Our system detected that your browser is blocking advertisements on our site. Please help support FoxesTalk by disabling any kind of ad blocker while browsing this site. Thank you.
Jump to content
 Share
DJ Barry Hammond

Ruud awakening for the Premier League!

By DJ Barry Hammond, in Leicester City Forum

Recommended Posts

  • Popular Post
kristianity77

kristianity77

Posted
  • Popular Post
Posted

End of the day, no matter how poor he might turn out to be, he’s better than Cooper so he gets my vote. 
 

What we’ve seen on the pitch in the last few months is absolutely rock bottom, the only way is up. 

  • Like 8
Jon the Hat

Jon the Hat

Posted
Posted

I think he will bring a real energy, he has been in the Prem all season so he knows the opposition, he will also have lots of ideas on what he wants from the various supporting teams about the club.

 

I wish him all the best!

  • Like 4
Guest

Guest

Posted
Posted
Just now, João Miguel da Cunha said:

Quiz question: 

 

Which former Leicester City loanee in 2011 was managed by Van Nistelrooy during his first role in senior management? 

 

Clue, scored his only goal for us against Burnley in 2011. Was a rocket, I witnessed it. Promise. 
 

 

Van Aanholt

  • Thanks 1
mod hero

mod hero

Posted
Posted
1 minute ago, João Miguel da Cunha said:

Quiz question: 

 

Which former Leicester City loanee in 2011 was managed by Van Nistelrooy during his first role in senior management? 

 

Clue, scored his only goal for us against Burnley in 2011. Was a rocket, I witnessed it. Promise. 
 

 

PVA

  • Thanks 1
foxile5

foxile5

Posted
Posted
7 minutes ago, Guest said:

Van Aanholt

He joined us and looked the business. His career didn't really mirror that though. 

 

Ended up what he was with us - good player in a limited league. 

 

Very much like a lot of signings of that time. Ryan Smith being another. Though I think Van Aanholt had the better career.

foxile5

foxile5

Posted
Posted
Just now, foxile5 said:

He joined us and looked the business. His career didn't really mirror that though. 

 

Ended up what he was with us - good player in a limited league. 

 

Very much like a lot of signings of that time. Ryan Smith being another. Though I think Van Aanholt had the better career.

In fact I take that back. He was easily better than I remember. Nineteen caps for Holland. 

 

How the memory fails you.

Guest

Guest

Posted
Posted
Just now, foxile5 said:

In fact I take that back. He was easily better than I remember. Nineteen caps for Holland. 

 

How the memory fails you.

Yeah I liked him, one of the many weird and wonderful loanees of the Sven era. Like you I wouldn't have guessed he got that many caps or that he played at a Euros. Had a good old stint in the Premier League as well, I didn't realise he spent so long/played so many games at Palace

João Miguel da Cunha

João Miguel da Cunha

Posted
Posted
4 minutes ago, foxile5 said:

He joined us and looked the business. His career didn't really mirror that though. 

 

Ended up what he was with us - good player in a limited league. 

 

Very much like a lot of signings of that time. Ryan Smith being another. Though I think Van Aanholt had the better career.


Yeah, can’t say this name rings any bells what so ever.. 

 

Here’s another one for you, Jeffery Bruma, another Dutch loanee who went on to have a steady career around Europe, still going I think. 

don_danbury

don_danbury

Posted
Posted
3 minutes ago, João Miguel da Cunha said:


Yeah, can’t say this name rings any bells what so ever.. 

 

Here’s another one for you, Jeffery Bruma, another Dutch loanee who went on to have a steady career around Europe, still going I think. 

always remember those two bangers he scored against watford

  • Popular Post
Bluearmyfox28

Bluearmyfox28

Posted
  • Popular Post
Posted (edited)

A little bit of tactical analysis for anyone interested on RVN, his style reminds me very much of elements of Maresca's side but with more midfield stability defensively as well as a willingness to go direct if needed. 

 

RVN appears to prefer a 4-2-3-1 approach which turns into a 3-2-4-1 whilst on the ball.

 

The back line consisted of a wing back who when attacking joined the play as a winger, I would not be surprised if RVN eventually tries McAteer in this role (Should he have not got injured I could have very much seen RVN turning Fatawu into a right sided wingback) the other full back who tucks into a back 3 when on the ball, but also comfortable playing as a left back when defending. Remind you of anyone? 

