LeicesterLuke Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 I don't see why everyone is slagging him off! He's not being played and used the way he should be! We all know he's not messi or ronaldo he isn't going to pick the ball up on the half way line and beat every man and smash it into the back of the net! You mean like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOBllG4lUgY
DanTheFox07 Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 I don't see why everyone is slagging him off! He's not being played and used the way he should be! We all know he's not messi or ronaldo he isn't going to pick the ball up on the half way line and beat every man and smash it into the back of the net! The more chances he gets the more goals he will score! Look at Dzeko for Man City now he's settled in he is unstoppable! Just the same old typical Leicester fans that are moaning about him, just because we payed over a certain price he should be winning the league for us single handedly.... Perhaps would be better to criticise the way the manager is using him and hopefully the new manager who ever it is will figure this out and getting him firing! Every Leicester fan jumping on his back is going to get him nowhere, let's motivate him rather than slagging him off..... You didn't just compare beckford to dzeko....!
lovelcfc Posted 5 November 2011 Author Posted 5 November 2011 You mean like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOBllG4lUgY and if he did this against any1 for us he would suddenly become a hero
accessory Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 He's had **** all decent service, we've been largely crap. Yes he's not Mr. Energy, he's no Paul Dickov and yes Leicester fans like a player who'll bust a gut but that wasn't Yakubu and it isn't Beckford either. We knew this about him when we signed him; we knew he was sulky, we knew he was petulant and prone to laziness. We also know he had the same attitude at Leeds and was, sadly, still lethal there. I'm sure we'd love to sign a prolific goalscorer that's also hardworking, likeable, enthusiastic, young, talented and plays with a bit of flair - but then we're Leicester City, not Man City. We operate within our means and that means signings like Beckford. Love to know who else most of those giving him a rough time would have signed instead. Schlupp has a lot of promise, I hope he's got a big future here, I hope whoever we get as a manager keeps him in the senior squad and keeps giving him chances off the bench. But he's immensely raw and is, quite obviously, not a match winner at this level yet. Beckford, with a swift boot up the backside and the right service, could be. Except the backing from King Power means we don't operate within our means. Several recent signings, Beckford included, are likely to be on Premier-level contracts. Unfortunately his recent performances have been well short of Premier quality. Indeed, his contribution at Upton Park barely merited the term professional. The fans are fully entitled to expect a lot better. All strikers go through rough patches. But those of genuine quality put in extra effort to dig themselves out of them. To date, Beckford has shown no indication whatsoever that he is prepared to do this. Until he does, he should continue to be overlooked for a starting place. If he isn't bright enough to work this out for himself, then let him rot.
dan77 Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 You didn't just compare beckford to dzeko....! No I didn't you didn't read that very well did you?
Kitchandro Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 But Beckford isn't Nugent. We knew this when we bought him, as did Everton; even Leeds probably did. He's got a bit of edge, he's got a bit of swagger, he is a bit of an arsehole - but he's also very talented. Believe me, if we could clone Nugent and have two of him I'd be the first to suggest his doppelgänger be preferred to poor Jermaine. But when you look at the resources we have available to us, what do we have as an alternative at present? Steve "Passion is my substitute for any kind of ability or athleticism" Howard? Schlupp? It'd take some complete window-licker to pick either over an in-form Beckford. Clearly he isn't firing and, as a result, he's been dropped. But if we can nurture him in to best then who in this league has a front two better than he and Nugent? Well I'd keep Howard in for the Leeds game if that's what you mean.Who cares if he's not the talented individual Beckford is? The team is playing much better with Howard than with Beckford and we just won 3-1 at Burnley. Beckford certainly doesn't warrant his place at the moment. Other than that I pretty much agree, when he does come good, he and Nugent would be the best partnership. But when we are already outside the play-off spots we can't put him in and give him a few games to find his form, he's already had that and he's largely hindered us. I'm not writing him off, but just as if he was anyone else, he should be warming the bench at the moment and limited to sub appearances whilst Howard is more deserving of a place. He does have every chance of winning his place back, but it will be a lot harder if he doesn't grit his teeth and fight for it. He will possibly forever be useless for us if he doesn't show what he's made of and fight for a place.
