Roma (A) | 5th May 8PM - UECL Semi Final 2nd Leg - Pre-match Thread

[Vardinio'sCat]

The Italian Job is on.

[ultrafox]

2 minutes ago, Vardinio'sCat said:

The Italian Job is on.

"we're only suppose to blow ...the bladdy doors offs"  

 

Let's get ready to sing   "This is the self-preservation society"  

[Spudulike]

The outcome may well depend on if we get a 'homer' ref (I'm not meaning the Simpsons, btw). VAR for the big calls but most 50-50's probably won't go our way. 

 

I've forgotten who's on a yellow card from the first leg. Do we know if they carry over so potential to miss the final if we win? 

[fuchsntf]

7 hours ago, Kinowe Soorie said:

With the current playing squad, for any fairly competent manager, it should be a bare minimum achievement.

More clubs with equal or more expensive players as failed to even Scratch our small achievements...

In Football at our level...there is Simply no such thing as " should be a bare minimum"...

We compete, We challenge,!!  But Not with greedy entitled Eyes & Damming thoughts, on the Team one supposingly supports...

 

some supporters are programmed,to be eternally frustrated , they have never learned to Enjoy the journey...and snapping fingers, most times doesn't get the immediate attention of the waiter...

 

[worth_the_wait]

8 hours ago, ultrafox said:

Yeah, but apart from the FA Cup what has Rodgers ever done for us?  

 

err...We won the FA community Shield! 

 

Yeah...but apart from the FA Cup and Community Shield, what has Rodgers ever done for us?  

 

err...taken us to our very first European Semi-Final 

 

Yeah ok.....but apart from the FA Cup, Community Shield and our very first European Semi-Final, what has Rodgers ever done for us?  

 

 

 

[Lestaz]

51 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

The outcome may well depend on if we get a 'homer' ref (I'm not meaning the Simpsons, btw). VAR for the big calls but most 50-50's probably won't go our way. 

 

I've forgotten who's on a yellow card from the first leg. Do we know if they carry over so potential to miss the final if we win? 

KDH and Vardy got yellows. Key to potential final line-up so really need to understand what the ruling is! 🧐

[JimJams]

Assuming all European cup competitions are treated the same you can only miss the final with a sending off.

[KrefelderFox666]

18 minutes ago, JimJams said:

Assuming all European cup competitions are treated the same you can only miss the final with a sending off.

Yes. All yellows were wiped after the QFs and you need three for a suspension (which is not possible without a red card).

[FoxyJim1987]

8 hours ago, Kinowe Soorie said:

Disagree.

Needs a magic wand to improve most of the rubbish he has signed. Majority of the best players in the squad, were already here.

He’s a bounder.

It's incredible that people can have the audacity to challenge Rodgers on his achievements last two seasons. This season has been injury ravaged, yet we are still in a European semi. Most clubs like Leeds, Newcastle, Villa, Wolves, Everton, spurs even maybe Man Utd in recent years, would be jealous of our achievements and most top flight teams would swap with us on a instant. We are going to Rome on Thursday just enjoy it, call this season a disappointment due to massive injury problems and let's see us hit the ground running next season with a fit squad.

[Kinowe Soorie]

9 minutes ago, FoxyJim1987 said:

It's incredible that people can have the audacity to challenge Rodgers on his achievements last two seasons. This season has been injury ravaged, yet we are still in a European semi. Most clubs like Leeds, Newcastle, Villa, Wolves, Everton, spurs even maybe Man Utd in recent years, would be jealous of our achievements and most top flight teams would swap with us on a instant. We are going to Rome on Thursday just enjoy it, call this season a disappointment due to massive injury problems and let's see us hit the ground running next season with a fit squad.

I want better for Leicester City Football Club, the best! What’s wrong with that?
The last two seasons have seen lost opportunities and large financial gains, missed.

Missed out on top four, not once, but twice.

Fluffed the Europa League.

Concede from corners every other game, still not been dealt with. Seems to be a running joke, when we appear on Sky.

