Popular Post urban.spaceman Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 Claude Puel says people quickly forget the trauma at Leicester Puel says it has been a challenging season so far for City and especially the club's vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha Claude Puel believes his critics have quickly forgotten the trauma Leicester City are still recovering from and says he doesn’t need a show of support from owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha. Puel has come under pressure from a section of the City fans and within the media after the FA Cup exit at Newport County and more recently the back-to-back home defeats to Cardiff City and Southampton, two clubs fighting for their Premier League survival. Some supporters may be questioning the direction of the team under Puel, despite their eighth place position in the Premier League, but Puel believes many people have quickly forgotten what the club has been through this season following the shock death of chairman and Khun Aiyawatt’s father Khun Vichai in October. Puel said the club showed strength in the aftermath of the helicopter tragedy and will continue to do so during a tough time on the pitch now and he believes Khun Aiyawatt, who is yet to be confirmed as his father’ successor as chairman as the club’s parent company King Power, continues to adjust and recover from the death of Khun Vichai, understands the difficulties around the club. Khun Aiyawatt, known affectionately as Top, has stated publicly he is determined to carry on and fulfil his father’s vision, but it has still only been less than three months since the loss of his father. “I don't need support like this,” Puel said before the Saints defeat. “We discuss things before games with freedom and we discuss different aspects rather than the noise and speculation. “We know the atmosphere around the club, I think we cannot change anything for my part. “No, I don't need support like this. “He (Khun Aiyawatt) knows the difficulties, or the normality for me and him. “Top has a lot of ambition. If he wants to build and re-evaluate the stadium with a new training ground and to develop the club, it’s because he has a lot of big ambitions. “He wants to put in the foundations and a good structure to continue step by step all the time to try to make progress. “It’s the most important thing for him. He would like to give to the fans and all people. “We know the dreams of Vichai. We have a responsibility. “I think it is important to share the vision. The first thing is the vision from Vichai and after it is up to us to put in place with Jon (Rudkin) and all the staff the process of the project and put in place the right things and we will see. “I think also people forgot also what we have been through in the first half of the season. “Around the club in this moment and period, journalists, people don’t know what can happen in the future, if we can have the solidity and strength to continue this way, what the objective of the club is, to continue to look forward and to move on. “It was a difficult period but the strength we showed is fantastic inside the club, from Top to the last player. “It was fantastic feeling to move on and respect the memory of Vichai and his dream. “Now we have some things and words about finishing seventh or eighth, it is crazy. “People forget quickly.” 26 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post urban.spaceman Posted 15 January 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 I think he’s spot on, personally. The players and everyone at the club suffered a personal tragedy just 3 months ago. Our poor form is understandable IMO. 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryfox Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said: I think he’s spot on, personally. The players and everyone at the club suffered a personal tragedy just 3 months ago. Our poor form is understandable IMO. Indeed ... and the memories of some of our fans, which would make goldfish look good, is pretty poor too ... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ted Maul Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 I'd say he's got one of the most difficult jobs going at the minute- massive rebuilding job, the unique problem of losing a revered owner and personal friend to most of the players & staff, a fanbase with massively inflated expectations when compared with reality. On a hiding to nothing. 31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TMELcfc Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 (edited) I completely disagree with the above saying ‘us fans’ have forgotten. 1. We will never forget 2. Sickened he’s even using this at all in any context, as some sort of excuse/distraction away from what we are watching. His football hasn’t changed from last season, so don’t bring this up... there is no need Edited 15 January 2019 by lcfceaves 51 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkenzo Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 5 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: I think he’s spot on, personally. The players and everyone at the club suffered a personal tragedy just 3 months ago. Our poor form is understandable IMO. Without wanting to sound insensitive, it isn't a case of bad form. The pressure on the manager comes from the inconsistency in performances and its very clear we struggle in certain circumstances and are more comfortable in others. I'm not sure why the tragedy will affect one or the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blanchflower78 Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 1 minute ago, lcfceaves said: I completely disagree with the above saying ‘us fans’ have forgotten. 