LCFC v Cov - Post Match Thread

[foxinsox]

10 minutes ago, Hamilton Fox said:

First half he had him on toast everytime we just never had any one in the middle to capitalise. Second half he wasn’t anywhere near as effective I thought

In part it was that Coventry subbed-off Dasilva, but also we subbed-off Ricardo. He was isolated when Chaudhuri took over and passed back rather than forward.

 

 

[Adster]

1 minute ago, Jack1993 said:

A bit baffled by some of the negativity on this thread, apart from the obvious lack of a proper number 9 we played really well. 
 

Cov are an above average team for this division and will probably end up in a play off position, they’ve also been creating a lot of chances and scoring a lot of goals. 
 

Why is it so difficult to grasp that Cov created nothing because we didn’t allow them to, we completely nullified them and did so without having to play defensively whatsoever. A lot of teams are capable of sitting in, heading and kicking their way to a 0-0 against an attacking side. Not a lot of teams can completely nullify an attacking side, control the game and create more than enough chances to win the game comfortably. 
 

We played well

Average IQ fan won't get this mate unfortunately.

[Chelmofox]

20 minutes ago, Winstonthedog said:

At times the playing out from the back gives me the sh1ts ... the amount of sloppy passes is beyond belief.... a better side will have our pants down 

Cov are that 'better' side in this league right now. Personally didn't have an issue with playing out the back today. We are all aware of the risks in doing it these days, but i personally didnt get troubled by it today.

[TrentFox]

We all see games so differently. First half I thought we were ponderous. Second half I thought, in the main, we were excellent. Difference was that we had players looking to go forwards. Soumare makes such an impact when he drives with the ball. He’s a unit and not easily countered. The abuse for Ayew is bizarre. He is what he is. And for me he’s been our best player so far this season, overall. He’s just slow. Carranza looked good when he came on with good movement and a good first touch and vision. He does also look ponderously slow, though. Anyone against Winks after this game needs to give their head a wobble. Defensively much better with Faes, who I  also thought was very good. Frustrating result, but lots of positive signs. 

[GingerrrFox]

Ricardo showed how crucial he is to any chance of success this season. It’s no coincidence we played some of the best football this season today with both him and Winks in the side. Hamza defensively sound but there was noticeable drop off in our play in possession and at times he was a bit of a bomb scare. 

[Winstonthedog]

1 minute ago, Chelmofox said:

Cov are that 'better' side in this league right now. Personally didn't have an issue with playing out the back today. We are all aware of the risks in doing it these days, but i personally didnt get troubled by it today.

Cov are not a better side ... playing out from the back was poor .. look how many times the ball was lost and straight back at us ....all we needed to was be more direct and find another gear and we would have had all the points 

[foxinsox]

2 minutes ago, Jack1993 said:

A bit baffled by some of the negativity on this thread, apart from the obvious lack of a proper number 9 we played really well. 
 

Cov are an above average team for this division and will probably end up in a play off position, they’ve also been creating a lot of chances and scoring a lot of goals. 
 

Why is it so difficult to grasp that Cov created nothing because we didn’t allow them to, we completely nullified them and did so without having to play defensively whatsoever. A lot of teams are capable of sitting in, heading and kicking their way to a 0-0 against an attacking side. Not a lot of teams can completely nullify an attacking side, control the game and create more than enough chances to win the game comfortably. 
 

We played well

I agree. Finishing was poor and having Ayew as a 9 meant that they could concentrate on our wingers without worrying about our midfield.

 

But loads of positives. Another home clean sheet against local rivals. We made both Coventry and Brum look toothless. Winks and Soumare had a good game. We need to be better going forward. We create chances, just dont put them away.

 

It wasn't dull too.

[ozleicester]

wasnt that bad... and look aroud us, this is the championship... Saints losing, Ipswich in trouble, Norwich losing.

[UniFox21]

Thought the late tackle on Winks was incredibly similar to the tackle Ramsay was sent off for. 

[HybridFox]

Annoyed we didnt take that. Cov were nothing special tbh and will be happy with the point. I think Carranza and Monga have to come in for West Brom. Was impressed by the new JJ as well, was hooked too early imo

[adam]

Why are we so slow to go the game re started. All game it took the keeper an age to get the ball moving from a goal kick, than the last 5 minutes he is rushing about. So frustrating. 

[Chelmofox]

Just got back. I actually enjoyed the game even though the result was frustrating. 

