Arsenal post match 3-1

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

In the post match interview Vardy said manager wasn’t under pressure and he always wants the team to play like this. Puel in!

[Guest]

4 minutes ago, fazzyfox said:

Choudhry, Iheanacho and Diabate came into this game as boys and leave it as men with a significant notch on their belts. Welcome to the bedlam madcap illogical world of our wonderful club lads.

Choudhury for me 2nd only to silva for motm. Wow. Didn't think he had that in him but perhaps the has got a future at this level.

Edited 9 May 2018 by Guest

[Tuna]

We won that game with 40% possession lads, just like old times !!!

[southfox66]

Great result but still prefer new manager Puel is too inconsistent for me, we seem to do well when we ditch his tactics and play in our usual style, which to me suggests its nothing to do with his management skills. 

[Lesterlad]

That was a performance I have waited for many a month to see. I will struggle to pick a man of the match. The goalie? McGuire? Mahrez? Iheanacho? Silva? Vardy? Etc

 

superb game and right subs at right time.

 

but confused by recent performances after watching that  

 

hope it isant a false dawn.  

[lifted*fox]

20 minutes ago, Paddy. said:

Makes you wonder why Jakupovic hasn't played more. Looked decent.

 

He looked composed and calm. His distribution was good, didn't kick the ball out of play once. He made some excellent saves. 

 

Why the **** we've been playing Hamer when this guy looks this good. Personally think he could easily push KS for the number one spot if he's consistent. 

[lcfcsnow]

Knew we’d play better when Birch said ‘actions speak louder than words’ he knew something.

[Merging Cultures]

4 minutes ago, Donut said:

To the players who are deeply confused and cant understand Claude Puel.....

If youre capable of THAT, under a manager you supposedly find confusing, dont ever give any of us any of your horseshit excuses for not giving us that on a regular basis.

Stop hiding behind your player power and piss weak excuses, and do THAT.


People enjoyed the game and reacted positively to what you did.

Youre all more than capable, as youve proved tonight.

Including Puel.

Well said.

 

Can you put it in an open letter though?

[STUHILL]

2 minutes ago, Donut said:

To the players who are deeply confused and cant understand Claude Puel.....

If youre capable of THAT, under a manager you supposedly find confusing, dont ever give any of us any of your horseshit excuses for not giving us that on a regular basis.

Stop hiding behind your player power and piss weak excuses, and do THAT.


People enjoyed the game and reacted positively to what you did.

Youre all more than capable, as youve proved tonight.

Including Puel.

against 10 men for 80 minutes...  Lets not forget that. 

 

The effort was much improved though but we still have a long way to go as we were carved apart by 10 men on many occasions tonight.

 

Much improved on what we have seen recently but lets put it into context and 11 v 10 all night. 

 

Lets see how we do against Spurs with this same starting line-up and against 11. Another decent performance and Puel may be given the Summer

[CosbehFox]

On a serious note, it proves a point I made a month ago. Until Palace and West Ham, we were struggling against deep sitting teams where we have to dominate possession. With little craft, it becomes sideways passing. Previous season our up tempo style was suffice, but now we are the scalp. The last two games however have been so poorly organised and a mess; that the issue goes beyond that 

 

You face a team from the Top Six who want to control the play and don’t play so deep, we can win games like that. 

 

This will exist regardless of manager and will take time to alter. 

Edited 9 May 2018 by Cardiff_Fox

[GloverFox]

Shit ...! I work with a handful of Gooners and now I’ve got to listen to them whimpering all day tomorrow!!!! Bloody hell!!!!

[indierich06]

Listened to an interview with Vardy just now and he said they made a concerted effort to get the ball forward and attack quickly, rather than passing around midfield and defence, as that’s what the manager wants from them.

 

Begs the question: if that’s what the manager wants, and that’s what our players do best, then just what the hell has been happening for the last few months?

[Chester Dontlie]

1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said:

Silva and Hamza were brilliant. Iheanacho had his best game for us (so far).

 

Where the **** has that intensity been for the last 3 months?

My thoughts exactly. It's like this game was a parting gift for Mahrez/Puel/Wenger (delete as appropriate) from our players

 

We have to remember that lucky early red, though, thanks to their inexperienced defender. This kind of brainfart moment would be unlikely to happen if they (or any other team) had played their best defensive line up. But credit when it's due, that was a good, entertaining game (almost forgot how it feels like to watch one) so well done to the lads. Now we only need Everton to lose with Wham while we bang Spuds away and the 8th place is ours 

[fuchsntf]

19 minutes ago, jayfox26 said:

Dear Mr Puel

 

That was much much better! I have still not forgiven you for the turd we produced against palace and west ham. But if we beat spurs as well then I will forgive you. 

