The "do they mean us?" thread pt 3

[davieG]

Did this guy get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, sure it wasn't a classic but really.......

If he wasn't interested in it no one forced him to watch it.

 

 

https://www.football365.com/news/opinion-f365-says-leicester-1-0-man-city-iheanacho

 

 

F365 says: Joy for Leicester, tedium for the rest of us

Date published: Saturday 7th August 2021 7:47 - Will Ford

The roar from the Leicester fans as Kelechi Iheanacho smashed home his late penalty was quite something. They – and their players – cared an infinite amount more than anyone else. It was joyous for them, but stale and tedious for the rest of us.

While 30 men in Cape Town went hammer and tongs in a game that represents the very pinnacle of their sport, 22 others wandered around Wembley in a season curtain raiser that has never felt of such little interest. Sky Sports billed the third of three Lions Tests as ‘The Decider’; this was ‘The Trivial’.

The money raised and distributed to community-based initiatives, charities and lower league football teams is what it’s all about, or should be. That’s perhaps never been so important – though even that big plus for this hardship of a football match is always troubling, given the FA were obliged to change its name for failing to specify how much of the money from ticket sales went to charity.

With the Lions and the Test match cricket as competition, you could be forgiven for this being the third of your three screens, if it even made the cut. Its value could not have been in starker contrast to the last game of football many of us will have watched; we’re still not quite over that one. Another week should do it.

Manchester City look as though they could do with a bit longer than that. Sure, you could say they were treating this game with the lack of sh*ts it merits, and the point is of course to get minutes in legs ahead of a Premier League opener against Harry Kane’s Spurs next Sunday. But half of this team could well be playing in that game and they don’t look near ready to do so. Pep Guardiola appeared to care far more than his slovenly team – there was plenty of arm flailing from the technical area.

19-year-old Cole Palmer impressed with backheels and dropped shoulders, but moments of quality were otherwise fleeting. His neat touch and pass after a Ricardo Pereira mistake to put Riyad Mahrez through, only for the Algerian to run through sand for 50 yards and blaze the ball miles over the bar, was the perfect example of the academy graduates not getting the support of their more esteemed teammates.

Samuel Edozie too, who looked a tad overawed in the first half, grew into the game and troubled Pereira, one of the finest one-on-one defenders in the league. They were the only City players to come out of this game with any real credit. The passing of the whole team was uncharacteristically sloppy and slow; Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho may never have given the ball away more frequently.

 

It was the careless moments that were the most fun, as Leicester won (or more often, were given) the ball back. One such instance led to Benjamin Mendy going walkabout to leave a gaping space for Pereira to create a chance for Ayoze Perez, who fluffed it. Another saw Harvey Barnes – who was typically direct throughout – pick out Jamie Vardy, whose shot was saved on to the post by Zack Steffen.

Leicester were pretty poor too. James Maddison looked sharp and the immediate looks and passes forward caused City problems at times. But their end product was similarly lacking. And it was another City mistake that saved us from lots of penalties by gifting Kelechi Iheanacho to win it with just one.

Nathan Ake – who was the cause of plenty of Guardiola shrugs and frustration throughout – took a poor first touch, Iheanacho nicked the ball off his toe and was brought down. Ake didn’t play much last season and can’t expect to feature much more after this showing.

It wasn’t great, by which we mean it was rubbish. But it’s another Wembley win for Leicester and those fans enjoyed themselves. Which makes it worth it, probably.

[adam95581]

What an odious 🛎🔚

1 minute ago, davieG said:

Did this guy get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, sure it wasn't a classic but really.......

If he wasn't interested in it no one forced him to watch it.

 

 

https://www.football365.com/news/opinion-f365-says-leicester-1-0-man-city-iheanacho

 

 

F365 says: Joy for Leicester, tedium for the rest of us

Date published: Saturday 7th August 2021 7:47 - Will Ford

The roar from the Leicester fans as Kelechi Iheanacho smashed home his late penalty was quite something. They – and their players – cared an infinite amount more than anyone else. It was joyous for them, but stale and tedious for the rest of us.

