Cifuentes OUT

[bmt]

37 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said:

Skipp is dog shit, 20 million pounds of dog shit he runs around chasing shadows.

Quite right, genuinely one of the worst professional footballers I've ever seen

[ronnup]

Its indicative of a team that the press is pathetic. Happened under Rodgers too, half a press that isn't consistent or done well. They either don't understand, aren't doing what they're told or don't give a shit

[Ian Nacho]

He definitely is giving Steve Cooper. Not giving Nelson, Aluko nor Evans (before his international call up) a chance is very similar to how Ricardo and Fatawu were treated. Pure stubbornness. 

[frany104]

We have no style of play, tactics, pressing… nothing under Marti. 
 

it was hard… but we’ve got worse under him. 
 

id take Russell Martin over Marti every day of the week. That’s not to say I want RM but at least we would be coached to play a specific way.

[Tommy Fresh]

8 minutes ago, ronnup said:

Its indicative of a team that the press is pathetic. Happened under Rodgers too, half a press that isn't consistent or done well. They either don't understand, aren't doing what they're told or don't give a shit

Yeah there was a point where Blackburn were getting themselves in a right mess and the lack of a coordinated press let them off

[whoareyaaa]

1 minute ago, frany104 said:

We have no style of play, tactics, pressing… nothing under Marti. 
 

it was hard… but we’ve got worse under him. 
 

id take Russell Martin over Marti every day of the week. That’s not to say I want RM but at least we would be coached to play a specific way.

Get a grip of yourself, Russell Martin who just failed in Scotland.

[The Year Of The Fox]

Close the thread

 

 

[Parafox]

41 minutes ago, Clever Fox said:

The fact is he is better than Soumare, but neither of them should be starting as mentioned in my last line

 

Who would you bring in above them?

[cityfanlee23]

10 minutes ago, ronnup said:

Its indicative of a team that the press is pathetic. Happened under Rodgers too, half a press that isn't consistent or done well. They either don't understand, aren't doing what they're told or don't give a shit

Half a press is worse than no press, needless spaces all over the place where some players push forward and others don’t 

[Bourbon Fox]

Just now, Tommy Fresh said:

Yeah there was a point where Blackburn were getting themselves in a right mess and the lack of a coordinated press let them off

Some of their play out from the back was seriously dodgy, a team with the bit between its teeth would have jumped straight down their throats and punished them 

[Pliskin]

We know they’re major problems at the head of the club….. 

 

However, this can be separated from the pitch, that’s the managers job. There are many flaws in this squad, but this league is horrific, Blackburn are a disgusting team, yet they’ve got fright and scrap, and that’s all you need at this level to win games if you’re playing a team not at the races. 
 

Marti was on the back foot initially, he didn’t have a full pre season, and the window hasn’t been kind to him, however, as rancid as this team is, there’s enough ability in it to be competing at the top end of the table. 
 

For a club of our stature this is wholly unacceptable and incredibly embarrassing…. I just don’t think the players are buying into Marti’s philosophy, the players are making mistakes all of the time, and this for me is an indication that A they lack confidence in themselves, and B lack confidence in what they’re being asked to do. 
 

and it makes sense, initially I thought Marti was a straight talking, but he’s just telling us what we want to hear, because the evidence on the pitch is he isn’t backing it up. 
 

Footballers will respond to a manager they believe in, regardless of their desire to play for the club…..

 

Perhaps it’s all a pipe dream? We know that Top needs to sell up to an investor who can actually properly invest, and knows how to run a football club. 
 

Perhaps this is just all the process of the club unravelling, I don’t know.

 

But in short, Marti is proving to be a bad fit, it’s not working, and it won’t start working….

[cityfanlee23]

8 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

He definitely is giving Steve Cooper. Not giving Nelson, Aluko nor Evans (before his international call up) a chance is very similar to how Ricardo and Fatawu were treated. Pure stubbornness. 

We had to roll the dice on Cooper to try to save ourselves, gamble didn’t pay off but it had to be made. 
But I do wonder in hindsight if we had just kept him would we be in this position now? Gut instinct says no. We would very likely be in this division, but I don’t believe we would be looking over our shoulders at relegation. 
I even wonder whether if we still had Dean Smith would we now be a team that actually works hard for the badge, probably. 

Edited 1 November 2025 by cityfanlee23

[Parafox]

10 minutes ago, ronnup said:

Its indicative of a team that the press is pathetic. Happened under Rodgers too, half a press that isn't consistent or done well. They either don't understand, aren't doing what they're told or don't give a shit

 

Just ineptitude because of this. No tryers no incentive to do better.

 

They know we're on a downward trajectory and they don't care. They'll move on and still play elsewhere. Football is awash with mercenaries.

[whoareyaaa]

2 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

We know they’re major problems at the head of the club….. 

