PSV Post Match.

[smudger63]

5 hours ago, BoyJones said:

Thought we played with a false number nine the whole game. 

It did feel like that didn't it.  That's one of the drawbacks with playing Nacho up front on his own. He constantly wants to drop deep and link the play, which is fine if you have midfielders going past him and making the runs in behind, but we didn't. We also have to move the ball far quicker too, it was so pedestrian and it made it easy for them to get back into their shape. 

[ozleicester]

8 hours ago, SecretPro said:

I created more chances with Zendaya in the last 90 minutes than we did in front of goal. 

didnt score either though?

[Dahnsouff]

32 minutes ago, smudger63 said:

It did feel like that didn't it.  That's one of the drawbacks with playing Nacho up front on his own. He constantly wants to drop deep and link the play, which is fine if you have midfielders going past him and making the runs in behind, but we didn't. We also have to move the ball far quicker too, it was so pedestrian and it made it easy for them to get back into their shape. 

 As we are so toothless without Vardy, a false 9 would be fine if the wide players did something useful. Felt it could have worked  starting Lookman over Marc (but obvious cost defensively) but then again as Barnes had an absolute shocker, support for Kel was absolutely terrible. Play Daka instead of Marc, again, defensive woes.

 

Speaking of defence, we looked good in that area. 

[Oldblueyes]

What bothers me is playing a much weakend side against Palace and lose,  just to get stuffed at PSV on Thursday. It will have been all for nothing then. I hope not.

[The Year Of The Fox]

2 hours ago, FoxyJim1987 said:

Do you realise pretty much no team in world football worth anything plays two strikers. In a tight tense away European quarterfinal he's hardly going to play two uptop is he? Tonight we played an attacking 4231 I'm not sure how it's always Rodgers fault when we don't win. PSV defended very well and we should have taken one of our first half chances.

I never understand this argument

 

Does it mean that we can’t then? 
 

Does it mean we’re doomed for ‘failure’ if we do? Because following the trend isn’t guaranteeing success 

 

Whats wrong with doing something different?

 

Give the opposition something to think about/potentially have to change their own tactics at the last minute in order to counteract our two up front, especially at home in a knockout game 

 

Its very uninspiring when we constantly set up to negate the opposition. Why not let them worry about what we can do rather than vice versa?

 

Not playing with two up front is merely a trend. There’ll come a time when some top managers start to do it again and everyone else will copy. 
 

 

Edited 8 April 2022 by The Year Of The Fox

[SemperEadem]

6 hours ago, Asha said:

We weren't terrible, just didn't really do much. PSV clearly wanted the draw and executed that plan perfectly.

 

What was with the weird tannoy messages at the end?

 

Something like: "Leicester City fans, don't spoil it for everyone!" followed not long after by "PSV fans, thank you for attending!"

The safety officer Mr Paul Cook. Telling M1 they were all on camera.

[SemperEadem]

The PSV end was just blokes aged 18-45.

[Kinowe Soorie]

4 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

The safety officer Mr Paul Cook. Telling M1 they were all on camera.

He sounded like a right bell

[SemperEadem]

Some of the stewards attitude in SK1 last night was utterly pathetic and bordering on unprofessional.

[coolhandfox]

6 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

The PSV end was just blokes aged 18-45.

You must have cracking eyesight or did you survey them all on he way in.......

[The Year Of The Fox]

2 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

You must have cracking eyesight or did you survey them all on he way in.......

He’s right though 😂

[Bert]

9 hours ago, NaijaFox said:

Nacho's control was near-impeccable tonight.

Other than the huge miss, he had a very good outing.

What?  

 

He missed an absolute sitter, his first touch let him down more times than not as well. 

[coolhandfox]

Just now, The Year Of The Fox said:

He’s right though 😂

Did you survey them too?

 

Funny the group I chatted to pregame where definitely over that age.

[FoxyJim1987]

28 minutes ago, The Year Of The Fox said:

I never understand this argument

 

Does it mean that we can’t then? 
 

Does it mean we’re doomed for ‘failure’ if we do? Because following the trend isn’t guaranteeing success 

 

Whats wrong with doing something different?

