Greg2607 Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 10 hours ago, mozartfox said: Well if we had an intelligent DoF we would have planned Rodgers departure and replaced him with someone better than O’Neil!!!!!! But yes, what you are describing would have hypothetically been a very bad state of affairs. I do wander if Maresca was always the plan but wouldn't come until he'd completed the season which is why we ended up with Smith as an interim? The signings we made before maresca came in, certainly suit the style he wanted to play and that can't be coincidence. Not with Leicester!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Spiritwalker Posted 11 August 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 11 August 2023 9 hours ago, TJB-fox said: Vardy still has a lot to offer and will be needed this season. Mark my words 7 out of 10. Could be a little more expansive. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 We need both Vardy and Nacho this season (or a replacement if we sell one). i honestly think if Nacho knows he is our number 1 striker and we are doing well by Jan then he stays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claridge Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 maresca ball is great blah,blah,blah but im sure if we played 442 with Ricardo on the right and Vardy and Nacho up front we would piss this league 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Port Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 4 minutes ago, Claridge said: maresca ball is great blah,blah,blah but im sure if we played 442 with Ricardo on the right and Vardy and Nacho up front we would piss this league Respectfully I strongly disagree, not saying we wouldn’t do well, but this system gives us overloads and rotations all over the pitch and at times doesn’t let the opposition near you, we were suffocating Coventry first half. When you play a 442 it allows the opposition to go man for man, they can get into you, and the old school championship physicality can then really hurt you. The key to the championship is to take the physicality out the game as best you can, as technically were on another level. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claridge Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 21 minutes ago, Levi Port said: Respectfully I strongly disagree, not saying we wouldn’t do well, but this system gives us overloads and rotations all over the pitch and at times doesn’t let the opposition near you, we were suffocating Coventry first half. When you play a 442 it allows the opposition to go man for man, they can get into you, and the old school championship physicality can then really hurt you. The key to the championship is to take the physicality out the game as best you can, as technically were on another level. Trouble is second half when they had worked us out they could easily of had 3 or 4. Hopefully new players will ensure this system is as effective as you say it can be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 9 minutes ago, Claridge said: Trouble is second half when they had worked us out they could easily of had 3 or 4. Hopefully new players will ensure this system is as effective as you say it can be Lets be honest we were very jammy getting 3 points from that game!!.. Massive improvement needed if we're going to get promotion!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iancognito Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 5 minutes ago, weller54 said: Lets be honest we were very jammy getting 3 points from that game!!.. Massive improvement needed if we're going to get promotion!! Jammy? We absolutely smothered them at times and just lacked a final ball. True, if they didn't have Harvey Price playing up front we might have got punished more at the start of the second half but there's going to be games where we'll play worse than that and win by 3. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnow john Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 16 minutes ago, Levi Port said: Respectfully I strongly disagree, not saying we wouldn’t do well, but this system gives us overloads and rotations all over the pitch and at times doesn’t let the opposition near you, we were suffocating Coventry first half. When you play a 442 it allows the opposition to go man for man, they can get into you, and the old school championship physicality can then really hurt you. The key to the championship is to take the physicality out the game as best you can, as technically were on another level. Maybe, but you’re conveniently ignoring how easily Cov.got through us when it was 1-0. We were fortunate they had Ellis upfront and not Gyorkes! Enzos system is good until you give the ball away ,then our defence looks like Mary Celeste.. Shouldn’t be to sniffy about two banks of four! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox 4 Life Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 The defence was the problem, we were getting destroyed on the counter and that will be a theme this year with us dominating possession. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levi Port Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 40 minutes ago, Claridge said: Trouble is second half when they had worked us out they could easily of had 3 or 4. Hopefully new players will ensure this system is as effective as you say it can be Yeah absolutely agree. We’re very much a work in progress but long term we’ll iron it out. Coventry last season were the best in the league at counter attacking and it showed last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtcity Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 47 minutes ago, Claridge said: Trouble is second half when they had worked us out they could easily of had 3 or 4. Hopefully new players will ensure this system is as effective as you say it can be Trouble is second half they bagged a goal after 1 minute and we lost our head… understandable after all that happened last season but I’m sure over time and once we’ve got the players in needed to play the way Enzo wants us to play we’ll be golden! You’ve got to also remember how little time Enzo has had to implement his style of play on the players so maybe a little patience is needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Sionnach Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 9 minutes ago, Levi Port said: Yeah absolutely agree. We’re very much a work in progress but long term we’ll iron it out. Coventry last season were the best in the league at counter attacking and it showed last