[OFFICIAL] Claude Puel is the new manager for Leicester City

[southfox66]

3 minutes ago, Redouane said:

Give me one name bigger than Claude Puel. Don't say Ranieri coz when Ranieri joined, his career was in shambles having been sacked by Greece after losing to Faroe Islands

Nigel Pearson

[foxinsocks]

He looks a good appiintment

Why did he leave southampton? Jump or pushed? 

[southfox66]

2 minutes ago, sphericalfox said:

remember his reaction to Ranners? Nuff said.

Beginners luck and what do they say about lightening

[st albans fox]

1 minute ago, foxinsocks said:

He looks a good appiintment

Why did he leave southampton? Jump or pushed? 

Who jumps from a PL contract ???

[southfox66]

2 minutes ago, foxinsocks said:

He looks a good appiintment

Why did he leave southampton? Jump or pushed? 

Both,  they wanted him to change his boring style and play more attacking football 

[Babylon]

Looks a bit of a shit appointment on the face of it... but he'll probably do very well.

[Redouane]

Just now, Babylon said:

Looks a bit of a shit appointment on the face of it... but he'll probably do very well.

Why do you say that? Who did you expect?

[1969]

He may well prove to be be an unmitigated disaster but ...last season he took a club not too different to us in size and stature to 8th in the premier league and to a cup final which by my reckoning is a better season than all but 2 of our previous managers have given us since 1970? 

[Babylon]

13 minutes ago, Loves2spooge said:

inb4 we destroy Everton and he's elected as the New Jesus 

Appleton is Jesus... slaughtered last week and now everyone is chuffed he's been resurrected and kept his job.

[Bazly]

Good choice. He should bring some defensive steel and tactical ability to move beyond the 67 minute substitution mentality.

[Babylon]

12 minutes ago, fazzyfox said:

Want to keep Appleton but hope he brings that Plancque bloke with him. 

 

 Is he sober?

 

Almost my double pre-dieting (and I don't have sticky out ears). Tempted to head to the ground tonight and blag it, might get a free croissant and be fawned over whilst my French holds out. Le Girafe est derriere le Lit. Le Chimpanzee est sur le Table. Le Chat est devant la douche. What a weird syllabus that was, those phrases have really enhanced my adult life.

He looks a happy chap!!! 

[FrankieADZ]

2 minutes ago, southfox66 said:

Both,  they wanted him to change his boring style and play more attacking football 

and had a number of arguments with players too i think, so i guess a few werent overly keen on him and his rotation policy 

[dedlock]

Like many posters I am a little underwhelmed.

 

We have a new manager, let’s see how tactically adept he is. Onwards and upwards.

[Guest CityFan 06]

Hope it goes well. Good managerial record, wasn't rated at Southampton but his style might be different here. 

[Hammo]

I guess I speak for many when I say that I find it difficult to get excited about this appointment - mainly because of his dull football and even duller interviews at Southampton - but that, like any Leicester manager, he deserves and will get my full backing.

 

At least he speaks the same language as Mahrez and Slimani. And he got the best out of Mendy at Nice (and Hatem Ben Arfa, which no one else has).

 

Allez Claude! Allez Les Bleus!

[FoxyPalace.com]

Claude needs support here.

 

lets give him everything he needs to succeed.

 

Welcome Mr Puel

 

 

[Swarles Barkley]

My only saving grace as to why im not disappointed is relying on the fact that southampton had a rubbish attack and therefore they had to set up defensively

 

ill happily give him 9-10 games to bed in

[Dames]

Very underwhelming another safety first appointment. 

 

The reason why Ranieri and CS failed was because they adopted a negative defensive attitude and from all accounts thats what this fella did at Southhampton. 

 

I hope i’m wrong because we have some great attacking players and its a shame they haven’t been unleashed on teams to their full potential. 

[Kasey Keller]

https://goo.gl/images/KcmMSN

[Babylon]

1 minute ago, Redouane said:

Why do you say that? Who did you expect?

On the basis of most saints fans not being impressed and him losing his job despite reaching a final and his teams having many shocking seasons in terms of goals.

 

Who do I expect? I'm not paid hundreds of thousands and don't have a team of analysts to actually look around world football for an up and coming manager doing the business at all the clubs they are at. But if I was and if I did I could probably come up with someone better than a bloke sacked by Southampton for playing god awful boring football.

 

He'll get time, a few things stand out as positive. But once again it stinks of a lack of planning and knowledge.

[Brooksy]

Not sure what to make of it to be honest

[Kasey Keller]

https://goo.gl/images/KcmMSN

[Mendi]

 

16 minutes ago, sphericalfox said:

remember his reaction to Ranners? Nuff said.

 

 

Gary for one is right on this. Puel sacked in XMAS time sorry to say .

[Loves2spooge]

To be honest folks , it's not like our football has been that great don't let this two last games blind you , a couple weeks earlier we witnessed some major players being dropped due to poor performance 

[fatboytim]

I'm definitely in the minority on here - probably cos I know a lot less about football than most but I'm quite happy with this. As I was when Ranieri was appointed. Even if he plays defensive football, as long as he gets rid of aimlessly hoofing the ball all the time whilst winning football matches - even if it is 1-0 every match - then I'm happy. I'd much rather watch us win 1-0 than watch us lose 5-3.