Soar Fox Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 43 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said: Hojbjerg is a very good player as is Romeu for the Saints who Puel signed. Romeu was signed by Koeman in 2015. There were rumours that Ranieri wanted to take him on loan from Chelsea before he signed for Southampton.
Bazly Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 If the current form is carried into next season there is no doubt, Puel will be gone by the end of October with LC in or around the bottom 3. His card is already marked.
Sharpe's Fox Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 1 hour ago, Cardiff_Fox said: Hojbjerg is a very good player as is Romeu for the Saints who Puel signed. Good for the Championship where they’ll be boring the minds out of the Preston North End fans next season.
The Guvnor Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 Never really a fan of the man, there are better out there , Rafa would be my choice , offer him a transfer kitty he wants but probably wont get at Newcastle, he fits the Thais Manager profile , gerrimin.
les-tah Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 Changing the manager is not the answer. Player power is the problem at our club,I actually might be in the minority but I feel bad for puel. It’s almost like he has to start people like Morgan. 2
CosbehFox Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 1 hour ago, Sharpe's Fox said: Good for the Championship where they’ll be boring the minds out of the Preston North End fans next season. Too simplistic to play a team’s problems on one or two players. It clear at Southampton that their back four is crap and they’ve done nothing to replace Van Dijk.
Happy Fox Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 6 minutes ago, les-tah said: Changing the manager is not the answer. Player power is the problem at our club,I actually might be in the minority but I feel bad for puel. It’s almost like he has to start people like Morgan. Why doesn’t Puel show some b****ks and drop Morgan? He has been piss poor, surely Dragovic is worth a chance? 1
Popular Post Steve Agnew Posted 15 April 2018 Popular Post Posted 15 April 2018 The question the owners will be asking themselves is have they seen enough in Puel to trust him with a summer window. In the 30 games Puel has had in charge he has yet to prove that the current squad of players can play his style. 4 wins in 16 is a trend the owners will have in their minds under careful consideration. It is relegation form. Puel will probably argue that he needs wholesale changes of personnel to make it work. The owners must now choose whether to invest significantly in his strategy to change the playing style or hire a manager who can work with the existing squad. The former being the expensive high investment option, the latter being the pragmatic approach. It's a big call. One that could make or break the club. I've rarely seen a team at the top level assimilate a large number of players in a single window. If Puel goes for big change and it doesn't work out, it could be hard to recover. Take into account that our recruitment has been abysmal since winning the title and there is a lot of risk in banking on a large number of new successful signings gelling in a pre season. I have been a season ticket holder for 20 years and my view is that I've not seen enough from Puel. Home performances have been the most lacklustre I have seen since Sven. I don't expect to win the league or win every game. I am a realist and don't expect high league table finishes. I do, however, long for a bit of excitement at the KP. It's been dull and boring for a long time. Performances have been abject on a number of occasions. I would love nothing more than for Leicester to win the remaining six games playing better football than Man City. I don't see this happening. And if performances, and to a lesser extent results, don't improve in the final 5 games, I suspect history will repeat itself for Puel. Yes we need a long term plan. Yes we should not keep changing the manger. But getting the right man with the right plan is the starting point. I know what I would do. 7 1
Matt Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 7 minutes ago, les-tah said: Changing the manager is not the answer. Player power is the problem at our club,I actually might be in the minority but I feel bad for puel. It’s almost like he has to start people like Morgan. I'll try this more simply, Why?
les-tah Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 Just now, Happy Fox said: Why doesn’t Puel show some b****ks and drop Morgan? He has been piss poor, surely Dragovic is worth a chance? This is what I can’t answer.. Drago took his chance and played quality for us. There is something not right in that squad and it’s not the managers fault. 1
Matt Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, les-tah said: This is what I can’t answer.. Drago took his chance and played quality for us. There is something not right in that squad and it’s not the managers fault. He's the one that bleeding picks them!! How about he grows some bollocks, put's his foot down, shows some discipline. While he's still picking the likes of Morgan this 'player power' argument simply doesn't stand up. Options might be limited but there are options. Edited 15 April 2018 by Matt 1 1
les-tah Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 3 minutes ago, Matt said: I'll try this more simply, Why? 2 minutes ago, Matt said: He's the one that bleeding picks them!! How about he grows some bollocks, put's his foot down, shows some discipline. While he's still picking the likes of Morgan this 'player power' argument simply doesn't stand up. Options might be limited but there are options. I agree Wish I could answer my own posts haha.. just think there is much deeper issues in the squad than what he can deal with.
mozartfox Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 5 minutes ago, StanSP said: would anyone take Darren Moore? Where? The airport? 1
StanSP Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 2 minutes ago, mozartfox said: Where? The airport? if he wants to get a flight from Birmingham airport to East Midlands, yes. 1
Foxaholic ME Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 1 hour ago, Happy Fox said: Why doesn’t Puel show some b****ks and drop Morgan? He has been piss poor, surely Dragovic is worth a chance? Dont we owe Huth at least one game
Gerard Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 5 hours ago, Col city fan said: I’d be more concerned if we weren’t making chances, but this isn’t the problem. On another day, we’d have beaten Burnley. It’s defensively where we have a problem. I don’t think Morgan and Simpson should start next season and I’m not sure if our midfield is shielding our back four sufficiently. We concede too many goals. I think the replacement for these two will be the first things on his shopping list and if they aren't he'll deserve all the criticism that will come his way.
