Rotherham (a) - Match Thread

[Chester Dontlie]

Things are looking up... Need to score a second one! Come on 

[Cincinnati Fox]

So their goal was offside, hmm ok 

[FosseSpark]

We are probably 4 short of our first XI with this line up. Coady, Casadei, Akgun and Chair or Fatawu - so feels understandable that we aren't at our fluent and fearless best. 

Love that we've registered 4 goals from homegrown players already this season. Really gives the club a lift I'll bet.

[The Quick Brown Fox]

2 minutes ago, KingsX said:

I'm sure we had at least 2 corners? 

[HoChiMinhFOX]

Some lovely slick moves, only ruined by the odd dodgy touch. But starting to see Maresca's ideas coming through. Feels very promising. Just need to be more ruthless. 

[KingsX]

Just now, browniefox said:

I'm sure we had at least 2 corners? 

 

ESPN's stats are spotty in this league.  I'd better find another source or let somebody else post it ...

[South Shire Fox]

8 minutes ago, jmono84 said:

Why are guys slating Mavididi! He’s held the ball up really well, showed good pace and skill, yea he messed up his chance but he’s been fine today. 

Looks like a quality player imo. His first touch, speed and dribbling is class. We are massively lacking in quality in the CAM position though, absolutley **** all seems to come through that. Not convinced Iheanacho will score above 15 this year the amount of time he spends dropping into midfield either. Probably far more suited to the 10 position linking play with an actual striker playing on the shoulder infront of him

Edited 26 August 2023 by South Shire Fox

[Cincinnati Fox]

Matty fryatt accent 🤣 is he not from Nuneaton. Also needs to say is rather than Leicester 

[Drink Water]

I genuinely thought Mavididi would score that 100%, no questions asked. But it seems he tried to do something different using his right foot with barely enough power on it.

[kristianity77]

Matty fryatt is slowly morphing in to Jason Manford for me 

[Daggers]

[FoxesWalk]

2 minutes ago, Mark said:

Not convinced about that either, tends to just run into players or attempts a nutmeg. His success rate of take ons must be pretty low.

Successful take ons (fbref) 

 

Mavididi 82nd percentile (very good) 

Barnes 15th percentile (extremely poor) 

[Paninistickers]

3 minutes ago, Cincinnati Fox said:

So their goal was offside, hmm ok 

Was going in anyways. He didn't need to touch it. Major boo boo.

[The Quick Brown Fox]

Just now, kristianity77 said:

Matty fryatt is slowly morphing in to Jason Manford for me 

Took me far too long to realise who he was. 

 

Him Missing the massive cold sore didn't help. 

[Mark]

Just now, FoxesWalk said:

Successful take ons (fbref) 

 

Mavididi 82nd percentile (very good) 

Barnes 15th percentile (extremely poor) 

Well I'll take effective over what we're currently getting

[Hack]

Leicester have never won the first 4 games in any season in Any league. Interesting Stat.

[PAULCFC]

Mattys been using the hair dye/boot polish!

[foxfanazer]

If we manage to start being more clinical then we'll breeze to promotion

[An Away Move]

3 minutes ago, FosseSpark said:

We are probably 4 short of our first XI with this line up. Coady, Casadei, Akgun and Chair or Fatawu - so feels understandable that we aren't at our fluent and fearless best. 

Love that we've registered 4 goals from homegrown players already this season. Really gives the club a lift I'll bet.

I keep thinking about Alves. Surely he’d have featured too if he hadn’t been smashed so horribly last season. Hope he’s back soon. 

[Claudio Fannieri]

Some of the football we have played has been so bright and incisive, frustrating some poor decision making in key areas means we haven’t taken a bigger lead into the 2nd half. 
 

KDH and Iheanacho should be dominating at this level and yet their touch, decision making and lack of awareness at times is Sunday league. 3 or 4 players coming into key roles and this team will be absolutely flying. 
 

I really do hope we come out focused in this 2nd half, take the game by the scruff of the neck and put it to bed quickly and comfortably. 

[ACF]

6 minutes ago, ACF said:

pronouncing Rotherham like Rotterdam just for fun

This was so funny sent FT down for a bit 

[HesNotGudjonsonn2]

I have been watching on the Rotherham stream and so far every time we have been fouled, our players apparently threw themselves to the ground and even Harry Winks wasn’t touched. His nose just exploded on its own! 

[The Quick Brown Fox]

Just now, Hack said:

Leicester have never won the first 4 games in any season in Any league. Interesting Stat.

Not that interesting when you see we had never won the first 4 competitive games in a season (if you knew that).

 

Be nice to win the first 5. Be that 4 league games. 

[FrankieADZ]

for the love of god, can we not have a slow start to the second half this week

[FoxesWalk]

2 minutes ago, Mark said:

Well I'll take effective over what we're currently getting

Haha yeah that is fair. Barnes is fairly one dimensional, but if you can get him in behind the defensive line on a break or via a quick 1-2 then he is very effective.