Udinese Match Thread

[RowlattsFox]

It always ends up being shit but Diabate is the only one that tries to do anything. 

[ARM1968]

When did we last have such a dire pre season?

[MC Prussian]

4 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

It's more that every single player out there looks like they've not kicked a ball for years and the season starts in 13 days time.

 

Completely understand that pre-season games in the early stages are for fitness, but we've only got two more games before we play Man United and we look completely devoid of any organisation or game plan  and off the pitch we're showing a complete lack of motivation in the transfer market.

 

It feels like we're settling for a 12th-15th placed, comfortable finish this season. We all know we can and should be doing better.

We also know that pre-season results mean pretty much nothing at all. Match fitness, no injuries and getting players ready to play in a certain system are the bigger milestones for the manager and the coaching staff.

[AKCJ]

Just now, Babylon said:

I've literally just given two examples of us being "out there". You're just whinging for the sake of whinging about something you have absolutely no knowledge of. 

Malcolm was a waste of time. He's one of the best young wingers in the world. We'd have had absolutely no chance with him so no idea what our scouting department is smoking. Same goes for Bailly if rumours are to be believed.

 

Jahansbakh or whatever his name is went to Brighton for pittance. If we wanted him then we should have paid the money.

 

If that's "out there" then **** sake we're in a right mess.

[Edingleyfox]

May not have been the best decision to televise these pre- season games. Albrighton and Silva looked OK before they came off. Diabate always seems to get game time but frustrating to watch. Lets hope for changes in second half.

[Bert]

1 minute ago, MC Prussian said:

Maybe it's time to acknowledge that the opposition have been playing better?

Tell me when I said they haven’t been? But anyway, you continue to ignore a point when you’ve got nothing to answer too by trying to deflect it to something else. They haven’t been doing enough. It’s poor. 

[Fox92]

2 minutes ago, lcfceaves said:

Puel gone after 5 games

Based on a couple of pre season games

 

We used to lose pre season games all the time under Pearson (I recall losing at Shrewsbury) but when the season came around we were at it.

 

Today has been poor but people read far to much into pre season.

Edited 28 July 2018 by Fox92

[TonyN11]

16 minutes ago, RowlattsFox said:

I’m holding on to the fact that only 1 or 2 of these will be in the team in the first day. 

but hopefully 0

[Webbo]

I don't want to be too negative, it is pre season, there's a lot of second string players in the team, but what are the Puel fans basing their support on?

[DJ Barry Hammond]

1 minute ago, MC Prussian said:

Maybe it's time to acknowledge that the opposition have been playing better?

 

Had they cut us open with brilliant play, maybe... but they’ve hardly had to break sweat. 

 

Slow, sloppy play, devoid of any attacking threat. It doesn’t exactly inspire confidence.

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

Just now, lcfceaves said:

Puel gone after 5 games

Notts County, Akhisarspor, Udinese, Valencia and Nice... Just in time for a new manager for the Utd game

[RODNEY FERNIO]

If Puel's partly using these friendlies as a shop window for players he wants to offload …. it's backfired big time.

[yorkie1999]

So the plan, or what appears to be what we’re working on, is get it into the big man at the front.

[sylofox]

3 minutes ago, mozartfox said:

But who agrees to give out these contracts????

So we extended championship winning players contracts. Perhaps you should loan the club your crystal ball. I'm guessing you had £20k on us to win the prem then.

[AKCJ]

Just now, MC Prussian said:

We also know that pre-season results mean pretty much nothing at all. Match fitness, no injuries and getting players ready to play in a certain system are the bigger milestones for the manager and the coaching staff.

I'd say the most important thing about pre-season at this stage is looking like the players we have are in any sort of position to be playing Premier League football in 13 days.

 

Does it look like any player we have could play a PL match in 2 weeks to their full ability? Not to me it doesn't.

[That_Dude]

1 minute ago, Woodsey1727 said:

I watched the second in Croatia on my holiday 

Friendly reminder:

 

Croatia ≠ Germany.

[ARCHER]

Some proper bed wetters on here as per.

[Brooksy]

Wish they wouldn't stream friendlies. 

[AKCJ]

1 minute ago, Webbo said:

I don't want to be too negative, it is pre season, there's a lot of second string players in the team, but what are the Puel fans basing their support on?

I think they're basing it on the fact that they genuinely think we're only playing these games for fitness.

[chapero82]

People that make the same excuses every pre season oh it’s only a friendly etc, well we played like this a lot last season too 

[Sharpe's Fox]

1 minute ago, Webbo said:

I don't want to be too negative, it is pre season, there's a lot of second string players in the team, but what are the Puel fans basing their support on?

Fear of being shown up as wrong.

[CarbonVirtine]

4 minutes ago, Beechey said:

Diabate tries to do too much, it's quite annoying

He does. I reckon he's trying too hard to impress. He needs to calm it down and play it simple. I suspect that's his lot for this game though.

 

Amartey has impressed me, albeit not having a lot to do.

[moore_94]

Half Time Stats:

 

Leicester 0 - 2 Udinese

 

1 - Shots on Target - 3

4 - Shots Wide - 1

4 - Corners - 1

9 - Fouls Committed - 6

0 - Offsides - 3

46% - Possession - 54%
 

[Fightforever]

3 minutes ago, ARM1968 said:

When did we last have such a dire pre season?

last season lost to bunch of league 1 and championship sides

Edited 28 July 2018 by Fightforever

[elvisfmcfly]

2 minutes ago, Fox92 said:

Based on a couple of pre season games

 

We used to lose pre season games all the time under Pearson (I recall losing at Shrewsbury) but when the season came around we were at it.

 

Today has been poor but people read far to much into pre season.

 

have you forgot about last season? he's shit since he's been here,a lucky few results strung together and then total shit since January.