 

RVN liked having a ball winning midfielder alongside someone who is tidy in possession and keeps the ball moving in a defensive midfield two. The roles of the midfield two are very rigid and do not allow much freedom going forward ensuring a defensive structure is present should you get hit on the counter attack. I think these roles suit perfectly for all of our current options in Wilf, Winks, Skipp and Hamza. 

 

The attacking midfielders consisted of an out and out winger who is responsible for keeping the width on that side, however, is expected to make diagonal run across the defender in behind the attack when in the final third. The other winger is expected to drift inside more centrally creating space for the wingback to join as a winger. The central attacking midfielder is then essentially allowed a roaming role ensuring that he finds pockets of space to be an outlet and create things moving forward or create space if being man marked allowing the inverted winger to find space in behind, similar to the role Madders often played for us.

 

The striker was used more as a target man, someone who can be used as a direct outlet should the oppositions press be effective rather than force the team to play unnecessarily. Should the build up play be fine, the target man has a role of linking up play in the build up, however, when in the final third is expected to be ready in the box to get on the end of crosses. 

 

Overall RVN likes to play a possession based style without being as obsessed like Maresca whilst putting a lot more empathises on not being hit on the counter attack with his rigid midfield two. He wants plenty of movement in the final third with plenty of runs in behind the defence by the wingers and striker (similar to how Liverpool use their wingers), however, if this is not available he likes to commit men into the box and create havoc with whipped crosses. Off the ball RVN likes to play with a high press, he wants both fullbacks to essentially man mark the opposition wingers regardless of how deep they come for the ball, allowing our front 4 to commit pressing the oppositions back line whilst not having to worry about marking space behind them, essentially a man to man press is expected from the fullbacks and defensive midfielders with the aim of keeping the opposition in their own half. One thing I found intriguing is should the fullback be successful in pinning the opposition back in the press, he is then allowed to continue pressing into the opposition back line knowing he has the stability with his defensive midfielders behind him essentially creating overloads in the press and if done correctly as a collective forcing the other team to go long. As referenced in the striker section, RVN does not force a build up play and if the opposition is committing men in their own press, he is happy to go with a direct ball to the target man, with the wingers being instructed to immediately make a run behind their defender, anticipating that the flick on will be won. This left PSV being unpredictable and made the opposition think twice prior to committing to many men forward over fear of being hit on a quick counter attack. Unlike Enzo's patient build up play RVN wants his possession based style to be played quickly in hope that the defensive structure is not set allowing the central attacking midfielder and inverted winger to find space in the pockets in the final third.

 

I am intrigued by RVN as it has the potential to be a faster more direct approach of Enzo ball, however, could also have a lot similarities to what Cooper was attempting to achieve. One thing that did become clear to me is that RVN style would require for us to sign an attacking wingback who's comfortable playing as a winger whilst having great work rate as well as a target man, interestingly two positions that was recently reported that we wanted to strengthen in the January transfer window. If money stretched a quick left footed centre back would also be important. 

 

With our current squad I would expect us to look like this until the January window, with either Faes or Okoli playing on the left side of defence and JJ joining as the winger whilst attacking, allowing Bounanotte to play his favoured role.

 

Mads

 

JJ,   Faes/Okoli,   Vesty,  Faes/Okoli

 

Wilf,  Winks

 

Bounanotte, Bilal, Mavididi 

 

Vardy

 

Edited by Bluearmyfox28
  • Like 11
  • Thanks 3
ACF

ACF

Posted
Posted

Might be a shit manager, but back him to at fix the vibes just off his presence alone. 
 

Finally a ****ing cool manager.

  • Like 3
HybridFox

HybridFox

Posted
Posted (edited)

Even though I'd have gone for a safer option, it's hard not to be excited by this!

 

The man is a certified Premier League legend and tbh absolutely wiped the floor with us twice with a team lacking in confidence. (Was also there at the game he scored a hattrick against us as a player!)

 

There are many United fans who desperately wanted him to stay as part of the set-up, I really think this could be a coup for the club if supported. And in any case the atmosphere and buzz amongst fans may just be the lift we need

Edited by HybridFox
  • Like 4
Sly

Sly

Posted
Posted

The back room staff will be key here ….


