MrSpaM Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 (edited) Does make me laugh how the media seem to think a club that dominated the championship last year are going to struggle, but a team that were pretty lucky to even scrape the play offs are nailed on to stay up, just because they have more players people have heard of. Edited 7 August 2014 by MrSpaM 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 Some of these ignorant opinions make me laugh. But when/if we do well they'll soon start yawping on about how 'they were always going to do well' or 'you could see from last season that they were suited to the Premier League'. I didn't take much notice to the media in the Championship but i'll try to totally ignore it in the Premier League. Full of money whoring ex-players who think they've got a divine right to splurge their thoughts. Annoys me that ex-pros are ignoring the development of the game and refusing to use their actual 'talent' to help that through coaching because Sky can offer them so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/07/premier-league-preview-leicester-city dont know if this has already been posted... Guardian reckon a 17th position finish. I'd take that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-man Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 I was thinking more the American-Italian guy Yeah good shout Marcotti is a bit of a lemon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/07/premier-league-preview-leicester-city dont know if this has already been posted... Guardian reckon a 17th position finish. I'd take that! Thats the fairest write-up I've seen so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/07/premier-league-preview-leicester-city dont know if this has already been posted... Guardian reckon a 17th position finish. I'd take that! Pretty fair write up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 Does make me laugh how the media seem to think a club that dominated the championship last year are going to struggle, but a team that were pretty lucky to even scrape the play offs are nailed on to stay up, just because they have more players people have heard of. Why not, a lot of our fans think the same... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sylofox Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 Personally don't care what the experts say about us. If they were that good they would all have top points in the dream teams and win the football pools every week. They can have there opinion but most know fvck all about us. They should all be man enough and admit that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain... Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/07/premier-league-preview-leicester-city dont know if this has already been posted... Guardian reckon a 17th position finish. I'd take that! They will still bring a certain swagger to proceedings, playing fast-paced, free-flowing, pass-heavy football. Plenty of the players have already said they feel confident and that will be boosted by the backing shown to Pearson. He and his assistant managers were handed new three-year deals in the summer. But I thought we were set piece specialists solid at the back and play direct football? Worryingly disparaging about Albrighton, Upson and Ulloa, but a fair write up. I just really want the season to start now sick of all this speculation over how we will do, I just want to see how we get on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danizen Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 That video was a bit weird. Why did they show some Ipswich players in the middle of it and I like Pearson as much as the next man but the way the journalist was talking about him was more than a little bit creepy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 very harsh on Albrighton ' the only thing he has done on a regular basis is disappoint '. I always thought he was ok for Villa. Right about set pieces though... clean slate this season and all that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester)The task for a newly-promoted side is always to lure in the sort of quality that can consolidate their position in the league. Leicester's expensive splurge on Leonardo Ulloa can be seen as a real risk, with £7m in all likelihood taking a significant chunk out of their transfer budget. In his 18 months on the South Coast the burly front man certainly became a Brighton fan favourite but at 28, his lack of experience at the very top level is a concern.He's a hard worker from the front, earning a strength of 'defensive contribution' from WhoScored.com courtesy of 0.9 tackles per game, but his strike rate is certainly not the best. A respectable tally of 14 last season came from 87 shots (16.1% conversion rate) and only two players missed more clear cut chances in the Championship last season (16). Leicester's desire to add to their strike force was understandable given top scorer David Nugent's record at top-flight level but their choice of reinforcement is questionable. http://www.teamtalk.com/blog/16129/9408733/Reds-WBA-Hull-guilty-of-overspending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 Heard on the radio that the Racing Post have us to stay up but didn't say the finishing position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionator Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/07/premier-league-preview-leicester-city dont know if this has already been posted... Guardian reckon a 17th position finish. I'd take that! One of the comments from a Sheep fan