Guest Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 Ranieri 7 Kasper 5 - Shaky as hell at times and was too slow on the ball through to Sakho which could easily have ended up being pen n red. Made a few straight-at-him saves.Maybe might have made a better effort on the goal.. I might be being harsh on that one. Fills me with no confidence. De Laet 5 - Had a poor game. Hopefully makes way. Huth 8 - Thought he was immense. A rock. Morgan 7 - Very solid.. I'm still waiting for his first howler of the season! Schlupp 7 - Had a decent game. Improvement on last week. More solid defensively. Albrighton 7 - Nowhere near his brilliant best but still created the assist for the second goal in a terrifically unselfish manner. Drinkwater 9 - MOM. Was Immense. He's been superb thru first 2 games. Only thing that cost him a ten was his horror finish. King 7 - Super solid. Mahrez 8 - Looked dangerous throughout again. Vardy 7 - Wasnt at his best today but still ran himself into ground as usual and made a great pass for Okazaki goal. Okazaki 8 - He battled hard today. Was in the wars but showed class. Excellent work in front of goal for the first and played a role in the second. He holds the ball up so well. Sub Kante 7 - Think he came in at a crucial time and helped shore us up and steady the ship. Can see why he's rated so highly as a tackler. N/A Fuchs and Benaloune didnt see enough to make judgement Ref 5 - A ref that was a bit biased to us overall I thought. Stay obv.
Fox92 Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 Mahrez 6 Sometimes I wonder whether Leicester deserve players like him. It's a valid point, he doesn't defend. We were under a lot of pressure on that side and De Laet had no cover. It's not like the other side where Albrighton actually defends. Mahrez is good going forward but you have to defend from attack. I don't about whether we "deserve him or not" I like our players to defend as well. Albrighton, Vardy and Okozaki all do it - they never stop putting the opposition under pressure - and it's great to see. We scored the second goal, Mahrez's goal, all from Okozaki chasing a lost ball.
les-tah Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 The people who have Mahrez a 6 are the old fashioned type who would rather have catermole in because he works tirelessly and defends hard
Dickov22 Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 It's a valid point, he doesn't defend. We were under a lot of pressure on that side and De Laet had no cover. It's not like the other side where Albrighton actually defends. Mahrez is good going forward but you have to defend from attack. I don't about whether we "deserve him or not" I like our players to defend as well. Albrighton, Vardy and Okozaki all do it - they never stop putting the opposition under pressure - and it's great to see. We scored the second goal, Mahrez's goal, all from Okozaki chasing a lost ball. I cannot believe I'm reading that. Mahrez weighs about 9 stone and is one of the most skilful players in the league. Who cares if he defends? Does Ronaldo defend?
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 Don't see how Fuchs can get a proper rating but he didnt do anything wrong. Hard to choose motm from Mahrez and Okazaki. Probably Okazaki for me but wasnt on pitch as long
Fox92 Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 I cannot believe I'm reading that. Mahrez weighs about 9 stone and is one of the most skilful players in the league. Who cares if he defends? Does Ronaldo defend? Dunno I don't watch Real Madrid regular. How many attacks came down our right yesterday? I lost count. He might be one of the most skilful players in the league but the other side of his game needs to be important too - especially when De Laet isn't that good defensively either. Okoazki and Vardy are prime examples. They attack, they defend. It's a team isn't it. Mahrez got absolutely hammered by Kasper at one point for not tracking back and helping De Laet out.
Captain... Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 This where the 532 formation worked with Mahrez in the hole he didn't need to track back. I did hope we were switching to 5 at the back when Benny came on for RDL. Albrighton Benny Huth Morgan Schlupp Drinkwater Kante King Mahrez Vardy. They were killing us down the flanks second half and that was partly due to Mahrez not tracking back. Even when Mahrez and Albrighton switched flanks to sure up our right they just switched the focus to attack down our left. I think that Ranieri was right to take off Mahrez, but it left Vardy isolated and pretty much negated any chance of a counter attack. Back onto Richie De Laet, he was up against a very good player and was often exposed one on one he made some very good tackles and blocks, but too often he dived in and bought the dummy opening up our defence.
