Leicester City FC

[3 minus 2]

25 minutes ago, oldgit said:

Tut tut Stevie, blaming the poor players. Didn't you know this Shakespeare character (how can he possibly fail with that name) is a tactical master? He said that his plan was to "press Sevilla high up the pitch" and "it worked a treat", something that Ranieri would never have thought of doing, right? and Schmeichel gushed that "we had a game plan and kept to it." completely ignoring the fact that for a "game plan" to work, you've got to have the players on board before it can have any hope of working..

It makes you wonder how the 53 year old Shakespeare has been allowed to live in the shadows for so long without somebody picking up on his brilliance. He's had three home games in a row and, with the clapper happy Leicester crowd doing their best to lift the team, it's been a carnival. 

Danny Mills, a pundit who's got that superior air about him and talks as though everybody else is a complete c**t, reckons that "those people who said Ranieri shouldn't have been sacked, should be eating humble pie now". What is particularly galling is all the players, without exception, denied that they were instrumental in Ranieri's dismissal , the same set of players who made great play of the fact that they were down to earth, rough and ready types who had started from the lower reaches of the Leagues yet, when things started to get tough and  weren't going their way, they downed tools and left Ranieri hanging by a thread. The same man who, nine months earlier had lifted them up by their bootlaces  and cajoled them to realise an achievement that not one of them thought would ever be possible.  That's typical of the 'gratitude' you're likely to get from the luvvies who call themselves professional footballers nowadays. 

yeah agree but raniere hardly lifted them up by their  laces they were virtually undefeated in the prem for half a season b4 he joined.The best thing ran're  did when he got there was ,,,,,, NOTHING,   and when he did something,, what heppened.

Edited March 15, 2017 by 3 minus 2

[oldgit]

1 hour ago, 3 minus 2 said:

yeah agree but raniere hardly lifted them up by their  laces they were virtually undefeated in the prem for half a season b4 he joined.The best thing ran're  did when he got there was ,,,,,, NOTHING,   and when he did something,, what heppened.

So you thought that winning 7 out of their last 9 games, with 6 of those games at home in 2014/2015 season was title winning form for the following season?

[3 minus 2]

4 hours ago, oldgit said:

So you thought that winning 7 out of their last 9 games, with 6 of those games at home in 2014/2015 season was title winning form for the following season?

All i'm saying is that they wernt in such terrible shape when the tinker man took over, and all he had to do was not tinker and what did he do.

[oldgit]

7 hours ago, 3 minus 2 said:

All i'm saying is that they wernt in such terrible shape when the tinker man took over, and all he had to do was not tinker and what did he do.

He didn't tinker? He kept faith with the same back four, even though they were comical in their defending for the best part of this season, because he believed in them. As soon as Schmeichel was fit, he was straight back in. He's retained Vardy and Mahrez when fit even though they had been excrement. He replaced Kante, who was desperate to leave, with Ndidi who's still settling in and Drinkwater was never out of the team. The only casualty, because of poor form, was Okazaki. If anything, the main criticism was that he was too faithful and he didn't try to change things.

[3 minus 2]

2 hours ago, oldgit said:

He didn't tinker? He kept faith with the same back four, even though they were comical in their defending for the best part of this season, because he believed in them. As soon as Schmeichel was fit, he was straight back in. He's retained Vardy and Mahrez when fit even though they had been excrement. He replaced Kante, who was desperate to leave, with Ndidi who's still settling in and Drinkwater was never out of the team. The only casualty, because of poor form, was Okazaki. If anything, the main criticism was that he was too faithful and he didn't try to change things.

He tinkered, drinkwater looked a fish out of water, mahrez and vardy wernt played quite where they were most effective, make no cries about it, they are footballs equivelent of FLAT TRACK BULLIES, proudly bought and set up EFFECTIVELY  JUST FOR THAT, take them out of that and your left with a bunch of journey man and in early doors the relevent management teams have recognised that even raniere saw it when he first moved there but he brought in new formations playing drinkwater deeper then further up, marhez dropping bac , little of large up front TINKERS and they're gonna get found out and they did and he paid the cost.

Edited March 16, 2017 by 3 minus 2

[bangkok blue]

Amazing result Saturday. Flight booked for Atletico home leg! Even manage to squeeze in Palace away!

