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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/what-enzo-maresca-told-leicester-8934083 Leicester City heeded Enzo Maresca’s half-time instruction to produce one of their most dominant 45 minutes of the season and clinch a deserved victory over Watford. While City had not played badly in the first period at the King Power Stadium, they could not convert their domination into chances. But after being told to up the tempo by Maresca at the interval, the intensity of their play picked up, allowing them to pile on the pressure and eventually get the breakthrough goal.

Great player, Great Manager, seemingly dodgy business man. One of the more entertaining players and managers of his era. RIP

I'm ok with the tactics when they're being carried out properly and with players that look like they're up for it and want to put the effort In. Seemingly they didn't for the first 35 or so mins yesterday. Unless they were under orders not to then I'm not entertained by the tactics.

Cannons are fine but are no good without the balls.

History of Leicestershire in Images Jayne Wills · · Born and Raised in Leicester · You know you've been in Leicester too long when... You know every nightclub in Leicester by a previous name. You've watched Leicester City play, standing in the Family Enclosure. You know who Dusty Hare is. You remember Leicester United. You are thrown by people who: a) Don't know where Brucianni's is. b) Don't know how good their milkshakes (and ice-cream sodas) are. You remember when it wasn't a Leicester Mercury headline without the words "shock", "horror" and/or "probe". You used to go into town especially to see Lewis's Christmas windows. You call people "mardy". You know what a "jitty" is. You also know what a "Croggy" is You get disorientated driving down St. Margaret's Way as you no longer have the swimming baths for reference. You were amazed when the lions on the fountain turned out to be bronze. You've watched more than one large fire from the Great Central Way. It's not "mate" it's "me duck". You've been amazed at how often this was debated in the Mercury's letters page, usually by some mad Northern woman and a handful of locals with far too much spare time. You remember George's Salad Bar, and have wondered what would've happened if you'd walked in and actually ordered a salad. You've been to Twycross Zoo. More than once. A Fox Cub has wheels and an engine (unless it's actions are being narrated by David Attenborough). You know which "Gate" is which. You've been roller-skating at Granby Halls. You remember when Fosse Park was ASDA, Everard's Brewery, Oliver's Shoes and some horses. You've sat in Daniel Lambert's chair. You think Bobby's is a good restaurant, but can't believe that: a) People actually travel all the way from India to eat there. b) They can get away with using furniture clearly bought from a garden centre. c) It's not even good garden furniture. You can spell "Engelbert Humperdinck" and "Showaddy Waddy". You buy more Leicester than Cheddar cheese. You know they're Diwali lights until the beginning of December. You remember "Lineker's" sparkly red and blue sign on the market. You have actually shown this off to someone visiting Leicester. You know the difference between a cob and a bap (and that your mates could back you up on this). You've actually been into the Gas Museum on Aylestone Road. You get a craving for a TJ's when out drinking in other towns. You don't know anyone who hasn't been to Skeggy. You remember when Que Passa was the only Mexican restaurant in the County.

I understand all that but the quality, commitment and intent were just not there. It seems like, in the first half we're happy to just keep the ball and stop them scoring. Most of those shots came in the last 10 mins. I'm interested in the tactical/technical approach to the game but I pay my money to be entertained and that doesn't just mean scoring goals. I want to see actions and events that get me out of my seat. When you find yourself looking at the the crowd, how the stadium looks, chatting with your neighbour because there's nothing entertaining on the pitch then somethings not right. The last ten mins and the second half were much more acceptable, weren't the tactical set ups alike, if so what was the difference? Wee upped our intent, woke up from our stupor on the pitch which then woke the crowd up. Why can't we do this for 90mins, other teams seem to manage it?

I think so as it passes my West Bridge stop but like mine and a few others it never came by whilst I was waiting for mine. I doubt my son knows anyway as he usually drives.

As much as I’m ok with this approach the first half had nothing enjoyable about it we were awful, lacking any sort of coordinated play, intensity and very little to bring a smile to your face or get you out of your seat. An absolute yawn fest.

