Max Wall Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 2 minutes ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Is that the be all and end all ‘promoting young players’? And has he actually done that?; not sure he has to any great extent. Chilwell was playing last season. No, it's not the be all and end all. The question is, was that at the top of the brief that was given to him though? If it was, he hasn't failed on that score, our team and squad are both younger in average age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkerleeds Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 8 minutes ago, SecretPro said: If we suffer a heavy defeat today then he's gone. No, he really isn't. Sorry to burst your bubble though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 1 minute ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said: I'm just biding my time to see how the chips fall before I weigh in like captain hindisght Actually not sure what to make of all this. People keep yapping to the press and its not good. If Puel takes the hit and we have a couple of good games before hoofball to start failing again i'll be fuming And as to Vardy, if he's not happy then get rid, only good for penalties anyway Cheers Claude. Haven't you got a ****ing game to prepare for though 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB-THE-BLUE Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 1 minute ago, Buce said: I would argue that selling all their best players to Liverpool put them on the road to where they are now. As well as several poor managerial appointments. Sadly I don't have a lot of faith in Rudkin doing much better when we're back on the merry-go-round 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 1 minute ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Is that the be all and end all ‘promoting young players’? And has he actually done that?; not sure he has to any great extent. Chilwell was playing last season. Chilwell only played under Shakespeare last season because Fuchs was injured. Puel actually persisted with him despite bumpy performances. He's also given Gray much more opportunities, possibly too many. He's also brought the average age of the squad down quite significantly and although Barnes isn't playing for us at the minute, it feels like there's actually a plan for him and Hamza for that matter to become members more involved with the first team squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langtonfox Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 Rafa, Rodgers, conti....why are fans saying no? These are proven quality managers, those who say no, who would you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 Just now, langtonfox said: Rafa, Rodgers, conti....why are fans saying no? These are proven quality managers, those who say no, who would you want? I don't think Holloway was given long enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 2 minutes ago, Max Wall said: No, it's not the be all and end all. The question is, was that at the top of the brief that was given to him though? If it was, he hasn't failed on that score, our team and squad are both younger in average age. Yes it is younger, but not sure that is any great achievement Max. Anyone with half a brain knows that a good few of the old guard needed culling, he just got the gig. Btw, please tell me you are sat at home with that haircut you had back in the 70s, with the tights and docks on ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sol thewall Bamba Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 1 minute ago, ROB-THE-BLUE said: As well as several poor managerial appointments. Sadly I don't have a lot of faith in Rudkin doing much better when we're back on the merry-go-round Yep. Our track record of appointing managers is horrific. In the last 15 years or so, Pearson is the only one that the club have identified themselves (CR applied didn't he), that took the club forward. Not confident in them sourcing a good replacememt at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopic Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 Let's get steve bruce in quick before shef steal him. Also I've been calling for Vardy player manager for months, imagine him going to the press saying he wants himself sacked. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 1 minute ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Yes it is younger, but not sure that is any great achievement Max. Anyone with half a brain knows that a good few of the old guard needed culling, he just got the gig. Btw, please tell me you are sat at home with that haircut you had back in the 70s, with the tights and docks on ? If tights were good enough for Weller......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 3 minutes ago, BenTheFox said: Chilwell only played under Shakespeare last season because Fuchs was injured. Puel actually persisted with him despite bumpy performances. He's also given Gray much more opportunities, possibly too many. He's also brought the average age of the squad down quite significantly and although Barnes isn't playing for us at the minute, it feels like there's actually a plan for him and Hamza for that matter to become members more involved with the first team squad. Yeah. I don’t rate Chilwell. Can’t defend, still can’t cross a ball. He has been made to look decent due to Puel’s ridiculous tactics to the detriment of the team as a whole. Does no more than runs forward up the pitch to no end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bablemikey Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 I find our football turgid & dull but do we have a long term strategy or not? If we do then we need to stick to it