While 30 men in Cape Town went hammer and tongs in a game that represents the very pinnacle of their sport, 22 others wandered around Wembley in a season curtain raiser that has never felt of such little interest. Sky Sports billed the third of three Lions Tests as ‘The Decider’; this was ‘The Trivial’.

The money raised and distributed to community-based initiatives, charities and lower league football teams is what it’s all about, or should be. That’s perhaps never been so important – though even that big plus for this hardship of a football match is always troubling, given the FA were obliged to change its name for failing to specify how much of the money from ticket sales went to charity.

With the Lions and the Test match cricket as competition, you could be forgiven for this being the third of your three screens, if it even made the cut. Its value could not have been in starker contrast to the last game of football many of us will have watched; we’re still not quite over that one. Another week should do it.

Manchester City look as though they could do with a bit longer than that. Sure, you could say they were treating this game with the lack of sh*ts it merits, and the point is of course to get minutes in legs ahead of a Premier League opener against Harry Kane’s Spurs next Sunday. But half of this team could well be playing in that game and they don’t look near ready to do so. Pep Guardiola appeared to care far more than his slovenly team – there was plenty of arm flailing from the technical area.

19-year-old Cole Palmer impressed with backheels and dropped shoulders, but moments of quality were otherwise fleeting. His neat touch and pass after a Ricardo Pereira mistake to put Riyad Mahrez through, only for the Algerian to run through sand for 50 yards and blaze the ball miles over the bar, was the perfect example of the academy graduates not getting the support of their more esteemed teammates.

Samuel Edozie too, who looked a tad overawed in the first half, grew into the game and troubled Pereira, one of the finest one-on-one defenders in the league. They were the only City players to come out of this game with any real credit. The passing of the whole team was uncharacteristically sloppy and slow; Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho may never have given the ball away more frequently.

 

It was the careless moments that were the most fun, as Leicester won (or more often, were given) the ball back. One such instance led to Benjamin Mendy going walkabout to leave a gaping space for Pereira to create a chance for Ayoze Perez, who fluffed it. Another saw Harvey Barnes – who was typically direct throughout – pick out Jamie Vardy, whose shot was saved on to the post by Zack Steffen.

Leicester were pretty poor too. James Maddison looked sharp and the immediate looks and passes forward caused City problems at times. But their end product was similarly lacking. And it was another City mistake that saved us from lots of penalties by gifting Kelechi Iheanacho to win it with just one.

Nathan Ake – who was the cause of plenty of Guardiola shrugs and frustration throughout – took a poor first touch, Iheanacho nicked the ball off his toe and was brought down. Ake didn’t play much last season and can’t expect to feature much more after this showing.

It wasn’t great, by which we mean it was rubbish. But it’s another Wembley win for Leicester and those fans enjoyed themselves. Which makes it worth it, probably.

 

[Finnegan]

2 minutes ago, davieG said:

While 30 men in Cape Town went hammer and tongs in a game that represents the very pinnacle of their sport, 22 others wandered around Wembley in a season curtain raiser that has never felt of such little interest. Sky Sports billed the third of three Lions Tests as ‘The Decider’; this was ‘The Trivial’.

 

I watched both. Had the lions on the telly and Leicester on my laptop. 

 

I can say quite comfortably that the Lions game was far more boring than the football and I say that as a big fan of both sports. 

 

Lions test was a dull battle of attrition won by some mistakes and ill discipline. 

 

The f365 article just strikes me as clickbait wumming written to appeal to the armies of United, Liverpool and Arsenal fans who resent they weren't involved and look down their noses at the two teams playing this out - the party crashers of English football. 

[OntarioFox]

He's a Leeds fan, he expects every football game to end 6-5 with the team he supports ultimately losing.

[Manini]

2 hours ago, davieG said:

Another saw Harvey Barnes – who was typically direct throughout – pick out Jamie Vardy, whose shot was saved on to the post by Zack Steffen.

This is just completely underselling something on purpose to suit his argument - it was an unreal save and he’s made it out as if Vardy has just tamely tapped it in to Steffen’s arms. Complete deception for anybody who didn’t watch the game, and his subby should have told him so before it went to “print”. 

