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The "do they mean us?" thread pt 2

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OntarioFox

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20 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

Nor I. And it would give them all a huge problem if we did.

It'd certainly put a spanner in the works of the kn*bbers proposing a breakaway league, because you could no longer exclude us from any "big six" circle with two Premier League titles in 5 seasons. We'd have more than Arsenal, Tottenham, Man Utd. and more than likely Chelsea combined in the past half decade if so.

 

Honestly, I still see it eventually becoming a procession for Liverpool just like last season, but given the way the table has shaped up early-doors, why on earth shouldn't the likes of ourselves, Wolves, Southampton and Everton aim high? The latter have gone off the boil in the last two fixtures, but on merit all four of us look as good as anyone in a league that, right now, is more unpredictable than ever.

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8 hours ago, Fightforever said:

I was only worried once the entire title winning season. That Ulloa penalty against west ham. I enjoyed the ride for the rest. Still can't believe we won the league

Blimey i could barely sleep the last 6 weeks. 😁

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15 hours ago, Vacamion said:

 

I enjoyed this morning's report of the match in The Times, which suggested that Jamie Vardy has discovered a new route to goal, via the Under pass.  

 

 

 

 

Under puns are being used as a lazy way to Underpin football reports >_<

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26 minutes ago, turtmcfly said:

https://www.football365.com/news/doing-leicester-five-premier-league-outsiders

 

We're included, but we can't 'do a Leicester' because it wouldn't be 'doing a Leicester' because we're too good.

Agree we can’t do a Leicester as we are bigger now than that side was.

 

None of the teams mentioned could do a Leicester, again because of spend Villa spent £75m + high profile loans, Leeds £96m, Everton more and all additions to what they already had player wise.


The beauty about the Leicester team was that it was put together for a combined £25m, yes it was a change to 1 of the normal winners, yes we did the great escape the season prior BUT its the journey from League 1 to winning the Premiership in that time span and the cost of the collective team and who those individuals were or weren’t i should say that made it a “Leicester” for me....and this is never mentioned when they look to pin another team as the new Leicester, they should be looking at someone like Luton if they want to compare in the future as that’s what we did Lge 1, Championship then Prem, if Luton go on to win the Premier of course but you know where I’m coming from, that’s doing a Leicester.

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46 minutes ago, turtmcfly said:

https://www.football365.com/news/doing-leicester-five-premier-league-outsiders

 

We're included, but we can't 'do a Leicester' because it wouldn't be 'doing a Leicester' because we're too good.

Why they are the New Leicester: Gave Man City a right old shoeing at the Etihad. Have also won at Arsenal and fellow New Leicesters Leeds. Jamie Vardy banging in goals up front. Inspirational manager who has turned the club around having previously been unfairly perceived as something of a figure of fun. Are in fact Leicester.

 

lol

 

That was a fun article!

 

 

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17 minutes ago, BKLFox said:

Agree we can’t do a Leicester as we are bigger now than that side was.

 

None of the teams mentioned could do a Leicester, again because of spend Villa spent £75m + high profile loans, Leeds £96m, Everton more and all additions to what they already had player wise.


The beauty about the Leicester team was that it was put together for a combined £25m, yes it was a change to 1 of the normal winners, yes we did the great escape the season prior BUT its the journey from League 1 to winning the Premiership in that time span and the cost of the collective team and who those individuals were or weren’t i should say that made it a “Leicester” for me....and this is never mentioned when they look to pin another team as the new Leicester, they should be looking at someone like Luton if they want to compare in the future as that’s what we did Lge 1, Championship then Prem, if Luton go on to win the Premier of course but you know where I’m coming from, that’s doing a Leicester.

 

I wouldn't quibble if Fulham won. Especially if they told me they were going to.

 

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2 minutes ago, snoopy87 said:

Funny read and mainly true.

 

The Spurs comments in the Everton section had me in stitches

 

I liked the bit before it;

 

"Ranieri’s side are rarely given the credit they deserve for so unflappably holding their nerve in that crucial period around 25-30 games when “Haha it could happen!” turned to “Hang on, is it actually going to happen?” That pressure shift is seismic and Leicester responded with four successive 1-0 wins. Everton’s thorough pant-soiling over the last fortnight after finding themselves in contention a mere five games into the season is a reminder of just how impressive Leicester’s nerve-holding really was"

 

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I think Norwich last season is a great example of just how massive and bonkers what we achieved was. 

 

We were bottom on 19 points on matchday 29. Stayed up and then we won the league by 10 points the following season. 

 

Last season Norwich were bottom on 21 points on matchday 29. 

 

Imagine how mad you'd have to be to look at them last season and predict that happening!

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46 minutes ago, BKLFox said:

Agree we can’t do a Leicester as we are bigger now than that side was.

 

None of the teams mentioned could do a Leicester, again because of spend Villa spent £75m + high profile loans, Leeds £96m, Everton more and all additions to what they already had player wise.


The beauty about the Leicester team was that it was put together for a combined £25m, yes it was a change to 1 of the normal winners, yes we did the great escape the season prior BUT its the journey from League 1 to winning the Premiership in that time span and the cost of the collective team and who those individuals were or weren’t i should say that made it a “Leicester” for me....and this is never mentioned when they look to pin another team as the new Leicester, they should be looking at someone like Luton if they want to compare in the future as that’s what we did Lge 1, Championship then Prem, if Luton go on to win the Premier of course but you know where I’m coming from, that’s doing a Leicester.