At the minute we’ve got Ben Dawson, Andrew Hughes, Matt Reeves and Danny Alcock to run the game this weekend.

 

This has always gone so well for us in the past lol

 

Lambert09

Lambert09

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, Bluearmyfox28 said:

A little bit of tactical analysis for anyone interested on RVN, his style reminds me very much of elements of Maresca's side but with more midfield stability defensively as well as a willingness to go direct if needed. 

 

RVN appears to prefer a 4-2-3-1 approach which turns into a 3-2-4-1 whilst on the ball.

 

The back line consisted of a wing back who when attacking joined the play as a winger, I would not be surprised if RVN eventually tries McAteer in this role (Should he have not got injured I could have very much seen RVN turning Fatawu into a right sided wingback) the other full back who tucks into a back 3 when on the ball, but also comfortable playing as a left back when defending. Remind you of anyone? 

 

RVN liked having a ball winning midfielder alongside someone who is tidy in possession and keeps the ball moving in a defensive midfield two. The roles of the midfield two are very rigid and do not allow much freedom going forward ensuring a defensive structure is present should you get hit on the counter attack. I think these roles suit perfectly for all of our current options in Wilf, Winks, Skipp and Hamza. 

 

The attacking midfielders consisted of an out and out winger who is responsible for keeping the width on that side, however, is expected to make diagonal run across the defender in behind the attack when in the final third. The other winger is expected to drift inside more centrally creating space for the wingback to join as a winger. The central attacking midfielder is then essentially allowed a roaming role ensuring that he finds pockets of space to be an outlet and create things moving forward or create space if being man marked allowing the inverted winger to find space in behind, similar to the role Madders often played for us.

 

The striker was used more as a target man, someone who can be used as a direct outlet should the oppositions press be effective rather than force the team to play unnecessarily. Should the build up play be fine, the target man has a role of linking up play in the build up, however, when in the final third is expected to be ready in the box to get on the end of crosses. 

 

Overall RVN likes to play a possession based style without being as obsessed like Maresca whilst putting a lot more empathises on not being hit on the counter attack with his rigid midfield two. He wants plenty of movement in the final third with plenty of runs in behind the defence by the wingers and striker (similar to how Liverpool use their wingers), however, if this is not available he likes to commit men into the box and create havoc with whipped crosses. Off the ball RVN likes to play with a high press, he wants both fullbacks to essentially man mark the opposition wingers regardless of how deep they come for the ball, allowing our front 4 to commit pressing the oppositions back line whilst not having to worry about marking space behind them, essentially a man to man press is expected from the fullbacks and defensive midfielders with the aim of keeping the opposition in their own half. One thing I found intriguing is should the fullback be successful in pinning the opposition back in the press, he is then allowed to continue pressing into the opposition back line knowing he has the stability with his defensive midfielders behind him essentially creating overloads in the press and if done correctly as a collective forcing the other team to go long. As referenced in the striker section, RVN does not force a build up play and if the opposition is committing men in their own press, he is happy to go with a direct ball to the target man, with the wingers being instructed to immediately make a run behind their defender, anticipating that the flick on will be won. This left PSV being unpredictable and made the opposition think twice prior to committing to many men forward over fear of being hit on a quick counter attack. Unlike Enzo's patient build up play RVN wants his possession based style to be played quickly in hope that the defensive structure is not set allowing the central attacking midfielder and inverted winger to find space in the pockets in the final third.

 

I am intrigued by RVN as it has the potential to be a faster more direct approach of Enzo ball, however, could also have a lot similarities to what Cooper was attempting to achieve. One thing that did become clear to me is that RVN style would require for us to sign an attacking wingback who's comfortable playing as a winger whilst having great work rate as well as a target man, interestingly two positions that was recently reported that we wanted to strengthen in the January transfer window. If money stretched a quick left footed centre back would also be important. 

 

With our current squad I would expect us to look like this until the January window, with either Faes or Okoli playing on the left side of defence and JJ joining as the winger whilst attacking, allowing Bounanotte to play his favoured role.

 

Mads

 

JJ,   Faes/Okoli,   Vesty,  Faes/Okoli

 

Wilf,  Winks

 

Bounanotte, Bilal, Mavididi 

 

Vardy

 

 

41BCD863-AF9C-45D9-A6AE-225C61F9B397.jpeg

  • Haha 3

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...