[Nalis]

2 hours ago, davieG said:

Did this guy get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, sure it wasn't a classic but really.......

If he wasn't interested in it no one forced him to watch it.

 

 

https://www.football365.com/news/opinion-f365-says-leicester-1-0-man-city-iheanacho

 

 

F365 says: Joy for Leicester, tedium for the rest of us

Date published: Saturday 7th August 2021 7:47 - Will Ford

The roar from the Leicester fans as Kelechi Iheanacho smashed home his late penalty was quite something. They – and their players – cared an infinite amount more than anyone else. It was joyous for them, but stale and tedious for the rest of us.

While 30 men in Cape Town went hammer and tongs in a game that represents the very pinnacle of their sport, 22 others wandered around Wembley in a season curtain raiser that has never felt of such little interest. Sky Sports billed the third of three Lions Tests as ‘The Decider’; this was ‘The Trivial’.

The money raised and distributed to community-based initiatives, charities and lower league football teams is what it’s all about, or should be. That’s perhaps never been so important – though even that big plus for this hardship of a football match is always troubling, given the FA were obliged to change its name for failing to specify how much of the money from ticket sales went to charity.

With the Lions and the Test match cricket as competition, you could be forgiven for this being the third of your three screens, if it even made the cut. Its value could not have been in starker contrast to the last game of football many of us will have watched; we’re still not quite over that one. Another week should do it.

Manchester City look as though they could do with a bit longer than that. Sure, you could say they were treating this game with the lack of sh*ts it merits, and the point is of course to get minutes in legs ahead of a Premier League opener against Harry Kane’s Spurs next Sunday. But half of this team could well be playing in that game and they don’t look near ready to do so. Pep Guardiola appeared to care far more than his slovenly team – there was plenty of arm flailing from the technical area.

19-year-old Cole Palmer impressed with backheels and dropped shoulders, but moments of quality were otherwise fleeting. His neat touch and pass after a Ricardo Pereira mistake to put Riyad Mahrez through, only for the Algerian to run through sand for 50 yards and blaze the ball miles over the bar, was the perfect example of the academy graduates not getting the support of their more esteemed teammates.

Samuel Edozie too, who looked a tad overawed in the first half, grew into the game and troubled Pereira, one of the finest one-on-one defenders in the league. They were the only City players to come out of this game with any real credit. The passing of the whole team was uncharacteristically sloppy and slow; Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho may never have given the ball away more frequently.

 

It was the careless moments that were the most fun, as Leicester won (or more often, were given) the ball back. One such instance led to Benjamin Mendy going walkabout to leave a gaping space for Pereira to create a chance for Ayoze Perez, who fluffed it. Another saw Harvey Barnes – who was typically direct throughout – pick out Jamie Vardy, whose shot was saved on to the post by Zack Steffen.

Leicester were pretty poor too. James Maddison looked sharp and the immediate looks and passes forward caused City problems at times. But their end product was similarly lacking. And it was another City mistake that saved us from lots of penalties by gifting Kelechi Iheanacho to win it with just one.

Nathan Ake – who was the cause of plenty of Guardiola shrugs and frustration throughout – took a poor first touch, Iheanacho nicked the ball off his toe and was brought down. Ake didn’t play much last season and can’t expect to feature much more after this showing.

It wasn’t great, by which we mean it was rubbish. But it’s another Wembley win for Leicester and those fans enjoyed themselves. Which makes it worth it, probably.

This is a sad example of absolute trash click bait with the mantra of 'lets post something controversial solely to get a reaction rather than writing something insightful'.

Edited 7 August 2021 by Nalis

[SeCrEt FoX]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSSLNj9g-xh/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

Dont know if its been mentioned but puts a bit of a downer on today, is there really any ****ing need? I know all fans have them but come on. Some people need their heads sorting out. In front of families too. ****ing disgraceful! 

[STUHILL]

2 minutes ago, SeCrEt FoX said:

Dont know if its been mentioned

Not really.. 

[Jaspa]

Yeah that's embarrassing lads, much respect for Wrighty. They're easy targets up there in the gantry but absolutely no need.

