LCFCCKEANO Posted 23 January Posted 23 January Our squad right now, 3 at the back makes so much sense, double up out wide and create space for Mav and Fatawu to come inside, Ayew won’t be alone and may look less stupid and Nelson and Okoli have the legs to cover out wide on the counter, then we would only need two in the middle. Would bet my life it is the same shape and Soumare and Choudhury behind BDCR/Page 2
Guppys Love Child Posted 23 January Posted 23 January 5 minutes ago, LCFCCKEANO said: Our squad right now, 3 at the back makes so much sense, double up out wide and create space for Mav and Fatawu to come inside, Ayew won’t be alone and may look less stupid and Nelson and Okoli have the legs to cover out wide on the counter, then we would only need two in the middle. Would bet my life it is the same shape and Soumare and Choudhury behind BDCR/Page You post shows something Marti is totally incapable or just plain unwilling to do, that's adapt to the current circumstances and available playing staff. Having the foresight to simply just trying something different because the 'status quo' isn't working. His only action will be to shoe-horn an half compatible makeshift player into his already failing system so as not to disrupt his football philosophy. 3
trabuch Posted 23 January Posted 23 January (edited) It's the manager's job to do the best with what he's got - I'm not sure Marti is doing that. Although I also think that if a manager joins the club and can't get the support he needs to do what he had envisioned - then I have some sympathy. I don't know what sort of lapdog is going to get anything genuinely progressive out of us at the moment. What are our "leaders" aiming for? It's not the manager is it? The club has been very badly run since the tragedy. Edited 23 January by trabuch
whoareyaaa Posted 23 January Posted 23 January 8 minutes ago, Guppys Love Child said: You post shows something Marti is totally incapable or just plain unwilling to do, that's adapt to the current circumstances and available playing staff. Having the foresight to simply just trying something different because the 'status quo' isn't working. His only action will be to shoe-horn an half compatible makeshift player into his already failing system so as not to disrupt his football philosophy. A lot of managers do this and refuse to change the shape
Kitchandro Posted 24 January Posted 24 January 59 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said: Which manager would come here and turn us around though, he will face the same issues Cooper, Ruud and Cifuentes have suffered. Would you be happy with Russle Martin because that's the pond we are fishing in If your argument is that the club is bound to make the wrong decision or can’t be bothered to do adequate scouting of a good manager with the personal management qualities to inspire this team and improve it tactically, I don’t think many on here would argue with you. Most people on this forum are arguing what they want to happen, not what they think will happen. If the question is: Are there better managers in existence than Marti Cifuentes who would come to Leicester? Then of course the answer is yes, they just won’t be ones who have already made a name to warrant a bigger club than Leicester. The problem is if you only think of managers from the perspective of reputation, you’re never going to pick the right manager because managers with a better reputation than us wouldn’t come here. So we end up with managers who have enough reputation to be known but not enough quality to get a better club than us. It’s like buying an older horse who’s exposed to the handicapper - when we should be hiring young novices with lower weights and room for improvement. Ones that ‘dumber’ clubs have foolishly overlooked. That’s what Brighton used to do to punch above their weight, with managers and players. We always ask this question ‘who would come here?’ because this stupid club only considers names and not qualities. 3
Guppys Love Child Posted 24 January Posted 24 January 37 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said: A lot of managers do this and refuse to change the shape Oh I agree, and its the same in some cases with the in game changes as well. Take out the injured player scenario a lot will swap like for like when something isn't working, with a hope that the subbed player is just "having an off day" Only the truly world class will shake things up with a shuffle in formation and/or swap different "types" of players with a different playing profiles, to give the team something different. The most creative Marti gets is to favour going heavy on defenders with a hope to protecting a slender lead. ( which in most cases just creates more unwanted pressure as the team will than naturally sit deeper) 1
Tuna Posted 24 January Posted 24 January 1 minute ago, Muzzy_no7 said: W*nk*r Saw the time, saw the match thread (didn't click), saw you had posted here and knew the rest
Cropwellfox Posted 24 January Posted 24 January Just now, Tuna said: Saw the time, saw the match thread (didn't click), saw you had posted here and knew the rest Hahahahahah Ayew again olé olé
Muzzy_no7 Posted 24 January Posted 24 January Just now, Tuna said: Saw the time, saw the match thread (didn't click), saw you had posted here and knew the rest Worst manager I’ve known and I started going late 90’s 2
coolhandfox Posted 24 January Posted 24 January Just now, Muzzy_no7 said: Worst manager I’ve known and I started going late 90’s I'd say the worse over 10 games, Sousa was something special! 1
Muzzy_no7 Posted 24 January Posted 24 January Just now, coolhandfox said: I'd say the worse over 10 games, Sousa was something special! Nah, for me…Marti has been worse than him. At least with Sousa you could see what he was trying to do but with Marti and this squad….Christ. 1
BrilliantFox Posted 24 January Posted 24 January Coming back here at 5 pm hoping he's gone Won't torture myself by watching the match.
