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The "do they mean us?" thread

By jonthefox, in Leicester City Forum

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ScouseFox

ScouseFox

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Daily Mail team of the year is a laugh.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3505727/Premier-League-Team-Season-Four-Leicester-players-none-Manchester-United-Chelsea-Manchester-City.html

Charlie ****ing Daniels?

No Kante? No Alli?

We've got Mahrez, Vardy, Schmeichal and Wes in though.

that's a statistics thing. it even says next to it. you get points for stuff like goals, assists and pass completion so players like barkley are far superior to kante at that.

it's basically a fantasy football team of the year with who'd get you the most points. not a realistic one of who is actually playing well. amazed to see wes in ahead of huth though how's he managed that? same clean sheets surely but huth's bagged a few goals.

radical

radical

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that's a statistics thing. it even says next to it. you get points for stuff like goals, assists and pass completion so players like barkley are far superior to kante at that.

it's basically a fantasy football team of the year with who'd get you the most points. not a realistic one of who is actually playing well. amazed to see wes in ahead of huth though how's he managed that? same clean sheets surely but huth's bagged a few goals.

Wes would get captain points? Edited by radical
Andy King Power

Andy King Power

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Remember the King Power ads and the lack of Mahrez?

 

 

 

Vards and Kasper look very happy with whatever they got.

 

 

Well, at least Vichai knows which four players are the most marketable.

AKCJ

AKCJ

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Surprised there's no Payet too, thought he'd have a good stats score.

 

He's missed half the season to be fair.

Voll Blau

Voll Blau

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Even the cool kids are on the case:

 

http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/leicester

 

Nice piece about the city as a whole, not just the club.

 

Nice piece but shame about the lazy errors - "south of Birmingham", "Filbert Road", "Stocksbridge Steelers" etc. Ruined an otherwise good feature for me, the focus on Leicester's diversity didn't feel anywhere near as forced as other pieces have been recently.

NZ_Foxile

NZ_Foxile

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Posted

Ha ha, so bitter!

COMMENT: It's Tottenham's Title! Leicester Winning It Would Be An Injustice

Written By

Oly Lister - @OlyLister

Published

24/03/2016 16:58

It was obviously going to happen.

Everything was lined up perfectly; Manchester City, Man United, Chelsea and, to some extent, Arsenal, having a season so off the boil they won’t even blanch; Spurs, driven by a newfound defensive solidity not seen for generations, walking through opponents like they weren’t there, guided by a manager who, for once, united fans and players. Glory beckoned. What could go wrong?

Cue Leicester City.

This will sound like sour grapes, but I can’t stand them. Let me clarify: I do not begrudge them their success. For a team built on journeymen to have achieved what they have is nothing short of incredible. They’ve stuck to their game plan, and at the time of writing, they find themselves five clear at the summit. Kudos, Claudio. While commentators have fallen over themselves to lavish praise on them, there is an unspoken truth: they are revolting to watch.

"Long ball merchants", as hackneyed as it is, is not inaccurate. Their game-plan of being a resolute defensive unit and taking their opportunities on the break -- often with long hopeful balls into the channels -- has undone nearly all in their path, Spurs included.

And this is what irks me. Their success has been largely based on the fact they’ve avoided playing football at all costs. I don’t think it’s overly romantic to want the leading team in the league to have dominated at least one match.

Perhaps what irks me further is the hubris of all the teams you’d expect to beat them falling for the same trick time and again. Again, Spurs included. The old “it won’t happen to us” attitude. This is where it went wrong. This is where Leicester won the title.

Of course, this should (and still could) be Spurs' title. We’ve been the best team, played the best football, scored the most goals and conceded the fewest. This should be our fairytale; the youngest squad in the league; players honed through the ranks of the youth setup being the leading lights; a team shaped without spending huge amounts of money; and, ahem, a hugely likeable squad capable of going on tour without becoming embroiled in racist abuse.

It feels like we’re losing a beauty competition to a troll that escaped from beneath its bridge.

It would be a tragedy to miss out on the title to them, but that said, it should not distract from what has been the most exhilaratingly beautiful Spurs team of my lifetime. I’ve never felt so connected with the club and so sure that finally it is on the right track. Quite simply, we’ve been incredible. No one expected this, but no we’re there, we might as well do it. There is very little that is untainted in football, Spurs winning the league could be that reminder that good can prevail.

Please, Tottenham, save football from this injustice.

http://thetottenhamway.com/article/comment-its-tottenhams-title-leicester-winning-it-would-be-an-injustice-

4everfox

4everfox

Posted
Posted

Ha ha, so bitter!

COMMENT: It's Tottenham's Title! Leicester Winning It Would Be An Injustice

Written By

Oly Lister - @OlyLister

Published

24/03/2016 16:58

It was obviously going to happen.

Everything was lined up perfectly; Manchester City, Man United, Chelsea and, to some extent, Arsenal, having a season so off the boil they won’t even blanch; Spurs, driven by a newfound defensive solidity not seen for generations, walking through opponents like they weren’t there, guided by a manager who, for once, united fans and players. Glory beckoned. What could go wrong?

Cue Leicester City.

This will sound like sour grapes, but I can’t stand them. Let me clarify: I do not begrudge them their success. For a team built on journeymen to have achieved what they have is nothing short of incredible. They’ve stuck to their game plan, and at the time of writing, they find themselves five clear at the summit. Kudos, Claudio. While commentators have fallen over themselves to lavish praise on them, there is an unspoken truth: they are revolting to watch.

