jimsmallman Posted 4 March 2022 Posted 4 March 2022 1 minute ago, TiffToff88 said: I hope he shaved his back before putting that shirt on! I appreciate this reference, bravo! 1
ARM1968 Posted 5 March 2022 Posted 5 March 2022 23 hours ago, Nobbyburton said: Steve Bull wasn't a natural finisher Steve Walsh was
Sly Posted 5 March 2022 Posted 5 March 2022 Oddly, if you look at conversion rate % for Premier League strikers, the list of players is quite surprising. It’s as good as any measure for a “natural finisher”. Vardy and Kane both feature obviously and are over 25%. However no Owen! Not that natural! Shearers numbers are insane though. 1
Sly Posted 5 March 2022 Posted 5 March 2022 Vardy will always be underrated, similar to players like Milner, Ji Sung Park, Kolo Toure, Gilberto, Hyppia, Albrighton, Friedel and Fletcher.
Webbo Posted 8 March 2022 Posted 8 March 2022 Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale claims Leicester striker Jamie Vardy is his toughest opponent EVER - snubbing the likes of Harry Kane, Mohamed Salah and Cristiano Ronaldo https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-10590467/Arsenal-goalkeeper-Aaron-Ramsdale-claims-Leicester-striker-Jamie-Vardy-toughest-opponent-EVER.html 1
Stadt Posted 8 March 2022 Posted 8 March 2022 (edited) On 05/03/2022 at 12:01, Sly said: Vardy will always be underrated, similar to players like Milner, Ji Sung Park, Kolo Toure, Gilberto, Hyppia, Albrighton, Friedel and Fletcher. They’re all decent PL players that maybe deserved a bit more credit. Vardy is far, far better player then all of those bar Milner, perhaps. Edited 8 March 2022 by Stadt 4
ParkerPen Posted 8 March 2022 Posted 8 March 2022 4 minutes ago, Stadt said: They’re all decent PL players that maybe deserved a bit more credit. Vardy is far, far better player then all of those bar Milner, maybe I believe Gilberto was the real deal 1
Stadt Posted 8 March 2022 Posted 8 March 2022 7 minutes ago, ParkerPen said: I believe Gilberto was the real deal I can’t really remember him tbh so can’t comment
Sly Posted 9 March 2022 Posted 9 March 2022 8 hours ago, Stadt said: I can’t really remember him tbh so can’t comment Yes, exactly my point. Gilberto was an Arsenal invincible. Fletcher goes under the radar but won an awful lot with Manchester United. Different position so doesn’t get the hype, however he was an integral part of the Manchester United system for years.
coolhandfox Posted 9 March 2022 Posted 9 March 2022 (edited) On 05/03/2022 at 12:01, Sly said: Vardy will always be underrated, similar to players like Milner, Ji Sung Park, Kolo Toure, Gilberto, Hyppia, Albrighton, Friedel and Fletcher. The difference is they were never a teams main man like Vardy, I don't think Vardy is underrated as much as we think Edited 9 March 2022 by coolhandfox 3
Popular Post davieG Posted 11 March 2022 Author Popular Post Posted 11 March 2022 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-national-media-reported-leicester-6786024 The Telegraph - Marc Albrighton rolls back the years to hand Leicester City the advantage over Rennes Marc Albrighton has already established a reputation for scoring crucial goals on European nights and delivered for Leicester again. Almost five years to the day since Albrighton’s memorable strike against Sevilla in the Champions League, the winger gave Leicester the early advantage before a potentially pivotal second goal from substitute Kelechi Iheanacho. Albrighton continues to prove such a reliable servant and flipped the momentum of this game with his emphatic strike, also setting up Iheanacho for the injury time finish which clinched Leicester a deserved win. It was Leicester’s first clean sheet in Europe this season, and a fourth successive victory for Brendan Rodgers, with the second leg in France next Thursday evening. Read the full report here. The Daily Mail - Marc Albrighton remains one of the most underrated players in the country but when Leicester need a big goal on a big stage, he's the MAN Is there anything in life with which you would not trust Marc Albrighton? Need someone to come and look after your dog for the evening, he’s your guy. Struggling with your tax return? Albrighton’s got your back. Looking for the right man to thunder the opening goal into the top corner under the lights on a European night after a shaky start to the game in a competition your club really needs to win if it wants to retain continental football next season? Yup, you guessed it. He’s not flashy, he’s probably not in fashion these days, but there’s few more reliable. This old-fashioned chalk-on-the-boots winger has done it so many times for Leicester City and, in