skinnydipper Posted 1 October 2010 Posted 1 October 2010 Mixed feelings for me about this. After the Cardiff game I was on a real high,not just for the win but for the style of play with shots peppering their goal and the ole's that rang out with our ball retention and ability to pass move and create. That was as good as anything I've seen from us for donkeys years. We were barely threatened defensively and confidence seemed to be oozing through the team. I had a real sense of optimism about a bright new era starting for our club. Sousa also had more than his fair share of bad luck with penalties given against and not given for and an unusual number of perfectly good goals disallowed. That said, his chopping and changing of the team and selections were baffling e.g Ikeme over Weale and Logan. The defence was a shambles and the results speak for themselves. I wanted him and us to succeed with an attractive, exciting brand of football. Time will tell whether he'll be a great manager that slipped through the net or a bungling buffoon that doesn't know his arse from his elbow (in managerial terms). That he built on the platform established by Martinez at Swansea leads me to think that he can be successful but certainly one plus is that we won't have to put up with some of those Swansea idiots coming on here anymore. I hope that he'll be successful as he sounds passionate about the game If he is we may be left wondering what could have been. As for Sven it smacks of exactly the type of signing that these investors would go for; obvious,expensive and with an expected guarantee of quick success. Mandaric spoke in the R.L interview of a need to get back in the promotion mix this season. Personally I'd have been happy to see us build again this season with a view to a push next season, based on solid foundations. I won't be sad to see the back of Mandaric but I'm not convinced that the Thais will be any more patient. All in all cause to be pretty disillusioned with the direction of our club and football in general.
LukeyZade Posted 1 October 2010 Posted 1 October 2010 our players cant handle good passing football i think, good idea sousa but it may work elsewhere, i too feel sorry for the man, but its football
rabbid Posted 1 October 2010 Posted 1 October 2010 When Pearson arrived we were a club in need of a revolution, we needed drastic change and clear leadership. When Sousa arrived we were a club which needed evolution but he gave us drastic change and incomprehensible interviews. More than this Sousa was appointed to fix a football problem which didnt exist or need sorting. Maybe he isnt a hopeless willy puller but he was the wrong bloke at the wrong club at the wrong time. And he pissed me off.
FoxyPV Posted 1 October 2010 Posted 1 October 2010 Feel sorry for the man and I think given time he would have served us well BUT the defence was an absolute farce and on that alone we would have been relegated. I wish him all the best for the future (just hoping he doesn't do well against us)
Legend_in_blue Posted 1 October 2010 Posted 1 October 2010 A manager's number 2 is just as important as the manager himself. I thought his number 2 just wasn't up to it. Good managers have excellent backroom staff. Bruno didn't cut it for me.
rabbid Posted 1 October 2010 Posted 1 October 2010 wrong thread sorry So many Sousa threads its easy to make the mistake
moseeds Posted 1 October 2010 Posted 1 October 2010 I am really sad to see Sousa go. I have no doubt he will be a success on the managerial stage either in England or more likely in Europe. I know I am in a small minority here especially with many agreeing with Dave the Caveman's lengthy post detailing the obvious gripes. However, i doubt we will see a brand of football that holds so much promise for another generation. In my 20 years of supporting city I haven't had the pleasure of watching a side so confident with their technical ability. Granted there were some real stinkers within the 9 games and the 6-1 drubbing at the hands of a resurgent Portsmouth side will forever live on in infamy. I firmly believed this City side were due to go from strength to strength and it was only a matter of time before a settled, confident Leicester City team performed like we know they can on a consistent basis. Sousa added an air of sophistication to an otherwise football starved fanbase. For decades we've been collectively fooled into believing a Leicester City player typically possesses little skill and plenty of determination. Just recall past fans' favourites: Robbie Savage, Steve Walsh, Gerry Taggart, Matt Eliott - the only player that gave us glimpses of "The Beautiful Game" was Muzzy Izzett. Our players walk out of the tunnel reading "Foxes Never Quit" - run and then run some more. Here, for the first time in my memory, we had a team of 11 players playing at times as one whole flowing unit of almost total football. At 2-0 down against Portsmouth Sousa should have done the sensible thing and aimed for a dogged, resilient counter attacking strategy (regardless of personnel changes). Instead he opted to play an open, attacking game which spectacularly backfired. If nothing else Sousa showed his true colours - attack, attack, attack. I fear this taste of "nice passing football" as many fans refer to is as will be consigned to the LCFC tactical rubbish bin - forever viewed with suspicion and even ridicule. For reasons I cannot fathom there is widespread belief amongst our fans that you cannot "play" yourself out of this division. Blackpool, Burnley, Newcastle, West Brom and Reading fans from recent years will beg to differ. I'm preparing myself for decades more of dour dogfights in true English fashion. More articles where the reporter speaks of another determined Leicester City victory. Yet more commentators running out of adjectives for "boring" and "predictable". Our brief flirtation with Total Football is over, and I for one believe LCFC will be poorer for it.