Donut Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 8 hours ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: I’m not saying Shakey was any good at all. Im saying the results the two managers have garnered are effectively the same. The fact that we remain 8th I believe is papering over cracks, and people are not understanding the run of results we are on. How we are in 8th with 43pts, is maybe an indication of how dire the league is? Far from impressed with what I’ve seen; we can’t defend and don’t score goals at home. After the first 6 games of the new manager bounce we’ve fell off a cliff. The bigger picture wasnt just the results. Shakespeare brought absolutely no new ideas to the club whatsoever. He just tried to implement Claudio Ranieri's style which was becoming worse and worse, and had brought a strange blend of technical players and players for the future, without an idea how to best implement them. Everyone was prepared to give him more time because he was part of the title win, he was close to Pearson, and for emotive reasons, we "liked" him. If he had kept his job, he would have been in this position now having to rebuild the team and i couldnt see him doing that well personally, or bringing anything new to move the club forward. We are very, very close to becoming the new Swansea, Sunderland etc. Very close. If we go down this road of short termism. 1
Countryfox Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 A lot of negatives about CP .. the guy is trying to take us to the next level, adapt our style which had become far too easy for other teams to counter, bring on new talent (who have to play to improve) ... and at the same time win games !! Not even had a full season yet ... give the guy a break. It’s hard enough with players that perhaps have slightly more influence than they should without the fans baying for his head. 3
LittlethorpeFox Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 3 hours ago, Steve Agnew said: The question the owners will be asking themselves is have they seen enough in Puel to trust him with a summer window. In the 30 games Puel has had in charge he has yet to prove that the current squad of players can play his style. 4 wins in 16 is a trend the owners will have in their minds under careful consideration. It is relegation form. Puel will probably argue that he needs wholesale changes of personnel to make it work. The owners must now choose whether to invest significantly in his strategy to change the playing style or hire a manager who can work with the existing squad. The former being the expensive high investment option, the latter being the pragmatic approach. It's a big call. One that could make or break the club. I've rarely seen a team at the top level assimilate a large number of players in a single window. If Puel goes for big change and it doesn't work out, it could be hard to recover. Take into account that our recruitment has been abysmal since winning the title and there is a lot of risk in banking on a large number of new successful signings gelling in a pre season. I have been a season ticket holder for 20 years and my view is that I've not seen enough from Puel. Home performances have been the most lacklustre I have seen since Sven. I don't expect to win the league or win every game. I am a realist and don't expect high league table finishes. I do, however, long for a bit of excitement at the KP. It's been dull and boring for a long time. Performances have been abject on a number of occasions. I would love nothing more than for Leicester to win the remaining six games playing better football than Man City. I don't see this happening. And if performances, and to a lesser extent results, don't improve in the final 5 games, I suspect history will repeat itself for Puel. Yes we need a long term plan. Yes we should not keep changing the manger. But getting the right man with the right plan is the starting point. I know what I would do. cracking post. i agree it feels like a pivotal time for the club over the next 6 months.
foxinsocks Posted 15 April 2018 Posted 15 April 2018 3 hours ago, Steve Agnew said: The question the owners will be asking themselves is have they seen enough in Puel to trust him with a summer window. In the 30 games Puel has had in charge he has yet to prove that the current squad of players can play his style. 4 wins in 16 is a trend the owners will have in their minds under careful consideration. It is relegation form. Puel will probably argue that he needs wholesale changes of personnel to make it work. The owners must now choose whether to invest significantly in his strategy to change the playing style or hire a manager who can work with the existing squad. The former being the expensive high investment option, the latter being the pragmatic approach. It's a big call. One that could make or break the club. I've rarely seen a team at the top level assimilate a large number of players in a single window. If Puel goes for big change and it doesn't work out, it could be hard to recover. Take into account that our recruitment has been abysmal since winning the title and there is a lot of risk in banking on a large number of new successful signings gelling in a pre season. I have been a season ticket holder for 20 years and my view is that I've not seen enough from Puel. Home performances have been the most lacklustre I have seen since Sven. I don't expect to win the league or win every game. I am a realist and don't expect high league table finishes. I do, however, long for a bit of excitement at the KP. It's been dull and boring for a long time. Performances have been abject on a number of occasions. I would love nothing more than for Leicester to win the remaining six games playing better football than Man City. I don't see this happening. And if performances, and to a lesser extent results, don't improve in the final 5 games, I suspect history will repeat itself for Puel. Yes we need a long term plan. Yes we should not keep changing the manger. But getting the right man with the right plan is the starting point. I know what I would do. I am with you steve. Seen enough. Dobt lune the firection. His leadership is questionable.... he is indecisive. we need to decide what we want to be (style..level) and hire a guy who will take us there... not hire an unemplyoed nanager when a vacancy arises. Who is driving this bus and where r we going?