Against my better judgement chose the bus today Going there the bus was 15 mins late then we had 2 overtaking each other at every stop.. Got in as the Last Post was being played. Coming home was awful. Rushed to West Bridge got there at 5.20, electronic sign indicated bus due at 5.25, never turned up. Then it indicated 5.40 never turned up. There was quite a crowd now. Next one due at 5.55 turned up but was a single decker and sailed straight past - full up. The crowd thinned out as people had resorted to ordering taxis. Next indication 6.10 bus finally arrived but again a single decker, manage to get on but was packed out , over loaded I suspect but nobody cared. Stood next to someone with a hacking cough in front of me and someone with a hand full of tissues behind me. Finally got home at 7. My son meanwhile had left in a hurry to get the train to Narborough, I texted him to say I was still waiting for a bus to which he replied he’d just missed his train, saw it pulling out of the station and was on a bus in South Wigston saying he didn’t know how he was going to get to Narborough, I presume further trains were too late or non-existent not heard from him since, probably still walking home 😉

https://maidstoneunited.co.uk/2023/11/25/leicesters-appiah-arrives-on-loan/ Paul Appiah has joined the Stones on loan from Leicester City. The 21-year-old signed for the Foxes’ Development Squad during the summer of 2022, following time at Aston Villa’s Academy. After featuring for Chelsea’s under-18s in 2017/18, the centre-back moved to Villa, where he appeared regularly for the Academy and in Premier League 2 between 2018 and 2022. A warm welcome to Paul who will be with us until the end of December and our thanks to Leicester City for their help in arranging the loan.

"What I've noted looking up this game, which really surprised me, is they've [Leicester City] only scored 11 goals at the King Power Stadium," "That's fewer than the rest of the top seven, it's nine less than Plymouth, who are 19th, and it's less than Rotherham who are in the relegation zone." https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/efl-pundits-highlight-surprising-leicester-city-statistic-ahead-of-watford-clash/

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-press-conference-notes-8932379 Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca took the rare step of announcing a selection decision a day in advance with Hamza Choudhury to take over from the suspended Harry Winks against Watford. Maresca often doesn’t even tell his players who is in the City starting line-up until the day of the game but at his press conference on Friday afternoon, he revealed that Choudhury would be in the 11 against his former loan club. Winks, who had started every Championship game before this weekend, is banned after picking up a fifth yellow card of the campaign at Middlesbrough. Choudhury has been the deputy to Winks in the deep-lying midfield role and has featured in cup games there, so he knows the job. However, he should not be expected to play exactly the same way as Winks. Initially, Maresca spoke more generally about what Winks’ replacement would need to do, saying: “Nobody can give us the same thing as Harry Winks. They are all different. We are going to use a different player who is going to give us different things. It’s difficult to find players who can give you the same as another player. “Unfortunately he’s suspended but it doesn’t matter, nothing happened. We have another player who can play in his position. We are not going to modify the way we want to build or the way we want to play. For sure, the player in Harry’s position, he can give us something more in one way, but something less in another way. But it doesn’t mean we’re going to change the way we want to play.” Then, when it was put to Maresca that he had a number of players to operate in a deeper role with midfielders returning to fitness over the international break, he revealed that Choudhury was the man who had been chosen. He said: “Hamza is going to play for Harry Winks. We considered that he's the right player.” City look to get ball in behind City face Watford off the back of an international break that has afforded Maresca more time with his players than he usually gets. He has used that to his advantage during previous intervals, working with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in September to get more out of the midfielder, and then with the wingers in October on the finer details that could help them in one-on-ones. This time, he looked to make his team more effective at getting in behind. City face Watford off the back of two games where they have failed to find the net. He said: “We tried to analyse a little bit all of our games. We tried to find some more solutions in behind, while always respecting the idea of how we want to play. After the process, we try to exploit a little bit more the space in behind. “That doesn’t mean that we’re going to play long balls. It just means that after the process, we can exploit a little bit the space in behind. If it happens tomorrow, we’ll see.”

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ndidi-praet-yunus-doyle-alves-8931331 Every Leicester City player bar Callum Doyle and the suspended Harry Winks is available for Saturday's 3pm Championship clash with Watford. Enzo Maresca had hoped that Wilfred Ndidi, Dennis Praet, and Yunus Akgun would prove their fitness over the international break, and all three are now in contention to take on the Hornets. Ndidi and Yunus have been sidelined with muscle injuries since the end of October, while Praet has overcome a back injury that has kept him out since mid-August. Doyle is the only first-team City player who is not yet fit. He had surgery on his knee at the end of September and will be out for at least another three weeks. “They are all working with us,” Maresca said at his press conference on Friday afternoon. "Only Callum is out. The rest are all available for tomorrow. Including Dennis. “(Praet) is a good player for sure. If you remember, in one of my press conferences, I said the ideal pocket player for us is Dennis. Now he’s back. We need to see how he is and hopefully he can help us. “Callum has started to run on the pitch. But he’s still far. At least three weeks.” In the youth ranks, Will Alves is “back”, Maresca has said, but he is not yet training with the senior squad on a full-time basis. For Sammy Braybrooke, he is still recovering from his ACL tear. “I didn’t see Sammy yet,” Maresca added. “He’s still recovering. Will, I’ve seen him many times. He works with us, not always, some days when we need him. He looks back. He’s a young player and he needs to enjoy football. “You can see he’s a good player for sure. He has something different. Because of my experience in the past and also in general, with young players, you need to be careful.”

