Post Match: City 0 - 1 Cardiff

[HighPeakFox]

Tired, missed a penalty, let a late goal in.

 

Next.

[ARM1968]

Where are we at now? Puel out again?  Seriously that was as deflating as beating Man City was elating. Really not good enough at all. 

[UPinCarolina]

1 minute ago, Frost said:

Hamza not even in the squad, unbelievable, how must the lad be feeling? Such poor management.

He was literally too ill to dress.

[AylestoneRaider]

3 minutes ago, turtmcfly said:

Sharing the same problem as Man City and Chelsea. Priceless.

I worry that the extent of Puel’s tactical capability extends to setting up with a defensive formation against top sides. Not sure we play with the intensity to break weaker sides down on a consistent basis. Just offering my opinion; and I’m fairly positive about Puel’s overall contribution in terms of moving to a more possession based game and giving youth a chance.

[The Doctor]

Should have won really, had enough chances even besides the penalty but so lethargic up top.

 

Maddison was woeful, take out that garbage pile of a penalty, he was marked out of the game by Gunnarson but made it easy by not making any movement, not saying to Gray "let's swap for a bit" or trying to get Gunnarson out of his comfort zone.

 

That said, Vardy was even worse. Offered nothing, looked a yard short of everything and spent the day watching passes bounce off him. The boos when he was taken off were embarrassing (because we all know they weren't for his performance), and shows how much he can get away with. Iheanacho offered more than he did, and if the roles were reversed Iheanacho would be getting rightly slated and Vardy hailed. Instead, nothing said about Vardy and no credit to Iheanacho.

 

Other than that Ghezzal was fully at fault for the goal. You can't legislate for that sort of strike, Mendy did close but not quick enough, but that comes from Ghezzal seeing Iheanacho making a run and rather than trying to drop it there for him, taking a man on then standing waving his arms after losing it.

 

Also, shout out for their keeper. Good saves but I've never seen someone dumb enough to try and take a goal kick from the edge of his own box

[Manwell Pablo]

7 minutes ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said:

We did break them down. Lots of chances and we missed a penalty

 

Yeah ive got to say Etheridge had to make 4-5 decent saves and  Bamba was there last ditch on several occasions. That’s ignoring the pen. We didn’t pepper them but chances were there.

[wattolcfc]

20 minutes ago, Larry_LCFC said:

I'm sorry but if we can't break down Cardiff at home, then Puel has to take responsibility for that. We will never achieve anything if we can't win these games. 

This

[turtmcfly]

Just now, AylestoneRaider said:

I worry that the extent of Puel’s tactical capability extends to setting up with a defensive formation against top sides. Not sure we play with the intensity to break weaker sides down on a consistent basis. Just offering my opinion; and I’m fairly positive about Puel’s overall contribution in terms of moving to a more possession based game and giving youth a chance.

Sorry - I meant that 'priceless' in a 'Mastercard advert' sense, not a 'your a b*llend' sense. I'm still on the fence with that. 

[Bunyip]

30 minutes ago, Vacamion said:

 

 

Bob.

 

Not Puel’s fault, although he will doubtless be blamed in here.  Conceding a late loser was pretty predictable as the game wore on.

 

Well played Cardiff, they executed their game plan, stifled our threat, rode their luck and deserved to win in the end.

 

Those six points last week were precious.  Clubs around us did not win, and we are still doing well in the table.

 

Who knows what we’ll get away at Everton.

 

And once again, booing our own player as he came on was utterly, utterly moronic.  Shame on those who did so.

 

 

But it was Puels fault. No getting away from it. We all knew what Cardiff was going to set up like, so what did he do to thwart it ? I know says Puel I'll drop the in-form creative Choudhary and I'll tell the team to drop the tempo and play straight into Cardiff's hands. There is no possible excuse for the managerial naivety shown today by Puel. He simply has to go. 

[Houdini Logic]

Maguire turned round and shrugged to the crowd during the Vardy substitution. 

 

I couldn't tell if he was also confused by the substitution or questioning what people were booing at. I'm guessing the latter? 

[leicesterlad1989]

Puel in or out, surely we must all agree that football in general under Puel is ****ing dull?

 

I don't think I remember a player in living memory regress as much as Ndidi has. His second touch is literally a tackle. 

 

Changes are needed both on and off the pitch.

[manders86]

Today walking away from the game made me realise why football fans can be such d*cks..

 

Yes we lost the game, we could and should have won, but it happens. Booing your manager when a clearly spent and injured Vardy is brought off is support now is it?! Makes us look like an entitled bunch of tossers, and ultimately we got what we deserved.

 

Yes a poor performance, yes a terrible penalty. We had to change system today to try and break through and it didn't work. Walking out of the kop at full time the amount of cretins screaming abuse at our manager is classless and poor beyond a doubt. 

 

My view is you win some, you lose some. To taste the highs of man city and Chelsea you go through days like today. Our squad is still in transition and the quality isn't good enough beyond the first 11.. not Puels fault. 