week. Its a long season and we are going to get beaten , maybe hammered sometimes. It will be interesting to read opinions of Maresca after we do. If we get beaten twice in a row , some on here will be standing on their heads. Opinion is fickle. None of this matters if overall we get the job done. 138 points to play for , 90 should see us up or playoff at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 57 minutes ago, notnow john said: Maybe, but you’re conveniently ignoring how easily Cov.got through us when it was 1-0. We were fortunate they had Ellis upfront and not Gyorkes! Enzos system is good until you give the ball away ,then our defence looks like Mary Celeste.. Shouldn’t be to sniffy about two banks of four! The guy has had six weeks, and a pre-season schedule everyone has said is the worse prep for a season. Maybe give the guy a little longer the 2 games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesWalk Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 (edited) From @moore_94s post on Enzo’s latest press conference, new deal on the table: New contract for Iheanacho? “This one of the things is on the table. It’s one of the things we need to discuss between the player. Most of the time we think about the club but we need to see the desire of the player. We have to decide between the player, club, and manager. It‘s one of the things we need to do soon to clarify the situation. Kele played against Coventry very good. He played the other day, goal, assist, it’s one of the things I said from day one that to realise something important, you need players who are out on the bench but when they go inside, they are a boost for the team.” Edited 11 August 2023 by FoxesWalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo86 Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 1 hour ago, coolhandfox said: The guy has had six weeks, and a pre-season schedule everyone has said is the worse prep for a season. Maybe give the guy a little longer the 2 games Whats the point when you get joy out of moaning how shit it is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 18 hours ago, TJB-fox said: Vardy still has a lot to offer and will be needed this season. Mark my words Hope so, I don't want to see a repeat of last season, even with the step down in opposition i'm not sure his traits suit the way we want to play but hopefully i'm wrong. Do we have any concrete info on what his wages are now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 Don’t sell Nacho Kelechi Nacho You just don’t seem to understand… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeybradger Posted 11 August 2023 Share Posted 11 August 2023 4 hours ago, FoxesWalk said: From @moore_94s post on Enzo’s latest press conference, new deal on the table: New contract for Iheanacho? “This one of the things is on the table. It’s one of the things we need to discuss between the player. Most of the time we think about the club but we need to see the desire of the player. We have to decide between the player, club, and manager. It‘s one of the things we need to do soon to clarify the situation. Kele played against Coventry very good. He played the other day, goal, assist, it’s one of the things I said from day one that to realise something important, you need players who are out on the bench but when they go inside, they are a boost for the team.” "you need players who are out on the bench, but when they go inside, they are a boost for the team". Enzo please he needs to be a starter for us, no wonder he doesnt want to sign a new contract when he could be a starter at a PL side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ely fox Posted 13 August 2023 Share Posted 13 August 2023 I can see Everton coming in for him at the last minute. Hope not but he would score goals that they obviously desperately need. They should have signed Hamer too. Not Ben Hamer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LinekersLugs Posted 14 August 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 14 August 2023 Manager doesn’t rate him as a long term solution, doesn’t feel he busts a gut for the team, he has told him straight improve or go, there was a sulk after the initial “chat” but that has been replaced by some effort , but in reality he isn’t dynamic enough or hungry enough to lead a press from the front 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lineker's Left Foot Posted 14 August 2023 Share Posted 14 August 2023 1 minute ago, LinekersLugs said: Manager doesn’t rate him as a long term solution, doesn’t feel he busts a gut for the team, he has told him straight improve or go, there was a sulk after the initial “chat” but that has been replaced by some effort , but in reality he isn’t dynamic enough or hungry enough to lead a press from the front Interesting. Cheers for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 14 August 2023 Share Posted 14 August 2023 1 minute ago, LinekersLugs said: Manager doesn’t rate him as a long term solution, doesn’t feel he busts a gut for the team, he has told him straight improve or go, there was a sulk after the initial “chat” but that has been replaced by some effort , but in reality he isn’t dynamic enough or hungry enough to lead a press from the front I’m not sure any of us could argue with that - it’s the way he’s made. I couldn’t ever see him charging around up top putting pressure on defenders like vards used to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinekersLugs Posted 14 August 2023 Share Posted 14 August 2023 2 minutes ago, st albans fox said: I’m not sure any of us could argue with that - it’s the way he’s made. I couldn’t ever see him charging around up top putting pressure on defenders like vards used to. Then we have to accept he is better off gone and we find that replacement quick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Fannieri Posted 14 August 2023 Share Posted 14 August 2023 10 minutes ago, LinekersLugs said: Manager doesn’t rate him as a long term solution, doesn’t feel he busts a gut for the team, he has told him straight improve or go, there was a sulk after the initial “chat” but that has been replaced by some effort , but in reality he isn’t dynamic enough or hungry enough to lead a press from the front I feel he is also way too inconsistent, one day looks a world beater, the next he looks like he can barely control a ball. I wouldn’t be shocked to see him move on to facilitate us bringing in someone better suited to how Enzo wants to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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