ScouseFox Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 We favoured Shinji as the match was being broadcast to a billion people around the world, most of them in the far east! haha please say you actually believe this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 I'm not having that, Okazaki is a Nugent mark 2. That position is vital to supporting Vardy and the way the team play. But yet all he gets is criticism 'because he's a striker and doesn't score'. Okazaki's skill, quick thinking and first touch are on another level to Ulloa who loses the ball and is basically a donkey. Ideally, Kramaric would be pressing Okazaki for that spot in the team but Kram doesn't seem interested The stats don't back that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGBFitness Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 He got into a great position to score in the first place and had another good shooting opportunity that he skied. Shinji presented no attacking threat whasoever..and rarely does. Granted he has got into good position, final product was disappointing. I don't think the role were playing Ulloa is right for him though and were only doing it because we can't drop Vardy. Okazaki is relatively weak and doesn't offer a great amount going forward but it's the work he does off the ball supporting Vardy. United had a lot more time on the ball second half and had time to work it around the back when Ulloa was on than first half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Jamie vardy gets 11 in 11 and we draw with United, I should be happy but for some reason I feel a little disappointed, I need to hang my head I shame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 No it's not a coincidence, it's because we backed off.... Ranieri was on the pitch almost screaming to stop dropping so deep..... Okazaki barely done anything to stop them "waltzing forward" I think I saw him attempt a few tackles but not sure he actually succeeded in one? He lost the ball atleast 5 times that I saw, He barely closed anyone down when they were within 10 yards of him, he really did look lackluster in the energy department. Ulloa came on and done the job Okazaki is apparently here for, better then okazaki. I'm not here to start arguments, but have no idea how you have arrived at that conclusion, as we were unable to get any sort of ball in their half in the 2nd half, despite playing the exact same system as first half. The ball bounces off Ulloa, the only thing he is Prem standard at is heading. He's slow of thought and foot for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EGBFitness Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked by BBC Sport if he was happy to get a draw. “Why? We are Manchester United. When you come to Leicester you have to win. Disrespectful to say the least Definitely an arrogance there. Hopefully we stuff them at their ground in few months cause they just think it's little old Leicester on their big day out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Have to agree with those saying Smalling was immense and unfortunately Drinkwater got bossed out of it second half. Ozazaki I still really don't understand his inclusion..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Lisemore Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked by BBC Sport if he was happy to get a draw. “Why? We are Manchester United. When you come to Leicester you have to win. Disrespectful to say the least Feels like the big man cos he scored a goal bless him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger was asked by BBC Sport if he was happy to get a draw. “Why? We are Manchester United. When you come to Leicester you have to win. Disrespectful to say the least Yeh disrespectful but more the fool him, got a draw and certainly nowhere good enough for a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Blur Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Our endeavors into the opposing box were few and far in between. I personally thought that Manchester United - with all that possession and pressure going forward - were closer to a winner than us. A draw is a fair result, though. However, Schweinsteiger's goal looked like a foul to me. I thought Schweinsteiger's goal was really dodgy too but Okazaki was grappling him at the start as well. Slightly disappointing that conceding the equaliser does not spur us on in the second half but I felt we shaded the game and restricted Man Utd to set pieces and crosses. There are many positives to take regardless and I have said earlier that this month will be a real learning curve for us in terms of our true ability and potential and how to make that move up to the next level. We have already learnt lot from Man Utd match and will have many lessons to learn over next few matches ready for January window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ttfn Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Reckon they might have left Jeff in the cryotherapy chamber a bit too long this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Typical German arrogance from Swine. Probably his ego is hurt from being let go by Bayern. Needs to realise that the 'other teams' in the PL don't roll over for the big boys like in Bundesliga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPinCarolina Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 We're going to stick around the top. Take heart boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Did Rooney get pulled up on Sky for his shocking dive? He was crap, the rest of United were terrible and sucked the life out of the game and out of the crowd at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Vardy is the man Fuchs is quality Okazaki is shit Rooney That's what I learnt tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Quick Brown Fox Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Why am I disappointed? Strange days! Me too, I feel we sat off them and gave them too much respect. Gutted we didn't go