hackneyfox Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 “I’m hoping the players don’t need lifting. The group is very positive and I fully expect our mindset to be on Saturday’s game. "My full focus is making sure I pick the right team for Saturday. Hopefully with a bit of luck and quality we can go and win.” Leciester City stand-in manager Michael Appleton has revealed sacked Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare is still smarting from his dismissal earlier this week. The Midlanders, who are third from bottom in the Premier League, parted with Shakespeare on Tuesday, and Appleton has been asked to take charge as they search for his replacement. He said: " I was a little bit surprised like most people but then there's the old adage nothing surprises you in football - it gets used a lot. "You find yourself very quickly being put in a situation where you have a group of staff and player to prepare for a big game on Saturday. "I spoke to him (Shakespeare) a couple of times. He's a little bit raw still. I don't recall him having lost his job before. "He's a bit raw but having been there myself I spent a bit of time talking through how I dealt with it etc and I'm sure in the coming days and weeks he'll start thinking positively. "He's highly respected by all the players and staff at the cub. "He's been here a long time and done a lot of roles. The one thing I did mention was he was part of me coming here. "A top guy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk3since03 Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 2 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: “I’m hoping the players don’t need lifting. The group is very positive and I fully expect our mindset to be on Saturday’s game. "My full focus is making sure I pick the right team for Saturday. Hopefully with a bit of luck and quality we can go and win.” Can’t even do a statement without thinking about the gym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend_in_blue Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 Wasn't there any comment about the quality and commitment being shown in training?!?! Training - that's where it counts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4DD0gg Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 Have zero faith in Appletons capability and expect him to be dashed the moment we get a new manager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 I’m not so sure why most people on here have decided they don’t like him or he’s shite at his job when we really don’t know actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 "My full focus is making sure I pick the right team for Saturday. Hopefully with a bit of luck and quality we can go and win.” "He's a bit raw but having been there myself I spent a bit of time talking through how I dealt with it etc and I'm sure in the coming days and weeks he'll start thinking positively." He'll never get the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 Snake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 1 hour ago, Wookie said: I’m not so sure why most people on here have decided they don’t like him or he’s shite at his job when we really don’t know actually. Because, as with everything to do with our on-pitch performance, those types of folks are far more interested in inevitably being proven right (even when they're not *cough* Pearson *cough*) than Leicester actually succeeding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifted*fox Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 16 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: “I’m hoping the players don’t need lifting. The group is very positive and I fully expect our mindset to be on Saturday’s game. "My full focus is making sure I pick the right team for Saturday. Hopefully with a bit of luck and quality we can go and win.” Leciester City stand-in manager Michael Appleton has revealed sacked Foxes boss Craig Shakespeare is still smarting from his dismissal earlier this week. The Midlanders, who are third from bottom in the Premier League, parted with Shakespeare on Tuesday, and Appleton has been asked to take charge as they search for his replacement. He said: " I was a little bit surprised like most people but then there's the old adage nothing surprises you in football - it gets used a lot. "You find yourself very quickly being put in a situation where you have a group of staff and player to prepare for a big game on Saturday. "I spoke to him (Shakespeare) a couple of times. He's a little bit raw still. I don't recall him having lost his job before. "He's a bit raw but having been there myself I spent a bit of time talking through how I dealt with it etc and I'm sure in the coming days and weeks he'll start thinking positively. "He's highly respected by all the players and staff at the cub. "He's been here a long time and done a lot of roles. The one thing I did mention was he was part of me coming here. "A top guy." Lost me at that point Appleton. Obviously skipped page one in the book of things that managers shouldn't say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 10 minutes ago, Wookie said: I’m not so sure why most people on here have decided they don’t like him or he’s shite at his job when we really don’t know actually. Tbf it's probably because the manager was sacked. Assistants are the ones who support the manager - help with tactics etc - so surely if the team hasn't been performing the assistant plays a part in that too? How many times do assistants stay and successfully succeed a manager who has been sacked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 19 October 2017 Author Share Posted 19 October 2017 1 minute ago, Fox92 said: Tbf it's probably because the manager was sacked. Assistants are the ones who support the manager - help with tactics etc - so surely if the team hasn't been performing the assistant plays a part in that too? How many times do assistants stay and successfully succeed a manager who has been sacked? Erm ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 4 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: Erm ... Shakespeare got sacked he didn't successfully succeed Ranieri. I'm talking about winning things. (IE Paisley succeeds Shankly and wins trophy after trophy with Liverpool but Shankly didn't get sacked anyway, they were obviously a good team together). My point is if Appleton has new ideas etc then surely they haven't worked because he would have been sharing them with Shakespeare? * I am not suggesting Appleton will not work but just sort of answering Wookie's question ** But to contradict myself after that I don't think Appleton will do anything anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 19 October 2017 Author Share Posted 19 October 2017 He kept us up apparently, that's as good as little Leicester can expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 54 minutes ago, Wookie said: I’m not so sure why most people on here have decided they don’t like him or he’s shite at his job when we really don’t know actually. I'm completely indifferent to his case to be honest. There is no chance in hell the job will be given to another newbie and the club has probably took a defeat at Swansea into account. It's a nothing game. He's just a caretaker for 1-2 games and will be probably gone as soon the new manager will take over and bring his own staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 4 minutes ago, Fox92 said: Shakespeare got sacked he didn't successfully succeed Ranieri. I'm talking about winning things. (IE Paisley succeeds Shankly and wins trophy after trophy with Liverpool but Shankly didn't get sacked anyway, they were obviously a good team together). My point is if Appleton has new ideas etc then surely they haven't worked because he would have been sharing them with Shakespeare? you will find out tomorrow afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesDeb Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 Is it too much to ask that we just wait and see how we get on at the weekend? Like it or not he is who we have at the moment, so let's see what he can do, and not write him off before a ball has even been kicked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royston. Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 What does he really think? Does he want the job full time? Does he think he'll be moved on when the new manager comes in? He could win the next 10 but unlikely to be made permanent after Shakespeare's spell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazarron fox Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 19 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: Erm ... The team are generally lifted after a sacking to prove to the outside world and the potential new manager that results were due to tactics not the fault of the players. That ‘ honeymoon period ‘ can stretch a couple of games, a handful or even more ( as in shakers case) before normal service is resumed and effort and desire drop to the point that got the manager sacked. Whoever is chosen needs to be tactically aware as well as being a superb man manager, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redouane Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 37 minutes ago, m4DD0gg said: Have zero faith in Appletons capability and expect him to be dashed the moment we get a new manager. You say that, but he's gonna win the first 7 games and get the job full-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 21 minutes ago, st albans fox said: you will find out tomorrow afternoon Whats happening tomorrow afternoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 3 minutes ago, AKCJ said: Whats happening tomorrow afternoon? hes gonna kiss yer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 2 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said: hes gonna kiss yer ah cheers 4 the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 7 minutes ago, AKCJ said: Whats happening tomorrow afternoon? good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HybridFox Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 55 minutes ago, sk3since03 said: Can’t even do a statement without thinking about the gym Probably does lift them. Literally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4DD0gg Posted 19 October 2017 Share Posted 19 October 2017 18 minutes ago, Redouane said: You say that, but he's gonna win the first 7 games and get the job full-time. Probably Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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