 

Felt we were much the better team and the stats somewhat back that up. Keeping Cov down to an XG of 0.4 when they have averaged much higher than this so far shows me that this lineup is much more secure. Stats show that Cov had 0 big chances. I feel Marti is tweaking the line up bit by bit to get things where he wants.

 

Felt Faes was good, Winks was superb and i felt James looked pretty decent as well. Let down by Mavididi who should have not only taken his chance, but should have bounced straight up from it and focussed on the fact we made a golden chance, and there was more on offer if he was willing to put in the hard yards. Instead his head drops and he mopes around the pitch. Monga again looks ridiculous and Fatawu looked brilliant at times. 

 

I don't get Ayew and Soumare, as both slow play down. Would like to think the current line up is a work in progress and we start to see less of both. You would think Caranza starts to edge his way in and Ramsey / James / Page alongside Winks and maybe Skipp fill the remaining slots. 

 

I have faith in the manager we are nudging forward how we should do. Draws against ok sides happen. The points could be very valuable come the end of the season.

[lcfclcfc1]

Why is our no9 Ayew taking corners?

[dayday]

So before the game all I heard was from both sets of supporters that Cov was the real deal 

 

First 15-20 minutes they was on top after that we was different gravy , if it wasn’t for poor shooting and the final pass we win that easily , I thought Cov on the whole where bang average 

 

Ayew, Fatawu and Winks especially was our best players 

[OnlyOneCity]

20 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Cov are that 'better' side in this league right now. Personally didn't have an issue with playing out the back today. We are all aware of the risks in doing it these days, but i personally didnt get troubled by it today.

Cov’s main attacking threat came from long throws. After all the scare stories about how good an attacking side they are, I was pleasantly disappointed to find they actually weren’t today. Too many times, some of our posters are ready to diss our own. We’re not the finished article by any means but I think we can compete with any other side in the Championship.

[Pliskin]

18 minutes ago, Jack1993 said:

A bit baffled by some of the negativity on this thread, apart from the obvious lack of a proper number 9 we played really well. 
 

Cov are an above average team for this division and will probably end up in a play off position, they’ve also been creating a lot of chances and scoring a lot of goals. 
 

Why is it so difficult to grasp that Cov created nothing because we didn’t allow them to, we completely nullified them and did so without having to play defensively whatsoever. A lot of teams are capable of sitting in, heading and kicking their way to a 0-0 against an attacking side. Not a lot of teams can completely nullify an attacking side, control the game and create more than enough chances to win the game comfortably. 
 

We played well

The frustration for me wasn’t felt Cov were there for the taking. They’re alright, but I didn’t think they were anything special at all. An okay championship side. I still maintain if Marti had made better subs, we would have won that game. It just killed the momentum of the game and made it easier for them to manage. 
 

I don’t think we were poor, I just feel Marti made some mistakes today that was the difference. But this is equally a good sign, because it means that we are definitely one of the better teams. We’re growing which is a positive. 

[ceebeefox]

15 minutes ago, UniFox21 said:

Thought the late tackle on Winks was incredibly similar to the tackle Ramsay was sent off for. 

And neither were anything other than a booking.

[Fox-LMA]

Feel pretty relaxed about this tbh. Coventry are supposed to be one of the better teams in the league but the rarely threatened us.

 

I think we performed well for most periods. Looked a lot more fluid when getting the ball downfield. Defended well for the most part, even bearing in mind Coventry's attacking record. Personally I thought we were better today than we were agains Birmingham.

 

Shame not to find a winner though. Coventry's defensive unit was good today. Maybe this is where we miss Vardy. Felt like a kind of game where he would poach a winner. Not to be...

 

Think that if we are able to repeat this kind of performance, & in this manner,  then we will win most weeks.

 

 

Edited 20 September 2025 by Fox-LMA

[Pliskin]

1 hour ago, Winstonthedog said:

At times the playing out from the back gives me the sh1ts ... the amount of sloppy passes is beyond belief.... a better side will have our pants down 

But it didn’t bother us at all? Coventry are one of the league better sides and they didn’t have our pants down? 
 

I thought the one area of our game today that was strong was the defence (up until Hamza came on). We were playing out from the back with ease, and that’s why Vestergaard, Faes and Winks all need to play together.

