Unpopular LCFC Opinions

[Grebfromgrebland]

4 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

Vardy is one of the main reasons we have a striker crisis and has been this way for many years. His inability to play in a proper 2 striker formation had held the club back from ever being able to actually replace him, often because the numbers he has put up has meant he justified his place as our only striker on the pitch for most of his time here, and whenever we did manage to shoehorn another striker in, they pretty much exclusively had to drop deep to supply Vardy. He should have retired/left 22/23. 

 

That's the painful one. If we're to move forward as a club it has to be without Vardy 

[bmt]

We will stay up this season 

[Electric Yetis]

I have more affection for the squad of 91-97 than any of the 15/16 squad.

[bmt]

Conor Coady is alright

[Collibosher70]

1 hour ago, Cameron Davidson said:

I quite liked Puel's team building. Just not his tactics....

 

Has an eye for a player...better off as a dof 

[Daggers]

Josh Low remains one of the most underutilised assets City have ever owned. Booted to appease the mob who were too stupid to appreciate what he could offer.

[MattFox]

KDH is a bottom half/ mid table player at this level at best

 

Never really done it bar a purple patch in 21/22 at this level

[Samilktray]

Eric Odihambo would have been our all time top scorer if we'd given him more chances

[Spudulike]

32 minutes ago, South Shire Fox said:

If youre the home team or an arm chair fan maybe. Deffo isnt for away fans

Or travelling home fans, like me!

[Gamble92]

39 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

It’s the unpopular opinions thread, I’m sorry you disagree with my post but it’s an unpopular truth. 

I envy you if a couple of thousand people singing a song is the worst emotion you've had to do with supporting Leicester over the past few years. 

[Finnegan]

52 minutes ago, Bilo said:

Claude Puel only failed because he has the personality of a walnut.

 

This is an appalling take. 

 

He had absolutely no idea at all how to coach attacking football and his man management was no better than Rodgers (the whole Vardy saga was insane.)

 

Rodgers definitely benefited from inheriting Puel's defensive organisation and his tenure saw mostly solid recruitment but let's not fall in to Puel revisionism, he was a largely awful manager who had to go. 

 

What I would take would be an NFL style set up of Puel as defensive coordinator, Rodgers as offensive coordinator and Pearson as head coach. With Walsh as GM. 

 

Dynasty worthy that. 

 

Edited 5 February by Finnegan

[Sir Steve Howard]

26 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

Vardy is one of the main reasons we have a striker crisis and has been this way for many years. His inability to play in a proper 2 striker formation had held the club back from ever being able to actually replace him, often because the numbers he has put up has meant he justified his place as our only striker on the pitch for most of his time here, and whenever we did manage to shoehorn another striker in, they pretty much exclusively had to drop deep to supply Vardy. He should have retired/left 22/23. 

 

Agreed unpopular.

Please detail clubs who play with 2 up top these days

[HybridFox]

53 minutes ago, Bilo said:

Will Alves will turn out no better than McAteer.

 

Claude Puel only failed because he has the personality of a walnut.

 

The 09-10 playoff side was actually crap and carried by Fryatt's goals, Pearson's managerial ability and sports science.

Wouldn't say he failed at all. Stabilised the team, never in any real danger of going down and got some decent players in when you consider some of the windows since. He wasn't amazing but wasn't terrible either.

 

Only reason we made the change imo is we weren't really pushing to become a European side or challenging for trophies. Which Rodgers did move us forward tbf before throwing his toys out the pram

Edited 5 February by HybridFox

[OntarioFox]

28 minutes ago, cityfanlee23 said:

Vardy is one of the main reasons we have a striker crisis and has been this way for many years. His inability to play in a proper 2 striker formation had held the club back from ever being able to actually replace him, often because the numbers he has put up has meant he justified his place as our only striker on the pitch for most of his time here, and whenever we did manage to shoehorn another striker in, they pretty much exclusively had to drop deep to supply Vardy. He should have retired/left 22/23. 

 

Here's a follow-on opinion that I don't think is unpopular but fills me with regret - the absolute best we've ever looked as a football team was when Rodgers played Vardy and Iheanacho up front together at Villa. Absolutely tore them apart that day with an old-fashioned 4-4-2.

 

Just imagine if he'd put his ego aside and used that as a blueprint. What if...

[Corky]

Micky Adams' awful transfer policy set us on the way to League One as much as the Taylor debacle.

[winteriscoming]

Puel was a decent manager for us. 

[Samilktray]

7 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

I envy you if a couple of thousand people singing a song is the worst emotion you've had to do with supporting Leicester over the past few years. 

I really dont know what else to say to you, thank you for confirming my unpopular opinion about LCFC is unpopular?

[Sir Steve Howard]

23 minutes ago, Electric Yetis said:

I have more affection for the squad of 91-97 than any of the 15/16 squad.

Is 91-97 a typo? That's not a squad is it.

From a quick glance the only 3 players present in 91-92 and 96-97 were Poole, Whitlow and Willis

[Joe_1992]

Ndidi is dreadful 

[LVFox]

If we had Yuki Abe 5 years after we did, he'd have been lauded as a great success 

[HybridFox]

Sven's appointment elevated Leicester as a club

[Craig]

Ricardo (goalkeeper) was a better goalkeeper than Weale.

[OntarioFox]

1 minute ago, Craig said:

Ricardo (goalkeeper) was a better goalkeeper than Weale.

Ok, this is the hottest take I've seen yet. The man played like a fish on a boat deck. 

[Alf Bentley]

2 hours ago, bovril said:

Lloyd Dyer wasn't very good. Though he was quite effective.

 

1 hour ago, Stadt said:

Okazaki wasn't very good

 

 

How do you define "very good" in this context? 

 

I'd see it as a synonym for "effective", which makes Bovril's claim particularly problematic.

If it's used as a synonym for "skilful", I'd agree with both statements.

 

Dyer:

- Good: Pace, work rate

- Medium: Erratic shooting/finishing/crossing (both scored & missed plenty in Championship), basic passing, ok dribbling

- Bad: Close control ball skills

- Overall: Good upper Championship player 2009-14

 

Okazaki:

- Good: Pressing, positional awareness, work rate, team leader by example

- Medium: Erratic finishing, basic passing

- Bad: Close control, dribbling

- Overall: Key man in a peculiar & somewhat effective team 2015-16

 

Put prime Dyer in the current squad and he might be a useful sub for last 20 mins in PL (less so than in 14-15, as defending & fitness levels have risen). Possibly still a starter in Championship.

Put prime Shinji in the current squad and we stay up this season! 

 

 

[Finnegan]

17 minutes ago, HybridFox said:

never in any real danger of going down

 

With a squad that should have been top 6.