Popular Post Mickyblueeyes Posted 24 January Popular Post Posted 24 January He has no idea what he is doing. He is such cowardly clueless manager. Ayew starting again. Daka on the bench after getting 0 mins v Wrexham. Obviously doesn’t trust him. So what does he do ? Keeps Daka as the forward on the bench and fills up two spots with Wanya Marcal and Kevon Gray. if there is an injury to a centre back - will Gray come on ? Of course not. On comes Thomas an two CBs move central. Another injury you ask, Aluko comes on. What about Wanya ? First sub Silko. Second sub Monga. Two wasted sub spaces. Yet he doesn’t trust his striker on the bench so unless Ayew is absolutely exhausted and can’t stand up he stays on. Thats 3 sub spots he knows before the game he won’t use. Evans can’t get a look in. Motsi another young exciting player can’t get on over Marcal or now, Gray. What about Hutchinson who is (checks notes) one year younger than Gray and the same age as Page on the bench - both offering the unknown and a bit of excitement. No, let’s just waste the spots. Putting that all to one side, due to his shit management, we’ve lost the only player who looks a threat in our side. He now has a young cb at left back. He has Hamza Choudhury holding on his own. He has legless Ricardo at full back. Ayew isolated upfront. Square pegs, round holes. No change in formation, no picking a side in line with the players at your disposal. Ayew will be isolated. Fatawu will need his one moment to score a worldly or again, be isolated. Mavididi will have to support more so at the back due Choudhury having no positional sense and the non left back, playing left back. Yeah, he’s got a shot owner but this is a shit non manager. 4 1
The Doctor Posted 24 January Posted 24 January On 23/01/2026 at 10:17, Dan said: We're a massive risk. I mean everyone's scared we'll appoint Russell Martin but I think he'd have a pretty good case to steer clear for somebody coming off the back of one, arguably two disasters. It gets harder and harder for us with each failed appointment. you know we'll try, right up until he takes a restraining order out against Rudkin like Potter. laughable that we could genuinely have had Frank or even potentially tempted Slot back in 2021 if we'd got rid of Rodgers after the Warsaw and Napoli debacles (at the time we were looking like European regulars and he was still just starting to establish himself), instead we're fishing in the stagnant pond of Gary Rowett level managers 1
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 24 January Posted 24 January 48 minutes ago, Mickyblueeyes said: Yeah, he’s got a shot owner but this is a shit non manager. Team and manager under pressure. A stadium atmosphere that has the potential to become very toxic. And you want him to pack the side and bench with untested youth products, some of which haven’t even had a loan to at least experience competitive football outside of their age group. I’d say it would be really unfair on those youth players to put them in that position.
Tuna Posted 24 January Posted 24 January 5 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said: TOP WAKE THE F UP Hopefully he sees enough today to act, irrespective of result
Nobbyburton Posted 24 January Posted 24 January Every week you think they can’t possibly let him stay any longer, yet again here we are. Should have gone in October and we’re still watching this bollocks. Absolutely disgusting.
Leicester_Loyal Posted 24 January Posted 24 January How much longer can he last? Are we gonna have 30+ games without a clean sheet?
Heart-Shaped Fox Posted 24 January Posted 24 January Id go far as saying if you put a shite League two team in this league they'd keep more clean sheets in a season than us. Certainly wouldn't go half a season without one
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