 

 

[Paninistickers]

35 minutes ago, SeCrEt FoX said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CSSLNj9g-xh/?utm_medium=copy_link

 

Dont know if its been mentioned but puts a bit of a downer on today, is there really any ****ing need? I know all fans have them but come on. Some people need their heads sorting out. In front of families too. ****ing disgraceful! 

Can't say I'm.surprisedm  there's a significant minority of our support who are utter trash. Plenty.around me who were tanked up big time and were, generally, vile people to be associated with. 

 

That said, I loved.today. I just 

adore winning silverware 

[CosbehFox]

10 hours ago, davieG said:

Did this guy get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, sure it wasn't a classic but really.......

If he wasn't interested in it no one forced him to watch it.

 

 

https://www.football365.com/news/opinion-f365-says-leicester-1-0-man-city-iheanacho

 

 

F365 says: Joy for Leicester, tedium for the rest of us

Date published: Saturday 7th August 2021 7:47 - Will Ford

The roar from the Leicester fans as Kelechi Iheanacho smashed home his late penalty was quite something. They – and their players – cared an infinite amount more than anyone else. It was joyous for them, but stale and tedious for the rest of us.

While 30 men in Cape Town went hammer and tongs in a game that represents the very pinnacle of their sport, 22 others wandered around Wembley in a season curtain raiser that has never felt of such little interest. Sky Sports billed the third of three Lions Tests as ‘The Decider’; this was ‘The Trivial’.

The money raised and distributed to community-based initiatives, charities and lower league football teams is what it’s all about, or should be. That’s perhaps never been so important – though even that big plus for this hardship of a football match is always troubling, given the FA were obliged to change its name for failing to specify how much of the money from ticket sales went to charity.

With the Lions and the Test match cricket as competition, you could be forgiven for this being the third of your three screens, if it even made the cut. Its value could not have been in starker contrast to the last game of football many of us will have watched; we’re still not quite over that one. Another week should do it.

Manchester City look as though they could do with a bit longer than that. Sure, you could say they were treating this game with the lack of sh*ts it merits, and the point is of course to get minutes in legs ahead of a Premier League opener against Harry Kane’s Spurs next Sunday. But half of this team could well be playing in that game and they don’t look near ready to do so. Pep Guardiola appeared to care far more than his slovenly team – there was plenty of arm flailing from the technical area.

19-year-old Cole Palmer impressed with backheels and dropped shoulders, but moments of quality were otherwise fleeting. His neat touch and pass after a Ricardo Pereira mistake to put Riyad Mahrez through, only for the Algerian to run through sand for 50 yards and blaze the ball miles over the bar, was the perfect example of the academy graduates not getting the support of their more esteemed teammates.

Samuel Edozie too, who looked a tad overawed in the first half, grew into the game and troubled Pereira, one of the finest one-on-one defenders in the league. They were the only City players to come out of this game with any real credit. The passing of the whole team was uncharacteristically sloppy and slow; Ilkay Gundogan and Fernandinho may never have given the ball away more frequently.

 

It was the careless moments that were the most fun, as Leicester won (or more often, were given) the ball back. One such instance led to Benjamin Mendy going walkabout to leave a gaping space for Pereira to create a chance for Ayoze Perez, who fluffed it. Another saw Harvey Barnes – who was typically direct throughout – pick out Jamie Vardy, whose shot was saved on to the post by Zack Steffen.

Leicester were pretty poor too. James Maddison looked sharp and the immediate looks and passes forward caused City problems at times. But their end product was similarly lacking. And it was another City mistake that saved us from lots of penalties by gifting Kelechi Iheanacho to win it with just one.

Nathan Ake – who was the cause of plenty of Guardiola shrugs and frustration throughout – took a poor first touch, Iheanacho nicked the ball off his toe and was brought down. Ake didn’t play much last season and can’t expect to feature much more after this showing.

It wasn’t great, by which we mean it was rubbish. But it’s another Wembley win for Leicester and those fans enjoyed themselves. Which makes it worth it, probably.

