Tuna Posted 19 October 2017 Posted 19 October 2017 Leicester players 'cheesed off' by Craig Shakespeare's sacking demanded answers in a tense team meeting before training on Thursday. Assistant Michael Appleton, handed the reins for Saturday's game at Swansea, has revealed that the squad were upset at Shakespeare's dismissal and wanted to know why the decision had been taken. Leicester's Thai owners, who are expected to fly in to watch from the Liberty Stadium stands, will likely address the team about the removal of a popular manager after the match. Appleton said none of the coaching staff were aware of how perilous Shakespeare's position had become and that there 'wasn't much wrong' with Leicester's performance, pointing to the fine margins at the bottom end of the table. Leicester go into the Swansea game in 18th, but only three points off 10th. 'Obviously the meeting before we went out to training was a little bit raw,' said Appleton, who left Oxford to become Shakespeare's No 2 this summer. 'People were disappointed and wanted questions answering, but I'm not the person for that. 'From my point of view it was all the questions that are for certain senior members and not myself. I didn't release Craig and I'm not sure of the reasons why. 'We changed the format of training to make sure we didn't give the players an opportunity to feel sorry for themselves and we had a really good session. It was fun, rather than too much concentration' 'That seemed to work and that's the reason why coming off the pitch, from lads who were a little bit cheesed off and down in the dumps in the meeting, they actually came off with smiles on their faces.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4998486/Appleton-Leicester-players-wanted-questions-answering.html#ixzz4w00gdISu
Max Power Posted 19 October 2017 Posted 19 October 2017 Appleton already throwing his hat in the ring bigging up his amazing sessions...
matty98 Posted 19 October 2017 Posted 19 October 2017 The fact the coaching staff can't see much wrong with the performances makes me think the decision was the right one. Our performances have been dire.
Daggers Posted 19 October 2017 Posted 19 October 2017 14 minutes ago, Tuna said: 'We changed the format of training to make sure we didn't give the players an opportunity to feel sorry for themselves and we had a really good session. It was fun, rather than too much concentration' 'That seemed to work and that's the reason why coming off the pitch, from lads who were a little bit cheesed off and down in the dumps in the meeting, they actually came off with smiles on their faces.' Fantastic. Mini-Mars bars, hanging baskets and disposable BBQ sets all round. Woop!
maddog Posted 19 October 2017 Posted 19 October 2017 Embarrassing. Why are they cheesed off? Because their best mate Craig has gone and a new manager might actually make them work hard in training? This manager will call them out for being overpaid and lazy babies? Pathetic. To even hear this in the press is awful. Lots of our core first team need to be sold in January/next summer to end this player power madness toxifying the club.
Collymore Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 If I was Appleton I'd have said "Here's the reason he was sacked" and then held up a huge mirror.
KingsX Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 What a disappointing thread. Thought for sure we would have a dinosaur but just the same old.
KansasFox Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 How disappointing. When I read the Title I thought it was going to be about cheese and his inflatable dinosaur again. Was looking forward to something lighthearted (sorry cheese!) after all this managerial stuff!
Nalis Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 5 hours ago, matty98 said: The fact the coaching staff can't see much wrong with the performances makes me think the decision was the right one. Our performances have been dire. I was sadly thinking the same thing....
mozartfox Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 Surely a hand out of the cuurnt League table and a low-lights video of the Huddersfield and Bournemouth games would have sufficed?
m4DD0gg Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 Honestly some of those players can **** off. Since winning the league most have turned into total cnuts.
ithuriel Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 We need a manager like Rafa and a big broom because if these players are annoyed at managers getting the sack with the performances they have been putting in they need to go.
Guest Mee-9 Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 The players need to have a look at themselves. They are one of the main reasons he had to go! They can’t just keep calling the shots. You can guarentee they’ll want Nigel Pearson back. Lets have a fresh approach, rather than be stale.
reynard Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 5 hours ago, matty98 said: The fact the coaching staff can't see much wrong with the performances makes me think the decision was the right one. Our performances have been dire. ' I'm sure there is a sense of responsibility among the players. But the feeling within the camp is that there wasn't that much wrong.' This is the actual quote which implies it isn't just the coaching staff.
Sionnach gorm Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 Well that's two managers that have been sacked, but like the rest of you, I see one constant here.
st albans fox Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 28 minutes ago, Sionnach gorm said: Well that's two managers that have been sacked, but like the rest of you, I see one constant here. Filbert ..................
SheppyFox Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 All the owners have to say is we sacked him for the same reason we sacked Ranieri, your under performance. We will be replacing Craig with the perfect candidate that will not be removed, the trend will not continue, you are the ones at risk from this point forth.
mozartfox Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 34 minutes ago, Sionnach gorm said: Well that's two managers that have been sacked, but like the rest of you, I see one constant here. Two constants actually - you forgot Rudders.
Sly Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 We’re in a relegation dog fight lads. From your inept performances, ? dodgy tactics and the crowd catching ZZZZZzzz’s during recent performances. We are where we are!! This is sounds like Fake News ..... surely they aren’t that detached from reality?!?
Tielemans63 Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 They were so utterly devastated it took them one whole training session to get over it
UniFox21 Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 6 hours ago, Tuna said: 'From my point of view it was all the questions that are for certain senior members and not myself. I didn't release Craig and I'm not sure of the reasons why. Surely he'd of just said owners if they made the decision. Looks like the drama up top of the board is still on going. Doesn't surprise me at all
shen Posted 20 October 2017 Posted 20 October 2017 Some are really getting their knickers in a twist over our players. Is 'player power' new to some? Are they not allowed to be angry? Surely an apathetic squad would've been worse. Is anyone wanting senior players out at Barcelona and Real Madrid who hold even more player power?
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