Abdul Fatawu

[SB87_LCFC]

I think unfortunately he has become a victim of his surroundings and as much as we can shout until we are blue in the face about Rudkin, Top and the squad that took us down, some of the buck has to sit with us as fans.  It amazes me how quick fans jump on a player or selection of players when the going gets tough and they are not performing - it's going great when the kid is knocking in a hat-trick against Southampton, or setting up Vardy in his first game in the Prem, or scoring from inside his half, but we are quick to forget all the good. 

 

I think people forget Fatawu only turned 22 in March, has recovered from an ACL injury which could have easily claimed his career, he has pushed himself since he was a kid to get to where he is and people jumping on his back every 5 seconds, how is that going to help him? One of the biggest problems is we have spent the last 12 years depending on one man getting us out of the sh*t, now he's gone, i think some fans earmarked Fatawu to be the next hero and it hasn't gone to plan. 

 

He will leave Leicester and I am sure have an impact wherever he goes, as long as he is coached properly, something he only had when working under Maresca. 

 

 

[Chelmofox]

1 hour ago, SB87_LCFC said:

I think unfortunately he has become a victim of his surroundings and as much as we can shout until we are blue in the face about Rudkin, Top and the squad that took us down, some of the buck has to sit with us as fans.  It amazes me how quick fans jump on a player or selection of players when the going gets tough and they are not performing - it's going great when the kid is knocking in a hat-trick against Southampton, or setting up Vardy in his first game in the Prem, or scoring from inside his half, but we are quick to forget all the good. 

 

I think people forget Fatawu only turned 22 in March, has recovered from an ACL injury which could have easily claimed his career, he has pushed himself since he was a kid to get to where he is and people jumping on his back every 5 seconds, how is that going to help him? One of the biggest problems is we have spent the last 12 years depending on one man getting us out of the sh*t, now he's gone, i think some fans earmarked Fatawu to be the next hero and it hasn't gone to plan. 

 

He will leave Leicester and I am sure have an impact wherever he goes, as long as he is coached properly, something he only had when working under Maresca. 

 

 

I wouldn't say people were jumping on his back every 5 seconds. From what i saw, Fatawu got a lot of love from the fans, and regardless what he did, i never heard anything other than some mild disgruntled mumorings towards him. The songs all tailed off towards the end of the season, but that was it. I think most of the critical comments have come since the end of the season.

[oldbluefox]

These players should not forget the supporters are their bread and butter. Distance yourself from the fans and turn them against you and you are on a slippery slope. The majority of last season’s team did little to endear themselves either in their effort, their displays or their arrogant attitude towards the club and its supporters. 
I’ve been a supporter for 70 years and have never known it as bad as last season and there have been some pretty lean times. The difference is those players gave their all on the pitch, the problem is they weren’t very good but nobody could criticise their commitment. The same could not be said about this current crop. You only had to observe the body language during and after the match. Things need to change. 

Edited Tuesday at 17:51 by oldbluefox

[MPH]

We really don’t need to keep him another season. He’ll end up like that really intelligent kid at school who ended up getting into trouble because they were so bored.

[Gamble92]

3 hours ago, oldbluefox said:

These players should not forget the supporters are their bread and butter. Distance yourself from the fans and turn them against you and you are on a slippery slope. The majority of last season’s team did little to endear themselves either in their effort, their displays or their arrogant attitude towards the club and its supporters. 
I’ve been a supporter for 70 years and have never known it as bad as last season and there have been some pretty lean times. The difference is those players gave their all on the pitch, the problem is they weren’t very good but nobody could criticise their commitment. The same could not be said about this current crop. You only had to observe the body language during and after the match. Things need to change. 

Well said

[Fox1norfolk]

1 hour ago, Gamble92 said:

Well said

I thinks it’s ironic that 3 players ( including ex Ayew) are playing in the World Cup and we are in the 1st Division. Is that a record?

[SB87_LCFC]

20 hours ago, Chelmofox said:

I wouldn't say people were jumping on his back every 5 seconds. From what i saw, Fatawu got a lot of love from the fans, and regardless what he did, i never heard anything other than some mild disgruntled mumorings towards him. The songs all tailed off towards the end of the season, but that was it. I think most of the critical comments have come since the end of the season.

His social media posts which may have come across as generic had people hounding him, fan frustrations are part of football but I think there is a line and if a player is a confidence player for example, that could have a negative effect. 

 

18 hours ago, oldbluefox said:

These players should not forget the supporters are their bread and butter. Distance yourself from the fans and turn them against you and you are on a slippery slope. The majority of last season’s team did little to endear themselves either in their effort, their displays or their arrogant attitude towards the club and its supporters. 
I’ve been a supporter for 70 years and have never known it as bad as last season and there have been some pretty lean times. The difference is those players gave their all on the pitch, the problem is they weren’t very good but nobody could criticise their commitment. The same could not be said about this current crop. You only had to observe the body language during and after the match. Things need to change. 

I totally agree that the entire squad put their guard up towards the end of the season and the attitude stunk, for example Winks at Portsmouth lashing out. 

 

This does all root back to recruitment and the up-above mis-management