Match Ratings : Manchester City 5-1 Leicester City - Vote Now

[DB11]

[Kinowe Soorie]

Vardy, Ndidi and Dragovic are the only players that came away from the match with any credit. Probably the worst ratings I've given, maybe other than Millwall??

[Nod.E]

Kasper: 2 - One of his biggest fans but that was abysmal. Kicking all over the shop and at fault for 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

 

Chilwell: 5 - Looked good on the ball but leaves too much space in behind.

 

Albrighton: 5 - Looked sharp early on, but by no fault of his own was moved around and was then unable to influence the game.

 

Maguire: 5 - Some good tackles. Still needs to do more in the air for me.

 

Dragovic: 6 - Thought he was incredible in the first half. You can't concede 5 and get much higher than 6 though. MOTM

 

Fuchs: 4 - Not as good on the ball as he usually is and he's just so easy to beat one on one now. Winger's dream.

 

N'didi: 6 - Was chasing and doing all he could to paper over the cracks in our midfield. Broke up a lot of attacks, but when it just keeps coming back there's only so much one man can do.

 

James: 4 - Game just seemed to bypass him.

 

Silva: 5 - Similar to James but got taken off when it was still competitive.

 

Diabete: 5 - Some nice flashes. He'll be a player for us. Just wasn't able to have much influence on the game given the one way traffic.

 

Vardy: 6 - Tried. Good finish. Looked dangerous on the rare occasion we got the ball near him.

 

Simpson: 3 - Still hasn't learnt how to kick a football.

Mahrez: 5 - Couple of good runs.

Iheanacho: 5 - Mission impossible for him. Tried to press as much as is possible against that defence in all the space they create.

 

[Monsell1976]

Puel first half a 6, second half a 1, don’t get what he was trying to achieve, just got  back into the game.

 Stay obviously.

 

Kasper -2 

 truly awful performance, the sooner he has serious competition for his place the better.

 

Fuchs and maguire -3 

 Both had an off day, poor decision making.

 

 Drago- 6

 better of the defence, left exposed by those around him.

 

Chilwell and albrighton- 2

 Awful the pair of them, lacked any sort of quality or composure, can they pass.

 

Silva- 5 

 not his best game, saw flashes but struggled.

 

Nididi -6 

 best of the midfield, tried but left frustrated by the lack of support second half.

 

 James- 1 

 did he play

 

Diabate -4

 to soon for him,  flashes of his ability to come but sadly couldn’t influence the game, probably a bit early for him to be starting.

 

 Vardy-7

 7 for creating the goal out of nothing, can’t really fault a striker starved of service, did all he could do really.

Subs -4

 hard to come on when a team has been battered and given up.

[Fox92]

58 minutes ago, Nod.E said:

Kasper: 2 - One of his biggest fans but that was abysmal. Kicking all over the shop and at fault for 2nd, 3rd and 4th.

 

Chilwell: 5 - Looked good on the ball but leaves too much space in behind.

 

Albrighton: 5 - Looked sharp early on, but by no fault of his own was moved around and was then unable to influence the game.

 

Maguire: 5 - Some good tackles. Still needs to do more in the air for me.

 

Dragovic: 6 - Thought he was incredible in the first half. You can't concede 5 and get much higher than 6 though. MOTM

 

Fuchs: 4 - Not as good on the ball as he usually is and he's just so easy to beat one on one now. Winger's dream.

 

N'didi: 6 - Was chasing and doing all he could to paper over the cracks in our midfield. Broke up a lot of attacks, but when it just keeps coming back there's only so much one man can do.

 

James: 4 - Game just seemed to bypass him.

 

Silva: 5 - Similar to James but got taken off when it was still competitive.

 

Diabete: 5 - Some nice flashes. He'll be a player for us. Just wasn't able to have much influence on the game given the one way traffic.

 

Vardy: 6 - Tried. Good finish. Looked dangerous on the rare occasion we got the ball near him.

 

Simpson: 3 - Still hasn't learnt how to kick a football.

Mahrez: 5 - Couple of good runs.

Iheanacho: 5 - Mission impossible for him. Tried to press as much as is possible against that defence in all the space they create.

 

3rd goal was Maguire for me.

 

From where I was it looked like he kept the ball in, instead of seeing it out. It stemmed from that.

[Royston.]

Vardy is our biggest threat but we don't play to his strengths anymore. 

Superb goal today but he had to do it all himself.

Mahrez had some runs that ultimately lead to nothing but play him all 90 he'll

offer more than anyone else combined.

[Steve Earle]

Dragovic and Vardy the best of a poor bunch. Surely we sign Drago permanently?