"Long ball merchants", as hackneyed as it is, is not inaccurate. Their game-plan of being a resolute defensive unit and taking their opportunities on the break -- often with long hopeful balls into the channels -- has undone nearly all in their path, Spurs included.

And this is what irks me. Their success has been largely based on the fact they’ve avoided playing football at all costs. I don’t think it’s overly romantic to want the leading team in the league to have dominated at least one match.

Perhaps what irks me further is the hubris of all the teams you’d expect to beat them falling for the same trick time and again. Again, Spurs included. The old “it won’t happen to us” attitude. This is where it went wrong. This is where Leicester won the title.

Of course, this should (and still could) be Spurs' title. We’ve been the best team, played the best football, scored the most goals and conceded the fewest. This should be our fairytale; the youngest squad in the league; players honed through the ranks of the youth setup being the leading lights; a team shaped without spending huge amounts of money; and, ahem, a hugely likeable squad capable of going on tour without becoming embroiled in racist abuse.

It feels like we’re losing a beauty competition to a troll that escaped from beneath its bridge.

It would be a tragedy to miss out on the title to them, but that said, it should not distract from what has been the most exhilaratingly beautiful Spurs team of my lifetime. I’ve never felt so connected with the club and so sure that finally it is on the right track. Quite simply, we’ve been incredible. No one expected this, but no we’re there, we might as well do it. There is very little that is untainted in football, Spurs winning the league could be that reminder that good can prevail.

Please, Tottenham, save football from this injustice.

http://thetottenhamway.com/article/comment-its-tottenhams-title-leicester-winning-it-would-be-an-injustice-

What an steaming pile of drivelling dung. The part about the leaders dominating at least one match during the season got me. What about Swansea, Newcastle, Sunderland, Man City or Stoke?

gerrytaggart

gerrytaggart

Posted
Posted

Ha ha, so bitter!

COMMENT: It's Tottenham's Title! Leicester Winning It Would Be An Injustice

Written By

Oly Lister - @OlyLister

Published

24/03/2016 16:58

It was obviously going to happen.

Everything was lined up perfectly; Manchester City, Man United, Chelsea and, to some extent, Arsenal, having a season so off the boil they won’t even blanch; Spurs, driven by a newfound defensive solidity not seen for generations, walking through opponents like they weren’t there, guided by a manager who, for once, united fans and players. Glory beckoned. What could go wrong?

Cue Leicester City.

This will sound like sour grapes, but I can’t stand them. Let me clarify: I do not begrudge them their success. For a team built on journeymen to have achieved what they have is nothing short of incredible. They’ve stuck to their game plan, and at the time of writing, they find themselves five clear at the summit. Kudos, Claudio. While commentators have fallen over themselves to lavish praise on them, there is an unspoken truth: they are revolting to watch.

"Long ball merchants", as hackneyed as it is, is not inaccurate. Their game-plan of being a resolute defensive unit and taking their opportunities on the break -- often with long hopeful balls into the channels -- has undone nearly all in their path, Spurs included.

And this is what irks me. Their success has been largely based on the fact they’ve avoided playing football at all costs. I don’t think it’s overly romantic to want the leading team in the league to have dominated at least one match.

Perhaps what irks me further is the hubris of all the teams you’d expect to beat them falling for the same trick time and again. Again, Spurs included. The old “it won’t happen to us” attitude. This is where it went wrong. This is where Leicester won the title.

Of course, this should (and still could) be Spurs' title. We’ve been the best team, played the best football, scored the most goals and conceded the fewest. This should be our fairytale; the youngest squad in the league; players honed through the ranks of the youth setup being the leading lights; a team shaped without spending huge amounts of money; and, ahem, a hugely likeable squad capable of going on tour without becoming embroiled in racist abuse.

It feels like we’re losing a beauty competition to a troll that escaped from beneath its bridge.

It would be a tragedy to miss out on the title to them, but that said, it should not distract from what has been the most exhilaratingly beautiful Spurs team of my lifetime. I’ve never felt so connected with the club and so sure that finally it is on the right track. Quite simply, we’ve been incredible. No one expected this, but no we’re there, we might as well do it. There is very little that is untainted in football, Spurs winning the league could be that reminder that good can prevail.

Please, Tottenham, save football from this injustice.

http://thetottenhamway.com/article/comment-its-tottenhams-title-leicester-winning-it-would-be-an-injustice-

I was expecting a punchline at the end of that misguided ramble.....what a cock.

filbertstreet

filbertstreet

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Journeymen?

journeyman xi (only been playing for us 3+ years)

 

 

                   kasper

 

de laet    wes      moore    konch

 

schlupp   king     james      drinky

 

             vardy    panayiotou

Edited by filbertstreet
Guest ttfn

Guest ttfn

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lol Keep it coming, Spurs fans.

The most boring team I've seen all season was Spurs at our place.

I was having a look back through my posts in player ratings threads (I like to keep a running tally...) and I think I described Spurs perfectly and that was just the third game of the season when I said they were the most boring team I'd seen since we were promoted and the whole game was a waste of time because it was basically just our players staying in position for 90 minutes whilst Spurs passed it around. Also called out their legendary tactical fouling early on - somebody sign me up for a column.

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