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2 hours ago, st albans fox said:

Dyche is a much better tactician than ‘our nige’

Maybe worth bringing in Nige to manage just for this one game. Nigel vs Dyche mark 5.

To be honest we are so awful at the moment, only one win in last six home games (vs. a second string Sheffield Utd team in the Cup) that we will get a pummelling all over the pitch by Burnley. We don't look up for it, they are and they are together with belief. Watch former players Wood and their Centre Back Mee score - it will be an absolute sickener I feel and a big wake up call for everyone

3 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Where the fvck do I start with that shambles?

 

How can anybody defend this fraud of a manager, trying to change us for the better some say...absolute bollocks. First half was yet again boring, I must've yawned about thirty times. Second half was more entertaining only because the game got feisty. 

 

Blame the ref, blame whoever, we deserved nothing today, Newcastle wanted it more and fully deserved the three points. 

 

Drawing at home to Swansea, Stoke and Bournemouth, losing to Newcastle, that is laughable for a team trying to fight for a European place, seventh place...we don't deserve it.

 

Only positive for me today was Silva, few stray passes to begin with but he grew into the game and on the ball he dramatically improved.

 

I said the other week our home form must improve for Puel to stay, so far still no change, I'm really starting to lose patience.

You're frustrated as we all are. I think we have to give this guy a summer and then see where we are at the end of this year. I am not impressed so far but to be fair he hasn't had a summer to sort things out. There's potential in the side but we have not really showed it. 

As others have said, Guardiola and Mourinho get a season to bed in and to give time for the seeds to grow. To be honest we are no better than we were with Shakespeare if you look at their respective games record so jury is out but they shouldn't come in to give a verdict just yet.   

10 minutes ago, Realist Guy In The Room said:

We dont deserve 7th really.  We’ve been shit since January.

 

Puel’s game relies on players being very comfortable on the ball with both feet and to move it quickly.  Morgan, Chilwell, Albrighton, Simpson and Okazaki just aren’t up to it.  

 

We were bad today just as we were against every other struggling team we’ve played at home.  7th will be put to bed when Burnley beat us next week and we can all just allow the season to fizzle out.

I think we will get beat comprehensively by the Dychemen and that will be it. We've had more chances to grab that spot than is necessary and we've blown it each time. Next week will be a massive wake up for us, they will rail road us and score a few and we will draw a blank.  

Defensive mistakes apart we are just not threatening enough - especially at home. Our last performances at home are really poor; we lack penetration and we are too slow. Speed was our threat now we are the slowest attacking team in the prem and we are easy to play against - ask Swansea, Stoke, Bournemouth and Rafa. 

We are dross at home; actually we have bene dross for a number of weeks. How we are still 8th is a mystery. Sorry chairman your players have let you down big time. 

oh bloody hell 

Burnley in front :-(

jeez I backed iborra as our first scorer so I am doubly screwed now. we need a massive step up in energy Newcastle are comfortable in my view 

On 4/1/2018 at 14:45, Costock_Fox said:

This has all the ingredients to be a proper turgid game if we set up the same as we started yesterday. They will probably come and park the bus knowing a draw will be a decent result for them so I can see Diabate and Gray starting this in place of Shinji and Albrighton.

 

In order to maintain the width I would probably put Riyad behind Vardy as his tendency to drift in and take 100 touches for the first hour yesterday was painful to watch.

Agree about turgid. If we don't wake up from our customary slumber starts we may lose this. Last three at home have been poor, and we were poor for most of the Brighton game. Our difficulty has been breaking down teams that are below us in the league and then conceding sloppy goals, many from corners.

As to this game we could play Choudhry in the centre-mid, Iborra and Silva will not be able to perform the Ndidi role between them. Puel will definitely play Albrighton (as he's trusted) so not much change I believe. As to the Vardy support it could be any one from Gray, Okazaki, Diabete, Ihenacho. Using Gray may free Mahrez up a bit and that could be crucial trying to break down a black and white bus.   

how did we win that? strange i fancied us today but we played our usual let’s see what happens disjointed stuff and it wasn’t until Diabete that we looked a threat. I’ll take it though and their pen was a joke. 

1 minute ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

Yeah, he trod on his foot after he fell. The slo-mo only serves to make it look premeditated, when in reality it was a blink of an eyes. So often happens in replays and many people, refs included (and commentators especially), don't seem to understand this.

Great White Tark takes down some Italian Chiesa in the box. 

A VAR for that ? come on what a joke !

What hacks me off in modern football today is these stupid backheel flicks. I've noticed Sterling do it and now Lallana and nearly every time we cough up possession. We (Leciester) are also doing it too recently and worse exponents are Chilwell and Gray and we give up promising positions as a result. Often we then get horribly exposed with a counter-attack. Sorry for the rant guys ;-)

Interesting to see how Ashley Young started as a right sided attacker at Villa is now a left sided wingback. He's definitely found some form in the last 2-3 seasons and looks a potential starter. 

2 minutes ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said:

They have managed to play down Vardy completely 

Imagine if it was Harry Kane (that scored that goal. They'd be eulogising so much there'd be no time for the adverts. 

Just now, Dan LCFC said:

I'd start both Lingard and Sterling in Russia. They're a breath of fresh air.

Agree. All defences hate pace and these guys have it too. Sterling is 100% better this season and Lingard is keeping Alli out and deservedly so. These 2 and Vardy look a real threat. Only problem we have at mo is in defence; if Italy had been on song in front of goal we'd be losing by now. We are missing Maguire's calmness. 

Think Vards can get another here, the Italians look shaky unusualy for them at the back.

Alli has been poor and he’s had a moderate season. Lingard is ahead of him in my view. 

The Ox has had a good game. Move to Liverpool has done him good. 

The Ox has had a good game. Move to Liverpool has done him good. 

I think Lingard has booked his place and likely as a starter sat behind HKane 

Henderson has some of the attributes of Matty James 

Great header from Harry then wtf !!!

13 minutes ago, easilee said:

How the Hell does Danny Rose still play for our country ????

Can’t think of too many English left backs aside from the guy who can’t get into Spuds first team ?. Personally I quite like Rose he gets up and down well and will get stuck in. 

Seriously, how much £ does the premier league get compared to other countries. We should be beating Holland who are in transition and a smaller nation. Yes it’s pretty passing but we have struggled to win games like this. We should be winning and be in the top 4 or 5 in the world by now