Legia Warsaw 0-1 Post Match Thread

[J.Lisemore]

Speaks volumes when most people are blaming the manager instead of calling out players. This over complicating the game of football needs to stop, it's just pure stupidity. 

[An Sionnach]

4 minutes ago, OntarioFox said:

Sidepoint, but Daka was worryingly shit even in that abject team performance.

100 pages of eulogy on the transfer thread. The kid can play but its gonna take some time.

[Jobyfox]

Daka’s first touch doesn’t look great and probably demonstrated why he’s not getting much of a look in.

 

Vestergaard is just slow and awful. Please get well soon Jonny and Wes! 

How come we’ve managed to sign players: Vesty, Bertrand, Soumare and Daka who don’t look like they’ve improved the starting eleven? Only Lookman looks like he’s given us options and he’s on loan. 
 

We looked better with Maddison and Barnes on the pitch despite the boo boys.

Edited 30 September 2021 by Jobyfox

[Marshall Cockney Fox]

Lateral, back, pause, lateral, back and then lose possession. WTF!!! When did that become the default tactics for the foxes? Really poor Brendan and you set them up like that. Regressive not progressive. 

[Wolfox]

9 minutes ago, Fox85 said:

Get rid of BR and we might actually be playing premier league football next season.

 

Every game we are gradually getting worse.

 

 

‘Kin ‘ell…

 

I’ll give big Sam a call if Pep doesn’t fancy it!!!

[dayday]

Just now, Dahnsouff said:

Sorry, I get sick of seeing this, did you not see how high and wide Castagne and Luke were?

So they got high and wide, but created zilch.

 

When I say width, I want my players taking players on and putting balls in the box, we saw nothing of that

 

But I don’t blame the full backs, I blame the manager for playing a terrible team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SixtiesFox]

If anyone is surprised by that performance they haven't been watching Leicester under Rodgers for at least the last year. Tough times ahead but we know our owners are not afraid to make the big decisions.

[CloudFox]

I really, really want a journalist to ask Brendan why we went three at the back to start with. It makes no sense at all in this fixture.

[Sunbury Fox]

Rodgers is having a mare at the minute. 

 

Surely go strong in the early games so you can rotate when you've got the job of qualifying done? 

 

Why make the subs so late?

 

Why stick with 5 at the back for so long against a team not interested in attacking?

 

Oh, and the new signings were all awful tonight - Daka, Vestagaard and Soumaré. 

 

Lose in Moscow next up and we can forget even the Conference league. 

[Merging Cultures]

In every game we are too slow.

That is on the manager. We look so much better when we are attacking.

[Guest Lako42]

Absolutely ****ing wank. 

 

 

[The Guvnor]

Quote of the match, Vestergaard looked like he was running in treacle.

Seriously though what an inept performance.

Our best eleven when their all fit are a decent bunch however I'm beginning to wonder if it's BR to blame or if the rest of the squad are just sh#t.

 

[brookfox]

Poor by the players coming into the squad this season; KDH, Soumare, Daka and Vestergaard all poor. Tielemans looks like his mind is elsewhere. Should’ve gone 4 atb when Barnes/Maddison came on. Time for Ward?

 

Tough one to defend tonight.

Edited 30 September 2021 by brookfox

[Cropwellfox]

Genuine likelihood of not even finishing third, abject 

[trabuch]

1 minute ago, An Sionnach said:

100 pages of eulogy on the transfer thread. The kid can play but its gonna take some time.

And some service.

[Fox1980]

1 minute ago, Jobyfox said:

Dana’s first touch doesn’t look great and probably demonstrated why he’s not getting much of a look in.

 

Vestergaard is just slow and awful. Please get well soon Jonny and Wes! 

How come we’ve managed to sign players: Vesty, Bertrand, Soumare and Daka who don’t look like they’ve improved the starting eleven? Only Lookman looks like he’s given us options and he’s on loan. 
 

We looked better with Maddison and Barnes on the pitch despite the boo boys.

Why have we ended up with 50% of the Southampton defence we put 9 past.. who’s idea was that?! 

[Silva Fox]

Difficult to see where our next win is coming from right now.

[RowlattsFox]

Has Barnes ever been good as a substitute? 

 

Im sure someone will come back with loads of examples but every time I remember he's been awful. Such a one trick pony.

 

Maddison was lively but looks like he's kicking the heaviest football in the world. 

 

Soumare was poor, Dewsbury-hall not much better. Tielemans is not at is best but still only one who even tries to create. 

 

Vestergaard/Soyuncu partnership up there with the worst we've had. 

 

Rodgers lacks inspiration, needs to be the type of manager to get everyone up for it at the minute. Lack of fitness is worrying. 

 

Part of me knows we are due a bad season, it was inevitable but let's do it at least having a go. 

[Daggers]

Can thoroughly recommend watching us play for a bit before watching a Dan Browne film, it turns Hanks' effort into Academy award winning.

 

I don't think I can be more damning.

[magoo]

awful start to the season something is not right how can so many players be so poor we look like relegation fodder at mo

[Lesterlad]

Rodgers is constantly negative in Europe. Liverpool, Celtic now us. If it was Puel he would be vilified but Rodgers gets away with it because of qualifying for Europe and winning the cup.  His football has become boring this season 

[Ricey]

I can’t believe how bad that was. The team selection, the tactics, the performance, the negativity, the sticking with 5 defenders until the 77th minute. Turgid, passive, tame and embarrassing.

 

I don’t mind losing but at least give it a good go.

 

Maybe I’m overreacting but I think, bearing in mind the opposition, that was one of the worst performances under Rodgers.

 

Everyone one of them, apart from Vardy, looks void of confidence. Time to question the manager?

[ALC Fox]

Much better second half, I thought. Lots of nice intricate passing but Legia defended with their lives. If we'd have done that from the off, we'd have worn them down I reckon.

 

It's a shame but I thought we were nowhere near as abject as we were in the first half. We don't like these away games in Eastern Europe do we.

 

One thing's for certain. The defence needs sorting somehow.

Edited 30 September 2021 by ALC Fox

[Guest Manini]

That training ground will be the envy of the championship I tell you. Jed Wallace will be itching to sign as soon as he drives through the gates! 

[foxinsox]

1 minute ago, shen said:

And yet, he was the only one able to make passes that penetrated Legias defense. 

Rodgers has his job cut out - we stifled ourselves with our formation and roles. He needs to do better with the tools at his disposal.

Telemann was better than Soumare or KDH.

 

It is our centre backs that are pisspoor and needing leadership. That is what we are missing without Evans. 

 

If we don't get 3 points in Moscow then I can't see us getting out of the group. I can see that Napoli will put out a strong team against Warsaw in the 3rd game.

 

Just as well that we didn't get CL. It would have been lambs to the slaughter.