Reads like someone who really wanted to watch the British Lions 

[eblair]

Made me chuckle. Football fans get so absorbed in own team they distort reality

 

we had fofana, Justin, Castagne, evans, Mendy and praet all out for today injured

 

adding to the 3 Belgians at the euros, schmeichel at Denmark, soyuncu at turkey

[Jimbo]

11 hours ago, Finnegan said:

 

I watched both. Had the lions on the telly and Leicester on my laptop. 

 

I can say quite comfortably that the Lions game was far more boring than the football and I say that as a big fan of both sports. 

 

Lions test was a dull battle of attrition won by some mistakes and ill discipline. 

 

The f365 article just strikes me as clickbait wumming written to appeal to the armies of United, Liverpool and Arsenal fans who resent they weren't involved and look down their noses at the two teams playing this out - the party crashers of English football. 

I fully agree, but what is it with rugby that means this phrase is used, over and over again 

 

I'm a big rugby fan as well as a football fan, by the way, I too had both on at the same time. It's just that the phrase "battle of attrition" seems to be very fashionable recently 

[HybridFox]

2 hours ago, eblair said:

Made me chuckle. Football fans get so absorbed in own team they distort reality

 

we had fofana, Justin, Castagne, evans, Mendy and praet all out for today injured

 

adding to the 3 Belgians at the euros, schmeichel at Denmark, soyuncu at turkey

And we actually looked better when we put our second string on 

[Vince Vega]

3 hours ago, eblair said:

Made me chuckle. Football fans get so absorbed in own team they distort reality

 

we had fofana, Justin, Castagne, evans, Mendy and praet all out for today injured

 

adding to the 3 Belgians at the euros, schmeichel at Denmark, soyuncu at turkey

Good to see that blue61 had done his homework on our squad eh?

Edited 8 August 2021 by Vince Vega
Typo

[Livid]

15 hours ago, Finnegan said:

 

I watched both. Had the lions on the telly and Leicester on my laptop. 

 

I can say quite comfortably that the Lions game was far more boring than the football and I say that as a big fan of both sports. 

 

Lions test was a dull battle of attrition won by some mistakes and ill discipline. 

 

The f365 article just strikes me as clickbait wumming written to appeal to the armies of United, Liverpool and Arsenal fans who resent they weren't involved and look down their noses at the two teams playing this out - the party crashers of English football. 

Same here I had the Lions in my tablet. All three tests were grinding. 
 

I have season tickets at the City and Tigers, I like them both but they are totally different,  you can’t compare them, the only similarity is they a played on grass with a ball. 
 

Don’t get me started on those who go on about footballers going down injured compared to players in a sport where heavy physical contact is part of everyday training and they are conditioned for it. 

[urban.spaceman]

Some love from TalkSport. Geoff's been having a word!

 

 

 

[Voll Blau]

Aw, bless 'em...

 

 

Getting slated by most of their fans.

[ajthefox]

6 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Aw, bless 'em...

 

 

Getting slated by most of their fans.

Comments are mildly amusing.

 

All that tells me is we're doing the right things, if some United fan is bothered enough to put that on his Maguire flag 

 

 

Edited 9 August 2021 by ajthefox

[The_77]

5 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Aw, bless 'em...

 

 

Getting slated by most of their fans.

Yeah, this is getting ripped to shreds in the replies, haha

[Jonezy]

Having banter with Man Utd fans. Oh how far away the dreadful 00s suddenly seem. 😁

Edited 9 August 2021 by Jonezy

[drumbeat]

On the plus side, it matters to them enough to "**** us off"... we must be doing something right. 

[Guest]

Only just seen that F365 piece - the bit that stood out to me was the claim that Edozie "troubled" Ricardo. I've genuinely never seen a full back look less troubled by an opposing winger in my life.

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, Guest said:

Only just seen that F365 piece - the bit that stood out to me was the claim that Edozie "troubled" Ricardo. I've genuinely never seen a full back look less troubled by an opposing winger in my life.

 yeah he tried to trouble him but Ricardo dealt with him well 

[CosbehFox]

That flag is defo the idea of Harry Maguire’s brother