Is Shakespeare the right man for the job?

[FLAN]

Perfect to take over last season. Absolutely wrong for the long term 

[whitwickfox]

Just going backwards abit like kings passing so depressing

[Daggers]

On 9/10/2017 at 15:40, HankMarvin said:

What about judging him on the games of last season, after the new manager bounce seemed to diminish, finished poorly 

looked poor pre season

started poorly 

 

looks one dimensional tactically.

 

 

Probably too friendly with the players when it's time to crack the whip.

 

 

hope he turns it around but the club can't keep spending money and not moving forwards.

This, absolutely this.

 

It's like having Kelly back again.

[Countryfox]

 

Volunteers for the firing squad please ....

[Countryfox]

 

We have some good midfielders ...   Unfortunately they weren't playing today ...    Let's perhaps hold back with the assassination for a bit longer eh ....

[The Guvnor]

Is it Shakey thats at fault or the real lack of quality in midfield, the Silva fiasco hasn't helped us . When recruiting new players you should always try and get a better player than you have moved on , we have recruited our fair share of lemons over the past couple of years , something we need to improve on massively to progress. 

 

[lgfualol]

He hasn't been helped by injuries but can't see him seeing out the season unfortunately. I don't think he actually knows what he is doing set-up wise. He is basically doing what Ranieri did.

 

Hope he proves me wrong though. 

[FireFox]

On 4/26/2017 at 16:29, FireFox said:

Is Shakespeare the right man for the job? To be honest, I'm leaning towards "no" right now.

 

No doubt he has been the right man for "until the end of the season". No doubt he has been a great assistant manager over the years and knows and gets on with the players well. No doubt we would miss him if he left (which I think is likely if he doesn't get the job).

 

But the question is if should be manager next season, and I'm not sure he is a Premier League quality manager at this moment in his career. When we sacked Claudio and Shakey had us playing 442, pressing higher, et cetera, there was always going to be an improvement from the player and a reaction. The tactics were "back to basics" in a way, the players gave it all, and they got the job done against Liverpool, Hull, Sevilla, West Ham, Stoke, and Sunderland.

 

But our next three PL games? One point. Without resting players for Atletico. Arsenal and Everton are quality teams, fair enough, but did Shakespeare do anything that made it look like we were likely to win those games? We were 1-2 up against Everton at one point, but I'd argue that wasn't Shakespeare's doing. Yes, he picked the team and tactics, but it was "back to basics", it wasn't anything new or innovative from this Leicester side. Not that I'm expecting anything "new or innovative", but if all he has to offer are tactics already integrated into the team from Pearson and Claudio, then is he the right man for the job? What happens if we sell Mahrez or Vardy gets injured. Will he be able to change tactics to something else? ...

After the Arsenal defeat last season.

[Royston.]

Deserved the job after the 100% turn around from ranieri's final weeks.

 

If we are looking in real danger I'm sure he'll get the sack.

 

It's the players though, where is the fire that transforms our mediocre team into a force to be reckoned with?

[Tielemans63]

It's panning out exactly as most of us thought it would. 

 

His tactics and subs look suspiciously like guesswork to me.

 

 

[Karljohn]

Absolutely not. He's settled for a point today at 80 mins withdrawing Vardy. Baffling subs at Arsenal opening day he really is stealing a living. 

[BigC]

Some serious deja vu from last season. Deserved to lose today. 

[chapero82]

Says it all when he says they didn't have an extra man in midfield! He has no clue 

Edited 16 September 2017 by chapero82

[Corky]

I think we'll beat enough sides around us at home to keep our heads above water but I'd just like something more entertaining away from home. The past 13 months have been absolutely desperate.

[m4DD0gg]

Hopefully the owners and Rudkin can see this mess and get rid. 

 

We will get relegated with this guy in charge. 

 

Since we have won the league it's been cock up after cock up. 

[adam]

Completely out of his depth and his comments after the game summed him up. So negative. A team such as ours should not have a bloke in charge who has no experience as a manager. Get rid now before the season is a right off. 

[the fox]

Here is where I think shakey got it wrong:

 

He should've brought gray and iborra instead of kingy and Marc by the start of the second half, the keeps your formation the same way and allows you to play for a goal, and when you hit the 80th minute mark, you bring in slimani in place of vardy/kelechi which doesn't effect your attacking strength negatively.

 

Bringing in shinji was a mistake, I would've understand bringing in iborra for kelechi to play a 3 man midfield, but that wasn't the right choice. He pretty much killed two subs right there

 

 

I can't help but feel that shakey sometimes brings certain players on just to keep them happy.

Edited 16 September 2017 by the fox

[Jimmy]

stubborn tactically, baffling subs, refusal to drop certain people no matter the circumstances - welcome back to Nigel Pearson's Leicester City

[ZeGuy]

Can't believe how much of you are calling for his head after 5 games and a decimated midfield. 

[Buce]

No managerial experience, never mind Premier League. 

 

He should never have been given the job. 

[Max Wall]

42 minutes ago, Countryfox said:

 

Volunteers for the firing squad please ....

So long as Slim doesn't put his hand up for the job, he'd miss according to half our fanbase.

[maddog]

Players are too complacent and relaxed with their mate Craig in charge. The initial novelty/relief for the players of Ranieri going has worn off. 

 

Where's the motivation to bust a gut to win games? There isn't any the whole squad are already on long contracts on huge money and most have already won a title. 

 

I don't think the players would be intimidated enough by Shakespeare even if he offered them the hair dryer treatment. They wouldn't take him seriously, he will always be their lovable friendly mate.

[AylestoneRaider]

It might be too early to judge Shakey, but one thing fans really don't warm to is negativity. We have a squad including a lot of class/ exciting players, but I tend to feel flat when I look at his team selections.

 

On another note, it's ok to concede control of the game when you play the top teams, but vs Hudds I think we need to get on the ball more and get our attacking players into the game. This requires some tactical flexibility.

 

I hope he turns it around, but I'm genuinely concerned that he's not the man to get us playing exciting football. That is what we we should be playing with the squad he has at his disposal!

 

Maybe a bit knee-jerk, time will tell...

[Countryfox]

1 minute ago, maddog said:

Players are too complacent and relaxed with their mate Craig in charge. The initial novelty/relief for the players of Ranieri going has worn off. 

 

Where's the motivation to bust a gut to win games? There isn't any the whole squad are already on long contracts on huge money and most have already won a title. 

 

I don't think the players would be intimidated enough by Shakespeare even if he offered them the hair dryer treatment. They wouldn't take him seriously, he will always be their lovable friendly mate.

 

Maybe it's time he set that beast of an assistant manager on them ....     Go on Shakey ! ...    Press the red button !

[Sir Shep]

11 minutes ago, ZeGuy said:

Can't believe how much of you are calling for his head after 5 games and a decimated midfield. 

I'm not saying I have or know the right answer to this, but changing the formation and playing 3 in midfield may help. It's like we are winging it which of cause makes us look clueless.