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The EFL don’t decide the points deduction anyway it is an independent commission so it doesn’t matter how they feel thankfully

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marti-cifuentes-reveals-clock-tower-10405423 Marti Cifuentes reveals Clock Tower dream and Premier League plan to defy Leicester City cycle A run of relegation, promotion, relegation has seen Leicester City regain their crown as England’s defining yo-yo club. That’s now 26 jumps between the two divisions, 13 each way. No side in the country has more. Marti Cifuentes’ ultimate task as the club’s new manager is to escape that cycle at a time when it’s never been more difficult to do so. The last two sets of promoted sides have all come straight back down. With every season it happens, the 17 surviving clubs get a big slice of the Premier League pie with which to improve their squads. And so every season it becomes tougher for the new boys. As he prepares for his competitive debut as Citymanager this weekend, it means Cifuentes essentially has two seasons to prepare for. He needs to get the club promoted but also think about how he can do so in a way that will help keep them in the Premier League. So while he puts together his gameplan to take on Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday afternoon,he is thinking long term too. The idea is to build an identity within the team and then develop the academy to take it forward. “I need to say that the conversations with the club and with the owner were very clear,” the Spaniard tells LeicestershireLive. “The main target is to go back as soon as possible to the Premier League. That’s the kind of ambition that a club like Leicester should have. “The focus is to build something, a clear identity, a way of playing football, that should help us to get there in a strong position. It’s not just about getting there as soon as possible, but getting there and being as strong as we can. “It’s a reality that it’s been challenging for teams that actually have been extremely dominant, as with Leicester two seasons ago, in a league like the Championship that is a tough one to get 97 points. “That’s a big challenge. My job as a manager is to find the balance to how we get the short-term results while we build the long-term identity and long-term results if possible. It’s always there in the back of my head. “That’s why for me it’s very important to achieve this with two things. The first one is a clear way of playing, with an identity and philosophy. “And in that sense we’re going to try to be an attacking team that scores the goals, that is dominant through the games, that tries to win the ball back as soon as possible, that has structure and a clear way to play but can adapt because every opponent will be different. It’s not the same to lead 3-0 in the 91st minute than to be 1-0 up away, you need to master both scenarios. “And the second part of it is how we can help the academy, to help the young players, to build this identity that sustains the club in the future.” The job in season one is promotion and it looks more difficult than two years ago, when City, but for a spring wobble, stormed to the title under Enzo Maresca. Cifuentes arrived in mid-July, and so preparation for the campaign began more than two months after most other Championship sides. While City may still have one of the best squads in the division, it’s one that’s not been freshened up in the transfer market, nor one that is settled. It could look very different come September. Finally, there’s the matter of the points deduction. The severity of the punishment and when City might receive it is unknown, but if it does arrive, it’s another obstacle for Cifuentes to overcome. Still, that’s not stopped him envisaging a trip to the Clock Tower, venue for a promotion parade, next May. “Definitely I’m a demanding person, I want to win all the games,” he says. “That’s something I want my team to represent. “I’ve already had two seasons in the Championship. It helps me to understand the dynamics of the league. It’s a special league, this one. “We’re talking about more than 50 games if you have a good cup run. It’s an extremely intense league that told me everybody needs to be connected. “If you drop a little bit the level, you can lose to any other team, even if first is playing last. If suddenly there is a result that no-one expects, this is the league where it happens, and it happens every season. “It’s up and down during the season, so you need to be ready. That’s why it’s so important, the togetherness, and that the whole team is ready to contribute. “I’m not thinking much that it’s impossible to know where we’re going to be at the beginning of May. Hopefully we’ll be at the Clock Tower, that will be a good signal. “But my target at the moment is to beat Sheffield Wednesday. Every night when I go to sleep, I’m thinking about Sheffield Wednesday. My full focus is just to win the next game while we develop this identity.” With City still trying to get players through the exit door, Cifuentes has a big squad to work with as things stand. It’s also a varied squad. With 38-year-old Asmir Begovic signed and with 16-year-old Jeremy Monga now a fully-fledged senior player, there’s a 22-year age gap across the group. Does that mean Cifuentes has to be two different managers, one that earns the respect of the experienced heads while also cares for the up-and-coming talents? Not quite. “The challenge of being a manager, trust me, is that you need to manage all of them in a different way,” he says. “If you have 25 players, that’s 25 different ways of managing. “You might talk about the experienced players or the young players, but every person is different. “Someone needs love, someone needs stick, someone needs a bit of both, someone needs a hug, someone likes to talk football every day, someone doesn’t want to speak so much. That’s the challenge of being a good manager, you need to be ready for all of them.” There’s the supporters to manage too. Because of the heights from which the club has fallen, because of the perceived lack of accountability and communication from the top over that demise, and because of a myriad of other issues, it’s not a particularly happy fanbase at the moment. But Cifuentes, as the fresh face at the club, has the goodwill of the supporters. He says: “The fans, I understand the feelings after going down, it’s always difficult, but I’m sure they will understand it’s a fresh start for everybody and it’s an opportunity for everybody to show up. “We’re going to try to create a team to perform in a way they feel proud. Hopefully we will be together in this journey.” It’s a journey they hope will lead to a 14th top-flight promotion. And then, once the yo-yo’s up, they’ll hope Cifuentes can prevent it from unravelling again.

