Sooper Steve's shin Posted 30 April 2016 Posted 30 April 2016 We are obviously the talk of the footballing (and non-footballing) world at the moment. That's all good, but there are a few myths being built up that I would like to challenge... 1. Ranieri's success has been built on keeping everything the same from last season. This comes out a lot. "All he's done is kept it going." "This is Pearson's team." First, if this were true, so what? If football management was that easy then David Moyes would have carried on winning the league with Man U. In fact, we had about the most disruptive pre-season you can imagine - the Thailand tour, the manager being sacked, our player of the year deciding not to stay on. We brought in a manager with a completely different style and personality. OK, he kept some coaches on but we made a few signings and the team changed quite significantly. Having finished last year with three at the back, we switched formation, replaced the POTY in central midfield and changed the focus of the attack. Vardy became more central than he ever was under Pearson, Albrighton switched to the left and Mahrez was put on the wing. For me, Ranieri got the most out of the players he saw rather than the system that Pearson left. 2. We have relied on two or three star players who have carried us. Kanté did not start the season and played a couple of games on the wing before settling into the middle. Mahrez has been dropped. Vardy has been injured and suspended. The wheels didn't fall off without any of them. 3. Other teams have underperformed. Chelsea have obviously mounted a shoddy Defence of there title, but is the rest of the league as bad? We are currently ahead of a Spurs team who have only lost four games. Last season, Man City finished second losing 7, the same as Arsenal and Man U lost 8. They are at a pretty similar level this year (losing 9, 7 and 9 respectively). In 2013/14, Man City lost six times on their way to winning the title. We've lost three with three to play. 4. We have no title-winning experience. OK, not Premier League maybe - but we have won titles. We came up from the Championship as winners two seasons ago and I'm certain that was a good experience. Winning a league is winning a league. We also have a fair few players and staff who helped us out of League 1 as champions not too long ago, so we have reasonably solid experience of closing out a title - even if this was rather more unexpected. Any more?
Guest ttfn Posted 30 April 2016 Posted 30 April 2016 To be fair we still haven't played anyone good yet.
st albans fox Posted 30 April 2016 Posted 30 April 2016 We haven't played anyone good yet guess it was a bit obvious!
Dan Posted 30 April 2016 Posted 30 April 2016 That we play shit, defensive football and Tottenham are better than Barcelona. We've been effective when needed and we've been devastating when we can. It's just a perfect case of people having short memories. Spurs have scored a monumental two more goals than us.
Socks Posted 30 April 2016 Posted 30 April 2016 I think this 'its all down to pearson' is a real insult to CR Yes he came in and saw a good team, structure and ethic, which is down to pearson and the staff, but he has taken us to even higher levels, nothing to do with pearson. Plus i think he had a point to prive cos after Greece everyone was laughing at home and all the pundits wrote him off. He got us winning games we would lose and hes done it with squad he was left, got us looking like the team we were meant to be. The way hes dealt with everything this season is sublime. Even the subs/tactics changes hes made have been master class Hes proved to us all he is a genius and will be a legend at our club. Hes not done one thing which made me question him
Aus Fox Posted 30 April 2016 Posted 30 April 2016 Of course we have been lucky with injuries- nothing to do with the investment in sports science and all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes ensuring our players spend otimum time on the field.
Nalis Posted 1 May 2016 Posted 1 May 2016 If a Spanish team played the way we do, they'd be heaped with praised as opposed to being called 'anti-football'. Big Sam was right, Atletico wouldn't get the praise they rightly deserve if they were an English team.
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