Match Ratings : Everton 2-1 Leicester City - Vote Now

[DB11]

[Sublime_Coatsworth]

There needs to be a -1

[AKCJ]

Kasper - 4 - Never looked comfortable and almost gave away a few daft goals.

Amartey - 5 - Started really well, was shoddy for that second half of the first half but they rarely did much down that side.

Dragovic - 3 - Sick of people lauding him for being a ball playing  centre  half when he never passes forward.

Maguire - 3 - Can we have the real Maguire back on Saturday please? Ta.

Chilwell - 1 - One of the worst performances i've seen from a City player. Absolutely hopeless.

Albrighton - 2 - Gave the ball away every single time he got in possession and didn't do any of his normal defensive graft. Drop.

Ndidi - 5 - Started well but had absolutely no support. Should have scored.

James - 2 - Not in the same tier as Iborra or Silva (both should be well ahead of him).

Gray - 1 - Lived off the hype of the little spell he had where he got about 2 goals in 4. Drop - Not good enough.

Okazaki - 3 - Ran around. Did nothing.

Vardy - 5 - Starved of service, didn't have that tenacity but he took the pen away really well.

 

Diabate - 5 - Start him on Saturday with Mahrez and Vardy. Looked lively.

Iheanacho - 5 - Should have scored.

Fuchs - 4 - Didn't do much.

 

Puel - 2 - Got it completely wrong.

 

 

Genuinely think concentration was down because of what happened today. Consistently made horrendous mistakes. Absolutely have to beat Swansea on Saturday.

[Guest the fox]

Just now, AKCJ said:

 

Diabate - 5 - Start him on Saturday with Mahrez and Vardy. Looked lively.

 

finally someone with a brain talking sense instead of being too emotional!

what's done is done, let's move one and put the strongest team possible

[NewquayFox]

Chilwell, James, Gray & Okazaki awful tonight 1....

the rest 4/5/6 with McGuire the pick of a very poor bunch. First time in ages I’ve seen so many players have such poor games. Vardy had no service that’s why he hardly touched the ball...

Fuchs, Silva, Iheanacho/Diabate & Mahrez to start on Saturday please....

[Usafox1]

Vardy gets a 5 for scoring the pk.  what a load of crapola. At 31 it’s the least he can go

[Mythyaar]

Only the sub Diabate and possibly Amartey can take any credit from tonight. The rest were very poor. Diabate looks like that raw talent and attacking instinct hasn't been coached out of him yet and looks very promising - certainly a positive to take out.

[Guest MattP]

Horrible.

 

Chilwell and Gray get a 1. Don't really care about anyone else.

 

Everton were absolutely awful as well.

[ScouseFox]

everyone a 1. abhorrent. and gave vardy an N/A, he touched the ball once all game from my recollection, not really his fault. 

[Realist Guy In The Room]

Kasper 2 - Flappy handed bastard.

 

Amartey 4 - After showing some improvement recently, that was pretty shit.

 

Maguire 4 - The giveaway from kickoff after the 2nd goal was just horrendous.

 

Dragovic 3 - Poor.

 

Chilwell 1 - Not sure i’ve seen a more

complete performance from a City player ever.  Completely shit that is.

 

Albrighton 1 - When he’s bad it’s painful.

 

James 1 - Poor mans Andy King tonight.

 

Ndidi 4 - Effort was there but little else.

 

Gray 1 - These are the games where you have to shine you big headed bastard.

 

Okazaki 1 - He’s just an embarrassment sometimes.

 

Vardy 2 - Penalty and nothing else.

 

Subs:-

 

Kelechi 4 - Should have scored.

Diabate 4 - Certainly showed a better tempo than the rest.

Fuchs 1 - That throw in.

 

Puel 2 - Nobber.

 

Roadworks on the way home 1 - Not a fooking workman in site.

 

Drove 7.5hrs from Cornwall so norrapeh.

 

After we got the pen and made the subs, for around 10 minutes we looked pretty good and certainly showed some nice movement.  Diabate has something about him.  Gonna be a star I reckon.

 

Next game i’d go with the front 4 of Mahrez, Gray, Iheanacho and Diabate.  Vards needs to come out for a game or two.