 

Give the opposition something to think about/potentially have to change their own tactics at the last minute in order to counteract our two up front, especially at home in a knockout game 

 

Its very uninspiring when we constantly set up to negate the opposition. Why not let them worry about what we can do rather than vice versa?

 

Not playing with two up front is merely a trend. There’ll come a time when some top managers start to do it again and everyone else will copy. 
 

 

So what you're saying in essence is that you know better than all the top coaches and teams in world football and plan to play two strikers. Ok great, so what system do we incorporate these two then? Do we lose the wingers presumably, so Barnes arguably our most dangerous player, and or Maddison I'm guessing too. You say you're sick of the argument but you're argument seems a bit odd. How were we set up to negate the opposition? We played 2 wide players a CAM, a striker and two fairly attacking central kids, with two attacking full backs. 

[FoxyJim1987]

37 minutes ago, Oldblueyes said:

What bothers me is playing a much weakend side against Palace and lose,  just to get stuffed at PSV on Thursday. It will have been all for nothing then. I hope not.

Can't see how it will be weakened.

 

Kasper 

 

Thomas 

Amartey

Soyuncu

Justin 

 

Mendy 

KDH or Youri 

 

Maddison

Barnes

Lookman 

 

Daka 

 

That's 7 changes and still a side I'd hope can win at home to palace.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Foxes1]

0-0 Just about the right result neither team created much apart from the Nacho miss and Barnes hitting the bar. They may attack more at home and leave space at the back which we should exploit more. Take the last round for them against Copenhagen they conceded 4 at home and I'm sure they are no better than us at attacking and defensively Copenhagen look poor defensively. 

[phoneticerror]

8 hours ago, Pliskin said:

Meh. 
 

Still all to play for, I wasn’t overly impressed with PSV, but we were pretty piss coming forward tonight. 
 

I’d be more confident going to there place with a lead, but we need to drastically improve going forward otherwise it’s tara European football. 

PSV didn’t impress me either. But Leicester played predictable football all night.

 

Could be worse, could be 2-1 down like Roma. Next Thursday we need Daka on with Nacho from the start, or bench Nacho and whack Lookman on instead.

Edited 8 April 2022 by phoneticerror

[Dahnsouff]

Just now, Foxes1 said:

0-0 Just about the right result neither team created much apart from the Nacho miss and Barnes hitting the bar. They may attack more at home and leave space at the back which we should exploit more. Take the last round for them against Copenhagen they conceded 4 at home and I'm sure they are no better than us at attacking and defensively Copenhagen look poor defensively. 

Their forum hoped it could be won at our gaff, as they seem to have little hope back at theirs, so....  

[LaCiudad]

9 hours ago, Bert said:

A lot of possession, tidy football. But didn’t once test their keeper. Strange subs trying to play a false 9. A much tougher task next week. Still in it but could’ve been a little bit easier. 

Rubbish. Barnes hit the bar.

[Bert]

6 minutes ago, LaCiudad said:

Rubbish. Barnes hit the bar.

Yep, still didn’t test the keeper. 

[stu]

From the BBC report…

 

“And Leicester will have plenty of optimism going into next week's tie knowing PSV have lost nine out of their past 10 quarter-finals in Europe.”

 

They also have a cup final on the Sunday following our game vs Ajax which I believe is for a Europa League place, so will be interesting to see which game they prioritise.

 

Either way we shouldn’t be fearful going to theirs if we can put out our best 11.

Edited 8 April 2022 by stu
clarity

[Dahnsouff]

1 minute ago, Bert said:

Yep, still didn’t test the keeper. 

Thats a relief, we won 2-0 then

[LaCiudad]

2 minutes ago, Bert said:

Yep, still didn’t test the keeper. 

You what? Hitting the bar is not testing in the keeper? 

[LaCiudad]

1 minute ago, Dahnsouff said:

Thats a relief, we won 2-0 then

Good point, well put.

 

[CosbehFox]

A couple have mentioned that when you get this stage everything becomes ‘tighter’, both teams last night got to 65 and were worried about conceding a goal. 
 

Watched the highlights last night - Bodo couldn’t have got two more fortunate goals against Roma. Football can be a bloody awkward game.