47 pm
RayneWooney says:
No.
January 16 at 6:47 pm
RayneWooney says:
Seize him, sergeant!
January 16 at 6:47 pm
ronh says:
I am NOT a racist!!!
Will you all get off your high HORSE!!!
January 16 at 6:48 pm
RayneWooney says:
Keep digging.
January 16 at 6:48 pm
Bows says:
Reported
January 16 at 6:45 pm
Yossi says:
Sho-Silva STARTS for Charlton U21s
January 16 at 6:47 pm
RayneWooney says:
NOOOOOOO (VC)
January 16 at 6:46 pm
JamesT2525 says:
Ok, think i have the final draft of my WC team for gameweek 24
Bego – Gazzinga
Zab – Gibbs – Shawcross – Demel – Davies
Walcott – Mata – Michu – Bale – Puncheon
Rooney – Aguero – Sturridge
Look okay ?
January 16 at 6:46 pm
Chu Young Ping Pong says:
Drop Shawcross imo
January 16 at 6:49 pm
JamesT2525 says:
Any suggestions on who to get in ? Dont really want 3 very cheap defs
January 16 at 6:50 pm
Chu Young Ping Pong says:
Dawson maybe!