 

Any fellow Bangkok Foxiles wanna watch the 1st leg together? Could all meet up at sportsman around 2am night of 12th/13th early morning.

[BangrakBob]

Normally wouldn't will an other English team on in the CL, but I am tonight. 

 

Open first 10 minutes, entertaining, come on City 

[mrbojangles]

Only lost 1-0 so still in it

[balo]

I think they can do it at home. Atletico played some away games this season without really impressing. The miracle could happen . 

 

[BangrakBob]

1 hour ago, balo said:

I think they can do it at home. Atletico played some away games this season without really impressing. The miracle could happen . 

 

I don't think Atletico were that impressive last night, Leicester have got every chance at home.

[Bredbury Blue]

The whole nation are behind you Leicester (except for Forest, County, Derby, Burton...)

[champers]

One of the highlights of the Palace game was Fuch's long throw-ins. Where has he been hiding them?

[balo]

It should have been another win for Leicester , but another good game from them.   Now lets wait for the big one soming up, imagine Leicester in the semifinals of the Champions League.    

  

[smokie36]

On 17/04/2017 at 9:01 AM, balo said:

It should have been another win for Leicester , but another good game from them.   Now lets wait for the big one soming up, imagine Leicester in the semifinals of the Champions League.    

  

 

They have a fair crack at it and will need to make a good start.

 

The crowd of course will make it a sensational night.

[jellydog]

Congrats to Leicester for giving it their all.

 

 

[smokie36]

51 minutes ago, jellydog said:

Congrats to Leicester for giving it their all.

 

 

 

No disgrace in making the QF's at the first attempt. 

[alfieconn]

Thank christ for that, they can concentrate on the League now !

 

[3 minus 2]

Great 2 nd half performance, the young lhs player chillwell? changed the game

Shame they just couldnt get the 2nd, if they had, im sure the 3rd would have come. But their goal,, CLASS HEADER.

 

[smokie36]

The only team I'd worry about in the Premiership right now.

[Bredbury Blue]

Out to a penalty that never was!

[balo]

QF and finish the dream with a draw against Athletico Madrid , one of the toughest teams in the world to play against. Not bad.  Now lets see if they can finish top 10 in the league and I would say Leicester had a great season after that horrible start. 

 

[Bredbury Blue]

Why's nobody in trying to snap up Mahrez? Very decent player.

[alfieconn]

16 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Why's nobody in trying to snap up Mahrez? Very decent player.

How do you know they are not Trigg ?

[jellydog]

I can hear the nails being driven into Puel's coffin from here. Another managerial position available for next season.

[champers]

12 minutes ago, jellydog said:

I can hear the nails being driven into Puel's coffin from here. Another managerial position available for next season.

Watched the game; they were lucky to get nil. Puel looked like he knows that's it for him.

[jellydog]

1 minute ago, champers said:

Watched the game; they were lucky to get nil. Puel looked like he knows that's it for him.

How many managers have the Leicester players quit on now ? A fickle bunch.

[wilai]

6 hours ago, jellydog said:

How many managers have the Leicester players quit on now ? A fickle bunch.

Agree Jelly. Their next manager needs to get shut of the likes of Morgan, Mahrez and maybe even Vardy and start afresh.

 

Puel does have a habit tho' of pissing off players and fans with his managerial style, despite doing well results wise (initially at least). I'm in a FPL league (#1 at the mo') run by a Soton chick and their fans never had a good word to say about him despite finishing top half/getting to finals etc

[jellydog]

A pity there's no La Liga or Serie A football to save me from this Everton vs. Leicester disaster.

[RickG16]

On 4/28/2018 at 11:31 PM, jellydog said:

How many managers have the Leicester players quit on now ? A fickle bunch.

Quit on him have they? 

[champers]

On 1/2/2019 at 2:41 AM, RickG16 said:

Quit on him have they? 

A good return over Xmas and New Year, 9 points out of 12, but beating City and Chelsea then losing at home to Cardiff is just bizzare.

I watched the cup tie at Newport yesterday and what a cracking game it was. Newport won 2-1 and that result alone may see Puel being shown the door.