Thought Silva was our best/least outclassed midfielder and thought he must have been injured when he didn't come out for the second half! Chilwell looked overawed and did almost nothing well; he probably wasn't helped by Kasper's unvaried tactic of kicking long in his direction so Walker could show how much stronger and better a player he is.

Kasper's worst game for us in terms of distribution and decision-making.

James looked like a league one player. Both he and Chilly need a break from the first team, as does Diabate, before his confidence goes..

Everyone but Claude (in whom I have faith) can see the case for starting with Ndidi, Iborra and Silva...hopefully on Friday?!? 

[Always Next Year]

Kasper : 4 Big fan of Kasper but at fault for 3 yesterday, thing that makes me blow my top is that he stands on his line to much. Dose not really command his area, in to much of a rush to get rid of the ball and then kicks it all over the place.

 

Chillwell : 5 When he's on his game he's good but when he's not he's very poor. Need to sort out who is going to play LB him or Fuchs.

 

Albrighton:  6 Puel will soon make up his mind where he is going to play Albrighton who gives his all week in week out only to be played out of position by a clueless manager..

 

Maguire: 5 Love this guy need to hold on to him in the summer, did not have the best of games today, gets caught to far forward at times.

 

Dragovic: 6 Had a good first half did not do a lot wrong, players around him let him down.

 

Fuchs: 4 Did not have the best of games today, lost for pace when up against a good attacker.

 

N'didi: 7 Gave 100% again, just wish others would take a leaf out of his book and give as much.

 

James: 4 Just not up to the job, can not understand how he gets into the team .

 

Silva: 5 Looked a little lost at times, but still can not understand him being taken off.

 

Diabete: 6 This young man will be big for us if given the game time, like him a lot.

 

Vardy: 7 Well taken goal, but again not much I the way of service.

 

Simpson: 2 Total waist of space.

 

Mahrez: 5 Should have been playing from the start, again what's going on in Puels head.

 

Iheanacho: 5 Try as he did could not change the outcome of the game.

 

Puel: 4 Again, can not work out his team selections and the positions he plays some players in, beginning to loose faith in him. Also needs to take English lessons.

 

Overall a poor game by our standards that I could not see us winning, however I feel that some of the boys had taken defeat before they had even taken to the field.

 

We move on. And hopefully upwards.

 

 

[Guest MattP]

Vardy an 8, only man we had who looked like they were in the same league as the opposition players.

 

Diabate and Dragovic 7 who both performed very well given the circumstances. 

 

Everyone else 5 or 6 except Kasper who gets a 3.

[The Doctor]

12 hours ago, Fox92 said:

3rd goal was Maguire for me.

 

From where I was it looked like he kept the ball in, instead of seeing it out. It stemmed from that.

Ball wasn't rolling out, he realised that too late, then made the wrong call and sent it back to kasper being closed down rather than into the stands and regroup to defend a throw.

 

puel - 5 - didn't understand the half time sub, still don't.

 

kasper - 1 - I have genuinely never seen a worse performance from a keeper, should save the third (can't let it go through you like that), tees up the fourth, while its a fantastic attempt I can't help think no keeper should get chipped while in his own six yard box for the fifth. Could argue he should be taking the crosses for the first and second the way he did for a couple more like that first half.

 

Dragovic - 5 - fantastic goal saving block first half, genuinely good defending across the board first half, but I can't mark any of a defence that conceded five highly.

 

Maguire - 4 - see dragovic, but with partial culpability for the third at least

 

fuchs - 4

 

Albrighton - 3 - ineffectual at best

 

Chilwell - 3 - as with Albrighton, should have been the sub at half time if it were to be made

 

James - 5 - overrun

 

Ndidi - 5 - as with James 

 

Silva - 5 - some nice link up play, baffling he was taken off

 

Diabate - 5 - provided an ok partial outball, but didn't have much chance

 

Vardy - 7 - fed off nothing and still made the most of it. No striker in the division I'd sooner have

 

 

Simpson - 4 - not sure on his sub, not actually at fault majorly for any of the goals but still, poor defensive showing second half

 

Mahrez - 5 - got nothing to work with, showed nothing

 

Nacho - 5 - as with Mahrez.

 

 

Man City - 8 - if I were just judging on their football it'd be 10, but I found some of their players (Sterling) an embarrassment (Sterling) with their diving. When you've spend more than the GDP of a middling nation assembling your squad, such cheating is absolutely pathetic.

 

ref - 5 - only real complaint is that he didn't punish sterling for repeated dives.

