Tommy Fresh Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 8 minutes ago, Gubbins said: I dunno, he did in a way. That list of achievements should make him one of the greatest ever Leicester players. Vardy and Schmeichel level of legend but hes not is he. Try and come up with a list of games where king was outstanding, or the best player on the pitch and youl struggle like hell. He remains the only player on this forum ever praised and defended for doing 'so much good off the ball work'. He's really more of a cult hero, a long term Kevin Russell , fairly mediocre player who would pop up with memorable or important goals but just happened to do it during a very successful period. Mediocre player who went from League One through to Prem under numerous different managers coming and going, yeah sounds like it was all a big accident that he managed it
Ron Judkin Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 19 hours ago, Tuna said: Norwich fans I bet said the same a few months ago. We are not a lost cause. I originally said that too, but 2 matches post Marti and it’s still the same individual errors costing games with no more chances created (albeit moreso because we’ve had 10 men). The confidence is far harder to improve when it comes with arrogance and little to no willingness to do better or work harder. 2
Popular Post VLC86 Posted 8 February Popular Post Posted 8 February 2 hours ago, Gubbins said: I dunno, he did in a way. That list of achievements should make him one of the greatest ever Leicester players. Vardy and Schmeichel level of legend but hes not is he. Try and come up with a list of games where king was outstanding, or the best player on the pitch and youl struggle like hell. He remains the only player on this forum ever praised and defended for doing 'so much good off the ball work'. He's really more of a cult hero, a long term Kevin Russell , fairly mediocre player who would pop up with memorable or important goals but just happened to do it during a very successful period. A long term Kevin Russell 😂. Some of us have really lost our heads. Is anyone comparing him to Vardy (our greatest ever player) or Kasper (our greatest ever Goal Keeper in terms of club achievements)? Or are people saying he is a club legend because he was a key player when we won league 1, played for numerous years in the championship and then played a key role in the great escape season before doing the same when we, LEICESTER CITY, won the Premier League against all the odds? If you are really arguing that he’s just a “long term Kevin Russell” then I think your head needs more than a wobble. As for those putting any blame on him for managing 2 games which we had then gone down to 10 men in, I’m sorry but that’s beyond moronic. 8
damolcfc Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 2 hours ago, Tommy Fresh said: Mediocre player who went from League One through to Prem under numerous different managers coming and going, yeah sounds like it was all a big accident that he managed it Andy King will be the next John Rudkin dof !
damolcfc Posted 8 February Posted 8 February If King ever gets a chance to play 11v11 then we can judge him
Popular Post The Year Of The Fox Posted 8 February Popular Post Posted 8 February Whilst I think Andy King is a gent, which he is- he was far from a great player Ok we’ve been spoilt for choice since initially being promoted to the Prem, but Championship was his level. 5
Corky Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 2 hours ago, Gubbins said: I dunno, he did in a way. That list of achievements should make him one of the greatest ever Leicester players. Vardy and Schmeichel level of legend but hes not is he. Try and come up with a list of games where king was outstanding, or the best player on the pitch and youl struggle like hell. He remains the only player on this forum ever praised and defended for doing 'so much good off the ball work'. He's really more of a cult hero, a long term Kevin Russell , fairly mediocre player who would pop up with memorable or important goals but just happened to do it during a very successful period. He was a huge part of starting the successful period before gradually being eased out by better players and becoming a reliable squad player. As it should be. Barring James, he was a better and more effective player than any midfielder we have had this season which shows the expensive decline at the club. Not every player has to be a legend or an all time great, you can be important for a period of time. Without King contributing to promotion from League One, reaching the play-offs then scoring lots to keep us just about competitive under Sousa and early Sven era, we may not have then been able to bring in Drinkwater, Matty James, Kante and Ndidi and progress the quality of the team. 1
Merchant_Banker Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 15 hours ago, Paninistickers said: Dont pick Thomas. Done Don't pick BdcR. Missing the next 3 games Don't play Ayew up top. Done Don't play 4231. Done, thanks to 2 red cards Make the players work hard. Slowly improving? Anything else?
Stadt Posted 8 February Posted 8 February It couldn’t have really been any worse for him. I’m looking forward to Southampton as a fair crack of the whip for him.