 

 

 

[bpfox]

puel gets a 1 the midfield was terrible along with chilwell. he should had silva and ibborra on just after 1/2 time, we would have had more time on the ball and there experience could have got us home, manager along with mahraz need to shoulder a lot of the blame. saying that 5-6 players need to be replaced next game./  

[Dickov22]

4 hours ago, Realist Guy In The Room said:

Kasper 2 - Flappy handed bastard.

 

Amartey 4 - After showing some improvement recently, that was pretty shit.

 

Maguire 4 - The giveaway from kickoff after the 2nd goal was just horrendous.

 

Dragovic 3 - Poor.

 

Chilwell 1 - Not sure i’ve seen a more

complete performance from a City player ever.  Completely shit that is.

 

Albrighton 1 - When he’s bad it’s painful.

 

James 1 - Poor mans Andy King tonight.

 

Ndidi 4 - Effort was there but little else.

 

Gray 1 - These are the games where you have to shine you big headed bastard.

 

Okazaki 1 - He’s just an embarrassment sometimes.

 

Vardy 2 - Penalty and nothing else.

 

Subs:-

 

Kelechi 4 - Should have scored.

Diabate 4 - Certainly showed a better tempo than the rest.

Fuchs 1 - That throw in.

 

Puel 2 - Nobber.

 

Roadworks on the way home 1 - Not a fooking workman in site.

 

Drove 7.5hrs from Cornwall so norrapeh.

 

After we got the pen and made the subs, for around 10 minutes we looked pretty good and certainly showed some nice movement.  Diabate has something about him.  Gonna be a star I reckon.

 

Next game i’d go with the front 4 of Mahrez, Gray, Iheanacho and Diabate.  Vards needs to come out for a game or two.

 

 

 

 

‘Vards needs to come out for a game or two’ ?

 

He was superb against Watford. One of his best performances of the season. One bad game like the whole side and he’s out. Don’t be so ridiculous 

[Realist Guy In The Room]

32 minutes ago, Dickov22 said:

 

‘Vards needs to come out for a game or two’ ?

 

He was superb against Watford. One of his best performances of the season. One bad game like the whole side and he’s out. Don’t be so ridiculous 

Superb is pushing it big style.

 

He’s 31 and definitely is less of a pest to defenders than he was a couple of years ago which isn’t necessarily a criticism of him, more just age catching up with his playing style.  We need to find a way of playing without him and Saturday is a good opportunity.

[Outfox the Fox]

Schmeichel - 3

Amartey - 4

Dragovic - 3

Maguire - 4

Chilwell - 2

Albrighton - 3

Ndidi - 3

James - 2

Gray - 2

Okazaki - 2

Vardy 4

 

Diabete - 5 (MotM!)

Iheanacho - 4

Fuchs - 3

 

Puel - 4

 

Got to have Simpson (Amartey), Fuchs (Chilwell), Silva / Iborra (James), Mahrez / Diabete (Gray) and Iheanacho (Okazaki) in for Swansea.

[shen]

From the ratings above, I don't think anyone is giving enough attention to what where horrible playing conditions.

From previous interviews of Kasper, I've learnt that when he punches like he did yesterday, it's because he doesn't have confidence in the grip of his gloves on the ball. 

It was pretty obvious when he elected to punch a high ball from right under his crossbar.

 

FWIW:

 

Schmeichel - 5 - Struggled all evening, but both him and Pickford had hairy moments in worsening conditions. Not at fault for either goal, but was never confident in his actions. Maybe lucky not to concede more.

 

Amartey - 5 - Partly at fault for the second goal, losing out to Keane in the aerial duel. Did OK, but his limitations on the ball meant he was partly responsible for loss of possession in the middle throughout the game.

Dragovic - 5 - Fine clearance off the line, but was struggling like the rest. Was retreating for most of the game and played some hopeless balls much like the rest of his teammates. Despite this, he stood out as one of our least poor performers.

Maguire - 5 - I like that he takes so much responsibility in our buildup play. He wasn't as succesful as normal and lost the ball in hazardous areas, but did OK given the circumstances. 

Chilwell - 3 - Feel sorry for him, because he just isn't a good defender. A bit like when Schlupp was playing there for us. The early mistake clearly rattled him and his ability on the ball suffered too. A night to forget and it will be interesting to see if he can bounce back with a strong performance in the next game. Improved when we went to 5-3-2 at the end.