his side’s Europa Conference League round-of-16 first leg at the King Power Stadium, it was Albrighton who did it again. Caglar Soyuncu’s raking pass found Harvey Barnes on the left, who shrugged by his full-back and played a cross into the box. It trickled past everyone into the path of Albrighton who met it on the edge of the box with a sublime strike that hit the top corner of the net before the Rennes goalkeeper could flinch. Read the full report here. The Guardian - Marc Albrighton strikes to put Leicester in control against wasteful Rennes Leicester have the upper hand against Rennes after the first leg of their Europa Conference League last-16 tie as goals from Marc Albrighton and Kelechi Iheanacho secured a 2-0 win. Albrighton put the hosts in front in emphatic style on the half-hour mark, cracking the ball home from Harvey Barnes’s tee-up. The substitute Iheanacho then added a fine stoppage-time finish to secure Brendan Rodgers’s side a two-goal lead to take into next Thursday’s second leg in France. Rennes had notable chances but were unable to make the most of them, while Kasper Schmeichel made a good save to keep out a Martin Terrier shot with about 15 minutes to go to. Leicester struggled to find rhythm in the early stages as Rennes made the better start, with Gaëtan Laborde hitting a third-minute shot narrowly wide. Read the full report here. BBC Sport - Marc Albrighton's superb goal set Leicester on their way to victory over Rennes in the first leg of their last-16 Europa Conference League tie The 32-year-old winger powered an effort into the top right corner after some excellent work by Harvey Barnes. Until then, the hosts had struggled to contain a lively Rennes side that sit fourth in Ligue 1. The Foxes' night got even better when Kelechi Iheanacho curled in a late second against the run of play. The celebrations around the King Power suggested many felt Nigerian forward Iheanacho's late contribution may prove pivotal to the outcome of the tie, which resumes when the Foxes travel to France for the return leg on Thursday, 17 March (17:45 GMT). Sky Sports - Marc Albrighton and Kelechi Iheanacho strike in first-leg victory A nervy start for Brendan Rodgers' side was blown out of the water when Albrighton smashed home Harvey Barnes' cutback from the edge of the box on the half-hour mark, following Caglar Soyuncu's defence-splitting pass over the Rennes defence. And while the Foxes were relatively untroubled by their French opponents in their first-leg, Iheanacho's curling effort in stoppage time feels like a big moment in their season - with Rodgers' men picking up a fourth straight victory in all competitions, plus a first European clean sheet of the season. Leicester were without Jamie Vardy for the King Power Stadium leg, with the Foxes talisman looking a doubt for this weekend's Super Sunday clash at Arsenal, with Patson Daka starting in the former England international's place and James Maddison on the bench. But Daka struggled to get involved in the early exchanges, with Rennes starting the better in the opening 20 minutes. Striker Gaeten Laborde, who has 16 goals this season, went closest early on as he met Adrien Truffert's cross inside the Leicester penalty area, but could only fire wide of Kasper Schmeichel's post. Read the full report here. 5
Popular Post davieG Posted 11 March 2022 Author Popular Post Posted 11 March 2022 Ouest-France, the local newspaper to Rennes, have a match report on the game, and while they could have tried to play down just how dominant Leicester were, they don’t. In fact, they immediately point out that the French side were ‘outclassed’ by their English counterparts and received a ‘lesson in realism’. One of the players who stood out at the King Power Stadium was Harvey Barnes, who assisted Marc Albrighton for the first goal, described by the newspaper as ‘breathtaking’ and ‘impossible to deal with’. Leicester won the first leg 2-0, and there’s still a chance Rennes could turn the tie around in the return fixture, but the task is now very difficult, and Ouest-France have almost resigned themselves to the near inevitability of the Ligue 1 side getting knocked out. 6
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 This headline from an ESPN article made me laugh, trying to paint Arsenal as some sort of plucky underdog gatecrashing the top 4. https://www.espn.co.uk/football/english-premier-league/story/4615385/arsenal-overtake-leicester-as-premier-leagues-most-likely-to-gatecrash-the-top-four They are correct in saying Arsenal have overtaken us though. They've not just overtaken us. They've lapped us. Several times. And they're not the only club either.