The Forest game, I still can’t get over how badly we were beaten by a team the division below, whilst we were the current holders.

Conceding goals late on, regularly.

Terrible signings.

Injuries.

Side to side football with no end product.

He won us the FA Cup, and I’ll be eternally grateful. But questions need to be asked.
I’d be elated if he got us to the final, but I’m not too sure, with his anti attacking football philosophy, will get the better of José managerial nouse. Hope I’m proved wrong!

[FoxyJim1987]

1 minute ago, Kinowe Soorie said:

I want better for Leicester City Football Club, the best! What’s wrong with that?
The last two seasons have seen lost opportunities and large financial gains, missed.

Missed out on top four, not once, but twice.

Fluffed the Europa League.

Concede from corners every other game, still not been dealt with. Seems to be a running joke, when we appear on Sky.

The Forest game, I still can’t get over how badly we were beaten by a team the division below, whilst we were the current holders.

Conceding goals late on, regularly.

Terrible signings.

Injuries.

Side to side football with no end product.

He won us the FA Cup, and I’ll be eternally grateful. But questions need to be asked.
I’d be elated if he got us to the final, but I’m not too sure, with his anti attacking football philosophy, will get the better of José managerial nouse. Hope I’m proved wrong!

I still think perspective is needed. We are LCFC, 5th place is and always will be over achievement, even if we were in a good place to be 4th. To mingle with the top 6 twice on a row, then despite an injury ravaged season get to a semi final, its success. Then when you put the FA cup and community shield in there too it's undoubtedly progress. I think more fans should be enjoying the period of success we are having, we are never ever going to one of the elite clubs, we will never have a massive budget, but we are wealthy, successful trophy winning team full of great 50m plus valued players. Ten years ago we were in the championship, maybe in ten years time we will be back there wishing for these times again.

[Kinowe Soorie]

2 minutes ago, FoxyJim1987 said:

I still think perspective is needed. We are LCFC, 5th place is and always will be over achievement, even if we were in a good place to be 4th. To mingle with the top 6 twice on a row, then despite an injury ravaged season get to a semi final, its success. Then when you put the FA cup and community shield in there too it's undoubtedly progress. I think more fans should be enjoying the period of success we are having, we are never ever going to one of the elite clubs, we will never have a massive budget, but we are wealthy, successful trophy winning team full of great 50m plus valued players. Ten years ago we were in the championship, maybe in ten years time we will be back there wishing for these times again.

I don’t have that mentality, I always strive to be better.

It doesn’t matter to me where we were ten years ago. Other teams budgets, traditional positions in the league etc.

It has been proven by us previously, with smart transfers, we can be up there, scrapping with the big boys.

I’ve been to the new training facility, and it’s mightily impressive and vast. We are not small time anymore!!

[Dahnsouff]

10 minutes ago, Kinowe Soorie said:

I don’t have that mentality, I always strive to be better.

It doesn’t matter to me where we were ten years ago. Other teams budgets, traditional positions in the league etc.

It has been proven by us previously, with smart transfers, we can be up there, scrapping with the big boys.

I’ve been to the new training facility, and it’s mightily impressive and vast. We are not small time anymore!!

It is well reported how much money defines this league, striving has nothing to do with it I am afraid, but I admire your optimism!

Edited 2 May 2022 by Dahnsouff

[sacreblueits442]

13 hours ago, whoareyaaa said:

Nacho Vardy Maddison Lookman need to start. 

 

KDH Youri Sitting 

 

Flat back four.

....looks unbalanced, if that is a 4-2-3-1 then we need to bring in someone on the RW!!!

That is two strikers, with two midfielders (Nacho Vardy Maddison Lookman) even in a diamond it will still not work. A 3-5-2 is a good match up but just not too comfortable with a back three with our Wing backs pushed on.

[filbertway]

Hes given up a shot at 7th for this and taking us to the edge of relegation form. Lose this and he should drop like a stone.