 

Albrighton - 5 - Lots of running as per standard, but not much ability on the ball. Some poor touches, crosses, passes and tackles undid most of the good work. Lost his head at the end which scuppered any chance of a comeback.

Ndidi - 4 - Harsh rating maybe, but he lost the ball on many occasions and his lack of ability on the ball was crucial in us losing control of the tie. The warning signs were there even before Walcott's opener. Maybe this is the end of the Ndidi/James partnership. Unlucky with a decent header that hit the crossbar. Like Albrighton, acted petulantly and made poor decisions at the end.

James - 5 - Was probably our best passer on the night, which doesn't say much. Like for his teammates and Everton's players, conditions made it difficult for him, but his lack of mobility meant we couldn't recover quick enough when the inevitable loss of possession came. Had a decent chance to equalise, but that's another part of his game that's a write-off.

Gray - 4 - Nothing came off for him. In the first half, I'm pretty sure he was constantly fouled by the opposition, but as conditions worsened so did he. Surprised he lasted that long on the pitch.

 

Okazaki - 4 - Just when you thought Okazaki cannot slip more than he usually does, he delivers that. No presence from him and some poor play all around. He's not the guy you want charging up the field with the ball because he inevitably gets tackled, makes an overhit or wayward pass or... slips. 

Vardy - 4 - Completely isolated and no presence whatsoever. Struck the penalty well, but never got close to getting another opportunity. Iheanacho arguably did more in the 20 minutes he was on the pitch.

 

Subs:

Diabate - 4 - Thought he was overmatched, untidy and ineffective. People looking for him as the solution straight away are deluded. Some simple passes missed at crucial times.

Fuchs - N/A - Not on long enough to get a meaningful rating.

Iheanacho - N/A - Desperately unlucky not to score straight after coming on. Some vital deflections saved Everton's skin. Didn't influence the game much more, but he looked hungry!

[red5]

For the 3rd game running Chilwell is the worst player, Puel must go.

[norwichfox]

Maybe a more realistic rating would be given if there was a "cool off" day between the match and being able to rate/de-rate players....just a thought.

 

I hear that we played well for the first 20, and poorly for the rest of the half, and (to quote another member "a mirror image of the first half", we hit the woodwork 3 times, had one cleared off the line....and could have drawn or won....the ratings 1's 2's and 3's seem overly harsh....even though I didn't get to see any of the game. I could understand it if they'd put 7 past us again.

 

I'd give Mahrez a minus 10 because he had the biggest influence on the outcome without even being there.

 

 

[Innovindil]

1 hour ago, norwichfox said:

Maybe a more realistic rating would be given if there was a "cool off" day between the match and being able to rate/de-rate players....just a thought.

 

I hear that we played well for the first 20, and poorly for the rest of the half, and (to quote another member "a mirror image of the first half", we hit the woodwork 3 times, had one cleared off the line....and could have drawn or won....the ratings 1's 2's and 3's seem overly harsh....even though I didn't get to see any of the game. I could understand it if they'd put 7 past us again.

 

I'd give Mahrez a minus 10 because he had the biggest influence on the outcome without even being there.

 

 

They could have had 7 if niasse wasn't utter doggo, he missed at least 3 or 4 sitters. 

 

And make no mistake, when people say "we had a good first 20 minutes" they don't mean it was good, they mean it was good compared to the rest of the shitshow we served up. We were dreadful, even when we hit the post and bar, it wasn't because we did well, it was because that everton side is truly awful. 

 

[shen]

4 hours ago, norwichfox said:

Maybe a more realistic rating would be given if there was a "cool off" day between the match and being able to rate/de-rate players....just a thought.

 

I hear that we played well for the first 20, and poorly for the rest of the half, and (to quote another member "a mirror image of the first half", we hit the woodwork 3 times, had one cleared off the line....and could have drawn or won....the ratings 1's 2's and 3's seem overly harsh....even though I didn't get to see any of the game. I could understand it if they'd put 7 past us again.

 

I'd give Mahrez a minus 10 because he had the biggest influence on the outcome without even being there.