Guest ttfn Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 I think Mahrez was "tracking back" - he seemed to be working fairly hard he just doesn't seem to know where to stand in order to support De Laet. No getting away from the fact that he's poor defensively but he is so good going forward I'd rather he saved his energy for that. As CPF says that might be a luxury we can more easily afford in the 3-4-1-2
Dickov22 Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 De Laet got skinned because he dived in too often. That isn't Mahrez's fault.
drofmor56 Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 There is no denying Mahrez ability in attack !...but he needs to make a bit more of an effort to defend...Jose Mauriniho got rid of Chelsea player of the season in Juan Mata because he wouldnt track back
foxfanazer Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 Amazing how differently people can see games and rate players. Albrighton and Mahrez getting a 6 is madness
conLAD logan Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 I think people need to realise some players like mahrez shouldn't have to track back, it's not his game. Hopefully in the big games where there's more at risk mahrez will play in the hole in a 352 as he'll leave less stress on our defense
foxfanazer Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 I think people need to realise some players like mahrez shouldn't have to track backborrow this tin hat mate
Bettsj2 Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 De Laet got skinned because he dived in too often. That isn't Mahrez's fault. One thing I immediately like about Benny. If he goes in, he makes sure one of two things happens. He wins the ball or he takes out the man.
Fox92 Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 I think people need to realise some players like mahrez shouldn't have to track back, it's not his game. He shouldn't play out wide then. If we want a player that doesn't track back then he should play behind the striker so he is somewhat relived of defensive duties. When we went 2 up yesterday I would have put Vardy out wide and played Mahrez behind Okozaki. Vardy would offer more assurance to De Laet. Renieri was right to take Mahrez off, I was just amazed it wasn't sooner.
leicesterseddon Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 From the away end: Schmeichel - 7 Had little to do in the first half, but made a good save in the second which kept us in the game. De Laet - 6 Thought he struggled, although it is true to say West Ham did look more threatening down the left. Morgan - 6 Reasonably solid. Huth - 8 Played well, especially in the second half when we were under pressure. Can't imagine our defence without him. Schlupp - 7 Most of his marks are for endeavour and energy. Albrighton - 6.5 Not as effective as against Sunderland. King - 7 The sort of performance we've come to expect: professional, lacking in mistakes but without enough forward drive to say he changed the game. Drinkwater - 7 Would have been an 8 but should have taken his chance in the second half. Mahrez - 8 Another great game and good finish for our second. Vardy - 6 Lots of energy but I slightly quiet performance I felt. Okazaki - 7 Lots of pace and hard work, did well for his goal. Also just a point about King/Drinkwater - they both played well, but those who have said they "controlled the game" are clearly being very generous given that West Ham had 70% possession. I still have my (albeit reduced) concerns about this area and I'm looking forward to Kante/Inler and James (when he returns) to provide further competition.
Harry - LCFC Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 I think people need to realise some players like mahrez shouldn't have to track back, it's not his game. Hopefully in the big games where there's more at risk mahrez will play in the hole in a 352 as he'll leave less stress on our defense Nah, wrong. The winger in a 4-4-2 has a role in defensive work, this is always the case. If Mahrez isn't willing to defend we have to consider if it's worth playing him there.
Captain... Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 De Laet got skinned because he dived in too often. That isn't Mahrez's fault. It partly is, if you have support when defending the flanks it is much easier to stay on your feet, you have the winger blocking off going back down the line, the full back blocks the route into the middle so you can force the winger down the line and box him in. You also know that if he takes you on and beats you have support. When you are isolated you don't have an option, you can't force them don't the line as they will cut back and without support they can go inside you or round the outside. In this scenario you feel you have to win the ball outright because you can't just show the player down the line and box him in. So you dive in and RDL won the ball as often as he got skinned, but every time he got skinned they were in a great position. If we are to play 442 with Mahrez on the right, or left we need to support which ever flank Mahrez is on, either from the midfield or the centre backs. Or play Mahrez in the free role, even with the same personnel a 532 looks so much more secure Kasper RDL Huth Morgan Albrighton----------Schlupp King Drinkwater Mahrez Okazaki Vardy RDL and Albrghton cover the right flank, Schlupp and Morgan on the left. Huth RDL and Morgan seeing off anything down the middle. Mahrez Vardy and Okazaki are free to be pests without any responsibility to defend in any sort of structured way.
Guest ttfn Posted 16 August 2015 Posted 16 August 2015 Nah, wrong. The winger in a 4-4-2 has a role in defensive work, this is always the case. If Mahrez isn't willing to defend we have to consider if it's worth playing him there. I think we have considered it and concluded that since he is a massive threat going forward it's worth the risk.
Ian S Posted 17 August 2015 Posted 17 August 2015 I cannot believe I'm reading that. Mahrez weighs about 9 stone and is one of the most skilful players in the league. Who cares if he defends? Does Ronaldo defend? I think De Laet might care if he defends,not always but a bit of help when we are under the pump might not go amiss.Just because people raise his lack of helping out at the back does not mean he is not rated , it is a fair point that on occasions particularly away from home sometimes everyone needs to dig in especially when all the Hammers danger was coming down his side. Ultimately Ranieri made the tactical changes to try and shore up our right hand side although Benny gives me heart attacks.
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