We have the easiest run in

[Sol thewall Bamba]

35 minutes ago, Fightforever said:

if we dont get top 7 then someone needs sacking

This is what our fan base has become.

[Bayfox]

3 hours ago, Aus Fox said:

You're  actually better off not playing the teams in the bottom 6 in the run in, they are fighting for their lives. We as Leicester fans should appreciate this as much as anyone. You want to play teams who are heading to the beach at this time of year.

Arsenal they are focused on winning the Europa League and in poor form, they would be the best team to play in the run in. As long as they stay in Europe.

 

Oh yeah cuz our record against arsenal is sooooo good.

 

They will still rock up here and win.

[ZeGuy]

3 hours ago, Mr Weller said:

Trouble is our new style is not working against lower teams. Crystal Palace, Swansea and Stoke bear testimony to that. It's true we're less likely to lose to them but we're also at risk of drawing a lot.

Agree entirely. You also got an awesome user picture.

[Fox92]

49 minutes ago, Fightforever said:

if we dont get top 7 then someone needs sacking

Football doesn't work like that.

 

Just because we have less matches against top 6 doesn't mean we'll finish 7th. A side like Everton, just behind us, could beat a top four club while we lose to a team at the lower end of the table (we've struggled against Palace and Stoke at home).

 

Anywhere in the top 9 (even 10th) would be remarkable given we were in the bottom three when Puel came in.

[AjcW]

For as long as I can remember we’ve been better against teams above us no matter what league were in! 

 

By better I mean at the very least up for it! 

 

So yeah these stats worry me

[m4DD0gg]

Watch leader puel **** this one up.

[Grebfromgrebland]

In true Leicester style if we have an easy run in then we'll get the least points. 

[Matt]

''We have the easiest run in''...Exactly, that's what concerns me.

[TonyN11]

1 hour ago, Grebfromgrebland said:

In true Leicester style if we have an easy run in then we'll get the least points. 

Who Needs points when you can win the FA Cup. 

Southampton V Leicester would certainly outshine the Royal wedding

[TonyN11]

2 hours ago, Fightforever said:

if we dont get top 7 then someone needs sacking

Jacob Rees-Mogg?

 

[MC Prussian]

Easiest run-in? Need a cock-up?

 

Enter Leicester City Football Club.

[Stadt]

We derved to win against Swansea and Stoke, we were ponderous in possession for too long but the balance of shots and chances show that more often than not you win those games - we were unfortunate. It's disingenuous to say "our new style can't beat these teams" as Puel hasn't instructed the players to not go forwards, more patient maybe but the reality is now we're a comparatively big fish in the league so the bottom half sides are content for a point and only a well struck goal which is statically unlikely to happen often and a set piece have denied us 4 more points. In the long term we win those games, in the summer we'll sign a rightback that doesn't get motor neurone disease in the opposition's half, hopefully an actual creative attacking midfielder rather than playing a player out of position and maybe some more depth to help break teams down.

 

We can't play as quickly and as directly anymore because more often than not there's not the space to, I could understand some of the frustration if the ball in behind for Vardy was on and our players consciously avoided hitting that pass and instead squared but that's not happened.

[Stadt]

3 hours ago, Fightforever said:

if we dont get top 7 then someone needs sacking

Who? 

[Guest Mee-9]

Means nothing if we play like we did against Stoke. 

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

5 hours ago, Babylon said:

Not helped by those "best players" still failing to beat teams when they play.

You keep banging on about this but it doesn't really make a lot of sense - we went on the best run we had with Iborra and Ndidi in the side, and we had our best defensive record of the season with Dragovic and Amartey in the side.

 

People don't write this sort of stuff if you've had no impact whatsoever - https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/why-vicente-iborra-of-leicester-city-has-been-one-of-this-seasons-best-premier-league-signings 

Even when we weren't winning Iborra was contributing - remember his pass to set up Mahrez to square it to Vardy against Liverpool - exactly what we're missing now, getting the ball to players in space.

 

You seem to be basing this argument on Iborra's performance against Palace, when the whole side were crap and Silva's player ratings against Man City and Swansea, which again I think even you'd admit is flawed. 

 

When we have picked Iborra, Silva, etc....  in the FA cup, not only have the performances been better so have the results - yes, I'll give you lesser opposition but the style of football and the pace at which we played was so much better. Silva will certainly take a little more time, but giving him no time to settle into games is hardly helping him is it?

[z-layrex]

The fact is on form in the second half of the season we would be fighting relegation, we are one of the worst teams in the league and having the 'easiest' run in means nothing. We are playing teams on our level (or better than us), difference is they will be fighting for survival and we will not.

[urban.spaceman]

Funny how Chelsea, Man City, Man Utd, Arsenal, Spurs, Liverpool etc all have easier run-ins than Brighton, Huddersfield and Newcastle...

[Babylon]

24 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said:

You keep banging on about this but it doesn't really make a lot of sense - we went on the best run we had with Iborra and Ndidi in the side, and we had our best defensive record of the season with Dragovic and Amartey in the side.

