Bilo Posted 7 May 2015 Share Posted 7 May 2015 Andrew Fowler a so called expert of the Chroniclelive.com has predicted Leicester to lose to Southampton,Sunderland and QPR I think that paper covers the North East, so it's a wishful thinking article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 8 May 2015 Share Posted 8 May 2015 Matt Gault Headshot Matt Gault Become a fan Writer for 90min.com, These Football Times, Back Page Football and Four Four Two.com Email Leicester City's Survival Instincts Shine Through After Excellent Resurgence Posted: 08/05/2015 16:47 BST Updated: 11 minutes ago Share 1 Tweet 1 Comment 0 Share on Google+ When a team, staring into the abyss of relegation, suddenly hauls themselves out of despair with a string of inspired performances, one can only sit back and applaud. Nigel Pearson has received an enormous amount of media attention in recent weeks - perhaps correctly so - but his enduring instinct to survive and oversee a dramatic Leicester City resurgence should be equally commended. Rewind back to December and the Foxes almost looked hopelessly adrift at the foot of the Premier League. Christmas was a fairly bleak period for the Midlands side as they plummeted after a win-less streak of 13 games. Looking at the history books can be misleading at times, but the writing appeared to be on the wall for Leicester at the turn of the year. Bottom of the table, Leicester fans were faced with the ignominy of being relegated straight back down to the Championship knowing that only two teams in the league's history had recovered from being the basement club at Christmas. Perhaps a glimmer of hope could be taken from Sunderland's remarkable revival last season, but the outlook remained decidedly grim. However, with the end-game fast approaching, Leicester have shown their best form at the right time and they have rallied to put themselves in a strong position regarding the relegation battle with three games left. Five wins from their last six games - with a solitary defeat coming against Chelsea - has lifted Pearson's men to within touching distance of Premier League survival. They are not safe yet, but the fact that they now sit eight points above bottom-placed Burnley is an apt indication of their progress. It could be argued that, when they are on form, Leicester are as enterprising a side as you will find in the bottom half of the league table. After all, this is a side that mauled Manchester United in a stunning 5-3 victory and narrowly lost out to Spurs 4-3, in what was still one of the most thrilling games this season. Pearson's bold tactics - particularly at the King Power Stadium - in deploying Leonardo Ulloa, Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez in advanced positions has paid dividends. The Foxes play with a verve and enthusiasm that is difficult to conjure in a season of torment and relegation terrors. Against Newcastle on Saturday, Leicester took advantage of their opponents' hellish situation and attacked them from the very outset. Before Pearson had even settled in his seat, Jeffrey Schlupp had won a corner. Then, with an excellent delivery from Marc Albrighton and a towering header from top-scorer Leonardo Ulloa, the King Power Stadium was rocking a mere 45 seconds into the game. Did they sit back and protect their lead? Not a bit of it. Sensing that Newcastle were on the ropes even before the game had begun - bruised and tortured after a losing streak stretching to seven games - Leicester set about deepening the Magpies nightmare and taking another huge step on the road to survival. A key feature of their renaissance has been tireless work-rate and nobody epitomises that more than Jamie Vardy. Not the most technically gifted footballer you will see in the top-flight, Vardy nevertheless is an indefatigable presence up front, a relentless zest in attack that shuts down opposition attacks with impressive regularity. In that now famous victory over United, Vardy announced himself in emphatic fashion to the watching world by terrorising a hapless United defence with his aggression, pace and spirit (of course, Newcastle's Mike Williamson grew tired of trying to stop Vardy and resorted to poleaxing him in front of the TV cameras). However, his fairytale in the Premier League failed to materialise and he didn't find the net again until six months later, in the 4-3 defeat to Spurs. But Vardy loves a challenge. He has played non-league football and knows all about muck and bullets. The passion in him continued to burn and he has proven himself once more with crucial goals against Burnley and West Brom in the last month. Pearson, by his own admission may not win any popularity contests, but he should be applauded for his ability to stay strong when the world seems to be against him. This kind of resilience and unbreakable character is symptomatic of the Foxes' surge in form. As previously stated, they are not safe yet but if they do survive, it will be remembered as one of the finest escape acts in Premier League history. There are three games left, two of which are against relegation-threatened Sunderland and QPR. Don't be surprised if the Foxes hand out another mauling or two before the season is finished. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 8 May 2015 Share Posted 8 May 2015 Obviously that's a brilliant article because it's blowing smoke up our arse, but it is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Shep Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 Jeff and the boys were loving the atmosphere at the KP, gave me goosebumps sat in my living room! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozwin Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 If anyone saw Sean Dyche's post match interview it seems like he's had a few digs at Leicester for 'throwing money at players' Might be reading too much into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 If anyone saw Sean Dyche's post match interview it seems like he's had a few digs at Leicester for 'throwing money at players' Might be reading too much into it. I don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom27111 Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 If anyone saw Sean Dyche's post match interview it seems like he's had a few digs at Leicester for 'throwing money at players' Might be reading too much into it. F**k him. If we've thrown money at players and manage to stay up, then what the hell have QPR done? And they're still going down. If he managed a club with owners who were prepared to spend money, do you think he'd keep the chequebook closed? Sour grapes. They aren't good enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 He just couldn't help himself. Laters Sean, that's the last we'll be hearing from you, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Shep Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 I don't think we've exact,y spent loads, what about £20M? Small change in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 Trollolololaaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 Think Dyche needs to realise that sometimes you have to take risks, you have speculate to accumulate. We've spent quite a bit more than them, but that's the risk we decided to take and it's paying off. Spending next to nothing on a team that was the second best in the division below the year before is setting up to fail. I admire any team that tries the do well on a shoestring budget, but you can still stick to a budget and add quality, something Burnley failed to do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ScouseFox Posted 9 May 2015 Popular Post Share Posted 9 May 2015 hahahaha sean dyche, well in mate thanks for keeping us up just in time for you to go down love you always xxx 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 I don't think we've exact,y spent loads, what about £20M? Small change in comparison. Everton spent 8m than that just on Lukaku! Sean is just mad jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl the Llama Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 What did he actually say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Walsh5 Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 Imagine the dross that Dyche would sign if he had £20 million to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxfordshireFox Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 "Nigel Pearson has all the characteristics that Koeman lacks. He is one day going to be the best football manager this country has produced. Seeing him after the whistle brought floods of tears to my eyes, the man, the pride and fighting spirit and the humanity and belief." -Link 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 (edited) Dyche said that the club aren't in a position to be spending large sums on players. They sold Austin last year as a necessity, people don't know the ins of the club etc etc. I don't really get this argument, and I say to my flatmate who's a Burnley fan: they have a small ground with little money being spent on it, average priced season tickets, 3 years of guaranteed parachute payments if they go down and the record money from this new TV deal (£50m? I heard all 20 PL clubs will be in the top 40 richest clubs in the world) - Why haven't they still got any money? Edited 9 May 2015 by Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srbfox Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 Small mind mentality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 Dyche said that the club aren't in a position to be spending large sums on players. They sold Austin last year as a necessity, people don't know the ins of the club etc etc. I don't really get this argument, and I say to my flatmate who's a Burnley fan: they have a small ground with little money being spent on it, average priced season tickets, 3 years of guaranteed parachute payments if they go down and the record money from this new TV deal (£50m? I heard all 20 PL clubs will be in the top 40 richest clubs in the world) - Why haven't they still got any money? Of course they've got the money. But until they prove it by spendig it they'll always have the excuse. Burnley are the most tin pot club I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devonfox1884 Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 They're like a shit version of Arsenal a couple of seasons back before they bought Ozil, Sanchez etc... They had money but refused to spend it! And the money they have spent this season has been wasted, £5 million on Jutkeiwicz, Sordell and Boyd... Just Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 Some little prepubescent Burnley twonk slagging Pearson off on the radio whilst praising Dyche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickyblueeyes Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 Without trying to give Dyche any importance. His arguments are seriously flawed. He spent money (transfer fees and wages) on George Boyd, Marvin Sordell and lylas jutkiewics (sp?). Rather than go out and get one player who could actually improve their squad. Nige brought in squad players like Albrighton for free to free up money for Kramaric and Ulloa. It isn't a lack of money but serious flaw in his management by way of scouting. He doesn't know players beyond his own nose and has cost his team a place in this league. I hate his attitude that if it goes right he is the messiah and if it goes wrong it's his players to blame as his hands are tied. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 (edited) Delete. Edited 9 May 2015 by Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 http://www.burnleyfo...nt-2159242.aspx That is what Burnley and Dyche decided to spend the money on. I posted a link to a interview Sky did with him a while ago and he seemed as if it was his choice to get the club to develop the training aspect. Also a handy excuse for him to say he had no money to spend on players aswell I guess, something to hide behind. http://www.lancashir..._future/?ref=mr http://www1.skysports.com/watch/video/9535630/burnley-behind-the-scenes He reminds me of David Brent, difference is David Brent is fictional and a character created for comedy purposes, Dyche is for real. As for your question skip to about 1.40, he starts explaining at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestoh Posted 9 May 2015 Share Posted 9 May 2015 It baffles me that anyone can moan about teams spending money in the Premier League. That's what is done these days. It's all good spending pennies on English half-talents, but it's got you relegated first. Wise up ya tit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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