Leicester 2-2 Chelsea Post Match

[st albans fox]

3 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

This is it for me, this forum appears split on whether it’s hand ball or not, but the fact it wasn’t checked by VAR is the thing that is just baffling.

 

It was checked by the var - it wasn’t considered worthy of a more thorough check where the game is stopped and a hundred angles looked at ....

One of those where if mason gives it (as per cags on Abraham), the var doesn’t over rule.  

[st albans fox]

Just now, AjcW said:

I get the feeling Hamza is on thin ice with Brendan. What with the previous issue and today him saying “too slow to get organised” for the goal. Interesting! 

And he definitely wasn’t happy that he didn’t slide nacho in near the end .... was fuming on the touch line 

[when_you're_smiling]

5 minutes ago, vanity said:

Hate to say it, but Chelsea looked a much more dangerous team than us. Their passing was faster and more accurate. They handled the ball in tight spaces better, and were the more aggressive, positive side.

I understand where you’re coming from, but not for the whole game. Like when I’ve seen Chelsea every time this season, they always have a spell or two where they look brilliant - but never for a full game.

 

Did they even create a chance from open play in the second half? Certainly can’t remember Kasper making a save or a shot going narrowly wide.

[Md9]

Could have won it pleased for barnes and Chilwell just wish he finished the chance near the end. Good point today tho 

[kristianity77]

Good in spells but still too much of the game just not good enough.

 

Weird that we didnt strengthen in January.  But im holding on to the idea that we have decided we have enough to get over the line for 4th, and in the summer we will spend the rest of the Maguire money, the money we could of spent in Jan and money in the summer from promised CL football and we really strengthen the squad big time in start for next season.

[EastAnglianFox]

Henry has always seemed to love us, even from the Pearson days

 

 

[Nod.E]

3 minutes ago, AjcW said:

I get the feeling Hamza is on thin ice with Brendan. What with the previous issue and today him saying “too slow to get organised” for the goal. Interesting! 

Ah did he say that? I did notice him running back in as the ball was mid air.

 

Still, it shouldn't be those two picking up Rudiger.

[when_you're_smiling]

13 minutes ago, blabyboy said:

tbf, I thought Mount did ok, two assists for the goals although from set peices. Maddy could do well to study that.

I though he was surprisingly poor Mount, though it’s also obvious he will get better as he gets older. Hadn’t twigged he’d got both assists though, even if from our point of view they’re sloppy ones to concede.

[Mark 'expert' Lawrenson]

Happy with a draw 2 tough games ahead so it was important we didn’t lose, felt we should have won with 2 great chances missed, pleased for Barnes and Chilly

[Tielemans63]

2 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Henry has always seemed to love us, even from the Pearson days

 

 

Absolutely. So much to be proud of.

[The Guvnor]

Watching the post match analysis, Choudhury ambling back to get in position with his back to the ball fails to get in position to help Chillwell with blocking Rudiger for his second goal is really dissapointing.

 

Edited 2 February 2020 by The Guvnor

[Messi]

14 minutes ago, Zacman2 said:

Do you mean like Söyüncü against Liverpool 

Think you should go back and watch the highlights of that game again. Soyuncu was facing the ball with his arm out to his left and moved it behind his back after contact.  
 

Would have been absolutely raging if that had been given against us today, but obviously would have taken it all day long. VAR should have at least checked but it wouldn’t have been given. 
 

 

[Jonezy]

People do realise, that we just went even stevens with Chelsea even having by far the best chances to win with 3 academy players playing the whole game. A good break and I am positive we will end the season on a high.

[Vacamion]

 

It's a shame, because I thought he was decent in open play and grew into the game, but Hamza was not great for either goal we conceded.

 

He's young and he's learning.

 

I hope he learns from this and gets another chance, if Wilf isn't available.

[surrifox]

1 minute ago, Jonezy said:

People do realise, that we just went even stevens with Chelsea even having by far the best chances to win with 3 academy players playing the whole game. A good break and I am positive we will end the season on a high.

