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Mendy is our best hope

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tyfox

tyfox

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4 minutes ago, Stevosevic said:

We used to get off to starts like this under MON all the time - I bet people weren't saying we would be relegated then. In fact we would regularly take a thrashing from the top sides - we were still a top half team.

 

In the first 6 games we play 3 of the likely top 6 - that's a tough start.

 

Judge us in November

I agree, I also think playing these top teams stops us building momentum which we were able to last year

sm1

sm1

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Our biggest problem is we have stood still coaching wise. We play exactly the same way as last season even though the player who made that work has left and other teams have adapted and improved. I don't think Mendy or amartey are the issue, the system is, either we play 3 at the back or 3 in midfield. That is my biggest disappointment, that this wasn't addressed earlier in preseason. Claudio himself was quite vocal about the need to have different plans, yet nothing this season has shown that we have prepared for this. Arsenal last year changed Claudio's thinking and I'm hoping Liverpool will do that this season. I still think we're a good team who will climb the table and get to the knockout stages of the Champions League but that doesn't hide the fact that our recruitment and preseason has been poor.

biggs

biggs

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1 hour ago, Thracian said:

 

 

Did I say we were a poor team? No. 

So far we've taken four points from a possible 12 and, if we continue at that rate we'll be in a relegation fight without question.

Most of us knew we'd be up against it this season.

You mistake negativity for realism if you wish but when I looked at last seasons team and bench I saw strength, pace, a determined sense of purpose and organisation.

Now i don't see anything special.

I thought we'd use the close season to expand our capabilities and strengthen our depth.

Instead we've sacrificed nearly half the pace that made us dangerous, have dug ourselves a great big hole in our central midfield and become more predictable than the chimes of Big Ben.

You sound as if one small Elastoplast will fix our problems but it won't.

And neither will Mendy or Amartey, even at their best.

We need a lot more than that.

But first, and above all, we need our attitude back. 

 

 

 

                  

 

We will not agree in thought after four games. If you believe our challenge right now is a relegation fight then you have little faith in us turning this around. Basing your observation of 4 pts in four games is exquisite. Same logic Hull will challenge for a Europa place this year. Why not???

 

Realism is the team has come off a year of brilliance and we have lost one key player. IMO we will adapt (maybe Mendy with a change of formation) and the team leaders and key players will make it right. We've adapted in the past and I don't see why we won't again.

 

One thing I will agree on is we need our attitude back and my guess is we will see this tomorrow and hopefully if I'm correct, we will see a different Leicester going into the Burnley match.

crazyleicester

crazyleicester

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4 hours ago, Thracian said:

 

 

Did I say we were a poor team? No. 

So far we've taken four points from a possible 12 and, if we continue at that rate we'll be in a relegation fight without question.

Most of us knew we'd be up against it this season.

You mistake negativity for realism if you wish but when I looked at last seasons team and bench I saw strength, pace, a determined sense of purpose and organisation.

Now i don't see anything special.

I thought we'd use the close season to expand our capabilities and strengthen our depth.

Instead we've sacrificed nearly half the pace that made us dangerous, have dug ourselves a great big hole in our central midfield and become more predictable than the chimes of Big Ben.

You sound as if one small Elastoplast will fix our problems but it won't.

And neither will Mendy or Amartey, even at their best.

We need a lot more than that.

But first, and above all, we need our attitude back. 

 

 

 

                  

 

I cant remember quoting you specifically so no need to be so touchy!

 

However, I`ll quote your latest response. Unfortunately you seem to be mixing up my message and creating your own questions and answers. What I have stated is that sometimes some in here have knee-jerk and negative reactions too early. This thread is about Mendy. He has hardly played this season and he has already been written off by some. I also spoke of Amartey. A classy player that we paid 7m for with the future in mind. He plays most of his games at his previous club in central midfield and central defence but it seems that he will be entrusted in a central midfield role so lets see how he goes. One minute he was our saviour versus Swansea and the next game he is Elvis Hammond. Lets play the game here and see how either or both play. Lets also be fair and say that his midfield partner Drinky has under-performed as have the wide players whose industry is down on last season and needs to go back up. We need to find that "eye of the tiger" with intensity at the forefront IMO.