at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooseBreath Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 . Ulloa came on and done the job Okazaki is apparently here for, better then okazaki. I don't think Okazaki had a great game today but that is a baffling thing to say. Ulloa did literally nothing to steal or hold onto possession. He barely touched the ball and when he did it was to miss a golden chance. The only other notable incident was when he played it to Vardy who returned it to him with a cross but Ulloa hadn't bothered getting into the box. He did 0% of the work Okazaki is good at. Literally none of it. How you can say he performed that role better than shinji is beyond comprehension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandFox Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 I thought Schweinsteiger's goal was really dodgy too but Okazaki was grappling him at the start as well. Shinji had both arms around him impeding him from the start. Schweiny broke free. If the whistle blew, it would have been to give United a penalty, never a free kick for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastendfox Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Some nonsense on here. We were clearly set up in a particular way to sit a little off them and let them muck around with the ball without ever pulling us out of shape, and we carried it out to a tee. If their goal is rules a foul or Ulloa takes his great chance we win. Yes we didn't go right into them, because you can't against really good players, they'll get you. Which Arsenal did. We've proved today we can go up against a side who will be in the top three come the end of the season and match them. Though Kante was immense holding it together, everyone put in a huge shift though. Perhaps Drinkwater not quite up to his recent form but then they were closing us down as well as we were them. And the millions watching could see our position is not just down to luck and playing poor sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christoph Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 I'll take a draw. Okazaki... Oh man. How many times does he have to lose the ball?! Can't say he offered much to the game at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inckley fox Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 I'm not having that, Okazaki is a Nugent mark 2. That position is vital to supporting Vardy and the way the team play. But yet all he gets is criticism 'because he's a striker and doesn't score'. Okazaki's skill, quick thinking and first touch are on another level to Ulloa who loses the ball and is basically a donkey. Ideally, Kramaric would be pressing Okazaki for that spot in the team but Kram doesn't seem interested I think the criticism is because people see the role he's being required to play and consider that he wasn't especially good at it today, and hasn't been for most of the season. Today he could have done a lot better both in attack and defence, on and off the ball. That's not to say he hasn't played his part at times this season, nor is it to say that he's not a gifted player and won't get a lot better. Part of his problem lies in the fact that so many others are at the very top of their game right now, which highlights all the more the fact that he's something of a weak link. That probably wouldn't be the case if we were lying in 17th or 18th place, where many of us had expected to be, with players having stinkers left right and centre. But if we're to part with cash in January, having another go at finding a #10 might be worthwhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Good point today. Amazing scenes where I was when Vardy netted the first goal, and the through ball from Fuchs was perfectly timed. Wonderful assist. After that goal, the whole stadium was rocking to 'Jamie Vardy's having a party' and I will always remember that. For me Carrick was United's best player, kept the ball well, assured on the ball and accurate passing. Overall an enjoyable day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inckley fox Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 I don't think Okazaki had a great game today but that is a baffling thing to say. Ulloa did literally nothing to steal or hold onto possession. He barely touched the ball and when he did it was to miss a golden chance. The only other notable incident was when he played it to Vardy who returned it to him with a cross but Ulloa hadn't bothered getting into the box. He did 0% of the work Okazaki is good at. Literally none of it. How you can say he performed that role better than shinji is beyond comprehension. He did better than Okazaki purely because he wasn't responsible for us conceding a goal. Ulloa was the greater handful for United, marginally, but neither of them produced anything. I've generally been impressed with Okazaki when he's come off the bench, especially when we're in good positions, so perhaps that's the road to go down. It turned out not to be a great choice to do things the other way round, but never mind. It's hard to criticise the manager - or the team - too much after such a good result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardsfoxes Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 Wasn't the best of games but we put in a solid team performance, the celebration from all the players when vards scored showed the passion and team work of the squad, we need another striker Shinji offers nothing in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phube Posted 28 November 2015 Share Posted 28 November 2015 I can't believe no ones mentioning that amazing work up to that Mahrez attempt just after we scored! It was an unbelievable 1/2 touch passing master class! And no repeat or mention on Sky! Also is this the kind of game Inler (on form) would have helped in, especially in the second half? A more calming, controlling influence than Drinky giving the ball away a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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