Koke Posted 23 February 2017 Share Posted 23 February 2017 4 minutes ago, ZeGuy said: Exactly what I said in the match thread. They weren't fed at all and let alone upfront. That's why their first half was terrrible. That's Musa shouldn't have started but Gray. What's the point of playing as 10 if he's surrounded by players who don't want the ball? Very poor by Ranieri. Tactically he's been out of his depth this season. If it wasn't for Schmeichel this would have ended 5-1. The huge gap in midfield allowed Sevilla to just walk through it. Honestly, Ranieri got out of jail tonight thanks to Schmeichel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 23 February 2017 Share Posted 23 February 2017 1 minute ago, Koke said: Very poor by Ranieri. Tactically he's been out of his depth this season. If it wasn't for Schmeichel this would have ended 5-1. The huge gap in midfield allowed Sevilla to just walk through it. Honestly, Ranieri got out of jail tonight thanks to Schmeichel. 1- I liked the 4-5-1 but can't understand choosing Musa over Gray. No one can. Even the pundits were at loss. 2- WTF is wrong with Drinkwater? When he wants to go forward it works. Some good phases with Mahrez and Gray and an assist. But why is he hiding most of the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyFox Posted 23 February 2017 Share Posted 23 February 2017 8 hours ago, HankMarvin said: id say that gray looked a lot more lively lets not forget this is the player of the season on over a 100k we know what he is capable of. i question how you could think that was a "very good" second half mahrez passing 21 passes 61% accuracy 1 cross defensive 1 tackle 0 interceptions 2 clearances offensive 2 key passes 3 dribbles dispossessed 5 times lost control 2 times fouled 3 times fouls 2 rating 6.56 stormer Football is played on grass, not a spreadsheet He may have drawn *only* three fouls but one was at the start of injury time, in our defensive third of the pitch, which wound down the clock and took all the sting out of Sevilla's momentum to get a third goal. None of which gets recorded in these "stats" Gray on the other hand would've tried to dribble past most of the opposition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 23 February 2017 Share Posted 23 February 2017 12 minutes ago, CockneyFox said: Football is played on grass, not a spreadsheet He may have drawn *only* three fouls but one was at the start of injury time, in our defensive third of the pitch, which wound down the clock and took all the sting out of Sevilla's momentum to get a third goal. None of which gets recorded in these "stats" Gray on the other hand would've tried to dribble past most of the opposition! I actually imagine Gray wouldn't have been fouled at all and would have already been 20 yards further up the pitch. I don't see what Gray has to do with it though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovejoy Posted 23 February 2017 Share Posted 23 February 2017 8 hours ago, ZeGuy said: 1- I liked the 4-5-1 but can't understand choosing Musa over Gray. No one can. Even the pundits were at loss. 2- WTF is wrong with Drinkwater? When he wants to go forward it works. Some good phases with Mahrez and Gray and an assist. But why is he hiding most of the time? Not saying Drinkwater is correct in doing so, but watching him I genuinely think he's afraid to step over the halfway line because of what's behind him and how easily they get exposed. He's been a passenger for a while because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon1bc Posted 23 February 2017 Share Posted 23 February 2017 Getting really tired of all this Mahrez bashing. It’s clear to see that he is not the problem. The rest of the midfield are, as are the defence. Close thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue ROI Posted 23 February 2017 Share Posted 23 February 2017 Mahrez was utterly dire in the first half. RTE ireland showed the game and Liam Brady said that it wouldnt have been unfair if Claudio took him off. Said afterwards that he wants out too. Obvious but one of the first pundits to say it. In fairness to him he was a bit better in the second half. You could tell Sevilla were starting to worry what he could do and dragged him down twice. I was losing patience with him at half time but at least he redeemed himself a bit. He'll get a move to a bigger club but he'd do well to remember that Leicester was his major breakthrough and it's not as if he's struggling to make ends meet at Leicester. Its like night and day compared to a top pro like Kasper. Come on Riyad the club needs you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 23 February 2017 Author Share Posted 23 February 2017 5 hours ago, CockneyFox said: Football is played on grass, not a spreadsheet He may have drawn *only* three fouls but one was at the start of injury time, in our defensive third of the pitch, which wound down the clock and took all the sting out of Sevilla's momentum to get a third goal. None of which gets recorded in these "stats" Gray on the other hand would've tried to dribble past most of the opposition! the point was made in response to someone saying he had a very good second half, opinions are one things stats are another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fox Posted 27 February 2017 Share Posted 27 February 2017 My comment number 1000 is on my favourite player's thread. Come on riyad, wake up! Leicester needs you ( I'm finally a starter, yyaayy!) COYF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the fox Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 He is back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 Bloody hell he does have a right foot after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxInBlue Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 For a while now I have thought he just needs a bit of his magic 'to work'. After last season his name was on everyone's lips and for a (relatively) young guy all that must get to you, in a good way of course. Maybe he took his eye off the ball a bit at the start of the season and combined with the poor form of the whole team he has struggled. I am hoping that after teaching Robertson how to hokey cokey today and then finding the back of the net his confidence will get a massive boost and