Blimey, don't compare us with Luton Town. LCFC already had a rich history, albeit not of winning the top league, before 2015/16 and have a decent stadium and fan base. 

 

If Luton won the Premier League it would be far beyond doing a Leicester. 

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Brendan Rodgers deserves more praise for Leicester's superb start

https://www.theguardian.com/football/who-scored-blog/2020/nov/04/brendan-rodgers-praise-superb-results-leicester-premier-league

 

It has been an unpredictable start to the Premier League season, even if the very top of the table looks similar to this time last year. Liverpool top the pile once more – in spite of conceding the second most goals in the division – while their former manager, Brendan Rodgers, is in charge of the club in hot pursuit.

Leicester City spent most of the autumn in second place last season and looked likely to finish in the top four before ultimately missing out on a Champions League place after a disappointing end to the campaign. Injuries affected them badly but, when they finished fifth and had to settle for the Europa League, there was also the suspicion that Leicester may have regressed towards the mean having overachieved earlier in the season.

 

If Leicester were punching above their weight last year, what they have achieved so far this season is even more impressive. They are second in the table despite a raft of injuries. The club’s top five performers from last season – based on our statistical ratings – have missed some or all of this season through injury. Meanwhile, their sixth best performer last season, Ben Chilwell, is now playing for Chelsea after his £50m move.

Leicester have played seven matches in the league so far and Rodgers has only been able to pick those six standout players from last season – Ricardo Pereira, Caglar Soyuncu, Wilfred Ndidi, James Maddison and Jamie Vardy and Chilwell – 12 times in total.

Despite their various injuries, Leicester have won all four of their away games. Having already beaten West Brom 3-0 and Manchester City 5-2, they continued the trend of winning away by three clear goals on Monday night, when they beat Leeds 4-1 at Elland Road. Both Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta criticised Leicester for sitting behind the ball and waiting for chances to counter. Guardiola accused Leicester of “not wanting to play” after his team’s 5-2 defeat to them on their own pitch. If you took the six best players out of the Arsenal or Manchester City teams, their coaches would be forced to adapt too, and that is what Brendan Rodgers has done superbly.

Rodgers took note of his side’s struggles to implement their usual attacking gameplan at the tail end of last season in the absence of Pereira and Ndidi, and realised he would have to develop a more pragmatic approach. Across their last three impressive away wins over City, Arsenal and Leeds, Leicester have averaged just 34.7% possession yet scored 10 goals from just 23 attempts.

Those numbers may be unsustainable, but they are also very deliberate. Leicester are ceding possession and then springing into attack on the break once they win the ball back – in a similar way to how they played when they won the title. They had just 28% of possession against City, 32% against Leeds and 44% against Arsenal, yet still had more shots on target (17) than their opponents in those three games (13). The system suits Vardy perfectly. He has racked up seven goals already this season, scoring with more than half of his shots and finding the net on average every 67 minutes he has been on the pitch.

Leicester are frustrating teams with a compact defence and then forging high-quality chances on the counter, often without their star performers. While you would expect Vardy and Barnes to be dangerous in this system, a number of unsung heroes have also stood out. The midfield trio of Youri Tielemans, Dennis Praet and Nampalys Mendy have been superb both in shutting teams out and in transition. Mendy only re-signed for the club due to Ndidi’s injury after the club had previously allowed his contract to run. Keeping him has proven to be a masterstroke, with the 28-year-old starting all seven matches having started just four games last season.

The addition of Timothy Castagne, who also missed the Leeds game through injury, has proven extremely shrewd. James Justin has adapted to a number of different roles with impressive ease, and Cengiz Under is starting to have an influence as he builds his fitness. Perhaps the pick of the bunch, however, has been Wesley Fofana, who has made light work of the step up to the Premier League, having arrived from St Étienne this summer.

Hardly the most intimidating presence in terms of his physique, Fofana has out-muscled, out-jumped, out-paced and out-thought most of the players he has come up against this season. His reading of the game has been outstanding, making 13 interceptions in five outings, while winning 16 of 21 aerial duels. He has been remarkably consistent, especially for a 19-year-old.

Leicester’s recruitment has been excellent of late and the coaching from Rodgers has been fantastic. He is often mocked for the way he presents himself in the media, but it is difficult to find fault with his results. Not only are Leicester second in the Premier League but they are also top of their Europa League group. He has handed the various pressures on his team remarkably well. On Monday night he put out a team without Castagne, Pereira, Soyuncu, Evans, Ndidi and Maddison yet they still put Leeds – who have been lauded for their impressive return to the top flight – to the sword.

Rodgers may not receive any great praise for his sensational record at Celtic, where he won the treble in both of his full seasons at the club, but he has shown he is among the very best coaches since joining Leicester last February. Having got a real tune out of his strongest line-up for the majority of last season, Rodgers is now achieving the same results while half of those players are available. Leicester are top-four contenders once more.

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2 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

I liked that. Good balance between fun and serious without being too harsh on the digs to one team 

Agreed. And glad he mentioned how well we handled the pressure with those 1-0 wins.

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