Win and we get the pleasure of it masking over another season of failure

[sacreblueits442]

33 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Hes given up a shot at 7th for this and taking us to the edge of relegation form. Lose this and he should drop like a stone.

Win and we get the pleasure of it masking over another season of failure

...if we win or lose this game, it will make no difference to his situation!!!

It is clear that the club has backed him and he will be here next season with the rebuild in place. It will be a big gamble for us, but losing on Thursday will not be a watershed moment, in any way.

Edited 2 May 2022 by sacreblueits442
Update

[TJB-fox]

12 hours ago, Kinowe Soorie said:

I don’t have that mentality, I always strive to be better.

It doesn’t matter to me where we were ten years ago. Other teams budgets, traditional positions in the league etc.

It has been proven by us previously, with smart transfers, we can be up there, scrapping with the big boys.

I’ve been to the new training facility, and it’s mightily impressive and vast. We are not small time anymore!!

Wow if only our premier league manager showed the same mentality his whole career. 
 

It must’ve been so easy for him just walking into the Leicester city job. Popped straight out the womb into professional football.
 

He could really do with taking some tips from you! 

[volpeazzurro]

12 hours ago, FoxyJim1987 said:

I still think perspective is needed. We are LCFC, 5th place is and always will be over achievement, even if we were in a good place to be 4th. To mingle with the top 6 twice on a row, then despite an injury ravaged season get to a semi final, its success. Then when you put the FA cup and community shield in there too it's undoubtedly progress. I think more fans should be enjoying the period of success we are having, we are never ever going to one of the elite clubs, we will never have a massive budget, but we are wealthy, successful trophy winning team full of great 50m plus valued players. Ten years ago we were in the championship, maybe in ten years time we will be back there wishing for these times again.

And it's that sort of repetitive mantra of 'over achievement' that ensures winners are winners and losers are losers.

 

With the squad of players we had for those particular two seasons, when compared to our competitors, 5th was a very reasonable par or expectation and certainly not an over achievement with decent management. 4th would have been a more remote opportunity admittedly but, with the points tally we were leading by at a particular stage of the season, it took an awful exhibition of mismanagement not to achieve it.

 

This season was a little different due to a really good buying spree and genuine strengthening by certain other teams and the goalposts changed somewhat. Even so, 6th was attainable with good management. 

 

At any point in time, even if it's only for a short period, it's about the best 'team' on the pitch that counts, not the money in bank (notwithstanding that the former can usually influence the latter) but once the season starts it starts and you've got what you've got. If it were not so, Leicester City would never have been champions. It was not luck, fluke or the aligning of the stars that won the Premiership for Leicester City, it was the fact they had the best team (not individuals) and quality management of those assets. A 10 points clear lead at the top of the table, whether it was Leicester City, Liverpool or Manchester City means that the best team by quite some  way won. If it had been Manchester City, we wouldn't be claiming it was luck, we'd acknowledge their skills and better team.

 

Think small and you'll stay small. Think big and you'll strive and stand a better chance of achieving your target. En route, be prepared to jettison underperformers be that players or managers regardless of their media reputation. He who dares!

[CosbehFox]

15 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

And it's that sort of repetitive mantra of 'over achievement' that ensures winners are winners and losers are losers.

 

With the squad of players we had for those particular two seasons, when compared to our competitors, 5th was a very reasonable par or expectation and certainly not an over achievement with decent management. 4th would have been a more remote opportunity admittedly but, with the points tally we were leading by at a particular stage of the season, it took an awful exhibition of mismanagement not to achieve it.

 

This season was a little different due to a really good buying spree and genuine strengthening by certain other teams and the goalposts changed somewhat. Even so, 6th was attainable with good management. 

 

At any point in time, even if it's only for a short period, it's about the best 'team' on the pitch that counts, not the money in bank (notwithstanding that the former can usually influence the latter) but once the season starts it starts and you've got what you've got. If it were not so, Leicester City would never have been champions. It was not luck, fluke or the aligning of the stars that won the Premiership for Leicester City, it was the fact they had the best team (not individuals) and quality management of those assets. A 10 points clear lead at the top of the table, whether it was Leicester City, Liverpool or Manchester City means that the best team by quite some  way won. If it had been Manchester City, we wouldn't be claiming it was luck, we'd acknowledge their skills and better team.