nails it. They might take a little while to find their feet, but I reckon they'll pull clear - maybe significantly so - by the end of the season. What impressed me the most about them last year was their ruthlessness and professionality. Even when they were comfortably clear of everyone else they kept winning games and didn't drop points against the weaker teams. I don't know if they'll upset too many of the big boys but in an even fight - which a lot of their games against teams from 10th or so down will be - I'd expect them to do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 Leonardo Ulloa (Leicester) The task for a newly-promoted side is always to lure in the sort of quality that can consolidate their position in the league. Leicester's expensive splurge on Leonardo Ulloa can be seen as a real risk, with £7m in all likelihood taking a significant chunk out of their transfer budget. In his 18 months on the South Coast the burly front man certainly became a Brighton fan favourite but at 28, his lack of experience at the very top level is a concern. He's a hard worker from the front, earning a strength of 'defensive contribution' from WhoScored.com courtesy of 0.9 tackles per game, but his strike rate is certainly not the best. A respectable tally of 14 last season came from 87 shots (16.1% conversion rate) and only two players missed more clear cut chances in the Championship last season (16). Leicester's desire to add to their strike force was understandable given top scorer David Nugent's record at top-flight level but their choice of reinforcement is questionable. http://www.teamtalk.com/blog/16129/9408733/Reds-WBA-Hull-guilty-of-overspending I love how they say they were "clear cut" chances, the stats don't really say that do they. The shots could have been from 30 bloody yards every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 I love how they say they were "clear cut" chances, the stats don't really say that do they. The shots could have been from 30 bloody yards every time. The shots on/off target stat. is completely misleading ad you suggest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 7 August 2014 Share Posted 7 August 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/07/premier-league-preview-leicester-city dont know if this has already been posted... Guardian reckon a 17th position finish. I'd take that! That's a fair write-up though not without its errors in my opinion. I think they're being harsh on Albrighton, and Ulloa DOES have top flight experience, just not in England. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHartshorn Posted 8 August 2014 Share Posted 8 August 2014 Leicester are predicted 17th according to the guardian,I'm hoping 14th/15th Thoughts? http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/aug/07/premier-league-preview-leicester-city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 8 August 2014 Share Posted 8 August 2014 Good article that. Reads well, though I'm sure some of the know-it-alls will find fault somewhere. Do I think we can finish 17th? Again, I have no idea. However, with the lack of strength in depth, im starting to think we may struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHartshorn Posted 8 August 2014 Share Posted 8 August 2014 Good article that. Reads well, though I'm sure some of the know-it-alls will find fault somewhere. Do I think we can finish 17th? Again, I have no idea. However, with the lack of strength in depth, im starting to think we may struggle. With the rumours of Esteban Cambassio I reckon Leicester have a likely chance of finishing higher than 17th. According to the metro they may be offering him 5mil over a 2year contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHartshorn Posted 8 August 2014 Share Posted 8 August 2014 (edited) With the rumours of Esteban Cambassio I reckon Leicester have a likely chance of finishing higher than 17th. According to the metro they may be offering him 5mil over a 2year contract. Here is the more detailed article on the rumour, Tottenham and Westham have believe to be after him to?, sounds promising doesn't it.http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/07/leicester-city-close-on-two-year-deal-for-argentine-legend-esteban-cambiasso-4825321/ Edited 8 August 2014 by JackHartshorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpicko Posted 8 August 2014 Share Posted 8 August 2014 Here is the updated article on the rumour, sounds promising doesn't it. http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/07/leicester-city-close-on-two-year-deal-for-argentine-legend-esteban-cambiasso-4825321/ Where's the updated part of this? It's citing the Mirror. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHartshorn Posted 8 August 2014 Share Posted 8 August 2014 Where's the updated part of this? It's citing the Mirror.Sorry, not updated but more detailed on why Leicester have a more likely chance of signing him over WestHam and Tottenham. The mirror didn't say anything about Tottenham trying to sign him. But thank you my mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 8 August 2014 Share Posted 8 August 2014 They're predicting 17th in the Mail too. At the end of the day their guess is no better than anyone else's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackHartshorn Posted 8 August 2014 Share Posted 8 August 2014 Just look where palace ended up last season, pretty sure they weren't predicted the place they got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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