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Marti Cifuentes appointed new manager

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AKCJ

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18 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

Puma's marketing team did an unreal job at making that sales line stick.

There's plenty of KPFC fans that adore that Fearless Foxes guff.

baldeagle

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10 hours ago, Tommy G said:

Correct but giving me one example vs dozens of nasty successful ruthless bastards is hardly bingo. 

You said nice finishes last . I gave  you just one example of nice not  finishing last so your statement isn’t correct . There’s plenty of others and I don’t just mean in football . 

TheGoldenGod

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1 minute ago, ALC Fox said:

His PR is fantastic isn't it.

 

Let's hope he can match it when the season starts. Early signs are pretty good, I think.

Yeah! It's one thing being dragged along to do these as an obligation but it genuinely looks like he's enjoying it! Having a laugh with the guy too...

moore_94

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/marti-cifuentes-reveals-clock-tower-10405423
 

Marti Cifuentes reveals Clock Tower dream and Premier League plan to defy Leicester City cycle
 

A run of relegation, promotion, relegation has seen Leicester City regain their crown as England’s defining yo-yo club.

 

That’s now 26 jumps between the two divisions, 13 each way. No side in the country has more.

 

Marti Cifuentes’ ultimate task as the club’s new manager is to escape that cycle at a time when it’s never been more difficult to do so.
 

The last two sets of promoted sides have all come straight back down. With every season it happens, the 17 surviving clubs get a big slice of the Premier League pie with which to improve their squads. And so every season it becomes tougher for the new boys.

 

As he prepares for his competitive debut as Citymanager this weekend, it means Cifuentes essentially has two seasons to prepare for. He needs to get the club promoted but also think about how he can do so in a way that will help keep them in the Premier League.

 

So while he puts together his gameplan to take on Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday afternoon,he is thinking long term too. The idea is to build an identity within the team and then develop the academy to take it forward.

 

“I need to say that the conversations with the club and with the owner were very clear,” the Spaniard tells LeicestershireLive.

 

“The main target is to go back as soon as possible to the Premier League. That’s the kind of ambition that a club like Leicester should have.

 

“The focus is to build something, a clear identity, a way of playing football, that should help us to get there in a strong position. It’s not just about getting there as soon as possible, but getting there and being as strong as we can.

 

“It’s a reality that it’s been challenging for teams that actually have been extremely dominant, as with Leicester two seasons ago, in a league like the Championship that is a tough one to get 97 points.

 

“That’s a big challenge. My job as a manager is to find the balance to how we get the short-term results while we build the long-term identity and long-term results if possible. It’s always there in the back of my head.

 

“That’s why for me it’s very important to achieve this with two things. The first one is a clear way of playing, with an identity and philosophy.

 

“And in that sense we’re going to try to be an attacking team that scores the goals, that is dominant through the games, that tries to win the ball back as soon as possible, that has structure and a clear way to play but can adapt because every opponent will be different. It’s not the same to lead 3-0 in the 91st minute than to be 1-0 up away, you need to master both scenarios.

 

“And the second part of it is how we can help the academy, to help the young players, to build this identity that sustains the club in the future.”

 

The job in season one is promotion and it looks more difficult than two years ago, when City, but for a spring wobble, stormed to the title under Enzo Maresca.

 

Cifuentes arrived in mid-July, and so preparation for the campaign began more than two months after most other Championship sides.

 

While City may still have one of the best squads in the division, it’s one that’s not been freshened up in the transfer market, nor one that is settled. It could look very different come September.

 

Finally, there’s the matter of the points deduction. The severity of the punishment and when City might receive it is unknown, but if it does arrive, it’s another obstacle for Cifuentes to overcome.

 

Still, that’s not stopped him envisaging a trip to the Clock Tower, venue for a promotion parade, next May.

 

“Definitely I’m a demanding person, I want to win all the games,” he says. “That’s something I want my team to represent.

 

“I’ve already had two seasons in the Championship. It helps me to understand the dynamics of the league. It’s a special league, this one.

 

“We’re talking about more than 50 games if you have a good cup run. It’s an extremely intense league that told me everybody needs to be connected.

 

“If you drop a little bit the level, you can lose to any other team, even if first is playing last. If suddenly there is a result that no-one expects, this is the league where it happens, and it happens every season.

 

“It’s up and down during the season, so you need to be ready. That’s why it’s so important, the togetherness, and that the whole team is ready to contribute.

 

“I’m not thinking much that it’s impossible to know where we’re going to be at the beginning of May. Hopefully we’ll be at the Clock Tower, that will be a good signal.

 

“But my target at the moment is to beat Sheffield Wednesday. Every night when I go to sleep, I’m thinking about Sheffield Wednesday. My full focus is just to win the next game while we develop this identity.”

 

With City still trying to get players through the exit door, Cifuentes has a big squad to work with as things stand. It’s also a varied squad.

 

With 38-year-old Asmir Begovic signed and with 16-year-old Jeremy Monga now a fully-fledged senior player, there’s a 22-year age gap across the group.

 

Does that mean Cifuentes has to be two different managers, one that earns the respect of the experienced heads while also cares for the up-and-coming talents? Not quite.