Yes . I think Chelsea’s best form has been away from SB so not a bad result . JV 8 match goal famine is a worry however 

[Zacman2]

2 minutes ago, Messi said:

Think you should go back and watch the highlights of that game again. Soyuncu was facing the ball with his arm out to his left and moved it behind his back after contact.  
 

Would have been absolutely raging if that had been given against us today, but obviously would have taken it all day long. VAR should have at least checked but it wouldn’t have been given. 
 

 

Was not saying today’s was but Söyüncü had his arm behind his back moving away from the ball.also the Chelsea defender after the game says it hit his arm I didn’t see it properly from where I was sat 

[dylanlegend]

With Ndidi today I think we’d have won. We can’t underestimate his height in both defending and attacking set pieces 

[foxinsocks]

Friends... Chelsea are our ideal  type of opponent.   They didnt park the bus.  As such today's selection was ok... kaspers performance was costly .  Hope barnes gains confidence...  ayoze and barnes both had good games. We stilk need to sort out corners 

I dont think we can learn more from that

 

I still believe our dying players need to learn how to over come a  team that stops us playing...like villa; or how to play a team where we need to stop them playing...like man city or lpool

[BecGriff9]

Wow I can’t believe this forum and the negativity, was a good game and yes we could have won it and the 2 goals we conceded we could have done better. But we played well, created chances and you can tell the team need a rest. We have one of the smallest squads in the league and we are 3rd competing for a champions league place

[daddylonglegs]

Ndidi is so important to us it’s untrue. Even if you just factor in his height. How small are we as a team without him? 

[Guest bennytwohats]

37 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said:

Handball at the end, purposely moves his hands behind his back! That’s a penno! It’s no different to soyuncu vs Liverpool! Can’t be doing with VAR it’s absolutely ruined football!!!!

This is tongue in cheek right? It must be. Sometimes hard to tell anymore!

[StriderHiryu]

7 minutes ago, EastAnglianFox said:

Henry has always seemed to love us, even from the Pearson days

 

 

He's bang on the money though isn't he!

 

Where did you think we'd finish at the start of the season? I thought we could maybe snatch 6th, but to be third after this many games is incredible and to match / be better than Chelsea (IMO) is an incredible achievement. I do wonder how we will cope next season though, other teams have the ability to make big signings such as Man United with Bruno Fernandes and Chelsea still have a 120m shortfall in their accounts from the Hazard sale. I expect Jadon Sancho will be lining up for one of those two teams next season. Spurs I also think will improve, though Arsenal I think need a few more seasons under Arteta - in fact they remind me a bit of us and the way we had those two 9th placed finishes to transition the team over.

 

So our "model" is incredibly important to us because it's only through being run brilliantly that we can be in this amazing position.

 

It's so weird to say but Jon Rudkin deserves a lot of praise! He's made plenty of cock-ups, but in recent times he's got a lot more right than he has wrong! I believe it was him that had lined up Rodgers last Christmas and sold him the club project and to Top. And it's proved to be a shrewd move!

[Bert]

Great character to go ahead from 1-0 down. But disappointing to get pegged back, and then miss two golden chances. 

 

Draw perhaps fair. We weren’t in the game for most of the first half. Seems to be a lot of concentration mishaps at the minute. Hopefully the lads will all have a nice week off to recharge. 

 

Lets hope Vardy finds his scoring boots too. 

[Trav Le Bleu]

35 minutes ago, Cujek said:

To even teams. 

 

Appalling officiating again 

 I'll drink to that!

 

 

Also... VAR...

 

[kingfox]

Two evenly matched teams but on the balance of play in the second half I'm gutted we didn't win.

 

Evans and Barnes missing those absolute sitters was criminal.

 

Chilwell and Barnes were pathetic in the first half, glad they came up with the goods in the second half but I didn't think either played particularly well.

 

One of those performances that was ok but could have been better.