'I Was Very Happy At Leicester' – Sven On His Year With The Foxes

[davieG]

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[ozleicester]

I was soooooooooooo excited when Sven signed

[HybridFox]

I was actually quite annoyed when they got rid of him as it felt knee-jerk. Obviously Big Nige returned and the rest is history. But I did enjoy some of the football we played under Sven at times

 

 

 

[RonnieTodger]

Absolute fraud

[shailen]

A fraud of a manager, post England. Always believed in big names over anything else. 

[Spudulike]

I remember seeing some footage of Vichai and Top watching training down at Belvoir Drive with Sven trying to look relevant. That's when it became clear to me that he wasn't what we thought he was. 

[Nugent]

Went to read but apparently you have to be a 'Digital Member' to read stuff on there now?! Is that a new thing? 

[ozleicester]

Just now, Nugent said:

Went to read but apparently you have to be a 'Digital Member' to read stuff on there now?! Is that a new thing? 

you just have to sign up... I thought it had always been that way?

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

The team of loanees was a good laugh for a bit in 10/11, went on a daft run before a loss at Cardiff (I think) and were shite after that. Was obviously crap given a full summer, dread to think what state we'd currently be in if Nige didn't swoop in to sort us out for the second time.

[Ric Flair]

It was a beautiful mess, what a man. He had many faults did old Sven for club and country but I can't help but love him. Reminded me of my Grandad. 

 

Some of the football we played in certain games was astonishing.

[Guest ttfn]

2 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

It was a beautiful mess, what a man. He had many faults did old Sven for club and country but I can't help but love him. Reminded me of my Grandad. 

 

Some of the football we played in certain games was astonishing.

 

[westernpark]

Swedish Harry Redknapp. And that’s not an endorsement.

[Sharpe's Fox]

Nigel Pearson had to come back in and sweep away the figurative turd that Sven left in the dressing room. He's the Clown Prince of Football.

[Ric Flair]

Just now, ttfn said:

 

Yes this was one of them, as was the 4-0 demolition of them at home.

[ozleicester]

4 minutes ago, ttfn said:

 

he only scores goals

[Alf Bentley]

4 minutes ago, ttfn said:

 

 

Watching that again, I thought.......good enough for the Premier League, not good enough for the Championship. 

 

Great so see Yakubu in action again. Did any footballer ever move so little yet score so many goals? 

[KFS]

It was great fun under Sven 

[Sampson]

8 minutes ago, westernpark said:

Swedish Harry Redknapp. And that’s not an endorsement.

Redknapp at least used to sign some semi-obscure gems though, with Sven it felt like someone who had no knowledge of the English lower leagues and just signed big names who he and everyone else was aware of without any genuine scouting.

 

Like Matt Mills had a good game in the playoff final on tv so we equalled our club record signing to bring him in when every Reading fan who’d watched him for the previous 2 years said he wasn’t great.

Edited 3 February 2023 by Sampson

[Pliskin]

We did have some good spells under Sven. I just felt the whole period had a bit of a circus feel to it. I did enjoy Yakubu though, what a player he was. Looked lazy as **** but he knew where the goal was. Had that rare ability to not look when he was shooting. Class. 

[filbertway]

Awful manager who was basically given cheat codes and still got nowhere near we needed to be.

 

It was exciting at the time he joined being linked with ridiculous names and getting a shout out in the national press. He's an absolute charlatan though, on the other hand, he was/is an absolute pulling machine, so got to give the man credit where it's due.

Edited 3 February 2023 by filbertway

[SemperEadem]

Whole club was in a bonkers period then. No direction from the very top all the way down.

[westernpark]

8 minutes ago, Sampson said:

Redknapp at least used to sign some semi-obscure gems though, with Sven it felt like someone who had no knowledge of the English lower leagues and just signed big names who he and everyone else was aware of without any genuine scouting.

 

Like Matt Mills had a good game in the playoff final on tv so we equalled our club record signing to bring him in when every Reading fan who’d watched him for the previous 2 years said he wasn’t great.

Yes Redknapp did sign some decent players. I just meant the lack of frugality regarding the club finances wherever they were at.

 

[SemperEadem]

5 minutes ago, SemperEadem said:

Whole club was in a bonkers period then. No direction from the very top all the way down.

Anyone else remember the two Thai blokes one in the home kit and the other in the away doing really dodgy streams of our games?

[Sampson]

9 minutes ago, westernpark said:

Yes Redknapp did sign some decent players. I just meant the lack of frugality regarding the club finances wherever they were at.

 

True but having said that, two massive  positives were that he did sign Schmeichel and Nugent who ended up being worth way more to us than the entire club’s transfer outlay under Sven when you consider how crucial both were in promotion and the great escape, then Schmeichel in the league and FA Cup winning sides.

 

I mean, it was definitely a bit of a fluke and a case of “even a stopped clock is right twice a day”, but boy, were those 2 right times worth it.

[foxy boxing]

Spent overblown prices on absolute dross like Beckford and Mills.