SeCrEt FoX Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Why dont any one take a crack at goal ? We just kept on spreading it left to right and vica verca and when there was a chance to shoot we bottled it . Felt sorry for Ricardo but he is shocking Weale is a must. Berner looked unfit. Norwich deserved it. They were solid and well organised. The Poznan looked fooking ace. Naughton was best player by far but was'nt great. im so pissed off
hackneyfox Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Sven said in an interview in The Fox that his knowledge of this division was zero when he arrived. The players in the squad were incapable of getting us promoted but more importantly they weren't capable of playing in the way Sven wants. He was forced in to bringing in more players than I'm sure he would like. I've enjoyed this season under Sven, we've played some great football, finish in the top 8 and we'll have done well. People are sadly lashing out and anyone and almost everyone, many blaming a goalie who wasn't at fault for any of the goals. And we could still do it, probably, almost certainly not but if Sven is here next season then I'm really looking forward to it. One reason he may not be here could be the way some fans treat players and question his decisions during a game.
Big Ol' Bob Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Piss poor, just never got going, stop start from the word go. I have to say though that if Norwich don't go up, we should try to steal Wes Hoolahan from them, he ran things tonight and was everywhere for them. Good player.
Ricey Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 DISCLAIMER: I didn't go to the game tonight and I'm not a Ricardo hater, but... ...could the fact that our defence has been poor over the last few weeks have something to do with trust in their keeper? Since Ricardo has come in our defence has crumbled. It wasn't his fault we lost tonight, but he still needs dropping. Teams know he's bad with crosses and exploit it.
Leicester_Loyal Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 4-4-2 won't work with our squad. If your blaming Ricardo for anything, then your a tit.
accessory Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 We needed performances from every member of the side tonight. We didn't get it. OK so we missed Van Aaanholt and Bruma, but we needed some leadership from the senior players and never got it. I've been sayng for 3 years that Oakley is not up to Championship standard and tonight proved conclusive evidence of that. King has been off the pace for weeks. Wellens went into hiding and Yakubu was as sulky as Matty Fryatt at his worst. Only Naughton and Abe came out of tonight's game with any credit. And as for all you pro-Ricardo happy-clappies, congratulations. You're probbaly the same folk who think Rob Kelly really IS a decent manager. Your man will put the final nail in the coffin of our playoff hopes. Sven got the tactics and selection badly wrong tonight and Norwich took full advantage. Those fans thar stayed away were sadly fully vindicated. Looks like another summer of rebuilding lies ahead.
The MayneFox Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Overall, the we were poor, no one wanted to wear the shirt with pride, except for the subs, they played for the club. Yakubu was poor, seeing that he did well v QPR, Berner was poor, i dont blame him, hes short on confidence, we all looked poor. As for the chants of "WEALE!" ive never bin disgusted with our fans, then they chant "we Love you Leicester!". im sorry you have a go at one of our players, which tbh, the defence was at fault for the goals (yakubu not marking, the penalty, and bamba with the deflection) then you want th team to play well.. make your mind up!, get behind the team!!! rant over good night UTF!
orangecity23 Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Such a frustrating game to watch. So many of our players seemed listless, and we close down in dribs and drabs instead of as a unit. If we want to get in the playoffs, we need to make something happen, instead of moping around waiting for opponents to give us a chance. I don't expect Yak to run round like a headless chicken, but I do want him to at least show a little urgency when the ball is within 5 yards of him. Oakley huffed and puffed and achieved the square root of bugger all. Berner got caught out with lofted balls over the top time and time again - in fact, the whole defence was horribly suceptible to balls over the top. The Ricardo booing is a disgrace, I want Weale back in the team, but the chanting is cringeworthy. Tonight we were crying out for some width, it took far too long to change things. Play offs look out of reach now, we need to take things one game at a time now, and if things pan out to give us another chance, be ready to take it this time.
MC Prussian Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 DISCLAIMER: I didn't go to the game tonight and I'm not a Ricardo hater, but... ...could the fact that our defence has been poor over the last few weeks have something to do with trust in their keeper? Since Ricardo has come in our defence has crumbled. It wasn't his fault we lost tonight, but he still needs dropping. Teams know he's bad with crosses and exploit it. 1st goal: Defense failing to mark Wes "Dwarf" Hoolahan at the near post. 2nd goal: Referee having a shocker and declaring Hoolahan's Swan Lake a penalty, when it wasn't. 3rd goal: Deflected by Mee. Ricardo's fault? Not really.
lcfcsnow Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Epic fail for the defence tonight letting the smallest player on the pitch score with a header from a corner.