From what I remember he was very good on the ball but very slow Almost like another Vestergaard

Busy day, I was asleep

He was already a blue, muppets

Has to be activated by then

I have seen it mentioned on Twitter that his release clause apparently ends on 15th August Does anyone know where that came from?

Will be quite funny if selling Nunez to Al-Hilal allows Liverpool to spend more on and sign Isak from Newcastle Would proper wind up the Newcastle fans that their owners have effectively done it with themselves, after most of the good strikers in this window are gone as well

Can probably get away with it in a friendly but not in an official game

Van Nistelrooy also has a decent history of falling out with people, I still think it was probably him making it bigger than it was He also fell out with Buonanotte over boots ffs

Why does there need to be a suggestion something was wrong with his wife? We do not deserve to and have no right to know about it

I do agree with regards to his footwork and passing ability, it is very well below the level of Mads and I think we will have a lot more occassions this season of it playing us into trouble However I do think he is just as good a shotstopper, and is actually an improvement on commanding his areas from corners and crosses

If we have relented I just hope it isn't too much From that really good West Ham source it sounded like there was still a pretty big gap in the difference

I would think (hope) that the pretty good money for Wilf would hopefully mean we aren't quite as desperate for money in and can hold firm in what we want for Mads

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/inside-king-power-captaincy-call-10400736 Boss to consult on captain Manager Marti Cifuentes and his City squad will jointly decide the club’s new captain this week as they name a successor to Jamie Vardy. City need a new skipper after the club icon’s summer departure, and Cifuentes said he will consult the squad to ensure the right man gets the armband. Conor Coady had been captain in pre-season before his switch to Wrexham, while Ricardo Pereira and Hamza Choudhury have also started summer friendlies as skipper, the latter doing so for the win over Fiorentina at the weekend. Ricardo and Choudhury appear to be the standout contenders. They both wore the armband during promotion two seasons ago, while they are two of the three longest-serving City players, with only linked-away Wilfred Ndidi in the first team for a longer period of time. Harry Winks and Ben Nelson have also worn the armband in pre-season and so may be in the running. Asked if he’d decided on City’s captain, Cifuentes said on Sunday: “Not yet. Today was more based on that he (Choudhury) has been here for a long time. He’s one of the important players in the changing room. “I’m going to take a decision together with the players during the week and then you’ll get news about that. I’m happy wherever we will be. I’m sure we’re going to have fantastic profiles in the team.”

Latest from @ExWHUEmployee on GK's: The Victor John deal is very close to being agreed. The transfer terms are almost there and it’s just how the fee will be paid – in terms of break down of instalments. The personal terms are said to be close as well. HOWEVER It is thought that then recruitment team want us to try one more time to try and get a deal with Leicester for Mada Hermansen even though the offer we made and what Leicester want were quite far apart. Another interesting twist is that the top source wouldn’t confirm today that Victor John was on his way. When asked whether it was true that the Brazilian keeper was a "Done Deal", the top source replied "I can’t comment on what may or may not happen. We are trying on all fronts!" We have also heard from another source that talks have infact continued with Leicester and that there has been positive progress with the deal so there could be another twist of events. There are also a couple of other keeper targets that could be explored too.

Really looking forward to watching this

Toney was also 2 years older than Kone and had been playing actual league football for 5+ years

Kelman has been sold to Charlton for £3.5m rising to £5m - price for Kone is meant to be around £5m Kone scored every 153 mins Kelman scored every 162 mins Kelman is also nearly 2 years older than Kone

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/13407245/reporter-notebook-leicesters-big-test-as-season-of-uncertainty-awaits-foxes-in-championship Look at the £2m they got for 32-year-old Conor Coady, who only had one year left on his contract, from Wrexham. Coady thought he would be allowed to walk away for free, with Leicester saving his not-inconsiderable wages, but Leicester dug their heels in and said no to a free transfer to Rangers.