MancFox24

Maybe. But those inadequacies were there at the start of the season as well so I don't think that's why it's changed

1. Injuries to Ndidi and Ricardo came at a bad time. 2. Winks' form seems to have dipped alot. 3. Opposition teams nullifying the threat of our wingers. 4. Missing too many chances. 5. Bad luck. 6. Things happening off the pitch doesn't create a good feeling around the club.

I didn't think Maresca was who this football club needed when he was appointed and I never changed my mind even when we were walking it. But this thread is reactionary nonsense. It would be the true sign of a basket case club if we were to change manager now

It's very frustrating when Mads has the ball in his hands with opposition players out of position and we have no desire to counter attack. Happened a couple of times today. I go back to that game against West Brom where Maresca seemed a bit annoyed after the game that we'd scored a couple of counter attacking goals and said it's not something they work on. It doesn't make sense to me when it seems to suit the strengths of the attacking players we have

The only thing Vardy offers over the other strikers is his finishing. If that's gone then we have to start with someone else

Much better this second half. It feels like it's coming. Faes has been really good after the dodgy start

Better this last 5-10 mins

Not a subscriber to the athletic so I can't read the article and I know headlines don't often accurately reflect what is said in the piece, but I would suggest there have been lots of signs that vardy has slowed down in the last couple of seasons

Showed some good fight but I thought Hull were the better side today. They looked alot fitter than us as well. Not quite sure what the instructions have been this last couple of games, they seem to have gone alot more direct but it's all looked pretty desperate without much of a plan behind it at times

While this does seem to be a technicality, the important part for me from the ruling was where the EFL argued that we have not disputed that we will be in breach of the upper loss threshold for 23/24. I'm slightly confused about why we would be looking to make enemies of the EFL on a technicality while also trying to get them to be lenient on the substantive point

We showed some real fight there and threw our bodies on the line, so that's a positive. The overall performance was really confusing though, they look sometimes as though they're caught in 2 minds about whether to stick or twist and we were just inviting pressure on at the end. We've lost and drawn games we should have won this year though so let's take it and move on

Told you this ref was good

Mads there running out looking for a counter attack and nobody wants it

It wont happen but I'd have KDH off before Yunus tonight. He looks leggy to me and they keep doubling up on him so giving him a rest might open some space up down that side

I think we've played in moments all season. But if I try to think of a typical goal we score, I can't really do it. Obviously it's not bad to score in different ways, but I never saw the clear patterns of play consistently. And even in our most dominant games, we've always conceded chances

Not a huge difference between this performance and most games we were winning earlier in the year. We've played on the margins for most of the season and even with the massive lead we built I was never fully convinced it would be comfortable. We really need Wilf back, he might not have the numbers that KDH has but I think he's been our most effective attacking player this season

Would love to see Yunus getting more game time in the league. His finishing was poor tonight but he makes things happen and I think he's one we should be looking to keep

Anyone else thinking 'don't shoot' when it was rolled back to him?

This is the sharpest I've seen Kel look in a while

First half was one of the best we've played this season. If the second half is all about conserving energy, I don't really understand why we don't make changes sooner to inject a bit of energy back in the team

I'm not sure why this has all come about now. I think we created far more yesterday than we have done in alot of other games and I've definitely seen duller games this season. While I do get why Enzo is frustrated, I'm not sure this is the best way to get people on board. I think it's a bit concerning that he's chosen to come out in such strong terms considering the position we're in and maybe reveals a wider frustration of other things going on at the club. Either way, I don't think he has enough credit in the bank at this point to be calling out fans, whether he has a good point or not

As frustrating as Daka is at times, I think his pace in behind does provide space for others and we are more creative as a team with him in there. I'd like to see Yunus given a run in the team as well, I think he's definitely got something about him. He made that finish tonight look simple but there's plenty who would have lashed at that

Watched them batter Swansea in the first half and they press really high up the pitch. Would be nice to see us field a strong side to see how we cope with it

I'd say the wingers have the hardest job in this team. They have to work really hard defensively and are then expected to provide most of the creativity by beating players who are often sitting in low blocks and have been given plenty of time to get in shape by us playing around for long periods of time between the defenders and keeper. McAteer's work rate is fine, although I thought he looked quite leggy at times last night, but I just don't think he has what it takes to provide the creativity this system needs. That's not to say he wouldn't be a good player in another system or team, I just can't see him kicking on playing in this team

To be fair to our fans, we seem to be in a no win situation this year. We win games and get criticised for celebrating because we've got the biggest budget in the league and should walk it. And yet when we drop points we're arrogant for having a bit of a moan. Obviously some of the reaction is over the top, happens on all football forums I've ever seen. And I'm sure you're right that the title win had an impact on the mindset of some fans. Add in the fa cup and European football in recent seasons and you'll have to forgive us for not wanting to party at a home draw against Ipswich (closest competitors or not).