crsleicester Posted 19 February 2017 Share Posted 19 February 2017 12 minutes ago, Fox92 said: I can see why Pearson never played him for a while. People talk about "defensive ability" and "work rate" - I just don't see it. His end product is horrific. Yet again though it seems the manager just wanted to bring him on. Albrighton was nowhere near as effective as Gray or Kapustka. Horrific is such a great word, particularly in this instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 19 February 2017 Share Posted 19 February 2017 We concede 3 a week usually with his defensive abilities and he rarely causes problems going forward. 1 assist in 2016 is awful. Not sure why we should keep playing him unless Slimani starts as our main guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
volpeazzurro Posted 19 February 2017 Share Posted 19 February 2017 3 minutes ago, Fox92 said: I can see why Pearson never played him for a while. People talk about "defensive ability" and "work rate" - I just don't see it. His end product is horrific. Yet again though it seems the manager just wanted to bring him on. Albrighton was nowhere near as effective as Gray or Kapustka. Were you actually there or watching on a screen where you can't always see what happens off the ball? Kaputska was really poor and Ranieri is completely justified in not picking him. There's a player in there with ability but if he struggles against Derby but even more against Millwall he's certainly not ready for the Premiership. He's forever giving the ball away and is so easily knocked off the ball (fairly). The latter needs addressing quickly with some strength and conditioning training. Gray is a different prospect. Hugely talented but young and we need to be patient with him. Sometimes wrong decision making or too much trickery with no end product. But it will come. As for Albrighton, it's odd how we all see things differently. I went in the Millwall executive lounge with relatives after (a cheap bar with a carpet haha). They rate Gray highly also and were fearful of him but also felt on the day he offered no end product. They said they weren't worried when Vardy came on but were most fearful of Albrighton! They were worried every time he got the ball knowing their own defensive frailities and cringed everytime he crossed the ball into the box which he did. They also said he was wrongly pulled up for the foul near the end where he came out of the tussle with the ball and would have had a clear run into the box. I agree totally with the comments 'Steve Walsh' stated about the importance of movement off the ball. Time and again I've watched Albrighton make excellent energy sapping runs off the ball this season with team mates failing to see them and read the game. A player like Cambiasso would have had a field day with him. We're getting quite rightly annoyed with some of our players but for me Albrighton shouldn't be one of them. As for stats, they're all in the eye of the judge and extremely subjective depending on your criteria for an assist for example. If it's an assist that leads to a goal, then we've not scored that many anyway. But he's often delivered balls into an area where you should reasonably expect a decent forward to be patrolling but ours have not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 19 February 2017 Share Posted 19 February 2017 Just now, volpeazzurro said: Were you actually there or watching on a screen where you can't always see what happens off the ball? Kaputska was really poor and Ranieri is completely justified in not picking him. There's a player in there with ability but if he struggles against Derby but even more against Millwall he's certainly not ready for the Premiership. He's forever giving the ball away and is so easily knocked off the ball (fairly). The latter needs addressing quickly with some strength and conditioning training. Gray is a different prospect. Hugely talented but young and we need to be patient with him. Sometimes wrong decision making or too much trickery with no end product. But it will come. As for Albrighton, it's odd how we all see things differently. I went in the Millwall executive lounge with relatives after (a cheap bar with a carpet haha). They rate Gray highly also and were fearful of him but also felt on the day he offered no end product. They said they weren't worried when Vardy came on but were most fearful of Albrighton! They were worried every time he got the ball knowing their own defensive frailities and cringed everytime he crossed the ball into the box which he did. They also said he was wrongly pulled up for the foul near the end where he came out of the tussle with the ball and would have had a clear run into the box. I agree totally with the comments 'Steve Walsh' stated about the importance of movement off the ball. Time and again I've watched Albrighton make excellent energy sapping runs off the ball this season with team mates failing to see them and read the game. A player like Cambiasso would have had a field day with him. We're getting quite rightly annoyed with some of our players but for me Albrighton shouldn't be one of them. As for stats, they're all in the eye of the judge and extremely subjective depending on your criteria for an assist for example. If it's an assist that leads to a goal, then we've not scored that many anyway. But he's often delivered balls into an area where you should reasonably expect a decent forward to be patrolling but ours have not. I was there. Lower tier. Kasputska poor? He was our most intelligent player. The space he created and passes he played were quality. Alongside Gray he was our best player. I don't understand how you come to a conclusion he struggled? Most of them did. Mendy cannot pass a ball, Chilwell struggled all game and Musa tries but is hopeless. Kapuskta might be knocked off the ball easy but so is Mahrez. People were calling for Mahrez but he would've been bullied against that lot. Albrighton is poor and nothing will change my mind. People talk of "defensive ability".... that ability that let the Swansea player beat him so easily last week to score their second. His crossing rarely beats the first man anyway. One assist this season isn't it? I wouldn't call that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime_Coatsworth Posted 19 February 2017 Share Posted 19 February 2017 Not sure why Albrighton is getting all the hate right now. Though I agree he's not playing well at the moment, no one is. I can usually point to at least half a dozen players each game who are significantly worse