 

 

[Guest]

1 for Kasper, panic kicking and could be at fault for 3 of the 4 goals

 

5 for Maguire and albrighton

 

4 for Fuchs, Chilwell

 

6 for Dragovich, Silva, James 

 

7 for Diabaté and Vardy

 

8 for Ndidi

 

Subs had 30 mins but were all poor.

 

Simpson 4 could be responsible for 1 goal

Mahrez 3 - 2 successful passes (backwards), 7 lost passes, 2 runs into dead ends, fouled twice, wasted fk and corner, lethargic in defence

Nacho 4 or 5 - did nothing but wasn't fed the ball.

 

Diabaté certainly better than Mahrez on the day but that was to be expected since he hasn't trained in 2 weeks.

[NewquayFox]

Unless Silva was injured Puel has had a mare, worst I’ve seen McGuire & Schmichael play, James & Chilwell are no where near good enough for the Premier League, Dragovic (motm) is our best all round defender so I hope we sign him up. Man City won’t ever get an easier 2nd half as we were awful. I hope we can put a decent side out on Friday and lift the spirits of the fans (1 Point from 9)

[bald reynard]

Puel - 4 (5 for trying a 3-5-2, which, mainly, worked in the first half, even though we don't have the players to operate it - and 3 for changing it at HT)

 

Schmeichel - 3 (probably the worst performance I've seen him give for us - an absolute shambles, particularly with his kicking) 

Dragovic - 6 (the one defender who seemed to know what he was supposed to do) 

Maguire - 5 (6 for his passion, commitment and forward runs - 4 for the quality of his defending) 

Fuchs - 4 (he tries, but he simply hasn't 'got it' any more - certainly at Premiership level)

Albrighton - 4 (worked as hard as ever, and OK going forward - certainly when played on the left - but he is no right wing back)

Ndidi - 7 (MotM - passion, skill and determination - if only he could tackle more cleanly !)

James - 3 (as for Fuchs - but he didn't try. I completely forgot he was playing for much of the match yesterday - he should have been subbed, not Silva.  And like Fuchs, he hasn't 'got it' at Premiership level any more - the new Andy King !)

Silva - 6 (he showed his class, with some great passes - he doesn't work as hard as Ndidi, but he should never been taken off) 

Chilwell - 3 (he's no left back, he's no left wing back, he can't defend for his life.  He MIGHT be a good left midfielder / winger, but will we ever know ?)  

Diabate - 5 (shows real quality SOMETIMES, but still can't do it for 45 minutes, let alone a full game.  It will probably come though)

Vardy - 7 (the one player we have who never lets us down - if only he can get the ball more !)

 

Simpson - 3 (he's had his day I'm afraid - he simply has been 'found out' by the opposition.  We desperately need a new right back and a new left back)  

Mahrez - 5 (he obviously still is the best quality we have, he probably would have made a difference if he started.  Whether we'll see the quality again, is a big question) 

Iheanacho - 4 (flashes of skill - one great pass for Vardy - but never really had chance to show anything yesterday)

Edited 11 February 2018 by bald reynard

[the fox]

4 hours ago, FIF said:

1 for Kasper, panic kicking and could be at fault for 3 of the 4 goals

 

5 for Maguire and albrighton

 

4 for Fuchs, Chilwell

 

6 for Dragovich, Silva, James 

 

7 for Diabaté and Vardy

 

8 for Ndidi

 

Subs had 30 mins but were all poor.

 

Simpson 4 could be responsible for 1 goal

Mahrez 3 - 2 successful passes (backwards), 7 lost passes, 2 runs into dead ends, fouled twice, wasted fk and corner, lethargic in defence

Nacho 4 or 5 - did nothing but wasn't fed the ball.

 

Diabaté certainly better than Mahrez on the day but that was to be expected since he hasn't trained in 2 weeks.

[the fox]

i never give really low ratings but for kasper, i'm giving him a 2..

drogo get a 6, n'didi and vards get a 7. james and marc a 4 and the rest a 5. subs all  get a 5 from me

[Redouane]

8 hours ago, MattP said:

Vardy an 8, only man we had who looked like they were in the same league as the opposition players.

 

Diabate and Dragovic 7 who both performed very well given the circumstances. 

 

Everyone else 5 or 6 except Kasper who gets a 3.

Other from his amazing goal, didn't look like he was in the same level at all

[Wymsey]

Kasper: 2 - Quite shocked by his performance. The only way is up for number on now as he can't have a worse game than that.

Chilwell: 4 - With how he plays, hevshoujdng be a LB, he he goes forward too much at times to leaves spaces behind.

 

Albrighton: 6 - Steady.