with that we will see the Mahrez of last season. I know he's paid a lot of money but some people do need to be constantly told how good they are but when there is so much negative press/ talk about the club/ team and his name is singled out along with other top performers of last season it must knock his confidence and for me thats what he thrives off. Heres to Mahrez and (the whole team) finding the form that got them the high praise they all so rightly deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphericalfox Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 I saw him sprint full pelt twice today to help the defence. That's twice more than he's done the whole season. I was impressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Dog Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 3 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Bloody hell he does have a right foot after all! 4* Week foot on fifa mate it doesn't lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Dog Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 He's a confidence player and finding that shouldn't take too long with the other players playing like they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnthefoxrayner Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 On 07/02/2017 at 12:54, coolhandfox said: Because we can't have players on £100,000 a week wages in the championship! We are not going to go down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnthefoxrayner Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 14 minutes ago, FoxInBlue said: For a while now I have thought he just needs a bit of his magic 'to work'. After last season his name was on everyone's lips and for a (relatively) young guy all that must get to you, in a good way of course. Maybe he took his eye off the ball a bit at the start of the season and combined with the poor form of the whole team he has struggled. I am hoping that after teaching Robertson how to hokey cokey today and then finding the back of the net his confidence will get a massive boost and with that we will see the Mahrez of last season. I know he's paid a lot of money but some people do need to be constantly told how good they are but when there is so much negative press/ talk about the club/ team and his name is singled out along with other top performers of last season it must knock his confidence and for me thats what he thrives off. Heres to Mahrez and (the whole team) finding the form that got them the high praise they all so rightly deserved. I agree ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1 Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 More impressed with his defensive effort then his offensive one. We all know he's the most gifted player we have going forward, but really put a shift in today tracking back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 Good to see him back to somewhere near his best. He's definitely a confidence player, you could see the relief on his face after he scored. I for one welcome the re-emergence of Vardy and Mahrez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 Just now, sm1 said: More impressed with his defensive effort then his offensive one. We all know he's the most gifted player we have going forward, but really put a shift in today tracking back. Then you watched only half of the game. Because he was offensively as good as defensively. Especially in the first half. Constantly reclaiming the ball, switching places with Albrighton, drifting to the middle, regulating the game. Not always the right decision or the right pass, but definitely a will to push forward and weigh upfront. By far, his best performance of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawko Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 Poor TV cameraman got dummied twice by Mahrez for that goal today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 29 minutes ago, coolhandfox said: Bloody hell he does have a right foot after all! The same right foot that wronged Joe Hart last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm1 Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 2 minutes ago, ZeGuy said: Then you watched only half of the game. Because he was offensively as good as defensively. Especially in the first half. Constantly reclaiming the ball, switching places with Albrighton, drifting to the middle, regulating the game. Not always the right decision or the right pass, but definitely a will to push forward and weigh upfront. By far, his best performance of the season. I get that, hence why I say he's the most talented player going forward. In the past when he has been criticised, i've defended him because without Simpson overlapping, he has to take multiple players on himself. What he normally lacks is the work rate and nous to track back & tackle. Today he did that, today his all round performance was good. It's amazing that once we start defending from the front, our back 4 looks solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 2 minutes ago, sm1 said: I get that, hence why I say he's the most talented player going forward. In the past when he has been criticised, i've defended him because without Simpson overlapping, he has to take multiple players on himself. What he normally lacks is the work rate and nous to track back & tackle. Today he did that, today his all round performance was good. It's amazing that once we start defending from the front, our back 4 looks solid. I don't believe he has enough stamina to play the windscreen wiper during 90 minutes. In my opinion he'll never will. I think he's reluctant to defend a lot because it takes away the necessary energy to still be lucid in the last third of the pitch when going forward. I'll never get why Claudio insisted on lying deep. We've saw it today in the beginning of the second half, that can only cause us a lot of problems. We don't have a defense that can deal with that kind of pressure. Anyway glad the team begins to sort it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 4 March 2017 Share Posted 4 March 2017 I'm not sure any player worldwide can do that mugged the defence keeper and most of he crowd/Pleasure to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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