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When it’s working yes. Genuinely love it. Remember we’ve scored 79, and only conceded 37. The issue is when it’s not clicking there are absolutely no adjustments. There’s an arrogance that we will inevitably get a goal because of the system, that to me isn’t acceptable. This is a team that got relegated. We are not infinitely better than the rest of the league. We were beaten by a wonderful goal tonight. Issue is the lack of chances created.

Really poor. Frightened to see the confidence completely drained out of a few players until the very end. KDH and Ndidi playing on the wrong side of the middle 3 took away their strengths. Ndidi looked knackered.Mavididi shocker. Fair play to Milwall, held their shape very well but we didn’t do much to test them. Enzo beaten by himself I’m afraid.

Dennis

Fine that they’re playing a low block but we’re not doing much to move them around and create the space. Shows how important having a second threat on the wing in Abdul is. Yunus not been bad but Mavididi been poor. Ndidi playing on the other side has been ineffectual, and we’ve put KDH on his weaker foot. Corners are diabolical, but there’s no movement at throw ins either.

We’re watching this over the champions league games, we need to be ****ing studied

Up at 4:45 to watch this. Mate is texting me assuming I’m watching Madrid Man City 😂

KDH and Ndidi swapped?

Wrong thread

If we could have Alves, Braybrooke, Sliko, Popov, as well as Nelson, join the 1st Team even as third string/back up, that would be an enormous success. Replacing the out of contract players with youth, and topping up with senior players, rather than trying to make 10 signings, has to be the strategy.

If they were aiming for a bums on seats striker they’d be aiming for Chris Wood Think Reid retired.

90% sure Jamie Maclaren is going there, so this doesn’t make sense to me at all.

1000% this. Urgency isn’t the opposite to patience. You can move the ball quickly without taking a risk to structure, or ignoring game plan. When you have 10 behind the ball, you have to let them make a mistake and open up space, or find the space yourself to allow chances to happen. People can say we were slow/lethargic at times, that’s down to not making subs. But it is also impossible to play HIGH OCTANE SEXY FOOTBALL for 95 minutes. It’s going to come in waves. This tactic and plan does work. It’s just when we’re having an off day it looks real bad.

I think the bit you’re missing is a lot of last years squad did finish 5th. So they’re not JUST deadwood and the wages could kind of be justified. I put a lot of this on Brendan and the management of Brendan. Freezing out Soyuncu/Vesty, not giving youth opportunities (I’m counting Iverson in this) to develop and sell, not playing to players strengths, and destroying the club culture, absolutely killed the player values. He turned players into deadwood.

This also shows what a terrible job the club did commercialising the club. FA Cup winners, top 7 constantly, there should be an increase in sponsorship/other revenue generators. Not helped by COVID destroying corporations marketing budgets at the time but Christ, there’s money left in the table for sure. Wages were too high, turnover then needs to be higher too Top. I’d rather take the ridiculous “Official Pyjama Partner of Leicester City” $ than have a points deduction.

TYPICAL LEI….. oh

Fantastic from Daka. Superb.

Hands up, didn’t see your other responses. Communication internally is what I meant. Sets expectations with Enzo. Enzo’s commentary is understandable but hasn’t helped. Agreed with you no issues on the external comms.

But then isn’t his job to also manage and communicate expectations when it comes to transfers? He’s “just a director” but directors assume responsibility for the team underneath him.

EVERYBODY LOVES MARESCA MAKES ME HAPPY MAKES ME FEEL THIS WAY

I agree with you. There is one difference I’d make - being DOF for a “sustainably challenging the top 6” club is a very different job than being DOF for a relegation candidate. He passed as one of them, failed at the other, because it wasn’t “sustainable”. Him and Rodgers held hands into the shitshow, where if we didn’t make a single big sale a season, we were ****ed. Rudkin should get credit for getting us there, he’s just not the right person for the job based off what we see today. Inadequate replacements and not getting the business done early for Fofana, meaning Whelan had to step in, is not how to do business sustainably.

Souttar isn’t slow. He might not be rapid, but he is not slow. Socceroos Souttar has shown that time and time again.

Completely understand but still feel his leadership and personality has helped the dressing room refresh after the last few dire years. There is not ONE financial decision to blame here, it’s a myriad of overinflated wages for the Championship, which to be fair, we signed when we were finishing 5th two years in a row. Not being brave and rotating the squad THEN when it may have been easier to move the second string like Amartey/Praet is the mistake.

I know you’re saying “in hindsight” but who seriously thought Jannik would have the season he is having. Coady was an absolutely required signing and until he got injured in preseason we all thought he was #1.

Dear everyone who quoted me calling for Praet to stay in (I forgot Abdul was back forgive me)