Sunbury Fox

The main difference between Cooper's reign and Ruud's is that the team overall has a much better structure now. As a result, we are producing far better passing patterns through midfield and conceding far fewer shots than under Cooper. The problem is that Ruud is topping that structure off with our oldest, slowest players so we look totally toothless going forward. And the players at the back keep making individual errors so we are continuing to leak goals.

I think Wilf became underrated after his dip in form towards the end of the Rodgers era. Before that, I think he was generally regarded very highly by our fanbase with many regarding him as the most difficult player to replace if he was unavailable, and expecting him to our next big sale at some point. It's great to see him back on form, long may it continue.

It was the switch to 352 that changed things for us that season. We need to follow a similar approach now, as it would allow us to get both Bilal and Facundo in the team. Daka has to get a run of games, too. With him, Bilal and Facundo up there we will at least have 3 players capable of running and pressing. This absolutely won't happen of course. RVN will die on his 4231 hill.

There's no chance he'll change the system and it will be the same front 3.

Have looked back over our previous seasons in the top flight and there are currently only 2 seasons where our points per game is worse than this season: 1977/78 - 0.64 PPG (converted to 3 points per win) 2000/01 - 0.67 PPG We're currently on 0.68 PPG and it's high likely that will get worse, given the remaining fixtures we have. So, this team might well have the dubious honour of being our worst ever top flight team.

The squad is obviously dogsh1t but with every passing defeat his position is surely becoming untenable?

This is shaping up to be our worst top flight team ever.

There will be plenty more records like this before the end of the season.

Sorry to be a pedant but it's 5 home games without a goal.

I assume this is the worst ever start for a Leicester manager as well?

Same team, same tactics, 0-2. Next.

And we still concede 2 against a team with no fit first choice attackers.

Conceding straight after half time is one of our favourite party pieces.

Yeah because Facundo has been given loads of minutes to show what he can do over recent weeks.....

Classic case of another manager fitting the available players into his preferred system, rather than adopting a formation that fits the players. 343 with Facundo and Bilal as 10s should have been tried by now.

Not sure about that. Either way, at least he might try to do something out of the ordinary, rather than hobbling around for 90 minutes.

Buonanotte was far from substandard until Ruud walked in the door. Ayew is the most pointless attacking player we've had in a long while. Creates virtually nothing, never takes on a defender, has no pace and it's a myth that he works hard. Other than that, it makes total sense for Ruud to play him for 90 minutes every week.

Assume everyone has lumped big money on Sterling scoring his first goal of the PL season today? Basically free money.

I think I'm done with Ruud now. The continued selection of Ayew and Reid over younger, more creative players is utterly ridiculous. His treatment of Facundo is totally baffling in particular.

To be fair, even we've not lost 7-0 this season. Yet!

Really finding it hard to get excited about this game, which is very odd for me. Haven't even bothered listening to any LCFC podcasts this week. Just hope that for once this team can surprise us by getting a win against a top team but our recent record against Arsenal and the big 5 generally does not bode well.

I'd forgotten how bad bottom half Championship teams are. Like watching a different sport to the PL.

Yes it was dire. We had 1 tame off target shot in the whole game and 'achieved' the lowest xG ever, I think. After Arsenal scored just after half time, they basically killed the game such that the ball was hardly in play for the last 40 minutes.

Putting our tickets on resale again for this one. Can't face another 230 mile round trip to see Arsenal stroll to an easy win whilst Ruud employs exactly the same approach that has led to 8 defeats in 9. Fear that I'm losing my love for the club. Even my boys are not bothered for this one as they think it will be a certain defeat anyway. Sad times.

What a guy. Heads and kicks everything and then drops 2 F bombs live on TV in his interview!