Referee appointed for Watford's trip to Leicester City in Championship By Anthony Matthews Ant_Watford Community Content Editor One of the leading up-and-coming referees in English football is due to be in charge when Watford resume their Championship campaign at leaders Leicester City tomorrow. Sam Allison has been appointed to take charge of the fixture at the King Power Stadium against the Foxes, who are level on points with Ipswich Town at the summit but have a better goal difference. Having taken charge of his first two fixtures in the second tier last season, the highest-ranking Black official working in the English game has refereed a further three Championship matches out of a total of ten games he has been in charge of in the current campaign. The former player has shown a total of 39 yellow cards in those league and cup encounters and has yet to send a player off. Andrew Fox and Bhupinder Singh Gill will be the assistant referees as Valerien Ismael’s men look to extend their six-game unbeaten run, with Ed Duckworth the fourth official.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/hayes-looking-forward-to-unique-leicester-challenge Hayes looking forward to unique Leicester challenge WOMEN'S TEAM Emma Hayes is expecting an enjoyable match when Chelsea Women face Leicester City’s distinctive brand of football in the Women’s Super League on Sunday afternoon. Fresh from picking up our first Women’s Champions League victory of the season, beating Paris FC 4-1 at Stamford Bridge on Thursday evening, the focus turns back to domestic matters this weekend, as Chelsea Women look to extend our run of five consecutive wins in that competition when we host Leicester City at Kingsmeadow. We will have to do so without captain Millie Bright, who has withdrawn from next week’s international duty due to the injury which has caused her to miss our last two matches. We go into this match in fine form in the WSL, though, having scored 20 goals with just three in reply across our last five fixtures. Emma Hayes knows our next opponents will present a very different challenge for her team, due to their competitive, high tempo style of play. ‘They are the most aggressive team in the league, statistically,’ said Hayes. ‘They allow the fewest number of passes per defensive actions in the WSL. ‘They demonstrated in the first half against Arsenal, it was about one-vs-one duels and very transitional. So it’s going to be a game where you have to compete with them first and you earn the right to play. ‘If they continue in the same way, we all know there are going to be spaces, but equally there are going to be threats, because they commit bodies forward, are brave and aggressive. But I think every game is hard.’ Despite knowing how tough Sunday’s match is likely to be, it is one Hayes is looking forward to. Having acknowledged Leicester’s distinctive way of playing, she admitted she is an admirer and full of respect for the team Foxes manager Willie Kirk has built there. ‘Willie is a seasoned manager,’ she added. ‘You can see this year what progress Leicester have made and they really make it difficult for every team. They don’t care who you are – and I like that. ‘They are bold and brave in the way that they play and personally I like those games. I don’t like people moaning about that stuff. ‘I’m the ref in our training sessions and can you imagine how bad I am? They think I’m the worse ref in the world but I ref a game like you’re playing against Leicester. I’ll never blow the whistle, you have to cope with your duels, get up and go again. ‘I love that mentality he’s instilled in his team. They are very front-footed and fun to watch. I’m sure it’ll be fun to play.’ Let’s hope the Chelsea players and supporters at Kingsmeadow enjoy the match as much as Hayes does when the fun begins at 2pm on Sunday.

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https://www.google.com/search?q=Man+City+2-2+Leicester+Cup+highlights&rlz=1C1GCEJ_enGB1010GB1010&oq=Man+City+2-2+Leicester+Cup+highlights&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIKCAMQIRgWGB0YHtIBCjIwNDI1ajFqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:666589f8,vid:ldzHSptxNt8,st:0 Only shows 2 penalties. This link shows all the penalties https://www.google.com/search?q=Man+City+2-2+Leicester+Cup+highlights&rlz=1C1GCEJ_enGB1010GB1010&oq=Man+City+2-2+Leicester+Cup+highlights&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIKCAMQIRgWGB0YHtIBCjIwNDI1ajFqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:4ae6378b,vid:dUiARPJtdk4,st:0

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Leicester Fire Brigade. Asfordby Street station.

Same place, 58 years apart. And guess what, the 2nd one has much more capacity..

I've used the 148 Stagecoach & 158 Arriva Ashby Road* to West Bridge - short stroll along the canal * Corner of Ashby Road / John St or opposite and just down from the Cemetery They're not 100% reliable and the Stagecoach is just a single decker so fills up very quickly on the way back. My son gets the train from Narborough and has found it unreliable on the way home and had to get a taxi a couple of games back. I've ended up driving to Narborough and going in with my son in his car. You just have cross a few fingers for any public transport.