Lambert09 Posted 17 January 2023 Posted 17 January 2023 24 minutes ago, ttfn said: No winners/equalisers in a league game after the 85th minute since Amartey away at Brighton in March 2021. No winners/equalisers in a league game after the 85th minute in front of fans since the Iheanacho goal over 3 years ago. To be fair we’ve had late winners in front of fans against Brighton and PSV in cup competitions and we went on a run of relatively late decisive goals at the start of last season (Norwich, Burnley, Man United, Brentford), but that was 15 months ago. But those really late decisive goals - the ones that make memories of a run-of-the-mill league match and the hope of which keeps people coming back - have totally dried up. We must be one of the least exciting clubs in professional football in that regard. not to play against though 😂 The tottenham turnaround on an away day is genuinely a thing of dreams. only us ey 1
don_danbury Posted 17 January 2023 Posted 17 January 2023 49 minutes ago, The Bear said: I heard you have the worst record for losing points from winning positions too this season. ofc, brendan loves a bottlejob performance. can think of loads under him 2
Popular Post volpeazzurro Posted 17 January 2023 Popular Post Posted 17 January 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dusty said: I don’t think that’s entirely true is it? Imo players like Fofana, Justin, Castange, Faes, Soumare and Daka all seem like transfers we would have made in the past. I’d maybe throw Bertrand in there as well as we have signed experienced players on frees or for low fees in the past e.g. Evans, Wasyl, Shwarzer, GTF, Phillips. Then imo signings like Lookman and Under were made because we couldnt afford a permanent signing so we got the best we could on loan. I’d only say Vestergaard, Praet and Perez are a deviation on previous plans. But even then, are they that dissimilar from Slimani, Silva or Ghezzal esque signings? It seems to me that we’re really paying the price for vestegaard, Daka and Soumare failing to make the grade (so far). We’ve had injuries and out of from players which means when we’ve needed these guys they’ve not been as good as needed. That and just lack of investment in defence and wings means the transfer business looks even worse. I think you make a good point albeit JJ was scouted prior to Rodgers. Fofana was excellent. Possibly a big part is how Rodgers plays them. Soumare is not a defensive midfielder neither a goalscorer, yet Rodgers persists in playing him in a dissimilar role to when he was at his best in his last league winning side. Daka previously played in a two or a three, Rodgers again different. Vestergaard, much maligned, but captained Munchengladbach and his national side playing in a similar way at Southampton, so can't have been too bad ... until Rodgers expects him to play a high line? He 6'7", we wouldn't have expected Huth or Morgan to do that either and they were great for us. Perez, how long did he persist with him on the right etc? All destined to perform not to the best of their abilities I would suggest in order to try and fulfil a predetermined system regardless of playing staff. Edited 17 January 2023 by volpeazzurro 11
filthyfox Posted 17 January 2023 Posted 17 January 2023 3 hours ago, volpeazzurro said: We seemed to be doing quite well overall in the transfer market prior to the last 3yrs. No team gets it right all the time but we do seem to have departed from our usual type of targets since Rodgers came. If I did a crap job for 3 years, I would be out on my ear! 1
volpeazzurro Posted 17 January 2023 Posted 17 January 2023 19 minutes ago, filthyfox said: If I did a crap job for 3 years, I would be out on my ear! Indeed, but the point I was trying to make regarding Rudkin in particular was, that prior to Rodgers arriving on the scene and later his sidekick Congerton, we'd had a period where Rudkin was actually getting a lot of praise, in fact our recruitment was attracting quite a lot of positive attention. 3
JimmyC74 Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 5 hours ago, volpeazzurro said: Indeed, but the point I was trying to make regarding Rudkin in particular was, that prior to Rodgers arriving on the scene and later his sidekick Congerton, we'd had a period where Rudkin was actually getting a lot of praise, in fact our recruitment was attracting quite a lot of positive attention. How much of that praise was really based on work of Walsh Snr or Macia? 1
The Year Of The Fox Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 7 hours ago, Col city fan said: One of the worst for me was Forest away in the FA cup last season. Amartey and Ward were both shocking and looked like rabbits in headlights. They were all shite that day to be fair. I remember feeling really angry after that game. Oh I know. I’m just saying that that Everton game was the very very start of the decline Warsaw away was pathetic Napoli away too And Roma There are far too many to name but these plus Forest are the standout ones. 1
Daggers Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 7 hours ago, filthyfox said: If I did a crap job for 3 years, I would be out on my ear! Depends if your job was running a government department and sitting in the current cabinet, I guess. 1
volpeazzurro Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 2 hours ago, JimmyC74 said: How much of that praise was really based on work of Walsh Snr or Macia? Absolutely, but if it was down to them then it's down to others later surely as Rudkin would have probably played a similar role in both?
markko Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 On 12/01/2023 at 09:36, Fox92 said: Yes. Gone. Last spotted in Morrisons. Unbelivable isn't it really, you might not believe me but then again you could just check Google to see if I'm right like normal instead of posting "has he gone" on an internet forum. On 12/01/2023 at 19:14, Eddo said: For a winger he wins his fair share of headers, also the tackles I've seen in this match would make hamza blush,I think he'll be better here injury wise in a less... tackle happy league.
markko Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 Still not a word. I do hope something is happening behind the scenes. We have players to.come back but it may be too late. We need to start picking up wins now. We have got a very hard set of fixtures coming. I would not want us to have to go on a 14/15 run. I am very worried about our chances of escaping. If wages are killing ud that will ease in the summer at least. Palace had a similar situation with lots out of contract as did Man United last season. we have to be in the premier league to be able to rebuild.
