Bournemouth match thread.

[WinslowFox]

So Ranieri's plan of playing for a 0-0 is fvcked, what now?

Can we at least attack? I would rather lose 10-0 as long as we have a go than 1-0 by just sitting and defending for 90 minutes

[Brooksy]

1 minute ago, lgfualol said:

Man City were reaaally really bad

They made a midfield pairing of Amartey and King look world class so they really must have been terrible.

[chapero82]

Just now, Father Ted said:

I can't blame the players - it's blatantly obvious that it's down to management tactics. 

 

 

Vardy should have at least scored one but hit it too far forward hardly managerial tactics  

[Corky]

Would actually be nice to score the first goal in an away game just once.

[Guest Col city fan]

5 minutes ago, lgfualol said:

Not really done much wrong though. The ball keeps just flying over his head.

Do you think that might be because no one wants to give him it? What about coming to collect the ball from the defence?

[foxes_rule1978]

We have got to play with a high intensity not set off, not allow them space to pick a pass... it is weak and just bloody terrible football allowing them to run us raggid this is Bournemouth not Barcelona 

[The Doctor]

1 minute ago, HankMarvin said:

I question anyone that thought we were world class Saturday, it was about the 3rd lowest possession win in premier History.

 

Clinical with our chances yes, World class no

Why do people still think possession stats mean anything? 

 

Still, if having low possession means you can't be a class team, I must have imagined the last few years of Atletico Madrid.

[TheSomersetFox]

1 minute ago, Father Ted said:

I can't blame the players - it's blatantly obvious that it's down to management tactics. 

 

 

This is it for me. They're being set up and told to play this way.

[HankMarvin]

Just now, Kitchandro said:

OMG.

 

Are you a Spurs fan? What has possession got to do with anything?

 

Take away the goals and that was a world class performance?

[Ted Maul]

We look like fat b****rds playing 5-a-side against these. 

[TheUltimateWinner]

Amartey is probably our best player this game

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, Corky said:

Would actually be nice to score the first goal in an away game just once.

We won't do that while we allow the opposition 3/4 of the field to pass the ball where they want 

[lgfualol]

1 minute ago, Babylon said:

That the Amartey who this season who has created more chances than King and Drinkwater, had more key passes, and got as many assists.

 

Perhaps we should question their wasteful and pointless forward passes if they aren't creating anything?

Yea but 21 year old Amartey should be world class

[Father Ted]

Just now, chapero82 said:

Vardy should have at least scored one but hit it too far forward hardly managerial tactics  

The keeper narrowed the angle and that's all he could have done... good keeping in my eyes. 

[LCFC_Oak]

The reason we won the league last year was because whether we played home or away, we played the same!

 

Why change...

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

Such an odd half, I didn't really think we were troubled and both teams offered little. We absolutely have to get a ball-playing centre half in January though, for players with such experience Wes and Huth's use of the ball is atrocious. It's difficult to blame any attacking players for a lack of threat when the game is completely bypassing them. We have to be the sloppiest side in possession in the division.

Drag Albrighton for Gray and Slimani for Shinji and lets get some urgency. I don't actually think Hernandez has been that bad, quite comfortable with the ball at his feet.

[Babylon]

3 minutes ago, Kitchandro said:

These players can't pass the ball though. How can you coach that into them?

Well Bournemouth seem to manage to get a load of lower league players to do it. It's about making sure people have plenty of options and keeping things short.

[The People's Hero]

1 minute ago, Corky said:

Would actually be nice to score the first goal in an away game just once.

 

And go against the masterplan?

 

youll be suggesting having some possession and not gifting the opposition goals next. You're a maniac. 

[Kitchandro]

2 minutes ago, Babylon said:

That the Amartey who this season who has created more chances than King and Drinkwater, had more key passes, and got as many assists.

 

Perhaps we should question their wasteful and pointless forward passes if they aren't creating anything?

So Amartey is better than Drinkwater?

 

And yes before you argue, you are implying that.

[Father Ted]

Just now, lgfualol said:

Yea but 21 year old Amartey should be world class

Don't forget 19 year old world class NDidi will turn things around when he rocks up...

[foxes_rule1978]

1 minute ago, LCFC_Oak said:

The reason we won the league last year was because whether we played home or away, we played the same!

 

Why change...

We can clearly see the change the players are being told to stand off and stay compact... eventually the opposition will score doing that 

[Dan]

9 minutes ago, TheUltimateWinner said:

I love how opinion on this forum goes from 'WE ARE WORLD CLASS' to 'RELEGATION' there's never an in between

It's almost as if we've gone from beating the title favourites 4-2 to making Bournemouth look like Barcelona.

[lgfualol]

1 minute ago, Col city fan said:

Do you think that might be because no one wants to give him it? What about coming to collect the ball from the defence?

I think it is more Ranieri telling the players to get it up to Vardy. Bournemouth know exactly what to expect. Frustrating.

[Greg2607]

It's pretty simple isn't it? We are playing to a formula that worked last year. Sit back. Hit teams on the break. 

 

The difference is that our central midfield aren't close to comparing to last year.  Kante often broke down play 15 yards further up the pitch, with the opposition pouring forward.

 

This year, we have too far to travel to hit the red accurately on the break and the central defenders still sit deep. 

 

There isn't a better striker in Europe than vardy on running into spacebehind. But there isn't a worse striker in the premier league if we try to play slow build up.

 

We are "trying" to hit him quickly, but without him having space to run into or a creative central midfield. It won't work. 

 

Wiltshire is a classy midfielder. We aren't close enough to him (he is finding clever space) and therefore we are pulled out of position all over the pitch. 

 

Not easy to fix. Not when we are so reliant on vardy for goals. 

 

But hey, it's Leicester. It's never a smooth ride! 

[The Guvnor]

Lets all be honest the first half was poor, was really hoping the Man City result would kickstart some sort of run but normal service has been resumed