gurru991 Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 I really don't care if Sturbridge has potential. I want two strikers who can score goals on a constant basis. Both Kane & Vardy have proven that they can do just that. It's pointless to head to the Euros with pretty players with lots of potential! Goals win games & Harry & Jamie have lots of those. 1
Max Power Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Good article in the Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/feb/11/leicester-city-no-fairytale-claudio-ranieri Perfect. Give it its own thread. Pin it on the dressing room wall but i doubt they'd need it.
EnglishOxide Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Sturridge is not world class. Like Sterling he was made to look good by Suarez. Alright, the following season he scored 21 goals in 29 games but Darren Bent had several seasons of that sort of stuff, nobody ever claimed he was great. If he didn't play for Liverpool nobody would even be mentioning his name.
ajthefox Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Good article in the Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/feb/11/leicester-city-no-fairytale-claudio-ranieri Great read that, but I think I'd almost rather hear the doubters saying we're still gonna bottle it. That shower of praise makes me nervous.
scinnell Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Anyone seen the video where we are mentioned this week on Monday night Raw?
Manwell Pablo Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Sturridge is not world class. Like Sterling he was made to look good by Suarez. Alright, the following season he scored 21 goals in 29 games but Darren Bent had several seasons of that sort of stuff, nobody ever claimed he was great. If he didn't play for Liverpool nobody would even be mentioning his name. Agreed. Just out of interest would you say Jamie vardy is?
Nalis Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Sometimes I read Harry Redknapp's column for the same reason I go to the zoo. At the start of the season, he suggested that Bournemouth were the best team to get promoted in the last 10 years. Talk about deluded.
Jamiebux Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Anyone seen the video where we are mentioned this week on Monday night Raw? just watched it on YouTube , not sure how to share. Searched for lcfc mentioned on WWE
Buce Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 (edited) 'Why Leicester's seeming simple tactics, work so well'. http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35553082 Edited 12 February 2016 by Buce
Ric Flair Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Sturridge has looked poor most times he's played for England, he's wasted glorious chances and this was when he was injury free and part of a Liverpool side who were on fire. Now, he might go on to be world class for club and country but he doesn't automatically earn the right to play right now, he needs to sort himself out, the fanny.
Babylon Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Good article in the Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/feb/11/leicester-city-no-fairytale-claudio-ranieri This bit stood out for me: "If the magic-Leicester stuff tends to obscure the merits of continuity and careful planning rather than indiscriminate celebrity additions, it also goes to the heart of what might happen next. Leicester’s players will know better than anyone they don’t need magic dust to win the league from here. The fear isn’t that the wardrobe will stop working, the carpet cease to fly. But simply that they might start to deviate from that well-executed plan." Even as a fan I get caught up in the magic of it, we're not here through luck, or magic, or anything else mystical... we're here because we've got a well oiled machine and they all know what they are doing.
Ric Flair Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 I also don't think it can be taken lightly just how crucial it is that we've got a core of the team that won the Championship two years ago. On a slightly smaller scale we were facing the scrutiny and pressure then and we just continued to pulverise all and sundry. I think this will help us when it really gets going. 1
Babylon Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 'Why Leicester's seeming simple tactics, work so well'. http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35553082 Too much "play it long", "long ball", in there for my liking.... yes we can play like that, but it's not just how we play all the time, see the Man City goals and most of the attacks in the at game, all passed out quickly on the floor.
Buce Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Too much "play it long", "long ball", in there for my liking.... yes we can play like that, but it's not just how we play all the time, see the Man City goals and most of the attacks in the at game, all passed out quickly on the floor. I agree. That move against 'Pool was sublime, Barca-esque. That is how we'll break-down the teams which come to 'park the bus'.
Koke Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 'Why Leicester's seeming simple tactics, work so well'.http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35553082 I can't believe our passing accuracy is the lowest in the league, even lower than Aston Villa I'm not sure about this though "But when teams like Norwich and West Brom visit the King Power in the next few weeks, I think we will find out how Leicester get on against totally defensive-minded opponents in games they will need to win if they are going to be champions." We were clinically putting these teams away earlier in the season. Regularly putting 2 or 3 past them. Also, they are fighting relegation which means they aren't particularly good at defedning and attacking at the same time. West Brom at home do worry me though. They know how to grind out 0-0 and 0-1 results.
Wolfox Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 This bit stood out for me: "If the magic-Leicester stuff tends to obscure the merits of continuity and careful planning rather than indiscriminate celebrity additions, it also goes to the heart of what might happen next. Leicester’s players will know better than anyone they don’t need magic dust to win the league from here. The fear isn’t that the wardrobe will stop working, the carpet cease to fly. But simply that they might start to deviate from that well-executed plan." Even as a fan I get caught up in the magic of it, we're not here through luck, or magic, or anything else mystical... we're here because we've got a well oiled machine and they all know what they are doing. AKA 'a team!
Number 6 Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 "Demand to dream" should be adopted as a slogan. It's great. 1
Finnaldo Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 "Demand to dream" should be adopted as a slogan. It's great. Sound like something that Everton fans would whinge about rather than singing at a game when its 0-0 against Watford in the 25th minute 2
snuk Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Claudio Ranieri provided some beautiful soundbites this week in the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera If youve time read the full story on the link below http://soccerhooligan.net/soccerhooligan/4590951084/Don%E2%80%99t-call-Leicester-a-fairytale-%E2%80%93-you'll-miss-what-they're-doing/10530056
Thracian Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Great read that, but I think I'd almost rather hear the doubters saying we're still gonna bottle it. That shower of praise makes me nervous. One of the best articles I've read on Leicester.
Foxymcoxy Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Just had a massive section with Henry on ssn, talking about the game and mainly about us. Gets to time for the break and the presenter says "right, we'll come on to Leicester in a moment, so that'll be fun". We are actually dominating the media right now it's bizarre.
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 12 February 2016 Posted 12 February 2016 Good article in the Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/feb/11/leicester-city-no-fairytale-claudio-ranieri Great article Up the Foxes
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