Claudio Fannieri Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 It feels to me we are in the middle of what has been a power battle in the club, it has been reported that Riudkin and Rodgers relationship is not good and I do wonder how much of this stems from the power and influence Rodgers was able to secure and whether this over time undermined and weakened Rudkin’s position and dare I say it has created divisions within the club. Clearly Top has a great deal of loyalty to both men and it would seem he is now in a position where for the greater good of the club he needs to cut one of them loose so we can unify the club again and get us back on a road where the whole club is focused on reaching the same destination and committed to how we achieve that.
Tomlcfc133 Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 2 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said: Oh I know. I’m just saying that that Everton game was the very very start of the decline Warsaw away was pathetic Napoli away too And Roma There are far too many to name but these plus Forest are the standout ones. That Roma game makes me feel ill, how do you not turn up for a European semi final??? 2
Claudio Fannieri Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 17 minutes ago, Tomlcfc133 said: That Roma game makes me feel ill, how do you not turn up for a European semi final??? Didn’t turn up you say, look at those possessions stats #control 1
Le Renard Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 32 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said: It feels to me we are in the middle of what has been a power battle in the club, it has been reported that Riudkin and Rodgers relationship is not good If it is the case, then it is very fuching immature, why would anyone do that if they love/like the club? Putting the club at risk of financial peril for the sake of an ego or two.
Matt Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said: That was the first horrific game under Rodgers. Was absolutely furious during and after that. The goal masked over so much too. Yeah I do vaguely remember back thinking that was the time I turned Rodgers Out, having many arguments and debates that we downed tools around that time - November? In regards to my comments about feeling engaged - It was one of the last few times I could genuinely get behind, felt I saw them fighting and genuinely felt joy being able to watch our team. Edited 18 January 2023 by Matt
Matt Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 The club has stood still - Has it though? Players have been signed under Rodgers, in excess of £200m has been spent under Rodgers. The fact is the players signed haven’t been good enough to improve the starting 11 or even arguably the squad. 2
CosbehFox Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 Are we talking about the same game here? We were in the midst of a 8 game winning run. Everton completely shithoused their way to a 1-0 lead and then proceeded to time wasted. Was a superb effort by the players. We had a penalty ruled out on review. Rodgers changed up the team to play 2 upfront. A year later we lost 2-0 to them and played utter shite 1
The Year Of The Fox Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 1 hour ago, Tomlcfc133 said: That Roma game makes me feel ill, how do you not turn up for a European semi final??? A manager should be sacked on that performance alone. Forget all the shit prior domestically and abroad 1
FoxyPalace.com Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 Hasn’t this Cock Womble been booted yet ? Shame will check back later… 1
AjcW Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 3 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said: A manager should be sacked on that performance alone. Forget all the shit prior domestically and abroad Should have been sacked for conspiring to not make it out of the fecking Europa League group we were in in the first place 1
ARTY_FOX Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 9 minutes ago, Matt said: The club has stood still - Has it though? Players have been signed under Rodgers, in excess of £200m has been spent under Rodgers. The fact is the players signed haven’t been good enough to improve the starting 11 or even arguably the squad. The next managers first job will be the same as klopp's at Liverpool. Get rid of the Rodgers signings. 2
lcfc_forever Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 Wasn't sure where to post this but The Athletic have taken a look at the downturn in form for some of our key players: https://theathletic.com/4099576/2023/01/18/leicester-city-poor-form/ Quick summary - Vardy's become more of a provider but his finishing quality is way off, Tielemans attacking play is actually better but his defensive performances have fallen off and Barnes is getting himself into more goalscoring positions but no surprise, his finishing on big chances is among the worst in the league. But worst of all is Ndidi - his form has fallen off a cliff. He's gone from one of the best in the division for defensive actions to one of the worst. Incredible to see. Nothing that would shock here except the level of Ndidi's form - it's astonishing how bad he's playing. 2
Vindaloo FOX Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 We have spent money on rubbish. You can't keep doing that because at some point the rubbish will take you down. We are at that point now. 1
deep blue Posted 18 January 2023 Posted 18 January 2023 7 minutes ago, lcfc_forever said: Wasn't sure where to post this but The Athletic have taken a look at the downturn in form for some of our key players: https://theathletic.com/4099576/2023/01/18/leicester-city-poor-form/ Quick summary - Vardy's become more of a provider but his finishing quality is way off, Tielemans attacking play is actually better but his defensive performances have fallen off and Barnes is getting himself into more goalscoring positions but no surprise, his finishing on big chances is among the worst in the league. But worst of all is Ndidi - his form has fallen off a cliff. He's gone from one of the best in the division for defensive actions to one of the worst. Incredible to see. Nothing that would shock here except the level of Ndidi's form - it's astonishing how bad he's playing. Unpopular opinion among many, I'm sure, but I'm inclined to believe we would have been better off keeping Hamza here and coaching into him the discipline to perform Ndidi's role. Hamza was pretty strong in the air, had a committed tackle, and good speed. His strength and attitude would be an asset to us right now. One of his last performances for us was in a 1-0 win over Liverpool, against the odds, in a very weakened team. 1
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