than him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 'expert' Lawrenson Posted 19 February 2017 Share Posted 19 February 2017 Only play him when we play Slim or Leo, then somebody might get on the end of a cross. Pointless him playing with Musa or Vardy, it makes no sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sublime_Coatsworth Posted 19 February 2017 Share Posted 19 February 2017 3 minutes ago, Mark 'expert' Lawrenson said: Only play him when we play Slim or Leo, then somebody might get on the end of a cross. Pointless him playing with Musa or Vardy, it makes no sense. Makes sense. I thought Ranieri had lost it when he brought him on yesterday. That made zero sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacamion Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 Can't believe this thread didn't get a bump after his heroics in the week, his utterly joyous goal celebration and again today after the shift he put in and the big part that he played in getting us a lead to defend and then in helping defend it. Well played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costock_Fox Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 He is currently playing better than he ever has for us i think which is staggering considering how shit was under Ranieiri this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 ^ In total agreement. No idea where it's come from but his performance level has increased by 20-30% easily. Great dink with the outside of his boot for the second, and a performance not just full of industry but also of quality today as well. Sums up the teams improvement over the last 3 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 He looked so unfit earlier in the season. I love him when he's in this form, such an honest worker and has recently showed real quality again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 Just now, Goober said: He looked so unfit earlier in the season. I love him when he's in this form, such an honest worker and has recently showed real quality again Didn't do 90 minutes in pre-season iirc. He looked awful before and must have not enjoyed his role under Ranieri Absolutely ****ing awesome now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzy Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 If Mahrez had put that cross in for Huth's goal everyone would be banging on about it. Albrighton is consistently one of our most underrated players but Shakey obviously has faith in him. He put a massive shift in today and worked his bollux off. His passes and crosses don't always come off, but you can't fault his work rate and effort. He's a very valuable member of our team and I'm delighted he's found his form again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 3 minutes ago, lgfualol said: Didn't do 90 minutes in pre-season iirc. He looked awful before and must have not enjoyed his role under Ranieri Absolutely ****ing awesome now though. Yeah I remember him looking absolutely dead in the Community Shield. Seemed like Ranieri didn't have any confidence in our players as actual footballers this season, he looks even better than he did last year at the minute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 Unbelievable how he progressed under Shakey. He's playing without any shakles. A beast today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Floyd Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 I was completely wrong about Albrighton. Pressing is his game and he's so much more effective when we play like this. Definitely not the 'waste of a player' I harshly labelled him, and he seems like a pretty genuine fella too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 7 minutes ago, The Floyd said: I was completely wrong about Albrighton. Pressing is his game and he's so much more effective when we play like this. Definitely not the 'waste of a player' I harshly labelled him, and he seems like a pretty genuine fella too. Pretty sure 99% of the forum called our players names at some point this season. Leicester players always make us eat our words in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SystonFox Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 SNAKE. player of the season for me along with Kasper. How this fella isn't playing for England I won't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 15 minutes ago, The Floyd said: I was completely wrong about Albrighton. Pressing is his game and he's so much more effective when we play like this. Definitely not the 'waste of a player' I harshly labelled him, and he seems like a pretty genuine fella too. He's changed my opinion for the better too. I still think his crosses could be more accurate and lethal but his positive workrate has been a major contribution to our improvement lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 He's been magnificent since Liverpool (H). Another terrific performance today by the sounds of it, works very hard for the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_fried_rice Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 Criticism is only unfair when it isn't productive, and you can't recognise when a player has turned himself around. Marc has been utterly superb in the last couple of games and I'd argue we'd not have achieved the same results without him. Many of us had reservations about his ability, but you can't doubt his work ethic and I'm chuffed for the guy. Fantastic today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 England talk will begin soon if he keeps this up. He deserves a cap over the likes of Lingard, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Antonio for certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4DD0gg Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 Best freebie ever. When he gets the bit between his teeth he is awesome. My villa mates hate the fact we have him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUltimateWinner Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 Back to Albrighton of last season, he's not a flair player, but his off the ball work, work rate, defensive capabilities and delivery are up there with being the best in the team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M0901 Posted 18 March 2017 Share Posted 18 March 2017 I love this guy. His work rate, ability to pick a cross and his defensive traits make him a sure fire starter. I'm glad he's had a bit of the limelight recently he deserves it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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