 

 

Why are you criticising ratings when you haven't actually seen the game?

We didn't play well at all, not even the first 20 minutes. We passed it around neatly enough for the most part, but that was in our third and the middle third and never caused Everton problems except Ndidi's header from a corner.

The ratings are low because Everton weren't even that good. The fact we nearly drew and should've come away with a point at least after a poor performance tells you more about how poor Everton were.

 

Once more, conditions made good football nearly impossible which will be reflected in the ratings.

 

Your last comment is daft though, I have to say.

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

15 hours ago, Realist Guy In The Room said:

Kasper 2 - Flappy handed bastard.

 

Amartey 4 - After showing some improvement recently, that was pretty shit.

 

Maguire 4 - The giveaway from kickoff after the 2nd goal was just horrendous.

 

Dragovic 3 - Poor.

 

Chilwell 1 - Not sure i’ve seen a more

complete performance from a City player ever.  Completely shit that is.

 

Albrighton 1 - When he’s bad it’s painful.

 

James 1 - Poor mans Andy King tonight.

 

Ndidi 4 - Effort was there but little else.

 

Gray 1 - These are the games where you have to shine you big headed bastard.

 

Okazaki 1 - He’s just an embarrassment sometimes.

 

Vardy 2 - Penalty and nothing else.

 

Subs:-

 

Kelechi 4 - Should have scored.

Diabate 4 - Certainly showed a better tempo than the rest.

Fuchs 1 - That throw in.

 

Puel 2 - Nobber.

 

Roadworks on the way home 1 - Not a fooking workman in site.

 

Drove 7.5hrs from Cornwall so norrapeh.

 

After we got the pen and made the subs, for around 10 minutes we looked pretty good and certainly showed some nice movement.  Diabate has something about him.  Gonna be a star I reckon.

 

Next game i’d go with the front 4 of Mahrez, Gray, Iheanacho and Diabate.  Vards needs to come out for a game or two.

 

 

 

Made me laugh! 

[Benguin]

Don't like to give players to much, especially young lads from the academy. However Chilwell had a mare. He's.a.good player and I'm sure he'll bounce back but he gifted the first goal and should have done better for the second. From 85 minutes to 94 we were a pub team.

[ScouseFox]

9 hours ago, norwichfox said:

Maybe a more realistic rating would be given if there was a "cool off" day between the match and being able to rate/de-rate players....just a thought.

 

I hear that we played well for the first 20, and poorly for the rest of the half, and (to quote another member "a mirror image of the first half", we hit the woodwork 3 times, had one cleared off the line....and could have drawn or won....the ratings 1's 2's and 3's seem overly harsh....even though I didn't get to see any of the game. I could understand it if they'd put 7 past us again.

 

I'd give Mahrez a minus 10 because he had the biggest influence on the outcome without even being there.

 

 

it was a weird one, like i said in the match thread, we were the better team for the first and last 15 minutes. that’s very different to us being good for the first 15 and last 15 though, we were just ever so slightly less completely diabolical than they were. our performance was a pretty solid 1/10 from start to finish, it’s just they started and ended on a 0/10, but for an hour in between got to the dizzy heights of 2 or 3 out of 10. 

 

the one easiest way to look at it is they are awful, they played awfully in an awful atmosphere in awful conditions and for the most part we made them look quite good. 

[thankyouleicester]

Why are so many football fans so fickle? Puel has got you up to 8th place, from down near the relegation zone. You guys beat Watford the other day and played well. One half decent performance and you're now slating the players and saying puel has to go?

 

I don't agree with the above attitude and mentality. Most other teams would look at the results Leicester have had under Puel and be envious that he isn't their manager.

 

Be careful what you wish for. Give managers time ffs. Look at how well Burnley have done for sticking by Sean Dyche for example.

Edited 2 February 2018 by thankyouleicester

[Dickov22]

On 01/02/2018 at 08:12, Realist Guy In The Room said:

Superb is pushing it big style.

 

He’s 31 and definitely is less of a pest to defenders than he was a couple of years ago which isn’t necessarily a criticism of him, more just age catching up with his playing style.  We need to find a way of playing without him and Saturday is a good opportunity.

 

Good job Puel picked the team yesterday and not you.