 

Maguire: 6 - Did ok, decent with the ball but his defensive positional play requires improvement.

 

Dragovic: 6 - Reliable. Need to sign permanently as feel he'll do well here.

 

Fuchs: 4 - Think his pace and sharp reactive focus has gone. Perhaps his America business plansis more on his mind now than playing football well.

 

N'didi: 7 - Possibly one of the club's best-ever buys. He seems to have everything to his very takented levels, but needs to improve on his consistency.

 

James: 4 - Looked very slow and failed to keep with the pace of the game.

 

Silva: 5 - Ok, but not sure if we'll ever see the best of him for some reason. Seemed almost lostat times.

 

Diabete: 6 - Seem like a flash-in-a-pan type forward, who will have both and average days.

 

Vardy: 7 - Typical performance from him. Will be surely missed when he retires.

 

Simpson: 5

Mahrez: 6 - Average. When we had a free-kick in a good position, was surprised that he didn't take it.

Thought Gray should've came on and not him, after his recent debacle.

Iheanacho: 6 - Didn't do too badly, and feel there's more to come.

Edited 11 February 2018 by Wymeswold fox

[HighPeakFox]

Nobody has commented on Maguire not trying to deflect the ball away as it came across him for the 2nd goal - it seemed very obvious to me at the time.

[WigstonWanderer]

7 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

Nobody has commented on Maguire not trying to deflect the ball away as it came across him for the 2nd goal - it seemed very obvious to me at the time.

I have a feeling it might have been further away from him than it looked. Also there was a big risk of an own goal.

[The Doctor]

9 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

Nobody has commented on Maguire not trying to deflect the ball away as it came across him for the 2nd goal - it seemed very obvious to me at the time.

Both of the first two fall into that sort of category but it's risky defending trying that while facing your own goal. 

[lgfualol]

Schmeichel 2 

Maguire, Chilwell, Simpson 4 

Vardy 6

Everyone else a 5

[daddylonglegs]

I swear if Schmeichel gets above an average of 4 (meaning people have rated his performance as either ‘average’ or above) then this forum needs to have a word 

[kingfox]

Schmeichel(1) One if not his worst performance in a Leicester shirt, shit kicking, two mistakes

 

Dragovic(7) Probably MOTM, by far the best of the defence

Maguire(3) Poor from crosses, weak

Fuchs(5) Average

 

Albrighton(4) Ok first half, soon as he moved to the middle he was garbage

James(3) No influence

Ndidi(6) Relied on him too much again, performed well though

Silva(4) Bit like James, not much influence but we shouldn't have took him off

Chilwell(2) Terrible, shouldn't play

 

Diabate(4) Few glimpses but looked out of his depth

Vardy(6) Six for the goal

 

[Lesterlad]

On 11/02/2018 at 09:08, Always Next Year said:

Kasper : 4 Big fan of Kasper but at fault for 3 yesterday, thing that makes me blow my top is that he stands on his line to much. Dose not really command his area, in to much of a rush to get rid of the ball and then kicks it all over the place.

 

Chillwell : 5 When he's on his game he's good but when he's not he's very poor. Need to sort out who is going to play LB him or Fuchs.

 

Albrighton:  6 Puel will soon make up his mind where he is going to play Albrighton who gives his all week in week out only to be played out of position by a clueless manager..

 

Maguire: 5 Love this guy need to hold on to him in the summer, did not have the best of games today, gets caught to far forward at times.

 

Dragovic: 6 Had a good first half did not do a lot wrong, players around him let him down.

 

Fuchs: 4 Did not have the best of games today, lost for pace when up against a good attacker.

 

N'didi: 7 Gave 100% again, just wish others would take a leaf out of his book and give as much.

 

James: 4 Just not up to the job, can not understand how he gets into the team .

 

Silva: 5 Looked a little lost at times, but still can not understand him being taken off.

 

Diabete: 6 This young man will be big for us if given the game time, like him a lot.

 

Vardy: 7 Well taken goal, but again not much I the way of service.

 

Simpson: 2 Total waist of space.

 

Mahrez: 5 Should have been playing from the start, again what's going on in Puels head.

 

Iheanacho: 5 Try as he did could not change the outcome of the game.

 

Puel: 4 Again, can not work out his team selections and the positions he plays some players in, beginning to loose faith in him. Also needs to take English lessons.

 

Overall a poor game by our standards that I could not see us winning, however I feel that some of the boys had taken defeat before they had even taken to the field.

 

We move on. And hopefully upwards.

 

 

How can you given chellwell a 5 and Simpson a 2 both were equally useless