 

However, this can be separated from the pitch, that’s the managers job. There are many flaws in this squad, but this league is horrific, Blackburn are a disgusting team, yet they’ve got fright and scrap, and that’s all you need at this level to win games if you’re playing a team not at the races. 
 

Marti was on the back foot initially, he didn’t have a full pre season, and the window hasn’t been kind to him, however, as rancid as this team is, there’s enough ability in it to be competing at the top end of the table. 
 

For a club of our stature this is wholly unacceptable and incredibly embarrassing…. I just don’t think the players are buying into Marti’s philosophy, the players are making mistakes all of the time, and this for me is an indication that A they lack confidence in themselves, and B lack confidence in what they’re being asked to do. 
 

and it makes sense, initially I thought Marti was a straight talking, but he’s just telling us what we want to hear, because the evidence on the pitch is he isn’t backing it up. 
 

Footballers will respond to a manager they believe in, regardless of their desire to play for the club…..

 

Perhaps it’s all a pipe dream? We know that Top needs to sell up to an investor who can actually properly invest, and knows how to run a football club. 
 

Perhaps this is just all the process of the club unravelling, I don’t know.

 

But in short, Marti is proving to be a bad fit, it’s not working, and it won’t start working….

Didn't Martin O'Neil have a bad start ? that didn't turn out to bad 

[Parafox]

2 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said:

Didn't Martin O'Neil have a bad start ? that didn't turn out to bad 

Yes but he showed a belief that got us on board. MC hasn't got that charisma.

 

He's as flat as a witches tit in his post match interviews and just chucks out the same "we must do better" tripe.

 

I'm bored of him. 

Edited 1 November 2025 by Parafox

[lcfcbluearmy]

9 minutes ago, frany104 said:

We have no style of play, tactics, pressing… nothing under Marti. 
 

it was hard… but we’ve got worse under him. 
 

id take Russell Martin over Marti every day of the week. That’s not to say I want RM but at least we would be coached to play a specific way.

I mean come on can we at least be sensible

[indierich06]

1 hour ago, Noahfence said:

Still got no idea what his philosophy is. Couldn’t tell you how we’re meant to be playing. 
 

Zero pressing. Midfield gets exposed so often, wingers are isolated, get counted so easily, create nothing I could go on. 
 

“Attacking non stop football” that was his words. 

Can't think of one good performance we've had under him. 

[whoareyaaa]

Just now, Parafox said:

Yes but he showed a belief that got us on board. MC hasn't got that charisma.

he's working with shit I don't think charisma is important, can he turn nasty ? probably.

[Gazza M]

I think if we lose Tuesday and then go to Carrow Road and kick start their season before the international break then Marti and the squad can walk home and not bother coming back. 

[FoxesBraun]

12 minutes ago, frany104 said:

We have no style of play, tactics, pressing… nothing under Marti. 
 

it was hard… but we’ve got worse under him. 
 

id take Russell Martin over Marti every day of the week. That’s not to say I want RM but at least we would be coached to play a specific way.

what are you on about.

[An Away Move]

13 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

He definitely is giving Steve Cooper. Not giving Nelson, Aluko nor Evans (before his international call up) a chance is very similar to how Ricardo and Fatawu were treated. Pure stubbornness. 

There is something really wrong at this club re: our attitude to academy players. Alves had to leave for game time too. It makes zero sense from a football or business sense. 

[frany104]

2 minutes ago, lcfcbluearmy said:

I mean come on can we at least be sensible

I don’t want RM at all. I was trying to make the point of how bad I think Marti is as a manager. 

[Parafox]

5 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said:

he's working with shit I don't think charisma is important, can he turn nasty ? probably.

What did he achieve at QPR?

 

Nothing important. He's vacuous. As empty of ideas as a beached whale.

 

We're ****ed, no matter who manages us.

 

 

Edited 1 November 2025 by Parafox

[studentofthegame]

50 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

Skipp is the latest player to drastically improve his reputation by not actually playing. The lad has been useless in a LCFC shirt. Soumare is not the answer in midfield but unfortunately Skipp is definitely not the answer in midfield. Therein lies the problem. We have Winks and James and that’s literally it for senior midfielders that can put in a shift. 

Jesus christ

 

Yes I know he is not the answer, as I have already stated multiple times

 

The point is that he at least bothers to put some effort in, both of them are shit, but I would rather play the one who actually tries to do something as opposed to the one who can't be ****ed to even bother running

 

I don't want EITHER of them on the pitch, I am not sure how much clearer I need to be for people to understand that

[whoareyaaa]

3 minutes ago, Parafox said:

What did he achieve at QPR?

 

Nothing important. He's vacuous. As empty of ideas as a beached whale.

 

We're ****ed, no matter who manages us.

 

 

Sure everything will work out.