Kendal Fox Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 YES!!!! The mark of Champions again - (Well, we are still the champs after all!) in the sense that we were able to make the breakthrough, no matter how scrappy things were before it!!!! Top half again and breathing space!.... And breathe!
Poznan34 Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Up to 10th! Tenth! Good stuff. Can concentrate on getting a result in Madrid now.
The Blur Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Albrighton changed the game, Slimani also deserves some of the credit as well. Brilliant last 25 or so minutes. I am not keen on how much Gray is being slagged off in the match thread, he did better than Mahrez in the first half.
Tuna Posted 4 April 2017 Author Posted 4 April 2017 1 minute ago, Bob Weasel Fox said: Great win up the Foxes All those posts worked Bob keep it up!
biggs Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Albrighton.....what a stud. Man did he give it everything the entire time out there. Superb performance by him Great goal by Vardy and Slim, what can you say about him and his head.....fabulous finish to the game
lozzyblue fox Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Well done I said they needed a shaky talking too, great subs early as well and what an impact perhaps had something to prove for Athletico match
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Probably our worst performance under Shakey but still got the win - shades of last year Having said that just puts into perspective what a good decision it was getting rid of rancid Ranieri as we'd have been absolutely raving has this performance come a couple of months ago. Sunderland were better than I expected, actually quite a tidy team may have some hope to stay up yet. And finally, Marc Albrighton, take a bow son! Not his biggest fan but today shows why he has to start ahead of Gray!!!
The Floyd Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 First manager to win their first five games in the premier league. Howay the Shakespeare! Edit: I might be wrong on that actually.
China Black Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Great to hear that we won. 5 wins on the bounce under Shakespeare..... Very Nice!!!
justfoxes Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Good win for us but why did we make such hard work of it we should have put this to bed in the first half and cruised to a comfortable win,why the FUCH donwe make things difficult for ourselves ??
oxtonfox Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Drinky looks to be struggling to be honest. He needs a rest and maybe he won't play at Atletico which would not be good for us. Momentum is such a big thing in football. 5 league defeats followed by 5 league wins. Think we are as good as safe now. On another note good to see the Nuge got a hattrick and missed a pen too :-)
StriderHiryu Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 That was the biggest "Shithouse win of the season TM" for a long time. Even more than the home game against West Ham. Honestly had Sunderland came away with all 3 points we probably couldn't complain. Fair play to Shakespeare though, the subs changed the game with Albrighton surely putting in the best 35 minutes from any player in any game this season. He turned the game on it's head (and Slim's head!) big time. Even King was good when he came on. Despite an underpar performance for most of it, there are a lot of positives to take from the game: We won despite not playing well. (Pressure of this game may have got to the team a little). Kept another clean sheet. Benny had another good game. He is now a worthy squad player for the club. Wilfred Ndidi was an absolute monster. He's great at breaking up play, but today he was one of the best users of the ball on the pitch. Players like Grey and Mahrez were using him for give and go's. This is an element of his game he can improve on, but he definitely improved on it in this game and showed glimpses he can become an all round player. Very exciting seeing this player on the rise. Albrighton and Slimani combination looks like a great "Plan B." We should really try a more direct / crossing style game with Slmani up top for one game (maybe near end of season) because I am convinced it will be fruitful. Marc Albrighton was in inspired form! Honestly over the last month he deserves an England call-up. He's been fantastic for us. Slimani back against the goals is important for the team and for him. Inspired subs. Shakespeare has rightly been criticised on here for some less than stellar choices (vs West Ham springs to mind), but he played his hand perfectly tonight. It would be hard to see us getting relegated now. I think we will lose our streak on the weekend because surely the club is planning to go big versus Atletico. We shall see!
STUHILL Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Fantastic result. I'll be supporting Boro tomorrow. If they win that, then we will be fine Burnley and Watford did well tonight. Fair play to them. Between Hull and Swansea I would have thought now, although Palace have a tough run in
Legend_in_blue Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Superb after the substitutions. Changes won us the game. Great stuff. Time to relax and think about champions league.
Eagle10 Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 3 minutes ago, the fox said: Slimani is meant for those scrappy games? Actually he is made for the big games, in Sporting he was consistently the best performer in the big games.
shiv Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Just now, justfoxes said: Good win for us but why did we make such hard work of it we should have put this to bed in the first half and cruised to a comfortable win,why the FUCH donwe make things difficult for ourselves ?? We're Leicester City. It's what we do best!
foxes21 Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 We can catch West Brom. They're on the beach, we have a game in hand & still have to play them. Only 8 points behind.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 2 minutes ago, Tuna said: All those posts worked Bob keep it up! I aim to please but bearing in mind I'm boz eyed I often shoot wide . . . .
ZeGuy Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 2 minutes ago, The Blur said: Albrighton changed the game, Slimani also deserves some of the credit as well. Brilliant last 25 or so minutes. I am not keen on how much Gray is being slagged off in the match thread, he did better than Mahrez in the first half. Nope. He was crap. Just playing for himself and firing the ball to row z. Mahrez wasn't good tonight but at least tried to play the others in.
ARCHER Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 I would like to take the opportunity to dedicate this win to Bear and all the lads on the Sunderland Message Board.?
Guest Basildon Fox Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Just now, justfoxes said: Good win for us but why did we make such hard work of it we should have put this to bed in the first half and cruised to a comfortable win,why the FUCH donwe make things difficult for ourselves ?? You do realise that Sunderland are fighting for their lives. They may not be very good but they gave us a game and a month ago we were looking like joining them. A little perspective required.
melrose Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 Couldn't get a stream untill the start of the second half, great stuff from the lads!
foxes_rule1978 Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 We didn't really look troubled throughout but it was very scrappy and far from our best stuff until Albrighton and Slim come on... great subs and just what we needed
FoxinNotts Posted 4 April 2017 Posted 4 April 2017 5 minutes ago, the fox said: Slimani is meant for those scrappy games? He is a quality plan B. expensive one too ?
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