dibbdroid Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Ricardo - played well, cannot be blamed for any of the goals, made some good saves and one really awful flap. The crowd chants for Weale are ridiculous. Slag him off on here but not at the games, you may as well be a florest. Naughton- Tried his hardest, often left without a pass. Bruno - not his usual self, seemed to be lacking fitness. Bamba - like a giraffe on roller skates. Did try hard but guilty for goal number 3 of rushing in as he did too often Mee - Not his best game but not his worst. Not sure on the penalty as opposite end. Yuki - Our best player by miles. Wellens - yet again the opposition tried to kick him out the game early. Half decent first 45 and substituted early second. Oakley - Gave the ball away too often and failed to win some crucial tackles. Must be made of cheese. King - Made some good runs and although he still has a tendancy to whip out Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, not as vacant has he used to get in a 4 man midfield. Vassell - Sometimes looks like he needs to call the Samaritans. Worked his socks off but too often left isolated. Yakubu - We are not feeding him so he cannot score. Subs Waghorn - Worked his socks off but no shooting chances due to our lack of movement and tippy-tap passing. Dyer - Didn't really have too many chances to get at the defence. Gallagher - Scored a classy free kick but replaced Oakley about 80 minutes too late. Overall the worst home performance since Bristol City at home last season.
Ricey Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 1st goal: Defense failing to mark Wes "Dwarf" Hoolahan at the near post. 2nd goal: Referee having a shocker and declaring Hoolahan's Swan Lake a penalty, when it wasn't. 3rd goal: Deflected by Mee. Ricardo's fault? Not really. Like I said, not his fault we lost tonight. Generally though, our defence has been below par since he's been in goal. Coincidence?
MC Prussian Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Like I said, not his fault we lost tonight. Generally though, our defence has been below par since he's been in goal. Coincidence? I was more referring to your comment about the issues with "crosses into the box". It wasn't the issue - there were no dangerous crosses from open play close to our goal tonight. All 10 field players had a terrible game and let themselves, the fans... and Ricardo down big-time.
orangecity23 Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Forgot to mention in my last post, but the ref was a total goober, and Grant Holt is a massive diving nobsack. He flew 10 yards along the floor after a sholder barge by Yuki '8stone' Abe for fecks sake. What a crap night.
accessory Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Sven said in an interview in The Fox that his knowledge of this division was zero when he arrived. The players in the squad were incapable of getting us promoted but more importantly they weren't capable of playing in the way Sven wants. He was forced in to bringing in more players than I'm sure he would like. I've enjoyed this season under Sven, we've played some great football, finish in the top 8 and we'll have done well. People are sadly lashing out and anyone and almost everyone, many blaming a goalie who wasn't at fault for any of the goals. And we could still do it, probably, almost certainly not but if Sven is here next season then I'm really looking forward to it. One reason he may not be here could be the way some fans treat players and question his decisions during a game. Sorry, but for some of us, our tolerance threshold is running low after the succession of inadequate managers we've been forced to endure over the past decade. Sven's judgement is far from infallible, as we saw with Kirkland and Bednar and are seeing now with Vassell and Ricardo. I'm seriously wondering if it's worth renewing a season ticket when we have players whose second-half actions showed quite clearly they don'tt give a monkey's about our club.
Kitchandro Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 I love how we put in a disgarceful performance with minimal effort, yet the usual suspects come out with blaming the fans and '****** on the radio'. I expect the players to put in at least the same amount of effort I put into chanting them in support from the stands. The negative ****** have it spot on. Except the ones booing Ricardo. Every player should have been booed tonight. They should not have singled out one of the few who was doing his best. But yeh, we were an absolute disgrace tonight.
AlphaMaleFox Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Just got back... The final score is better than our performance. We were fooking poor, especially in the second half. Norwich was better than us in every department, they looked like us from the previous season, confident direct team with momentum from winning of League One. We, at this moment, we are without passion, commitment, urgency ... Still, ten matches to play, but great changes are needed to this season was not over. The question is whether Sven is able to do it? Overall, only individual acts (Naughton, Abe, Gallaghers free-kick), give some hope, but in the whole as a team, we were painfully disorganized and powerless. PS. Give me Grant Holt, instead of Yakubu, at any time... and Ricardo, although shocking, was not the worst in a Leicester shirt ...
hackneyfox Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Sorry, but for some of us, our toleance threshold is running low after the succession of inadequate managers we've been forced to endure over the past decade. Sven's judgement is far from infallible, as we saw with Kirkland and Bednar and are seeing now with Vassell and Ricardo. I'm seriously wondering if it's worth renewing a season ticket when we have players whose second-half actions showed quite clearly they don'tt give a monkey's about our club. Look at when I started supporting them. We're still capable of playing some of the best football I've ever seen.
Arkie Bennett Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Got to credit Norwich with a workmanlike performance. They got men up front when needed and got men behind the ball when we had it. From the outset we had no intention of allowing our full backs to play as far forward as usual. This, and our narrowness in midfield, left us little space for any creativity, and allowed Norwich to attack down the wings and switch play from side to side. The plan seemed to be to contain Norwich rather than impose our strengths on them. We could only try in vain to play a short passing game, which made it all the more disappointing that Gallagher wasn't on from the start. His late appearance injected some variety into an otherwise mediocre performance, even if he was playing in the middle rather than out wide. It's hugely embarrassing to hear fans booing Ricardo. He wasn't to blame for any of their goals, but I suppose some people aren't happy unless they have a target. Boo the team for a poor performance by all means - after the final whistle - but it's ridiculous to single out one player for the inadequacies of the team, and crass to do it during the match.