1. We will never forget 2. Sickened he’s even using this at all in any context, as some sort of excuse/distraction away from what we are watching. His football hasn’t changed from last season, so don’t bring this up... there is no need Absolutely spot on. He's being challenged by both national and local press as to why so negative at home. The terrible event that took place earlier in the season is not a reason for that? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 Thats a good interview - think the incident is unlikely to pushed far from anyones mind who is closely associated wth the club, whereas fans focus will understandbly soon return to purely football matters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ricey Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 I don't like this. It doesn't sit comfortably with me. Of course the tragedy has had an effect on our season and Puel dealt with all of that brilliantly, but the issues I'm seeing now are unlikely to be related to that. They are decisions and errors that the manager is making and they are the same ones he was making prior to the tragedy. You can't blame the tragedy for playing three defensive midfielders at home to Southampton or the persistent sideways passing or the inability to break teams down or the rotation in the cups or the over-reliance on counter-attacking etc etc. 40 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve_Walsh5 Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 He comes across as a bit of prïck doesn’t he. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Foxxed Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 Anyone who's gone through the unexpected death of a friend or relative knows it will affect them, affect their work, for frankly a long time. The players are doing an amazing job - far better than I would have expected. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Voll Blau Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 Recall plenty saying in the aftermath of the crash whatever happened on the pitch for the rest of this season would be irrelevant. While I agree it doesn't absolve him of some of the decisions/results we've had since then, especially given how desperate many of us were to win something this season, I think it's fair of him to point this out. We have no idea about how much work is actually going on off the pitch in terms of pastoral work for the players, and whether that's actually continuing to affect their performances from time to time. 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 18 minutes ago, Ricey said: I don't like this. It doesn't sit comfortably with me. Of course the tragedy has had an effect on our season and Puel dealt with all of that brilliantly, but the issues I'm seeing now are unlikely to be related to that. They are decisions and errors that the manager is making and they are the same ones he was making prior to the tragedy. You can't blame the tragedy for playing three defensive midfielders at home to Southampton or the persistent sideways passing or the inability to break teams down or the rotation in the cups or the over-reliance on counter-attacking etc etc. You dont think there is something a bit wrong with fans effectively putting pressure on Top to sack a manager and the upheaval that will cause when we're top half and in transition and building the training ground etc for the sake of "more entertaining football" right after his Dad died? 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxxed Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 18 minutes ago, Ricey said: I don't like this. It doesn't sit comfortably with me. Of course the tragedy has had an effect on our season and Puel dealt with all of that brilliantly, but the issues I'm seeing now are unlikely to be related to that. They are decisions and errors that the manager is making and they are the same ones he was making prior to the tragedy. You can't blame the tragedy for playing three defensive midfielders at home to Southampton or the persistent sideways passing or the inability to break teams down or the rotation in the cups or the over-reliance on counter-attacking etc etc. If you're talking about tactics fair enough. But tactics are performed by the players. And the players have just seen their boss - often a close friend - die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 1 minute ago, AlloverthefloorYesNdidi said: You dont think there is something a bit wrong with fans effectively putting pressure on Top to sack a manager and the upheaval that will cause when we're top half and in transition and building the training ground etc for the sake of "more entertaining football" right after his Dad died? Who is putting pressure on Top? That granny with the sign? It's not like the fans are chanting for him to be sacked. Yes there are boos and disgruntlement, but there is a big difference between expressing your opinion on social media or forms and "putting pressure" on the board to sack him. I'm sure Top would sooner not have the upheaval (although it's Rudkin that will take the brunt of that) but I'm also sure that he'd like to avoid the atmosphere within the dressing room, club and stadium getting too toxic...this season of all seasons. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Doctor Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 37 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: I think he’s spot on, personally. The players and everyone at the club suffered a personal tragedy just 3 months ago. Our poor form is understandable IMO. I'd slightly disagree in that we don't have poor form, we have inconsistent form (our 6 game form varies between 6 points (W1, D3, L2 - Everton to Brighton) at a lowest this season and 12 points (W4, L2 - Wolves to Newcastle) at a highest). But, he's right again and again his critics in this thread reveal themselves to be collosal weapons. Given it was only 11 weeks ago, people have quickly forgotten the "back the lads no matter what, what happens on the pitch for the rest of the season is insignificant" attitude voiced then. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumbleFox Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, lcfceaves said: I completely disagree with the above saying ‘us fans’ have forgotten. 1. We will never forget 2. Sickened he’s even using this at all in any context, as some sort of excuse/distraction away from what we are watching. His football hasn’t changed from last season, so don’t bring this up... there is no need Quote me the bit where he says "us fans" have forgotten. To me it seems a decent interview and Puel, as always, comes across as a decent guy. I can admit that he might not be the most exciting guy on Earth but can't see anything in this interview (I mean in his actual words not in the prose or headlines) to have a go at him for? X Edited 15 January 2019 by RumbleFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Col city fan Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 4 minutes ago, Steve_Walsh5 said: He comes across as a bit of prïck doesn’t he. Yes he does. I’m finding more and more I can’t stand the man. We have been here a lot longer than he has and we will never forget what happened to our owner. I’m criticising HIM and his tactical choices. This has nothing to do with the tragedy that happened earlier this season. It leaves a bitter taste in my mouth that he almost seems to be using this as some sort of excuse for his own shortcomings. If he got sacked tomorrow I wouldn’t care a fig. 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 1 minute ago, Ricey said: Who is putting pressure on Top? That granny with the sign? It's not like the fans are chanting for him to be sacked. Yes there are boos and disgruntlement, but there is a big difference between expressing your opinion on social media or forms and "putting pressure" on the board to sack him. I'm sure Top would sooner not have the upheaval (although it's Rudkin that will take the brunt of that) but I'm also sure that he'd like to avoid the atmosphere within the dressing room, club and stadium getting too toxic...this season of all seasons. Werent some chanting Puel Out last home game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voll Blau Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 1 hour ago, Ricey said: Who is putting pressure on Top? That granny with the sign? It's not like the fans are chanting for him to be sacked. Yes there are boos and disgruntlement, but there is a big difference between expressing your opinion on social media or forms and "putting pressure" on the board to sack him. I'm sure Top would sooner not have the upheaval (although it's Rudkin that will take the brunt of that) but I'm also sure that he'd like to avoid the atmosphere within the dressing room, club and stadium getting too toxic...this season of all seasons. A sizeable number were at Newport, and again at the final whistle on Saturday. Not sure I buy that stating your opinion on the internet doesn't amount to putting pressure on the club by the way. If enough people do it (which they have recently), then the media and the club are bound to notice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chapero82 Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 I will never forget what happened, but we played like this before the tragedy... so what’s the excuse before then? 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheppyFox Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 I’d agree with him, the players and him knew vichai too, they aren’t experiencing secondary emotions on a forum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lcfcsnow Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 1 minute ago, chapero82 said: I will never forget what happened, but we played like this before the tragedy... so what’s the excuse before then? Yes the match on the night of the tragedy was actually the same as against Southampton, we just managed to draw with West Ham but it was equally as bad against ten men. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Horse's Mouth Posted 15 January 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 15 January 2019 I agree with some of the lads in here, quite frankly I think it's disgusting to suggest we've just forgotten about it and that's why people are unhappy with him. This is completely classless on his behalf and smacks of desperation, using the owner's death to attempt to gain better job security is reprehensible 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapero82 Posted 15 January 2019 Share Posted 15 January 2019 Just now, lcfcsnow said: Yes the match on the night of the tragedy was actually the same as against Southampton, we just managed to draw with West Ham but it was equally as bad against ten men. Exactly it’s the Puel fans who seem to have the short memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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