steflcfc Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 3 points were there for the taking today against a boro team making 5 changes with 2 in a makeshift defence. If there was a game to break the duck of away loss's it was today. I feel it's 2 points lost as the only reason they looked average at best was because we played with 9 behind the ball. I hope Ranieri doesn't keep setting us up like this away from home when all our more important players are back else I can't see us winning away all season if the defensive style of play carries on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythyaar Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Don't think we under achieved in the match, that's the concern. That bunch of players are very, very limited. Major quality injection required jan transfer window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyblueeyes Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 This is the level we have to be satisfied with. We wasted a fortune on Musa and have very little options when key players are injured/suspended. Lucky that middlesbrough didn't take their chances. We must get as much points as possible to get our rightful place of 17th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Just now, EastAnglianFox said: Ranieri has been aching to suck the life out of this team for months. Recent results have given him the excuse to finally put his mark on the team. I really disagree with this... he was screaming at Mahrez and Oka to close down and press but they weren't interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcben76 Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Didn't look like we wanted to win that, why leave subs so late with no width and Ulloa short of any good service. Okazaki and Mahrez very lightweight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Very crap game but beats losing and we somehow got a clean sheet which is a bonus. Hope we have a couple of new signings by our next league game. Morgan can't keep playing every single match, it isn't helping anyone to have the captain be our weak link at the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaspa Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Crap match, clean sheet, flush. A point away from home, we fought & battled, held together mentally & defensively. Missed Vardy bigtime. Second clean sheet on the bounce, lets go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicagofox Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 7 minutes ago, Tuna said: we really need to be taking the game to these teams away from home. No! We need to be solid away from home with the primary aim being not to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegaffa Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 That is not good enough, playing for a point against a fellow relegation candidate. we have to invest wisely before it's too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishades Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Quote Best game I've seen this season! Awesome stuff!! Soooooo exciting!!! Confident, dominate Champions performance!! I think there may be a tiny bit of sarcasm in that post.....I may be wrong but ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsell1976 Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 A total embarrassment to the club, and an insult to the fans that got up early and made the journey. Champions of England, fighting to stay up, and sit behind the ball for most of the game, and allowed a newly promoted side to have 75 % of possession at one point, really shows the lack of ability and ambition this season. Like somebody mentioned in the match thread, go to Man U, Liverpool etc and play open football but go to boro, who if we went for it were there for the taking, and sit deep, don't get it. Really need to get some intent and skill into our play, just cannot believe how poor we were, looks like another false dawn, and more interviews about how happy they were with that performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifted*fox Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Just now, psychonaut said: Absolutely fvcking woeful performance. Why as champions are we playing for a 0-0 against relegation fodder clearly there for the taking?! Baffling. No intent to win the game whatsoever, players looked they couldnt be arsed and neither could Ranieri by the looks of it. What a complete load of shite. 'Relegation fodder' Boro - who are currently 2 points behind us at the moment? In case you've forgotten we too have been nothing but relegation fodder so far this season. The players put plenty of effort in - the only player I could single out for looking a bit clueless and 'not bothered' was Musa when he came on. We defended as a unit and blocked everything they put into the box. Don't get me wrong, I think we've been ****ing crap of late and been very frustrated with Ranieri's reluctance to try new things. In the last 2 games we've taken 4 points and today's could be a valuable one. He had to make changes due to the tight schedule and I think we got the points from the right places in the last 2 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pSinatra Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Huth admitting it was a penalty against Traore. Nutter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Huth just admitted he thought it was a pen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammo Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Dull and unambitious. Two points dropped against Championship level opposition. Better than a defeat obviously but so tiresome to watch. Halfhearted challenges and sitting back inviting them to fire in crosses. No desire whatsoever to win. Feel sorry for those who travelled. If we can't win there, where can we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cujek Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Yawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylesta Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Not good enough 3 points out of 30 away carry on like that we will be right in the relegation scrap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishOxide Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 As frustrating as we were, Boro were equally as bad. Imagine having all that posession and doing **** all with it, barely even trying to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Just now, pSinatra said: Huth admitting it was a penalty against Traore. Nutter! Good to see some honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fox Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 4 points from the last two games.....onwards and upwards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STUHILL Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Lots of effort but very little of anything else. Not quite sure how Ranieri thought we could score with that formation or players. Surprised he took so long into the 2nd half to change it. I guess he thought a draw would be a good result. Ulloa won everything in the air, but him and Okazaki showed again, that they have bundles of effort and energy, but little technical ability or flair to unlock defences. Mendy was better second half, but still too early to judge, as not the hardest job in the world, to play in a 3 man midfield that was only set on defending. Would have liked to have seen Musa on earlier, as although he did little, we were crying out for some pace so we could at least offer something in attack. In the end, it's a point away from home, without Vardy, Slimani and Drinkwater. We have new signings coming and hopefully can push on and have a decent second half to the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 2 minutes ago, Goober said: Have you seen our away form this year? you expected us to just go out there today and smash them with half our first team? Having spent a billion quid on new players, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 1 minute ago, Goober said: Have you seen our away form this year? you expected us to just go out there today and smash them with half our first team? So is every away point a good point just because our form away is bad? When are we going to start treating these away performances with the contempt it deserves? If Middlesbrough had scored (they definitely should have) then this place would be in meltdown. A point away at Middlesbrough for the defending champions is awful. There really is no getting away from that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goober Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Just now, yorkie1999 said: Having spent a billion quid on new players, yes. Mendy, one of those new players, looked good today after being out injured for months. Musa was poor when he came on but that's a shit excuse to justify moaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 2 January 2017 Share Posted 2 January 2017 Anyone could have seen dropping 3x midfielders back to CDM positions means strikers have to drop deep. Why did Ranieri think that Ulloa and Okazaki could score when they are on the half way line? For christ sake man sort this shit out, we are horrendous at the moment, be bold for crying out loud, who in the right mind will want to come here playing like this. Take the point but we are just fortunate that boro were so average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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