Tom12345

Oh right, thanks. I missed that part of the Sunderland game …

Maybe we can indeed play the two of them together. Vardy as the forward and Nacho in place of the Ndidi/attacking midfielder position. With Ndidi and Praet injured and Casedai not playing well, why not give it a go?

No reference to Daka. Not used at all even when we chase the game, Guess Enzo really does not fancy him or there is really an astronomical cost in using him in the league.

Opportunity to learn. Hope Enzo will. With the team we have, we should be creating far more chances than we have in the season so far, but Enzo’s style is long term though it has not gotten to the level that I am sure he wants to yet. This is a good learning lesson and I am sure he wants the players to continue to feel confident about playing positively and our style. However, we were always going to get found out if we do not improve. Our passing at the back has been suicidal at times but we were just lucky that at the championship level we were often not punished. Leeds employed an ultra intensive high press (which many EPL teams can do for long periods) and we struggled. We still have a lot to learn but fortunately we have months to do so at this level. What I am slightly concerned about is that our patient style will turn a bit into Rodgerball if we are afraid to attack. But patience can be a positive thing if it is more about waiting with belief rather than passing back out of fear. Big difference so hopefully we do not turn down the wrong path. So while disappointing this Leeds game needed to come to show us our weakness (what others have coined as us not getting out of first gear). I hope this helps Enzo and the team to find that second gear because I am not sure we actually have that developed in our arsenal yet. PS. I think a second gear involves playing quickly in transition. I have noticed that we have regressed in decision making recently with us choosing to pass backwards rather than try a forward pass in 50/50 situations but where the opposition is running back and out of shape. If we compare us with Man City, we don’t play like Man City much - Man City attack quick and they also do counter attacks. We almost don’t anymore.

In fairness to him he cannot show what his has if he is sitting on the bench. He came on one game and within minutes he put in an excellent forward ball for Nacho whose first time shot was unfortunately saved (we still scored).

We have been flat all season. This is a test against a proper opposition, a team that came down with us last season from the EPL. We are far from reaching what Enzo would want to be competitive in the EPL. If we play like this with our suicidal passing from the back we will be punished big time next year. Having said that it is a process as Enzo said and hopefully this helps give us a better perspective.

You would think a professional team playing in the Champions League paying real money would know more than what a poster on FT thinks in his armchair and who has not put any money on this … Having said that, I am lying on my bed at the moment … and we do have managers and owners who don’t know what they are doing

Equally it proved my point: “but not good enough for many fans of Championship Leicester City” 😂

I don’t think he has proven himself but at the same time I agree he is not as bad as some fans make him out to be. Typical. Let’s not forget Rodgers played him as lone striker. Even Vardy the expert was not effective in that role the last few seasons because of Rodgers’ negative tactics with the ball rarely getting up to him. Daka playing that role was worst as he is not a lone striker plus he had very little service. His ball control is not great so when he had the ball 50 yards from goal or on the side he wasn’t able to do much - I noticed that. But what was he supposed to do with such little service and he is not a Nacho who can come deeper. I see him laughs in training and on the bench he looks content. I think Enzo said he is very professional. So I very much doubt him not playing has anything to do with Daka’s attitude. More that there is some commercial reason Enzo could not even give him 15 mins every now and then. It is not like our opposition is doing much against us these days (apart from Sunderland).

Good enough for Sevilla and the Champions League, but not good enough for many fans of Championship Leicester City 😂 He was Rodgered. Fans slammed him just after a few matches here and there while he never got a consistent run. Never understood that. I thought he had a few excellent displays nonetheless including when Dean first came in. He is probably not the Enzo type of player but a very decent player nonetheless. If Enzo can turn Ndidi into an attacking midfielder, imagine what Enzo could do with Soumare who has much better ball control and good passing ability in him.