Kitchandro Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Look at when I started supporting them. We're still capable of playing some of the best football I've ever seen. It's no good being capable of it if you don't try to do it
David Guiza Posted 8 March 2011 Posted 8 March 2011 Norwich were a very good side but we also made them look better then they were. I thought a big difference was Hoolahan, I'd love us to have a quick player in the centre of the park like him or Banan at Leeds/Villa. It was always going to be a big ask to get in the play offs from the position we were in and it's still possibly but very very unlikely. Sven and his players will be judged on next season.
Prospero Posted 9 March 2011 Posted 9 March 2011 I am not going to express this very well but the difference between the two teams this evening was team spirit and the effect of the half time talk on that group endeavour. In the first half we matched Norwich and at times we had the edge and good chances, without playing particularly well. I thought we could go on to win. What was said at half time? Whatever it was did not inspire our players to raise their game. And even though every game is important, this was an IMPORTANT game. Norwich came out second half and took control of the game and we were second best in all respects until the 93rd minute. What was said at half time? From the evidence on the pitch the Norwich players were reminded very strongly of what was at stake and they were very strongly encouraged to get at us, win the first ball, win the second ball and close us down when we were in possession. Paul Lambert, like Nigel Pearson did with us, has turned reasonably good average players into a well organised and confident side where individual reputations depend upon the success of the team. Having lost the lead, at half time they were re-energised. They worked together as a team and were determined to win. And they did. Easily. In contrast, tonight we were a collection of talented and not so talented individuals and after half time we seemed totally drained of energy. Paul Lambert had given his team a clue. We lost ours. I think the difference may be between a manager who has to weld a team together and foster self belief and then drive the team forward (Lambert and Pearson – and even Holloway with Blackpool) and a manager like Sven, who I love and admire for his positive affect on the club, who is a very astute manager and coach but who relies on the acquisition of technically gifted players who are then expected to win matches through their contribution to good passing football and through individual brilliance. I am not expressing it well I know because it is something of a false distinction. It is the distinction between an emphasis on individual prowess and team ethos and solidarity. I don’t agree with the negative criticism of Ricardo but he is a case in point. Clearly, given his record, he is a world class goalkeeper, so he goes into the team. How could he not. Just like Yacubu up front, who is another case in point. However, he may or may not be the best choice from the point of view of team solidarity and the understanding and confidence of the defence. Eleven individually gifted footballers do not necessarily make a consistently winning team. The difference next season is that Sven will not be fire fighting once the season has started but will be able to build a team from the beginning of the season but in my humble opinion the team building will need to be as important as technical prowess.
shailen Posted 9 March 2011 Posted 9 March 2011 We cant win ugly to put it simply. The performance where we have to grind a goal out of nowherr is not in our capabilities!
accessory Posted 9 March 2011 Posted 9 March 2011 I am not going to express this very well but the difference between the two teams this evening was team spirit and the effect of the half time talk on that group endeavour. In the first half we matched Norwich and at times we had the edge and good chances, without playing particularly well. I thought we could go on to win. What was said at half time? Whatever it was did not inspire our players to raise their game. And even though every game is important, this was an IMPORTANT game. Norwich came out second half and took control of the game and we were second best in all respects until the 93rd minute. What was said at half time? From the evidence on the pitch the Norwich players were reminded very strongly of what was at stake and they were very strongly encouraged to get at us, win the first ball, win the second ball and close us down when we were in possession. Paul Lambert, like Nigel Pearson did with us, has turned reasonably good average players into a well organised and confident side where individual reputations depend upon the success of the team. Having lost the lead, at half time they were re-energised. They worked together as a team and were determined to win. And they did. Easily. In contrast, tonight we were a collection of talented and not so talented individuals and after half time we seemed totally drained of energy. Paul Lambert had given his team a clue. We lost ours. I think the difference may be between a manager who has to weld a team together and foster self belief and then drive the team forward (Lambert and Pearson – and even Holloway with Blackpool) and a manager like Sven, who I love and admire for his positive affect on the club, who is a very astute manager and coach but who relies on the acquisition of technically gifted players who are then expected to win matches through their contribution to good passing football and through individual brilliance. I am not expressing it well I know because it is something of a false distinction. It is the distinction between an emphasis on individual prowess and team ethos and solidarity. I don’t agree with the negative criticism of Ricardo but he is a case in point. Clearly, given his record, he is a world class goalkeeper, so he goes into the team. How could he not. Just like Yacubu up front, who is another case in point. However, he may or may not be the best choice from the point of view of team solidarity and the understanding and confidence of the defence. Eleven individually gifted footballers do not necessarily make a consistently winning team. The difference next season is that Sven will not be fire fighting once the season has started but will be able to build a team from the beginning of the season but in my humble opinion the team building will need to be as important as technical prowess. Lambert motivated his team at halftime. Sven clearly didn't do likewise with his. The Gareth Southgate quote from the 2002 World Cup "We needed Churchill. Instead we got Iain Duncan Smith" came to mind..
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