EnglishOxide Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 he'll probably do a "Holloway" somewhere else Probably because his next club and their fans will have the balls to see through the hard times.
poopbutt Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 Probably because his next club and their fans will have the balls to see through the hard times. oh shut up. he pissed off from swansea without doing anything other than making them play boring football he seemed to be tactically inept to the point of farce he destroyed the dressing room atmosphere that was built up under Pearson and a vital point in us doing so well last season he alienated players, a lot of them club favourites and our best performers last time. he made average signings i for one am glad he's been got rid of early doors, hopefully we've cut the cancer out early enough and can recover. no one has a problem with a new manager trying to implement a new way of football, but when you are getting embarrassed by teams you should be beating and refuse to play players because they have a connection with the previous manager then i'm sorry, but i can't abide that. and anyone who can is a fool.
Guest Basildon Fox Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 Probably because his next club and their fans will have the balls to see through the hard times. This is a results business. They were abysmal. He had lost the dressing room and the interviews he gave after both Pompey & Norwich were beyond ridiculous. He sounded a broken man in the Norwich interview too. Simply had to go. Don't feel too sorry for him, imagine the payout he is going to get. Great player lousy manager.
nothin2seehere Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 Probably because his next club and their fans will have the balls to see through the hard times. What, so Mark Hughes getting sacked from Man City was during "the hard times" was it? Hardly as if they were doing poorly now was it.
samuel Posted 2 October 2010 Author Posted 2 October 2010 you are welcome to go through all my posts - you wont find me starting threads for things i have already said... oh and they dont have hollyoaks here in the states, thank God. Oh , and im also married. Could you of been more wrong in your attempt to insult me? No , I won't go through pages of your dross to see if you have repeated yourself, I'll take your word for that. And at what juncture did marriage sound the death knell of a good old tommy tank? Oh and nice use of the crowbar, getting the "states" mentioned.. Dave the Caveman... A good post if a little harsh. I agree that he had to go, the rot was evident. His signings were eye-wateringly bizarre to say the least. As someone else has said, he will come good, Leicester was the wrong place and the wrong time for him.He also deserves a bit of stick for being naive enough for having his head turned by MM, whilst still in a reasonably secure job at a club on a similar level as the one he left for. God knows what must be going around Nigel Pearsons head at the moment! Probably thanking his lucky stars he is out of the Milan circus afterall!
MrSpaM Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 I wonder if he ever returns to the walkers, will people will clap or boo him
EnglishOxide Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 oh shut up. he pissed off from swansea without doing anything other than making them play boring football he seemed to be tactically inept to the point of farce he destroyed the dressing room atmosphere that was built up under Pearson and a vital point in us doing so well last season he alienated players, a lot of them club favourites and our best performers last time. he made average signings i for one am glad he's been got rid of early doors, hopefully we've cut the cancer out early enough and can recover. no one has a problem with a new manager trying to implement a new way of football, but when you are getting embarrassed by teams you should be beating and refuse to play players because they have a connection with the previous manager then i'm sorry, but i can't abide that. and anyone who can is a fool. The opinion that he lost the dressing room seems to be on here and on here only. He left Swansea after putting them in a position they've never been before. As for the way things were when Pearson left, have you ever considered that it's Pearsons fault things went to shit, due to leaving, and that it was Sousa who had to pick things up. Pearson left Leicester on his own accord. He didn't love the club, he didn't give a shit. We got embarassed by Portsmouth, but that's about it as far as i remember. Every other game we were either unlucky or lost by the smallest of margins. How the fook do you know if he refused to play certain players because they played for the manager before? I despair sometimes, i really do. If we go down, its the least many of you 'fans' deserve. What, so Mark Hughes getting sacked from Man City was during "the hard times" was it? Hardly as if they were doing poorly now was it. Ah, the Arabs have this management thing down to a tee, eh? Are you really going down this road? EDIT: And one more thing. Managers like Holloway, Megson (was doing a solid job at the time) and probably Sousa in future didn't work out here for what reason. What's the common denominator?