[Heart-Shaped Fox]

10 minutes ago, the fox said:

First 3 pages are about Gray, Puel and Ghezzal eventhough non of them missed the pen. 

 

Some in here are very hypocritical. The go on and on about "Fan boys" while making it abvious they have their favourites. 

I think Maddison has been poor for sometime with minor decent moments like at Chelsea. His penalty was poor 

 

Think the point is tho that we failed to create a clear cut chance all game except a chance from a pen. That says it all really.

[nettle]

What was the point of taking Albrighton off and bringing on Ghezzal? What difference was it going to make at least try and and change the shape or something like that. Playing with one holding midfielder at home would make us bit more attack minded at home. 

  Games against the bottom sides who sit in i would have thought you would need to change your shape slightly and take the games to these sides. I just think Puel is to negative as a manager especially when playing at home.

[HankMarvin]

11 minutes ago, the fox said:

First 3 pages are about Gray, Puel and Ghezzal eventhough non of them missed the pen. 

 

Some in here are very hypocritical. The go on and on about "Fan boys" while making it abvious they have their favourites. 

The player who missed the pen also created it out of nothing, and has a few assists lately so has a bit of credit in the bank 

unlike the others you mentioned 

[Vacamion]

3 minutes ago, Bunyip said:

But it was Puels fault. No getting away from it. We all knew what Cardiff was going to set up like, so what did he do to thwart it ? I know says Puel I'll drop the in-form creative Choudhary and I'll tell the team to drop the tempo and play straight into Cardiff's hands. There is no possible excuse for the managerial naivety shown today by Puel. He simply has to go. 

 

With respect, we will have to disagree.

 

Many people commented before that we had to rotate, that the game would be different. We were forced into at least one change by illness.

 

Some of our players who played brilliantly in recent games, and who most of us would have selected, just were not at it today.

 

I don’t agree that the result today is Puel’s fault.

[Monsell1976]

We have just been warnocked, this is the type of game we miss a flair player, like Mahrez, who when we struggle to break a team down, who come for a draw, can create something out of nothing.

 

 And by the way, booing vardy going off for nacho, bet that done nacho loads of good, and puel wouldn’t give a shit, have a moan at the manager, but nearly the whole ground too boo ? 

 

 Puel has gone for hero to zero in a week, people posting apologies on here last week, are probably slagging him off tonight again ? 

 

 Welcome to the joys of following Leicester ? 

[RonnieTodger]

Weird situation.

 

The performance was absolute dogshit, but I find myself getting far more fed up with the absolute ****** that sit in the stands. Imagine singing “you don’t know what you’re doing” to a guy who’s just beaten Chelsea and Man City. 

 

The downbeat reactions are pathetic. The only noise our fans make are groans and I can’t be arsed anymore. Whilst I agree that Puel isn’t the answer, at least get behind the team. Over the last two games, they’ve earned a bit of ****ing support if they’re struggling against Cardiff.

 

Instead we’ve just got a bunch of angry freaks in the stands.

 

As for Puel, he won’t be sacked after those 2 wins but I’m pretty sure he’ll go at the end of the season, so what’s the point? 

 

[HankMarvin]

12 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

Tired, missed a penalty, let a late goal in.

 

Next.

Are the other teams not playing the same amount of games then?

 

[the fox]

Just now, HankMarvin said:

The player who missed the pen also created it out of nothing, and has a few assists lately so has a bit of credit in the bank 

unlike the others you mentioned 

I happen to remember a guy who did much more than Maddison and didn't have the benefit of the doubt. Not after a bad game and definitely not after a missed pen. 

[Johnthefoxrayner]

38 minutes ago, Beechey said:

Our third game in a week was always going to be difficult. Given the 6 points against Chelsea and Man City, I'm more annoyed by how our fans are treating Iheanacho when he comes on than us losing today.

Totally agree with you, doesn't get much game time so his confidence is low I would have thought, I don't understand why some fans boo our own players that's really going to help them, let's get behind them and show them support. 

[HighPeakFox]

Just now, HankMarvin said:

Are the other teams not playing the same amount of games then?

 

I was summing up. No more, no less.

[Matt]

Fair play, Cardiff came here and gave it ago as I thought they would, no excuses can be made of a for having to combat them sitting back with 11 men behind the ball.

 

[UniFox21]

Some of our fans really need to look at themselves for things they scream about.

 

Puel leaves Vardy on for 90 for Palace game, gets a sh1t load of abuse when the guy needs a rest the next game.

Puel take Vardy off after 65 due to the sh1t load of games we've had.

[Guest]

Those last two games totally sum us up under Puel. Either buy a handful of players with the movement and intelligence to break these teams down or find a manager with a different idea of how to do it. These players can't carry out his instructions and he's made it clear enough he's not going to change.

 

The reaction to the Vardy sub was so, so embarrassing, like a group of mardy children having their favourite toy taken away. Contributed nothing all game except wasting some of our best opportunities. So far off the pace. Have to think he's still carrying a knock, but then if he doesn't start there's a swathe of articles crying at him being dropped and all our fans on Puel's back before a ball's been kicked.