 

As for some of your other comments. Yes our points haul may be low with 4 from 12 and it is indeed relegation form but in reality we dont play Arsenal and Liverpool every week. Once again, lets not jump the gun and start writing off our season and start talking doom and gloom. You seem to call yourself a realist but you sound like a bit of a negative person to me. You have already written off Amartey and Mendy off when you dont know yet. You are spot on that they are different players to what we had before in Kante but get over it, he`s gone. We tried to buy a couple of defensive midfielders and both players we were strongly linked to almost happened but it didnt. What would you like us to do? Give up? What Ranieri has to do is to either find an alternative system (I like a 451 that turns to a 433 with Musa left, Vardy up front and Mahrez on right with three central midfielders behind in Amartey, Mendy and Drinky) or to play last seasons system with the same urgency and energy that was visible last season.

 

As for your elastoplast comment, well you`ll hear no apology from me for being optimistic. Your comments on our transfer deals are ludicrous. We have sold one player we didnt want to sell in Kante but that was because we had a release clause and as outstanding as he was and is, he wanted out. We still made 25m on the deal in a season. We then got rid of old players like Konchesky, Hammond, Schwartzer along with players not contributing like Inler, Moore and De Laet. We recouped most of our money on Kramaric as well. Some kids who we didnt think were at it unfortunately were moved on but its no point in doing a Wenger and keeping them there. We have raised around 40m as cleared out the dead wood. We have then broken our transfer record 3 times and added more quality youngsters. Kapustka played and scored for Poland again the other week and looks a prospect, Musa looks like a great option in a 433 or Vardys replacement as striker when he is off form or unavailable. We then bought Mendy to give us a different ball playing option (not initially Kante replacement) and spent nearly 30m on one of Europes top strikers on goals scored in a strong league in Slimani. We also strengthened our GK options with a better back-up and Hernandez gives us options anywhere along the backline on a free. Id say when you look at the crap we have got rid of and the strength we had added in depth that we have had a fantastic summer on deals. We have also retained Chilwell and most of the City fans I spoke to thought he was a goner and fought of big clubs to keep the rest of our Prem winner squad.

 

You must be delusional to say things like we sacrificed half our pace during  close season as well. Its such a crazy thing to say. Ive said elsewhere in here that part of the squad is still mentally buggered from the Thailand - International Comps and then International Cup tour and that was a major mistake. I cant knock the owners who wanted to show off Leicester to the locals but it should never happen like that again. Our post and pre-season was disrupted and we are now seeing the initial impact of that. 

 

However, I still believe once the ring rust is shaken off and we get the confidence that winning games gives we will be up and running and the real Leicester City will stand up and be counted.

Tuna

Tuna

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Will be like a new signing when he gets back into the side.

 

Really interested to see what he'll bring to the table.

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Vardinio'sCat

Vardinio'sCat

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2 minutes ago, The whole world smiles said:

It's two weeks till our next game he will surley be there or thereabouts by then.

 

He has only played 53 minutes for us.

 

I hadn't grasped it was that long :) I'm pleased with that, I'll sleep better now...

bpfox

bpfox

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i hope iam wrong but he did not impress me at all prior to being injured, i think he bring very little to the table, but i hope iam wrong.

lgfualol

lgfualol

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2 hours ago, bpfox said:

i hope iam wrong but he did not impress me at all prior to being injured, i think he bring very little to the table, but i hope iam wrong.

It was very early days though. Thought he grew into the Arsenal game before getting injured. Nice fans love the guy and say he was the destroyer of attacks, so let's hope he can be the same for us. 

 

I have faith in Papy

Guest Col city fan

Guest Col city fan

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If Mendy is our 'best hope', I think we could be in a bit of trouble.

Hes not played all season and even when fit, has to get match fit, without picking up another injury.

Hell take a few weeks to get up to speed, let alone sort us out in the midfield area.

evil jack

evil jack

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9 hours ago, lcfcsnow said:

He's played no form of football for three months though, could really do with playing on Tuesday in the JPT otherwise I can't see him being ready.

Yeah, but he'll probably twist his ankle again.

foxes21

foxes21

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This guy had a 93% pass rate and made the most passes in Europe last season. I can see him sitting deep and linking the play, which will allow Drinkwater to push further forward and play the box to box role like Kante did for us last season.

 

Wymsey

Wymsey

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We need a tough-tackling CM/CDM.

None really are characterised as current options are too similar to one another.

Someone like Gary Medel would be great.

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