 

Fantastic stuff and it feels good to finally beat Arsenal. A really top game of football from both teams and fair play to arsenal for making it such a good game with 10 men for so long. That was like the Leicester of old, great attack play, fast counter attacks and Mahrez turned up! 

ASK yourself this!!!  What the fk have the players Been upto.

If they can perform like that,where the hell has the onfield effort and commitment

Been. Forget the last 16 games,but what was going through their heads for the last

6 games...You can all Blame Puel. I will stick to weak kneed arrogant lack of attitude

from within the player camp. They the players lost the right for any respect from my point of view.

Their duty isnt to show what they can do for any manager,but what service and earnung of wages,

they can show the Club,and the Fans.

They have Cheated me,not Puel...Not Shakespeare, not Ranieri,but the" I will turn it on when I will"

attitude.

 

[CarbonVirtine]

8 minutes ago, bmouth_fox said:

In the post match interview Vardy said manager wasn’t under pressure and he always wants the team to play like this. Puel in!

Indeed. More or less said they'd been pissing about with the ball at the back, playing square/backward passes. It was refreshing to hear the acknowledgement of what we could all see.

 

More then anything else, I was just so pleased to see the passion, intensity and pace back - sod the damned score (though that was nice). How could anyone have predicted that that team would finally turn up again? They've been AWOL for yonks. 

[CosbehFox]

1 minute ago, indierich06 said:

Listened to an interview with Vardy just now and he said they made a concerted effort to get the ball forward and attack quickly, rather than passing around midfield and defence, as that’s what the manager wants from them.

 

Begs the question: if that’s what the manager wants, and that’s what our players do best, then just what the hell has been happening for the last few months?

It’s hard to get the ball quicker and forward if you play teams what firmly have 11 behind the ball. Brighton played us and their back four was camped on their 18 yard box. 

 

Where Puel probably differs from recent managers is that he’s told the players to stop with 50/50 nothing balls and keep possession. 

 

Its no surprise we pick up points against Arsenal, Man U, Spurs and Chelsea where we have more space behind a defence to attack.

[Tuna]

I'm sure Radio Leicester turn down Claude's microphone for some reason.

[Merging Cultures]

Why are people talking about intensity? 

 

I don't think we were intense. We seemed measured and calm.

 

In the first half, we had space. That allowed us to have time on the ball. Arsenal seemed much more intense in the second half. Our goals were down to getting a good peno decision, and a great ball from Choudhuri to Mahrez who turned on the style. But I wouldn't say we were intense.

[SecretPro]

4 minutes ago, indierich06 said:

Listened to an interview with Vardy just now and he said they made a concerted effort to get the ball forward and attack quickly, rather than passing around midfield and defence, as that’s what the manager wants from them.

 

Begs the question: if that’s what the manager wants, and that’s what our players do best, then just what the hell has been happening for the last few months?

This. Would be nice to get some real answers. Something fishy has gone on and I reckon it probably has nothing to do with Puel. 

[CarbonVirtine]

9 minutes ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

You face a team from the Top Six who want to control the play and don’t play so deep, we can win games like that. 

 

So, we'll do Spurs on Sunday you reckon?

[CosbehFox]

Just now, CarbonVirtine said:

So, we'll do Spurs on Sunday you reckon?

Depends how sharp we are on the counter. There will be gaps for us to attack will we punish? 

[Jonezy]

We beat Arsenal and we got the major ref decisions going our way???!! What a weird and happy feeling! 

[Vacamion]

 

Apart from the goals and the winning, best bits were:

 

• Maguire on the wing using his snake like hips to send his man sideways

 

• Diabete trapping that ball. I need to see it again, but I think it was the stuff of genius 

 

• Silva and Maguire not actually being seriously injured, despite initial appearances to the contrary 

 

• Vardy giving it lip every time he was offside.  And he was offside every time 

 

 

Sweet.

 

 

[KJT]

Gosh it's taken dozen games for Puel to realize that the Players need do there game not his type of game, why oh why as it taken so long to produce this type of play.

[oxtonfox]

When I heard Mahrez getting booked I thought it was a bit of a sad end to his career at the King Power for us.  So I thought "Go on son show everyone what you can do before the end". Two minutes later he scores that goal - funny that. Great end to his Leicester career.