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 16 April 2018 Posted 16 April 2018 15 hours ago, Steve Agnew said: The question the owners will be asking themselves is have they seen enough in Puel to trust him with a summer window. In the 30 games Puel has had in charge he has yet to prove that the current squad of players can play his style. 4 wins in 16 is a trend the owners will have in their minds under careful consideration. It is relegation form. Puel will probably argue that he needs wholesale changes of personnel to make it work. The owners must now choose whether to invest significantly in his strategy to change the playing style or hire a manager who can work with the existing squad. The former being the expensive high investment option, the latter being the pragmatic approach. It's a big call. One that could make or break the club. I've rarely seen a team at the top level assimilate a large number of players in a single window. If Puel goes for big change and it doesn't work out, it could be hard to recover. Take into account that our recruitment has been abysmal since winning the title and there is a lot of risk in banking on a large number of new successful signings gelling in a pre season. I have been a season ticket holder for 20 years and my view is that I've not seen enough from Puel. Home performances have been the most lacklustre I have seen since Sven. I don't expect to win the league or win every game. I am a realist and don't expect high league table finishes. I do, however, long for a bit of excitement at the KP. It's been dull and boring for a long time. Performances have been abject on a number of occasions. I would love nothing more than for Leicester to win the remaining six games playing better football than Man City. I don't see this happening. And if performances, and to a lesser extent results, don't improve in the final 5 games, I suspect history will repeat itself for Puel. Yes we need a long term plan. Yes we should not keep changing the manger. But getting the right man with the right plan is the starting point. I know what I would do. Exactly. ‘The right man with the right plan’ is what we need. You have obviously had time to sit down and construct this post and have encapsulated what I have been writing in a more ‘readable’ manner than me. Are we really going to spend £200m to get a possession based team who can fulfill Puel’s agenda and get us to 7th or higher? I can’t have it that just because we sacked Shakey, we can’t possibly get rid of an underperforming manager who will have almost a full season under his belt come Spurs away. Is he getting the results / getting the best out of the squad? No Is he even picking the players he has to choose from to suit his own tactics? No Are we being entertained? No Whilst we have much improved possession stats under Puel, are his results better than his predecessor who got the bullet? No Will we keep our best players over the summer (Other than Mahrez) with the uninspiring deadpan Puel at the helm? I think maybe not.
Popular Post Ricey Posted 16 April 2018 Popular Post Posted 16 April 2018 My biggest concern is that the players clearly haven't entirely bought into him. I think they like that he's adapting them, but they aren't buying into him as a manager in general. It's pretty evident that Puel's messages aren't getting through...and before anyone comes back with "player power" or the "old guard", this is an issue even with the newer players. He talks the talk. After every match he hits the nail on the head and his interview with Hoddle was excellent in regards to mapping out our evolution, but if I was the manager I would say those things, doesn't mean I could successfully implement them. After almost every match over the last few weeks he has spoken about his frustration at our lack of intensity and tempo from the start. This baffles me. Starting games on the front foot with a high tempo is what this squad is all about. It's been a staple of our play for years and the squad has been built with that in mind. Yet for some reason he can't get something out of this team that should come natural to them. Last season the Southampton players weren't keen on his regime and it appears to be the same story here. What makes people believe that a few new signings is going to change that? Also what makes people believe that a busy summer is going to solve all of our woes? It's been very difficult for us to do business in the last few windows and we've often had to do business late or not at all. Of those players that do make it in, a decent chunk have proven not to be up to it. What makes people believe that this summer will be any different? If the owners have these doubts as well, I hope they act now, rather than have a repeat of the Shakespeare situation where we will find ourselves trying to find a new manager early in the season, when few are available and when they don't have a pre-season to work with the team. 9
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 16 April 2018 Posted 16 April 2018 On 15/04/2018 at 13:10, HankMarvin said: Fuchs was the most taken on defender last season in the league. He is not a saviour Our saviour; when did I say that? I said I’d prefer him to Chilwell who again was literal running backwards for their first goal and played them onside. Another goal conceded to add to the raft he’s previously been at fault for.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 16 April 2018 Posted 16 April 2018 21 hours ago, les-tah said: Changing the manager is not the answer. Player power is the problem at our club,I actually might be in the minority but I feel bad for puel. It’s almost like he has to start people like Morgan. What player power? And if if there is any truth in that then should be sorting the ****er out, not picking the twat instead of someone better. It all lays at the door of the manager, whose job it is the resolve such matters IF that exists.
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