dandannieldanok Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 The opinion that he lost the dressing room seems to be on here and on here only. He left Swansea after putting them in a position they've never been before. As for the way things were when Pearson left, have you ever considered that it's Pearsons fault things went to shit, due to leaving, and that it was Sousa who had to pick things up. Pearson left Leicester on his own accord. He didn't love the club, he didn't give a shit. We got embarassed by Portsmouth, but that's about it as far as i remember. Every other game we were either unlucky or lost by the smallest of margins. How the fook do you know if he refused to play certain players because they played for the manager before? I despair sometimes, i really do. If we go down, its the least many of you 'fans' deserve. Bit harsh but I agree with sentiment. It was a tough task for Sousa and he was never really given a shot by the fans or the chairman.
Madrid_Fox Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 This is no way on the same scale but it must have been a bit like Brian Clough taking over from Don Revie. With much the same result.
North-LondonFox Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 I am really sad to see Sousa go. I have no doubt he will be a success on the managerial stage either in England or more likely in Europe. I know I am in a small minority here especially with many agreeing with Dave the Caveman's lengthy post detailing the obvious gripes. However, i doubt we will see a brand of football that holds so much promise for another generation. In my 20 years of supporting city I haven't had the pleasure of watching a side so confident with their technical ability. Granted there were some real stinkers within the 9 games and the 6-1 drubbing at the hands of a resurgent Portsmouth side will forever live on in infamy. I firmly believed this City side were due to go from strength to strength and it was only a matter of time before a settled, confident Leicester City team performed like we know they can on a consistent basis. Sousa added an air of sophistication to an otherwise football starved fanbase. For decades we've been collectively fooled into believing a Leicester City player typically possesses little skill and plenty of determination. Just recall past fans' favourites: Robbie Savage, Steve Walsh, Gerry Taggart, Matt Eliott - the only player that gave us glimpses of "The Beautiful Game" was Muzzy Izzett. Our players walk out of the tunnel reading "Foxes Never Quit" - run and then run some more. Here, for the first time in my memory, we had a team of 11 players playing at times as one whole flowing unit of almost total football. At 2-0 down against Portsmouth Sousa should have done the sensible thing and aimed for a dogged, resilient counter attacking strategy (regardless of personnel changes). Instead he opted to play an open, attacking game which spectacularly backfired. If nothing else Sousa showed his true colours - attack, attack, attack. I fear this taste of "nice passing football" as many fans refer to is as will be consigned to the LCFC tactical rubbish bin - forever viewed with suspicion and even ridicule. For reasons I cannot fathom there is widespread belief amongst our fans that you cannot "play" yourself out of this division. Blackpool, Burnley, Newcastle, West Brom and Reading fans from recent years will beg to differ. I'm preparing myself for decades more of dour dogfights in true English fashion. More articles where the reporter speaks of another determined Leicester City victory. Yet more commentators running out of adjectives for "boring" and "predictable". Our brief flirtation with Total Football is over, and I for one believe LCFC will be poorer for it. Couldn't agree more
Madrid_Fox Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 Brilliant post. I feel the same. Sousa promised excitement and the beautiful game to be played in a beautiful way.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 Very sorry to see him go. I just hope he goes to a club whose fans are loyal to him, as well as his players.
Chrysalis Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 how do you know he tried his best, you know him personally? I dont feel sorry for him because he got his payments and has done well financially out of it, he also didnt treat swansea well when he knew we wanted him as manager.
Philbert Fox Posted 2 October 2010 Posted 2 October 2010 Yea i think he should have been given more time, I think he'd have won today, it just proves the point that Mandaric has to go he's lost the plot, the man doesn't have a fooking clue what he's doing, he should retire and sit on his millions of pounds he's destroyed the Club since he took over in 2007, he shouldn't be in football.
HankMarvin Posted 5 January 2011 Posted 5 January 2011 Sousa 'applies for Palace job' Former QPR, Swansea and Leicester boss Paulo Sousa is reportedly in the running for the vacant manager's job at Crystal Palace. how the mighty have fallen
CosbehFox Posted 5 January 2011 Posted 5 January 2011 Sousa 'applies for Palace job' Former QPR, Swansea and Leicester boss Paulo Sousa is reportedly in the running for the vacant manager's job at Crystal Palace. how the mighty have fallen Good luck they'll need it with him in charge. Nice, farty football but the fitness of the players was woeful (here - interesting how many less injuries we have now and Swansea). I quote Sven in saying there was no scouting system and no fitness coach....that is dreadful.
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