sm1 Posted 8 February Posted 8 February For every Mahrez, you need a Albrighton. For every Vardy you need a Shinji. Andy King may not be the best we've ever had, but he's a club legend. He's picking mostly the right players, all he needs to do is integrate Aluko and get us playing forward quicker. 1
Paninistickers Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 28 minutes ago, Merchant_Banker said: Anything else? Not entirely sure what your point is. Thomas and BdcR were selected yesterday and we started with 4231. It doesn't work. The evidence backs up that opinion rather strongly
Dahnsouff Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 1 minute ago, Paninistickers said: Not entirely sure what your point is. Thomas and BdcR were selected yesterday and we started with 4231. It doesn't work. The evidence backs up that opinion rather strongly Better to start with no strikers and mange the midfield better. I know corollation is not the same as causation, but blimey, it's got to be worth a go! 1
OLD norfox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 3 hours ago, Gubbins said: I dunno, he did in a way. That list of achievements should make him one of the greatest ever Leicester players. Vardy and Schmeichel level of legend but hes not is he. Try and come up with a list of games where king was outstanding, or the best player on the pitch and youl struggle like hell. He remains the only player on this forum ever praised and defended for doing 'so much good off the ball work'. He's really more of a cult hero, a long term Kevin Russell , fairly mediocre player who would pop up with memorable or important goals but just happened to do it during a very successful period. Have a nice day , Sir
Merchant_Banker Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 11 minutes ago, Paninistickers said: Not entirely sure what your point is. Thomas and BdcR were selected yesterday and we started with 4231. It doesn't work. The evidence backs up that opinion rather strongly Sorry, the point I was trying to make is that King seems to be making gradual changes that may improve the side. The problem for me is that he seems to believe he is just filling in while the senior management recruit a new owner. P ossinly if he were told that he has the job until the end of the season then we may see more drastic changes. At the moment he seems to be in a "don't rock the boat too much mode". 1
JimJams Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 18 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Better to start with no strikers and mange the midfield better. I think our midfield does a great job of looking like its got mange. 1
Dahnsouff Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 1 minute ago, JimJams said: I think our midfield does a great job of looking like its got mange. That was laughing reaction but stupid new MS Surface does not like laughing emoji's it seems... Plenty if it on show anyway
Chelmofox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February We have to change the formation, but how do you build something else with out tossers? Probably got people in the wrong positions, and i hate plyaing Okoli. But we've got to try something different. And it Monga fancies himself more central - then give him a go
JimJams Posted 8 February Posted 8 February Pretty surprised you haven't put Vestergaard in there to be honest. 2
HankMarvin Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 2 hours ago, damolcfc said: If King ever gets a chance to play 11v11 then we can judge him Yeah let’s leave it even more games as we slide further down the table. There is a degree of urgency about this scenario as we slip further down the table and form table week by week 2
Corky Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 2 hours ago, The Year Of The Fox said: Whilst I think Andy King is a gent, which he is- he was far from a great player Ok we’ve been spoilt for choice since initially being promoted to the Prem, but Championship was his level. That's fair and, crucially, his place in the squad proved it. Having less effective players as first choice in the past 18 months shows the depths to which we have sunk already. 2
damolcfc Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 20 minutes ago, HankMarvin said: Yeah let’s leave it even more games as we slide further down the table. There is a degree of urgency about this scenario as we slip further down the table and form table week by week I agree, I didn't mean permanently, I mean on the basis that we can't really judge him on 10v11 Well... we can a bit because he still chose daka and ayew to play 😝 1
splinterdream Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 21 hours ago, Manc Fox J said: Back 3 of Aluko, Nelson and Lascelles would be nice to see I'd be playing with 2 8's rather than 2 6's and stop both our full backs from coming forward, always make sure theres 3 behind the ball 2
Popular Post Mike1983 Posted 8 February Popular Post Posted 8 February 3 hours ago, Stadt said: It couldn’t have really been any worse for him. I’m looking forward to Southampton as a fair crack of the whip for him. Our games against Southampton are less about winning and more about scouting our next “gem”. 7
Richmondfox Posted 8 February Posted 8 February 4 hours ago, sm1 said: For every Mahrez, you need a Albrighton. For every Vardy you need a Shinji. Andy King may not be the best we've ever had, but he's a club legend. He's picking mostly the right players, all he needs to do is integrate Aluko and get us playing forward quicker. But he's also playing them and allowing to play in exactly the same way as they have failed for the last two seasons. All the coaching staff and management have done is shuffle the players around but not, at least from the outside, worked on fixing their mistakes that causes issues on the pitch and improve their skills. If only Fatawu and Mav had half of Albrighton's effort and attitude. That's who King should be calling up for help. Aluko would make such a difference, a payer who can drive with purpose. Him and Page seem like they have natural instinct to work in a team even at this early stage.
Gubbins Posted 9 February Posted 9 February 10 hours ago, VLC86 said: A long term Kevin Russell 😂. Some of us have really lost our heads. Is anyone comparing him to Vardy (our greatest ever player) or Kasper (our greatest ever Goal Keeper in terms of club achievements)? Or are people saying he is a club legend because he was a key player when we won league 1, played for numerous years in the championship and then played a key role in the great escape season before doing the same when we, LEICESTER CITY, won the Premier League against all the odds? If you are really arguing that he’s just a “long term Kevin Russell” then I think your head needs more than a wobble. As for those putting any blame on him for managing 2 games which we had then gone down to 10 men in, I’m sorry but that’s beyond moronic. I will be doing no head wobbling. You seem to think that being described as a cult hero is a bad thing which is just bizarre. If he is a club legend its for being a part of the squad that won the league and i wont argue that. However he was far too anonymous in the majority of his city career appearances to be called a legend for any other reason.
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