I said they still failed to beat sides. With Iborra and N'didi will still only managed to draw with West Brom, Draw with Stoke, Draw with West Ham and lose to Palace. With Silva we failed to beat Swansea. Yet we draw against Stoke and it's because Matty James is shit?! Iborra didn't even play in what I'd consider our two most impressive performances against an Chelsea.

 

This "best run of the season" that you're using for Iborra, also contained Simpson and Morgan for the most part lets not forget. The best defensive record of the season equated to three clean sheets in the premier league (not exactly a good sample) and one of those games Morgan was on the pitch for about a third of it as he started the game.

 

24 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said:

People don't write this sort of stuff if you've had no impact whatsoever - https://www.thesportsman.com/articles/why-vicente-iborra-of-leicester-city-has-been-one-of-this-seasons-best-premier-league-signings 

 

He'd played 4 league games when that was written and one cup game (which he was awful in)?

 

24 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said:

 

You seem to be basing this argument on Iborra's performance against Palace, when the whole side were crap and Silva's player ratings against Man City and Swansea, which again I think even you'd admit is flawed.

I'm basing it on the fact that other than a few games for Iborra, neither has particularly stood out SO FAR. Certainly not to the extent that would make anyone abuse the manager for not playing them.

 

24 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said:

When we have picked Iborra, Silva, etc....  in the FA cup, not only have the performances been better so have the results - yes, I'll give you lesser opposition but the style of football and the pace at which we played was so much better. Silva will certainly take a little more time, but giving him no time to settle into games is hardly helping him is it?

I'd have to disagree, bar the Peterborough game (where Diabate was better than either), I thought we looked poor against Fleetwood. Silva is meant to be the answer to our creativity and how long did we go without a shot against them?

 

 

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

23 minutes ago, Babylon said:

I said they still failed to beat sides. With Iborra and N'didi will still only managed to draw with West Brom, Draw with Stoke, Draw with West Ham and lose to Palace. With Silva we failed to beat Swansea. Yet we draw against Stoke and it's because Matty James is shit?! Iborra didn't even play in what I'd consider our two most impressive performances against an Chelsea.

 

This "best run of the season" that you're using for Iborra, also contained Simpson and Morgan for the most part lets not forget. The best defensive record of the season equated to three clean sheets in the premier league (not exactly a good sample) and one of those games Morgan was on the pitch for about a third of it as he started the game.

 

He'd played 4 league games when that was written and one cup game (which he was awful in)?

 

I'm basing it on the fact that other than a few games for Iborra, neither has particularly stood out SO FAR. Certainly not to the extent that would make anyone abuse the manager for not playing them.

 

I'd have to disagree, bar the Peterborough game (where Diabate was better than either), I thought we looked poor against Fleetwood. Silva is meant to be the answer to our creativity and how long did we go without a shot against them?

 

 

As far as I'm aware I've never called James shit - I just think Iborra and Silva are better.

 

Iborra's record you mention:

- Draw with West Brom, first start in English football

- Draw with Stoke, actually winning and completely in control of the game until he got injured (whoscored have him at 7.7, second highest rated leicester player on the pitch except Mahrez)

- Draw with West Ham - yes I'll give you that.

- Draw with Palace - all utter guff and played on his own for 40mins

 

 

[Babylon]

25 minutes ago, Abrasive fox said:

As far as I'm aware I've never called James shit - I just think Iborra and Silva are better.

 

I never said you did, but that's been the general meltdown reaction on here. 

[Hammo]

Seventh place is still well within our grasp.

 

Not only do we have a decent run-in. I'd say we have the seventh most talented squad in the division. But the players have to perform - and so does the manager. I'm still not sold on him. Playing Gray in the 'hole' v Stoke was a monumental error - as was leaving Silva on the bench. And as for that halftime switch of formation at Man City...

 

The jury's out.

[Mike Oxlong]

Nothing easy at this time of the season about playing the teams who are desperately scrapping for every point.

[SheppyFox]

Doesn’t matter who we’re playing if Puel insist on these horse shit line ups. Just hoping he’s justifying binning them off by showcasing their lack of ability to progress the club.

[NewEnglandFox]

Some Fan: We have the easiest run in. We're going to Europe!

Leicester: Hold my Beer.

[Fightforever]

6 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

This is what our fan base has become.

 

6 hours ago, Fox92 said:

Football doesn't work like that.

 

Just because we have less matches against top 6 doesn't mean we'll finish 7th. A side like Everton, just behind us, could beat a top four club while we lose to a team at the lower end of the table (we've struggled against Palace and Stoke at home).

 

Anywhere in the top 9 (even 10th) would be remarkable given we were in the bottom three when Puel came in.

 

4 hours ago, TonyN11 said:

Jacob Rees-Mogg?

 

 

4 hours ago, Wookie said:

Who? 

allow it yo yo club is the way to go