 

I don’t understand where this criticism has come from today, yes it was a bit slow from the back, but until those late subs we were comfortable, and Cov didn’t trouble us at all. They didn’t really trouble us after albeit for a couple of half chances. The problem today was the Ayew as a 9, and Marti’s initial subs.   

[Lineker's Left Foot]

Well they drew their Cup Final!

[StanSP]

2 hours ago, moore_94 said:

liked the bit of link up play we saw from Carranza, nice to see our striker not dropping so far back he ends up as our right back

That was really frustrating when Ayew was doing that. Especially when we have a quick break getting through the lines and there's no one for Fatawu to aim for. 

 

Absolutely no idea what the thinking behind it is. 

[Pliskin]

51 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

We all see games so differently. First half I thought we were ponderous. Second half I thought, in the main, we were excellent. Difference was that we had players looking to go forwards. Soumare makes such an impact when he drives with the ball. He’s a unit and not easily countered. The abuse for Ayew is bizarre. He is what he is. And for me he’s been our best player so far this season, overall. He’s just slow. Carranza looked good when he came on with good movement and a good first touch and vision. He does also look ponderously slow, though. Anyone against Winks after this game needs to give their head a wobble. Defensively much better with Faes, who I  also thought was very good. Frustrating result, but lots of positive signs. 

It’s not so much Ayew himself, it’s what he is being asked to do. I do disagree with the idea he has been our best player, he fights for the ball and he’s had some successful dribbles, but it’s all in vain as it yields no end product. A lot of Ayew’s good work is battling for the ball 50 yards from goal, or running down blind alleys. 
 

He had a couple of half decent runs towards the end of the game, but rather than get his head down and running for goal, he just slows the play down and then ambles around. 
 

There are good parts to his game, and bad parts, what Marti needs to do is use him where he is effective, because today he wasn’t in my opinion… when Marti made the subs, it was crying out for Daka to come on and occupy those two defenders, get Mongo on too and drop Ayew into the ten and remove Soumare and play James there. Soumare although showed some nice turns again, was completely ineffective and his contributions rarely yield any end product. James was breaking lines with his runs and was pulling Cov players out of position. 
 

If he had made those changes and just kept James on for another ten to fifteen minutes I’m confident we would have won the game. 
 

The subs killed the momentum, they really did, and it just became a stalemate after that. 
 

But, it was largely much better, like I said in my opinion tactical mistakes prevented from winning the game today. 

[Buzzell]

Carranza looked tidy when he came on. Would like to see him up top for the next one.

[Blueman1967]

We need more place upfront, and Daka not the man, Ayew, better at 10, Carranza looked good when he come on, to me at times, the play need to be quicker

[TrentFox]

10 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

It’s not so much Ayew himself, it’s what he is being asked to do. I do disagree with the idea he has been our best player, he fights for the ball and he’s had some successful dribbles, but it’s all in vain as it yields no end product. A lot of Ayew’s good work is battling for the ball 50 yards from goal, or running down blind alleys. 
 

He had a couple of half decent runs towards the end of the game, but rather than get his head down and running for goal, he just slows the play down and then ambles around. 
 

There are good parts to his game, and bad parts, what Marti needs to do is use him where he is effective, because today he wasn’t in my opinion… when Marti made the subs, it was crying out for Daka to come on and occupy those two defenders, get Mongo on too and drop Ayew into the ten and remove Soumare and play James there. Soumare although showed some nice turns again, was completely ineffective and his contributions rarely yield any end product. James was breaking lines with his runs and was pulling Cov players out of position. 
 

If he had made those changes and just kept James on for another ten to fifteen minutes I’m confident we would have won the game. 
 

The subs killed the momentum, they really did, and it just became a stalemate after that. 
 

But, it was largely much better, like I said in my opinion tactical mistakes prevented from winning the game today. 

Get your points. 👍. And we all see it differently. I always look at the ratings on here. Fatawu, it seems,  will always score high. Ayew, it seems, is destined to always score low. I look at it like this - Fatawu is a Ferrari. We love to admire him and when he’s running well it’s a true driving experience to behold. But he also breaks down and leaves you stranded at the side of the road quite often. Ayew is a Ford Focus. He can’t do what the Ferrari does. But he gets you from A-B without fail day after day, trip after trip. 😂. Personally, if we are going to play Ayew I think he has to have more players around him. I’d love to see us move back to having a four behind our striker rather than a three. It would make our press more impactful and enable us to benefit from Ayew’s ability to hold the ball up.