Notts Forest (H) 25th Oct - 8pm. Match Thread

[Tom12345]

1 minute ago, foxfanazer said:

Feel like Facundo is trying too much. Needs to play his natural game

That’s his game and why he is who he is. Agree though he has made a few errors.

[Molson Canadian]

anyone have a stream they can share?

 

[eastendfox]

Don't see how we can sub Ndidi when we're already looking short of height in defending set pieces

[foxfanazer]

Just now, Tom12345 said:

That’s his game and why he is who he is. Agree though he has made a few errors.

So long as he does it in their half

[Tom12345]

1 minute ago, Bourbon Fox said:

He's been doubled up on and pressed quite a bit, they're obviously aware of the threat

Yeah and he has freed up Bounuette though by drawing defenders to him. 

 

Plus with Ricardo moving up, we have an extra men in midfield. We are having a lot of space and fun in the Forrest half. I really like this setup. 

[ACF]

3 minutes ago, Chrysalis said:

As a counter, Ricardo lost the ball unforced error for switch of possession that led to them scoring.  That incident showed how biased the fan base is or they not looking that far back in play prior to goals been conceded.

This argument is futile. Let’s extend it further, why wasn’t a midfielder marking Yates?
 

Sure, Ricardo had the switch of possession that led them to score, but we still had ample opportunity to rectify the error as a team.
 

Yes Ricardo made an error but so has every Leicester player on the pitch (besides Mads). Two massive opportunities to clear it are FAR more important, that this is barely worth highlighting. 
 

 

[jayfox26]

5 minutes ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

Need to  be telling Fatawu to really have a go at their full back and hopefully he has to chop him and gets a second yellow 

 

Up the Foxes 🦊 💙🙏

They'll be saying the same about CHO against Ricardo

[MarriedaLeicesterGirl]

Just now, Beachyboy said:

Maybe there's a reason he hasn't been playing or got a transfer away. He isn't the Ricky of 3-4 years ago. Ndidi and Vardy aren't either but the drop of isn't as vast. Ndidi has done some good stuff that first half.

Both Vardy and Ndidi know they aren't getting younger, and adapt their playing accordingly. I hope Vardy is here next year.

[dr.o.ball]

1 minute ago, Beachyboy said:

Maybe there's a reason he hasn't been playing or got a transfer away. He isn't the Ricky of 3-4 years ago. Ndidi and Vardy aren't either but the drop of isn't as vast. Ndidi has done some good stuff that first half.

They've had game time, Rocky has had f all

[HighPeakFox]

8 minutes ago, Miquel The Work Geordie said:

Hudson-Odoi getting far too much joy for my liking. 

@Unabomber's sister? 

Edited 25 October 2024 by HighPeakFox

[FoxesWalk]

Moreno has been poor for them and is on a yellow, so whilst Fatawu has been a bit rubbish I wouldn’t take him off yet. 

[Chrysalis]

Just now, ACF said:

This argument is futile. Let’s extend it further, why wasn’t a midfielder marking Yates?
 

Sure, Ricardo had the switch of possession that led them to score, but we still had ample opportunity to rectify the error as a team.
 

Yes Ricardo made an error but so has every Leicester player on the pitch (besides Mads). Two massive opportunities to clear it are FAR more important, that this is barely worth highlighting. 
 

 

Disagree, you may see the moments directly before the goal as more important, but the entire part of the play is important, you cant discount the moment that possession was switched over as less relevant.  I notice this mistake gets made nearly every time we concede a goal.  Like the only player at fault is the nearest one to their scorer or the assister.

[inckley fox]

1 minute ago, LVFox said:

Really good. Proof that our best 11 has the ability to play wonderful football.

 

JJ has been honking but it's so nice to see a Winks/Ricardo double pivot with an actual number 10 in the side.

 

Some better decision making from the wingers and we would have created more, but we do not look like a newly promoted side at all

I honestly thought both FBs were the two worst players on the pitch. Ricardo looked as lost to me as JJ normally does. Facundo was also completely brain dead for the goal, but Justin equally so.

 

Based on the evidence, it makes perfect sense that we'd previously not gone with Ricardo on the right, nor Justin on the left.

 

Defensively - awful. And, beyond that, Fatawu has been totally substandard up to now. Some of our moans and groans about team selection are at least getting cleared up.

[Mike1983]

Both our fullbacks look toast.

[FosseSpark]

is Coady the Assistant Manager now....

[shen]

1 minute ago, JimJams said:

Fatawu makes a massive difference, and offensively he's not even on it.  He is available and ready to run at them every time we have the ball. Despite that not bearing fruit so far, it scares the absolute shit out of them.  All he needs to do now is mix it up more. Go outside.  I think the fudge up  where he rolls it for Buo who isn't making that run stems from the link up he had with Wilf last season. They did that a lot, but they're not on the same wavelength yet.

We've pressed as a team at times, passed it through the lines. We've looked like a cohesive unit. This is much better.  We look like we're playing for 3 points instead of being happy with what we've got which has been my biggest gripe with Cooper.  We've conceded from a sloppy passage of play, but I prefer that to just sitting in a shell and inviting them on for 45 minutes.

Carry on in this manner, we'll be laughing.  Hopefully tonight, but over the season I'm sure of it.

It's odd that Ndidi isn't playing on the right of the middle box for that reason. He was so dilligent making those runs and Buonanotte has proven he can do it left or right. It's small details like this that can make a difference.

[Beachyboy]

Just now, dr.o.ball said:

They've had game time, Rocky has had f all

Due to probably not being at the level in training. He's better than VK but way of the level gone from one of the best players in the team to one of the worst. He's technically probably in the top 5 on that pitch, a Portugal international, we are playing Forest not real Madrid, he's missed 6 games, he's trained and played most of last season.

[FoxFossil]

4 minutes ago, The Guvnor said:

Winks is running the show 

We’ve shown enough to win this game 

Guess they will put an extra man in midfield  as with Riccy inverting we are 4 v 3 allowing space for Winks to play. 

[Samilktray]

The ricardo pile on in here at half time has been SAD AND PATHETIC imho 

[FosseSpark]

awful awful

[JimJams]

Neville and Carragher both singing our praises.

Makes a difference from previous games where pundits were saying it looked like a training exercise.

[Phube]

Winks…. 

[Bilo]

I'd take a draw because these aren't bad and are in decent form, but a win isn't out of the question. 

 

Win this tonight and get a result against Ipswich, and I think we'll look pretty confident of safety. That could be huge for the January transfer window as we strengthen further, in a way we couldn't in the summer owing to what looked like a certain points deduction. 

[whoareyaaa]

6 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

No way is cooper going even more attacking unless we go behind and into the last twenty 

He can play like Ndidi but also link up as is he better on the ball

[Larry_LCFC]

Chris wood...*****.