They do care

[gerblod]

7 hours ago, gw_leics772 said:

Tldr: bless em, they did their best, we should be ashamed of ourselves? 

Don't understand "tldr". Don't know who exactly you mean by "we" and, instead of "ashamed of ourselves", maybe 'pause to reflect on our less than helpful reactions'.

At the moment they are doing "their best" but in the chaos that is LCFC football team it won't appear so to a certain proportion of fans. They lack focus, lack leadership and lack positive outcomes. They're probably worried about their individual futures and certainly concerned about what the supporters think of them.

So, what do you believe would change that?

[FoxesWalk]

They care about themselves and their own careers with a few exceptions who clearly care about the club, such as Vardy. And with many of them at or coming to the end of their contracts I cannot blame them. Rudkin has to get out of the club, equally if not more to blame than Rodgers for our situation. 

Edited 13 May 2023 by FoxesWalk

[gerblod]

7 hours ago, gw_leics772 said:

Tldr: bless em, they did their best, we should be ashamed of ourselves? 

I can see, from your other posts, that you're seriously pißed off with the players, yet recognise the prime culprit, the a**ehole who dragged the team under.

I'm angry and disillusioned too, but raging against the players who are conditioned to believe and do what their managers tell them - throughout their careers (which begin at a suggestible age) is futile.

They're now expected to take in a new boss, overnight, and adapt to his way of thinking with the grim prospect of relegation and the adverse reaction of the fans everytime they take to the pitch.

I genuinely feel sorry for the tryers, but there are a select, small number of players who've never shown real commitment to City's person cause.

[Bezzanator89]

23 minutes ago, gerblod said:

Don't understand "tldr". Don't know who exactly you mean by "we" and, instead of "ashamed of ourselves", maybe 'pause to reflect on our less than helpful reactions'.

At the moment they are doing "their best" but in the chaos that is LCFC football team it won't appear so to a certain proportion of fans. They lack focus, lack leadership and lack positive outcomes. They're probably worried about their individual futures and certainly concerned about what the supporters think of them.

So, what do you believe would change that?

TDLR: Too long, didn't read. Not exactly a compliment towards your post.

 

And what would change that? Playing better. Playing like they don't want a relegation on their career CV. That they want to avoid to seen as contributing the demise of a club that won the Premier League, FA Cup, two 5th-place finishes and a semi-final of a European competition. They will move on, yes, but the relegation will always be on their record, and will always be referred to at a later date.

[Mickyblueeyes]

The thing about the players and Rodgers (I appreciate this may just be me) is that a lot of the players here and the old manager won us the FA CUP. In ten/fifteen years, we should be inviting them onto the pitch at half time to celebrate them. They should be secured in the clubs history. Yes, I’ll always appreciate the FA CUP win but unlike the title winning side, this season and what’s happen has really hurt that relationship for me. 

[Gamble92]

37 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said:

The thing about the players and Rodgers (I appreciate this may just be me) is that a lot of the players here and the old manager won us the FA CUP. In ten/fifteen years, we should be inviting them onto the pitch at half time to celebrate them. They should be secured in the clubs history. Yes, I’ll always appreciate the FA CUP win but unlike the title winning side, this season and what’s happen has really hurt that relationship for me. 

I think Brendan has ruined every single bit of reputation with us in the past 2 years. The outside might be oblivious to it, but fans recognise when their manager is detaching themselves from the club to preserve their Image. Can't ever forgive the way he's handled himself.

[Mike Oxlong]

22 hours ago, turkish14 said:

Yes that’s right in my opinion the players do care.

 

What professional footballer whether years or months left on their contract would want to be tarnished with relegation? Seriously? 

 

why would a player deliberately play bad, with the eyes of the football world and 29K Leicester fans (a portion with baying for their blood) plus of course the management. 
 

those players looked utterly gutted on Monday. Though I understand perspective and differing views, I’ll say anyone saying they don’t care I absolutely disagree with.

 

Why are we playing crap? 
 

it’s simple to me, we have I think the worst fitness in the league. We don’t run enough. We are not quick enough in closing down, meaning when we do “press” teams are quicker physically and mentally to beat the press. 
 

players are lacking the confidence in getting forward quickly to press because of this holding back, with the exception that I can see being Madders. How many times are we wanting players to be aggressive and press, but they don’t because they are scared to be beat and lack the fitness to sustain that.

 

Players are scared to find space, knowing if we lose the ball the opponents are quicker at exploiting our weaknesses. 
 

Because we are being pressed quickly it’s forcing mistakes from Us, we simply do not think quick enough or are brave enough to find space, to make more forward passes.

 

mistakes do not just happen, anyone involved in coaching most sports know this. 

 

I look forward to the moronic “they don’t care”

brigade many of which boo’s the players on Monday followed by chants of your not fit to wear the shirt, that then left after the fourth goal went in. 
 

 

 

Do care but not fit to wear the shirt then ? 

Edited 13 May 2023 by Mike Oxlong

[turkish14]

18 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said:

Do care but not fit to wear the shirt then ? 

Yes do care, “fit” in regards to fitness not good enough. Unsure as to why you need an explanation?

 

[Mike Oxlong]

1 hour ago, turkish14 said:

Yes do care, “fit” in regards to fitness not good enough. Unsure as to why you need an explanation?

 

I didn’t 

 

Just the juxtaposition of not being physically fit with the later reference to fitness to wear the shirt made me chuckle (a bit)

 

Perhaps lost in translation !

Edited 13 May 2023 by Mike Oxlong

[gw_leics772]

2 hours ago, gerblod said:

Don't understand "tldr". Don't know who exactly you mean by "we" and, instead of "ashamed of ourselves", maybe 'pause to reflect on our less than helpful reactions'.

