Gené and Tonic Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 1. Says he will concentrate on attack 2. Then plays Dublin and De Vries upfront for next game 3. Also plays two defensively minded midfield players in the centre 4. Refuses to play our best left back (Sheehan) 5. Said he wanted a striker, got Hammond and Hume, one with about 3 goals, ever. One is an attacking midfielder really. Levein is tactically incompetant and doesn't know how to attack. He needs to get at least one striker in January, a right winger and a more creative edge in midfield. This season has been woeful so far, and he only has himself to blame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Arrow Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 Well we should sign a proven striker And stick Hume/Hammond on the right with DeVries as a striker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 He is scared of everyone in this division. Our team relies on the opposition EVERY GAME. We'll never have a settled team. He'll never give us the chance to attack because of his obsession with trying to concede zero goals every game, it's an impossible ask. Who cares about conceding the odd goal every now and then, the problem is scoring. De Vries maybe the top scorer, but we're going nowhere with De Vries up front. He is simply woeful and only scores when luck is on his side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gené and Tonic Posted 19 November 2005 Author Share Posted 19 November 2005 Got to agree with that Mr C. It's a problem Adrian Boothroyd put into context: "Too many teams in this division play to not lose" We can't even do that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 Got to agree with that Mr C. It's a problem Adrian Boothroyd put into context: "Too many teams in this division play to not lose" We can't even do that! So true. Burnley try to score one goal and then sit back on the lead, but they do it successfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 So true. Burnley try to score one goal and then sit back on the lead, but they do it successfully. They'll never get promoted that way though. So it's no use us trying to adopt that tactic if we want to go anywhere with Levein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gené and Tonic Posted 19 November 2005 Author Share Posted 19 November 2005 I've said it before and I'll say it again. Attack is the way to go! Southend, Swansea, Arsenal, Watford, Sheff Utd, Luton... they all use it. Get it into your head levein! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 Levein declared before the match that he was content to play hoof ball. This isn't what Leicester City is all about. Anyway its okay lads, Radio Leicester have just declared Levein to be a tactical thinker.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gené and Tonic Posted 19 November 2005 Author Share Posted 19 November 2005 A crap tactical thinker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 thats barber for ya kiss the clubs arse no matter what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajax Treesdown Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 He is a flid. F**k Off Levein! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Mad Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 They'll never get promoted that way though. So it's no use us trying to adopt that tactic if we want to go anywhere with Levein. but they wont get relegated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 He is scared of everyone in this division. Our team relies on the opposition EVERY GAME. We'll never have a settled team. He'll never give us the chance to attack because of his obsession with trying to concede zero goals every game, it's an impossible ask. Who cares about conceding the odd goal every now and then, the problem is scoring. De Vries maybe the top scorer, but we're going nowhere with De Vries up front. He is simply woeful and only scores when luck is on his side. Spot on. We play with fear. He also has the problem with the favourites... de Vries, Kisnorbo etc. Spot on Mr C, spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Mad Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 Spot on. We play with fear. He also has the problem with the favourites... de Vries, Kisnorbo etc. Spot on Mr C, spot on. why will he drop Mark De Vries when he is our top goalscorer - the other options upfront have 2goals between 3 of them. Use your **** brain mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 Because as has been pointed out, he is the only forward other than the frankly awful Hammond who has had a decent run in the side. He has played a LOT of games this season. Most of his goals are simple and anyone would score them. Sometimes you have to look beyond statistics. Still, if you're happy with MdV up front, that's up to you, just shows you're a moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Mad Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 Because as has been pointed out, he is the only forward other than the frankly awful Hammond who has had a decent run in the side. He has played a LOT of games this season. Most of his goals are simple and anyone would score them. Sometimes you have to look beyond statistics. Still, if you're happy with MdV up front, that's up to you, just shows you're a moron. im a moron. Id rather have my top scorer playing, rather than an awful finisher of Hammond, an ATTACKING MIDFIELDER (who i dont think is all that great, even before he signed for us....) who has proved he can score a few against League One sides and Dublin who cant last 90 minutes. I know what striker would be my first on the team sheet. What do you propose we play upfront? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 I never said I'd have Hammond playing. In fact, Hammond would be below de Vries in the pecking order for me. I'd have Dublin and Hume up front. Having said that, I think we need to bring in a goalscorer on loan. A predator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 Spot on. We play with fear. He also has the problem with the favourites... de Vries, Kisnorbo etc. Spot on Mr C, spot on. And Douglas, and Nils, and Maybury, and Dion. Not saying they never deserve their place in the side but today was a classic example with Dion. If he were competing for a central defensive berth there's a case to be made that he's as good as anyone we've got, certainly McCarthy. But as a striker he's way past his sell-by date and doesn't have a tally of goals like MDV to make an indisputable case on his behalf. The same goes with Nils. He's okay as a centre-back, not quite as good as the two incumbents but certainly a challenge to them. But, cos he's been ousted there, Levein makes a place for him at left back, the team get lucky enough not to concede many despite Nils' various mistakes and he uses that to justify continueing to play him there. Yet it is perfectly obvious he will never be a decent (all round) left back cos he's not a natural left-footer, doesn't pass particularly well, doesn't really attack and is vulnerable, defensively to being turned and to pace. Meanwhile a brilliant and thoroughly natural footballing alternative gets ignored. Maybury and Stearman are very tight but it is Maybury who's had all the leeway, whose mistakes have been tolerated. I don't know what it is with Kisnorbo. I've seen him play okay and I've seen him virtually missing from games but, it's almost as if Levein pencils his name in and puts others around him whatever. Ridiculous that cos he just doesn't do enough to influence games. Defensively he's no better than Joey (and certainly less consistent) while as an attacker he's inconsequential. Can't see the point in having him really considering the pressing needs we've got. To me it's folly to pick teams in a way that includes your pals but ignores all logic. A manager has to be prepared to leave his own brother out for his worst enemy if that's the best selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxing_Around Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 I'd have Dublin and Hume up front. I disagree, I think MDV is far more effective than Dublin; when Dublin came off today, MDV looked much more of a threat. However I do agree with your suggestion of starting Hume, TBH i'm surprised he didn't feature today, is he injured? If not, then something isn't right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 19 November 2005 Share Posted 19 November 2005 Being honest, I don't think that MdV or Dublin are the answer up front and I certainly don't think it's Hammond. It might not be Hume either but I'd go with him + one other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxing_Around Posted 20 November 2005 Share Posted 20 November 2005 I do actually think Hume and MDV could be a good partnership and I am at a loss at to why Levein hasn't tested this paring more. MDV is very easy to blame, he does look incredibly clumsy at times, however I do believe the critism is unjust, i'm sure others will disagree but we all see differing performances. As for your comments regards Hammond, spot on mate, I would be very surprised if he scored more than five a season, I think sprinting may have been his calling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Hero Posted 20 November 2005 Share Posted 20 November 2005 Either Levein has lost the plot or he has seen something in Elvis that we haven't. I'm really hoping its the latter and that CL has surprised us and unearthed a real diamond... Why am I picturing myself desperately grabbing for what appear to be straws? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 20 November 2005 Share Posted 20 November 2005 hammond looked quite threatening when he 1st arrived, at derby away he and hume looked like they had some understanding of each other already! levein needs to pick 2 and stick with them for a run of games as constanly changing hume and hammond helps neither of them, or mdv as he is constantly adjusting to a different partner witth a different style of play. he did it at centerhalf he needs to do it with the strikers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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