KingsX Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 6 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said: This headline from an ESPN article made me laugh, trying to paint Arsenal as some sort of plucky underdog gatecrashing the top 4. https://www.espn.co.uk/football/english-premier-league/story/4615385/arsenal-overtake-leicester-as-premier-leagues-most-likely-to-gatecrash-the-top-four They are correct in saying Arsenal have overtaken us though. They've not just overtaken us. They've lapped us. Several times. And they're not the only club either. OMG that will wind their fans up AFTV are probably working up a panel discussion of this insult, and/or a boycott of ESPN
Houdini Logic Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 11 minutes ago, TK95 said: Guy needs to get his ears cleaned The irony of that final comment - it is what every single Arsenal fan said the season we won the league
BKLFox Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 1 hour ago, pmcla26 said: I wasn’t impressed with them yesterday and didn’t like the way we lost as I thought it was avoidable, but I must say I do like this new Arsenal side. Some great young talent there. Gabriel and White’s antics were annoying, but both are very talented centre halves. Just a shame Vardy wasn’t fit as he would of shut their cocky little faces up 2
SouthStandUpperTier Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 1 hour ago, pmcla26 said: I wasn’t impressed with them yesterday and didn’t like the way we lost as I thought it was avoidable, but I must say I do like this new Arsenal side. Some great young talent there. Gabriel and White’s antics were annoying, but both are very talented centre halves. Yeah they're young and only going to get better. Will be interesting to see how they cope with having the extra workload of European football next season. Not having to play that many games has definitely helped them this season. 1
Phenom Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 Wouldn’t mind getting William Saliba from them. Maybe part of a Youri deal?
CrispinLA in Texas Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 34 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said: Yeah they're young and only going to get better. Will be interesting to see how they cope with having the extra workload of European football next season. Not having to play that many games has definitely helped them this season. Arteta has bought a identity to Arsenal by buying young quality players who importantly are roundabout the same age which has made the players gel together better as they more likely to have the same mindset and being the same age makes them bond together
Sunbury Fox Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 3 hours ago, SouthStandUpperTier said: This headline from an ESPN article made me laugh, trying to paint Arsenal as some sort of plucky underdog gatecrashing the top 4. https://www.espn.co.uk/football/english-premier-league/story/4615385/arsenal-overtake-leicester-as-premier-leagues-most-likely-to-gatecrash-the-top-four They are correct in saying Arsenal have overtaken us though. They've not just overtaken us. They've lapped us. Several times. And they're not the only club either. Still don't think there is much between our best XI and Arsenal's. We were missing 6 guaranteed starters yesterday and basically went through the motions to save ourselves for Thursday. Far too early to say they've left us well behind for good. We just need to get our best players on the pitch together more often. 4
Andy W Posted 14 March 2022 Posted 14 March 2022 one of Albrighton's biggest plus points is he will drop into right back if our right back goes forward. recently I have seen Tielemens drop into right back to allow Albighton and right back go forward
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 15 March 2022 Posted 15 March 2022 MOTD Top 10: 'The biggest sporting team miracle of all time' - Gary Lineker on Leicester's title win - BBC Sport
Paninistickers Posted 15 March 2022 Posted 15 March 2022 14 hours ago, Sunbury Fox said: Still don't think there is much between our best XI and Arsenal's. We were missing 6 guaranteed starters yesterday and basically went through the motions to save ourselves for Thursday. Far too early to say they've left us well behind for good. We just need to get our best players on the pitch together more often. Gabriel apart, I wouldn't swap a player of theirs for ours Even thier good ones, we have a good equivalent and it's a toss up meaning a swap is meaningless; ramsdale or kasper, saka or Barnes, esr or madders Fit ricardo, tielemans, kels, vards, wilf, Castagne, JJ, Fofana all walk into their team
ajthefox Posted 15 March 2022 Posted 15 March 2022 1 minute ago, Paninistickers said: Gabriel apart, I wouldn't swap a player of theirs for ours Even thier good ones, we have a good equivalent and it's a toss up meaning a swap is meaningless; ramsdale or kasper, saka or Barnes, esr or madders Fit ricardo, tielemans, kels, vards, wilf, Castagne, JJ, Fofana all walk into their team Saka on the right for us would be great I think, he's the type of player we need. I don't think JJ, Castagne or Kel walk into their team either. We also haven't seen Wilf or Youri in any kind of form for a while. I don't want a swap, but I think you're much closer to the mark saying many of them are probably toss ups, rather than suggesting they all walk into Arsenal's team.
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