and continue to pursue better players to improve our ability to play the way the manager believes we should. The responsibility for getting those players is not with the manager & he can only work with what he’s given. One of the things I hate most about the game is the sensationalism of every nugget of news, rumour & speculation that occurs now, to the point that you just can’t trust anything that gets reported at all nowadays. However, if the stories of the breakdown of relationships with staff & players is in fact true then that is a situation that cannot continue. A club just cannot function effectively like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenTheFox Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 1 minute ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Yeah. I don’t rate Chilwell. Can’t defend, still can’t cross a ball. He has been made to look decent due to Puel’s ridiculous tactics to the detriment of the team as a whole. Does no more than runs forward up the pitch to no end. Please tell me how many of the goals we've conceded this season have been Chilwell's fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 9 minutes ago, langtonfox said: Rafa, Rodgers, conti....why are fans saying no? These are proven quality managers, those who say no, who would you want? Here we go again. Every time we look for a new manager we hear the same old thing: "Go and get (insert name here)", completely ignoring the fact that we are not a top-six club with irresistible pulling power. We simply don't fish in those waters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 3 minutes ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Yes it is younger, but not sure that is any great achievement Max. Anyone with half a brain knows that a good few of the old guard needed culling, he just got the gig. ? That's a fair enough comment. He still had to do it whilst maintaining some kind of team spirit though and it's not that easy a gig. On top of that, he was left with the likes of Musa and Slim as attempted replacements for some of the old guard. Not only has he had to clear out the old guard, he's had to clear out a few of the ill conceived new guard too. Really not an easy job to do that and keep us out of trouble (which he has done......so far). I dunno, if he is sacked on performance, I would accept that. If he is sacked because certain players don't like the way he works, that would seem like another massive backward step to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 54 minutes ago, LCFC FOX said: Benitez attacking style would suit us amazingly well.so I’d be tempted if he could come. Brendon Rodgers style is more possession based again and would take time which our fans don’t give You're kidding right? Benitez is dour, negative and is obsessed with experience. He's completely the wrong fit for the squad we've got 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WigstonWanderer Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Is that the be all and end all ‘promoting young players’? And has he actually done that?; not sure he has to any great extent. Chilwell was playing last season. For me it is one of the most important factors. We don’t have significantly more income than most of the rest of this league, so it’s import to have something different. Bringing through young players is potentially a good business model that (if it works) should allow more investment and allow challenging the top 6. I hope that whoever replaces him also makes this a priority. Edited 22 December 2018 by WigstonWanderer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 In the interests of clarity, saying Holloway wasn't given enough time was, ever so slightly, tongue in cheek. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ealingfox Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 Imagine thinking Conte was a possibility 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAN Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 17 minutes ago, NotTheMarketLeader said: Yeah. I don’t rate Chilwell. Can’t defend, still can’t cross a ball. He has been made to look decent due to Puel’s ridiculous tactics to the detriment of the team as a whole. Does no more than runs forward up the pitch to no end. He has improved this season but in no way is he the level a lot of people are talking about. He won’t be an England regular in the future they just have a few out of form/favour players there who aren’t playing (Rose and Shaw). The crossing is the main thing for me. He has also started waving his arms when nobody can read his random cross generator balls into the box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nettle Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 The way Leicester play at the minute are like his interviews boring as f**k. Imagine teamtalks by this guy I bet half the players nod off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 7 minutes ago, ealingfox said: Imagine thinking Conte was a possibility I think they meant John Conteh, the 1970's boxer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 22 December 2018 Share Posted 22 December 2018 I’m no massive fan of Brendan Rogers. But I think I’d rather see him than Puel at the helm tbh. Rafa would be ok, but probably boring. And Allardyce is past it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ROB-THE-BLUE Posted 22 December 2018 Popular Post Share Posted 22 December 2018 25 minutes ago, Kopic said: Let's get steve bruce in quick before shef steal him. Also I've been calling for Vardy player manager for months, imagine him going to the press saying he wants himself sacked. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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