At the moment they are doing "their best" but in the chaos that is LCFC football team it won't appear so to a certain proportion of fans. They lack focus, lack leadership and lack positive outcomes. They're probably worried about their individual futures and certainly concerned about what the supporters think of them.

So, what do you believe would change that?

 

2 hours ago, gerblod said:

I can see, from your other posts, that you're seriously pißed off with the players, yet recognise the prime culprit, the a**ehole who dragged the team under.

I'm angry and disillusioned too, but raging against the players who are conditioned to believe and do what their managers tell them - throughout their careers (which begin at a suggestible age) is futile.

They're now expected to take in a new boss, overnight, and adapt to his way of thinking with the grim prospect of relegation and the adverse reaction of the fans everytime they take to the pitch.

I genuinely feel sorry for the tryers, but there are a select, small number of players who've never shown real commitment to City's person cause.

Tldr =too long didn't read, so basically a summary, me trying to understand your angle. You've hit the nail in the head in your first line of your second reply. 

 

For me, the main culprits are here but nothing excused the Fulham game. Far too easy. I'm going to leave it here as last night's ranting didn't really help make me feel any better 😂

[ithuriel]

If they cared it would show in their recent performances, talk is cheap as they say.

[Matt]

I wonder if our players watch other games and on a professional level are embarrassed by the endeavor and fight shown by the other teams players compared to themselves?

[supernuk]

Leeds are a team that care. We showed no fight or energy against Fulham which is simply unforgivable. 

[Corky]

1 minute ago, supernuk said:

Leeds are a team that care. We showed no fight or energy against Fulham which is simply unforgivable. 

They conceded 20 odd goals last month.

 

This fight thing is really overdone. I'm sure you could go on other forums and they'd say the same as us about their own sides.

[The Doctor]

3 minutes ago, Corky said:

They conceded 20 odd goals last month.

 

This fight thing is really overdone. I'm sure you could go on other forums and they'd say the same as us about their own sides.

yea, they're a dogshit team that put in a modicum of effort, we've got a team that has the capability to be midtable but don't play for the shirt or really show any effort at all. unsurprisingly, graft is important in a relegation scrap

[supernuk]

4 minutes ago, Corky said:

They conceded 20 odd goals last month.

 

This fight thing is really overdone. I'm sure you could go on other forums and they'd say the same as us about their own sides.

We haven't kept a clean sheet in what 19 games. Also fight is everything when you're in a relegation battle. 

[Pliskin]

What are people thoughts on players apologising? 
 

If we do go down and then the players come out and apologise afterward, how would that sit with you? 
 

I would be fuming, and I personally wouldn’t want to hear it, if performances continue as they are with such a lack of care… I would just want them to leave and not even bother apologising, it wouldn’t feel remotely sincere. 

[ROB-THE-BLUE]

8 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

What are people thoughts on players apologising? 
 

If we do go down and then the players come out and apologise afterward, how would that sit with you? 
 

I would be fuming, and I personally wouldn’t want to hear it, if performances continue as they are with such a lack of care… I would just want them to leave and not even bother apologising, it wouldn’t feel remotely sincere. 

Agreed. If they've given everything there's nothing to apologise for.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

36 minutes ago, Corky said:

They conceded 20 odd goals last month.

 

This fight thing is really overdone. I'm sure you could go on other forums and they'd say the same as us about their own sides.

But fight and determination is the bare minimum? 

 

I couldn't care less how good or otherwise our players are as long as they bust their arse for the badge for 90 mins.

[Shram]

Personally I think most of them don’t care. They’re footballers doing a job, nothing more in the same way we do ours, knowing if someone offered us a better deal we’d jump at it.
 

Even the ones who have been sh*te won’t struggle to get a move that matches or get higher than the current wage. Sadly that’s the market, a lot rubbish who get crazy money for mediocrity on football these days. 
 

Top down (no pun intended) what exactly has the club done to make them want to care? 

[Matt]

36 minutes ago, Corky said:

They conceded 20 odd goals last month.

 

This fight thing is really overdone. I'm sure you could go on other forums and they'd say the same as us about their own sides.

I mean I don't see many other teams players coming out and admitting they "were not hungry enough to want to win the game" but yeah, you know, atleast our lads are an honest bunch. 

 

I guess.

[HUNTA84]

I wonder if they dare do a lap of honour if we were to go down? It could be a pretty toxic atmosphere

[Bablemikey]

can't expect anything out of the remaining fixtures if the players on the field aren't giving 100% and we have several who don't.

[hfaes]

23 hours ago, supernuk said:

There was no right against Fulham for me that equals most of them don't care. 

 

21 hours ago, bovril said:

More than not caring there has been all season an apparent lack of accountability or even awareness that we are in the shit. As another poster further up said, at Fulham on Monday they seemed convinced they just needed to turn up and beat a team off form. They are arrogant and poorly organised, which is the fault of the manager. 

 

22 hours ago, nettle said:

I'm not sure they really care that much  looking at the half hearted performances they've put in most of the season. 

I am sure they do care, it is an economical rule, their market value depend of it,  i see there 4 Belgian players, who do well in the Belgian national team ( where is Engeland in the international ranking) , I also know what some of those players did before Leicester, take from a stupid Belgian women, something stinks at the club and I don’t think one has to look at the players……never forget they fight for their MARKET VALUE….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fo care

[Corky]

I'm not defending our players but I doubt the Southampton forum is saying how much fight they are putting in or Everton when they were getting beaten most weeks a while back.

 

The lot of us are absolute dross.