 

Think small and you'll stay small. Think big and you'll strive and stand a better chance of achieving your target. En route, be prepared to jettison underperformers be that players or managers regardless of their media reputation. He who dares!

Did you believe this was the case when Puel departed and Rodgers got the job? 
 

I’ve just looked up the team from Puel’s game and it’s a set of players I’d never associate good enough for top 4 on paper.  

Edited 3 May 2022 by Cardiff_Fox

[fuchsntf]

23 hours ago, Kinowe Soorie said:

I don’t have that mentality, I always strive to be better.

It doesn’t matter to me where we were ten years ago. Other teams budgets, traditional positions in the league etc.

It has been proven by us previously, with smart transfers, we can be up there, scrapping with the big boys.

I’ve been to the new training facility, and it’s mightily impressive and vast. We are not small time anymore!!

# It doesn’t matter to me where we were ten years ago. * Other teams budgets, traditional positions in the league etc.

## It has been proven by us previously, with smart transfers, we can be up there, scrapping with the big boys.

 

# Clenching your buttocks, Wishing even demanding ,then telling the World how it should be, don t get it done.

* .& Tradition ,Budgets  helps maintain rescources, so like above it does matter..

 

## One Swallow doesn't make a summer,Cherry picking our 2 maybe 3 Top Split seasons in this 8 season era, proves fcuk-all.

     Its Simply Not an argument,because even with fit Quality players, we just  haven t been consistent enough on the pitch.

    This much improved team/squad has given us rare highs, and One hopes we can slowly

    ( spite our finances,& Covid interruption blocking budgets),   build on those small successes of achievement.

     You & some others sitting in your asses & moaning ,need to except ,where others see not just our history

     but life offers different levels of Possibilities & doors, according to more than anything budgets, then twists of fate.

   

 The Chronic injuries that ravaged our squad AINT A SMALL POINT, 

     & we should as fans, still Stay humble, but be also proud, that our squad didnt crumble,

     Where in the past it would have  .That For me,no matter the negative shit,From within this forum,

      where Rodgers has done a Good job....

      because how our injuries, blew away any chance of Rodgers & Team having any consistent group he could Build & Work on...

     and yet being  clobbered within our own LCF forum, every Shifting week, without these heavy Mitigating  circumstances being taken            into account...  he nor squad ,like some other clubs, with more rescources,have gone crying  home to Mama, every shatting  week.     On that we should ...Take some pride..!!

 

Edited 3 May 2022 by fuchsntf

[Dahnsouff]

3 hours ago, volpeazzurro said:

...

 

At any point in time, even if it's only for a short period, it's about the best 'team' on the pitch that counts, not the money in bank (notwithstanding that the former can usually influence the latter) but once the season starts it starts and you've got what you've got. If it were not so, Leicester City would never have been champions. It was not luck, fluke or the aligning of the stars that won the Premiership for Leicester City, it was the fact they had the best team (not individuals) and quality management of those assets. A 10 points clear lead at the top of the table, whether it was Leicester City, Liverpool or Manchester City means that the best team by quite some  way won. If it had been Manchester City, we wouldn't be claiming it was luck, we'd acknowledge their skills and better team.

 

...

This is true, in the15/16 season we were, without question, the best team that season, any rhetoric disputing that or reframing that season is pointless.

We won.

But it also does not follow that we have created a new norm, that the team that one the 15/16 season is now forever entrenched in that position or grouping

We should never deny our superiority that season, just as we should  not deny the below par quality of the traditional power teams that season.

I could not give a fig if they were all generationally weak, we won that season, that cannot be undone by anyone

Let us also acknowledge that our winning that season had the effect of making it much harder for us and other to catch such teams out again.