 

“The challenge of being a manager, trust me, is that you need to manage all of them in a different way,” he says. “If you have 25 players, that’s 25 different ways of managing.

 

“You might talk about the experienced players or the young players, but every person is different.

 

“Someone needs love, someone needs stick, someone needs a bit of both, someone needs a hug, someone likes to talk football every day, someone doesn’t want to speak so much. That’s the challenge of being a good manager, you need to be ready for all of them.”

 

There’s the supporters to manage too. Because of the heights from which the club has fallen, because of the perceived lack of accountability and communication from the top over that demise, and because of a myriad of other issues, it’s not a particularly happy fanbase at the moment.

 

But Cifuentes, as the fresh face at the club, has the goodwill of the supporters.

 

He says: “The fans, I understand the feelings after going down, it’s always difficult, but I’m sure they will understand it’s a fresh start for everybody and it’s an opportunity for everybody to show up.

 

“We’re going to try to create a team to perform in a way they feel proud. Hopefully we will be together in this journey.”

 

It’s a journey they hope will lead to a 14th top-flight promotion. And then, once the yo-yo’s up, they’ll hope Cifuentes can prevent it from unravelling again.

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7 minutes ago, ClaphamFox said:

No date. May not hear until the second half of the season.

I don't mind that. If we can put daylight between ourselves and rivals, a four to six point deduction will seem more irritating than devastating. 

TheGoldenGod

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2 minutes ago, Bilo said:

I don't mind that. If we can put daylight between ourselves and rivals, a four to six point deduction will seem more irritating than devastating. 

Depending on where we are in the table might get the EFLs' back up though. It's the wild west so no way of knowing if they'll be more harsh if we're clear at the top! Just speculation of course....

moore_94

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9 minutes ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Depending on where we are in the table might get the EFLs' back up though. It's the wild west so no way of knowing if they'll be more harsh if we're clear at the top! Just speculation of course....

The EFL don’t decide the points deduction anyway it is an independent commission so it doesn’t matter how they feel thankfully :)

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I think it's a disgrace that any team can be starting the season with an unknown points penalty hanging over them. It's anti sporting, and directly undermines any sense of level playing field for teams competing in a competition. Not just the team being penalised, but other teams affected because they cannot know where their competition is. Any penalty should only be applicable at the start of a season.

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Sol thewall Bamba

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3 minutes ago, Bablemikey said:

I think it's a disgrace that any team can be starting the season with an unknown points penalty hanging over them. It's anti sporting, and directly undermines any sense of level playing field for teams competing in a competition. Not just the team being penalised, but other teams affected because they cannot know where their competition is. Any penalty should only be applicable at the start of a season.

We haven't been told that we've got a points deduction coming though? It's just noise from journalists that has been repeated so many times it's just become accepted. Every no mark journo and "podcaster" just says "oh yeah 9 point deduction is what I've heard" and it just goes round and round.

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Mike Oxlong

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53 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

When is the decison on the potential points deduction, is there a date?

After we get promoted with the deduction resulting in us just missing out on the play offs 

 

CosbehFox

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37 minutes ago, Bablemikey said:

I think it's a disgrace that any team can be starting the season with an unknown points penalty hanging over them. It's anti sporting, and directly undermines any sense of level playing field for teams competing in a competition. Not just the team being penalised, but other teams affected because they cannot know where their competition is. Any penalty should only be applicable at the start of a season.

Youd have a point but the delay is in part caused by the football club themselves. 

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urban.spaceman

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1 hour ago, Tommy G said:

When is the decison on the potential points deduction, is there a date?

This is when we were charged, 11 weeks ago, claiming that we were subject to the Premier League's 12-week fast-track process (which didn't exist last time they tried this shit)

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cnv113m0n4qo

 

I still don't think we'll get a points deduction. 

AKCJ

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2 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

We haven't been told that we've got a points deduction coming though? It's just noise from journalists that has been repeated so many times it's just become accepted. Every no mark journo and "podcaster" just says "oh yeah 9 point deduction is what I've heard" and it just goes round and round.

The fact that (on the face of it) we didn't scramble to sell our players before the deadline makes me think we'll be okay.

 

The club appear confident but they've got history of being arrogantly wrong plenty of times before.

ClaphamFox

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2 hours ago, urban.spaceman said:

This is when we were charged, 11 weeks ago, claiming that we were subject to the Premier League's 12-week fast-track process (which didn't exist last time they tried this shit)

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cnv113m0n4qo

 

I still don't think we'll get a points deduction. 

I don’t think our case is being handled through the fast-track process. I’m pretty sure the BBC got that wrong. 

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AjcW

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3 hours ago, Finnegan said:

 

 

So was Steve Cooper... 

Mate one of the first lines in his opening interview was about how great Rudkin is.... 

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7 hours ago, TheGoldenGod said:

Depending on where we are in the table might get the EFLs' back up though. It's the wild west so no way of knowing if they'll be more harsh if we're clear at the top! Just speculation of course....

It's not up to the EFL, it's up to an independent arbitration panel.

 

'We want to double Leicester's point deduction because they're having a good season' would be laughed out of the room.

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