Edited 3 May 2022 by Dahnsouff

[Kinowe Soorie]

12 minutes ago, fuchsntf said:

# It doesn’t matter to me where we were ten years ago. * Other teams budgets, traditional positions in the league etc.

## It has been proven by us previously, with smart transfers, we can be up there, scrapping with the big boys.

 

# Clenching your buttocks, Wishing even demanding ,then telling the World how it should be, don t get it done.

* .& Tradition ,Budgets  helps maintain rescources, so like above it does matter..

 

## One Swallow doesn't make a summer,Cherry picking put 2 maybe 3 Top Split seasons in this 8 season era, proves fcuk-all.

     Its Simply Not an argument,because even with fit Quality players, we just  haven t been consistent enough on the pitch.

    This mich improved team/squad has given us rare highs, and One hopes we can slowly ( quick on our finances,& Covid interruption blocking budgets),

     Build on those small successes of achievement. You & some others sitting in your asses & moaning ,need to except ,where others see Not just our history

     but life offers different levels of Possibilities & doors, according to more than anything budgets, then twists of fate.

     Für Chronic injuries that ravaged our squad AINT A SMALL POINT, & es should as fans, still Stay humble, But be also proud, that our squad didnt crumble,

     Where in the last it would have & that For me,no matter the negative shit,From within this forum, where Rodgers has done a Good job....

      Because Now put injuries, blew away Amy chance of Rodgers & Team having any consistent group he could Build & Work on...

     and yet being  clobbered within our own LCF forum, every Shifting week, without These heavy Mitigating  circumstances being taken into account...

     & he Nor squad ,like some other clubs, with more rescources,have gone showing home to Mama, every shatting week...

 Oh that we should Take some pride..!!

 

Plastic

 

[fuchsntf]

25 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

And it's that sort of repetitive mantra of 'over achievement' that ensures winners are winners and losers are losers.

 

With the squad of players we had for those particular two seasons, when compared to our competitors, 5th was a very reasonable par or expectation and certainly not an over achievement with decent management. 4th would have been a more remote opportunity admittedly but, with the points tally we were leading by at a particular stage of the season, it took an awful exhibition of mismanagement not to achieve it.

 

This season was a little different due to a really good buying spree and genuine strengthening by certain other teams and the goalposts changed somewhat. Even so, 6th was attainable with good management. 

 

At any point in time, even if it's only for a short period, it's about the best 'team' on the pitch that counts, not the money in bank (notwithstanding that the former can usually influence the latter) but once the season starts it starts and you've got what you've got. If it were not so, Leicester City would never have been champions. It was not luck, fluke or the aligning of the stars that won the Premiership for Leicester City, it was the fact they had the best team (not individuals) and quality management of those assets. A 10 points clear lead at the top of the table, whether it was Leicester City, Liverpool or Manchester City means that the best team by quite some  way won. If it had been Manchester City, we wouldn't be claiming it was luck, we'd acknowledge their skills and better team.

 

Think small and you'll stay small. Think big and you'll strive and stand a better chance of achieving your target. En route, be prepared to jettison underperformers be that players or managers regardless of their media reputation. He who dares!

Excellent Post IMO, and I thought you might be Falling by the wayside and becoming a bit of a moaner,& unappreciative of where we were/are on our journey.

If Shows all of us can learn by Reading the diverse post, over longer periods, to see even in those Frustration moments, the all round Pictures doesn't get lost

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[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

We'll get a dodgy red in this.

[Foxes96]

Think I’d actually start Perez for this one. Offers a similar workrate and defensive stability to Albrighton, but better link up with Ricardo in an attacking sense.     
 

 

                  Schmeichel 

Ricardo - Fofana - Evans - Justin 

             Tielemans - KDH

    Perez  -  Maddison  -  Lookman

                       Vardy

 

 

Buzzing for this one. They’re a good side, but based on the first leg not someone we should fear. The longer we can keep it tight and stay in the tie the better, with decent impact subs in Iheanacho, Barnes, Daka to come on and stretch the game.