dan77 Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Except the backing from King Power means we don't operate within our means. Several recent signings, Beckford included, are likely to be on Premier-level contracts. Unfortunately his recent performances have been well short of Premier quality. Indeed, his contribution at Upton Park barely merited the term professional. The fans are fully entitled to expect a lot better. All strikers go through rough patches. But those of genuine quality put in extra effort to dig themselves out of them. To date, Beckford has shown no indication whatsoever that he is prepared to do this. Until he does, he should continue to be overlooked for a starting place. If he isn't bright enough to work this out for himself, then let him rot. Prime example of our typical moronic fans! I don't agree that he isn't trying but he doesn't get the service that's needed we will have to agree to disagree because you clearly think beckford is something he is not! As for the full pitch run and goal I really hope he does do that at least once for us!! Perhaps he shouldn't start every game but we will see the real side to him when he gets the service he needs!
Happy Fox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2506257,00.html? As Leicester City return to King Power Stadium this weekend, so to does your 84-page City Matchday Magazine. Inside Sunday's issue for the visit of Leeds United, a former Elland Road striker now plying his trade for the Foxes speaks of his career to date, with Jermaine Beckford featuring as this edition's feature interview. In his revealing interview, Beckford emphasises his desire to achieve success at Leicester City and explains why he feels privileged every day to be playing the beautiful game for a living.
Webbo Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Well said. Can't believe how many people have written him off already. Quite. He might turn out to be the willy puller that some think he is already but it's too early to tell yet.
accessory Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Prime example of our typical moronic fans! I don't agree that he isn't trying but he doesn't get the service that's needed we will have to agree to disagree because you clearly think beckford is something he is not! As for the full pitch run and goal I really hope he does do that at least once for us!! Perhaps he shouldn't start every game but we will see the real side to him when he gets the service he needs! So how come Howard and Nugent manage to perform better with the SAME level of service from the SAME group of players? Could it be because they have a better attitude than he does? Did you see Beckford in "action" against Millwall or West Ham? If you had, I guarantee you wouldn't be on here slating his critics as "moronic".
Guest shearfox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2506257,00.html? As Leicester City return to King Power Stadium this weekend, so to does your 84-page City Matchday Magazine. Inside Sunday's issue for the visit of Leeds United, a former Elland Road striker now plying his trade for the Foxes speaks of his career to date, with Jermaine Beckford featuring as this edition's feature interview. In his revealing interview, Beckford emphasises his desire to achieve success at Leicester City and explains why he feels privileged every day to be playing the beautiful game for a living. He hasn't been showing much desire...
Corky Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 I thought Beckford had a decent couple of games when he first joined. He was given some rough treatment which can't have helped his fitness. The last two performances have been shocking, no doubt, but I think he's still got a lot to offer. We'll know in time, but we shouldn't give up on him yet.
RyanB89 Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Can we just lay off him abit he hasnt been here long i know hes been utter shit in the games that he has played but is getting on his back really gonna help him ? Personally i agree, surely fans booing him isnt gonna help him find some form
Fox92 Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Can we just lay off him abit he hasnt been here long i know hes been utter shit in the games that he has played but is getting on his back really gonna help him ? I wasn't that pleased when we signed him, I personally thought we paid over the top again, when everyone else was. Lets put into perspective that he scored lots for Leeds United at League 1 level and also managed to grab 8 Premier League goals when he moved into a good and strong Everton team. He does look uninterested at times, and his attitude is poor, but I believe when he has the chance he will score. I mean, I watch Kasper launch balls into the air but what for? That's not Beckford's game. I still believe he needs a big man (Howard) to play off of, but I currently have no interest in dropping Dave Nugent, so I suppose Beckford will have to sit on the bench again tomorow. People will always get on players' backs though. How many games has he played? Yet when people were critisizing the likes of Matt Mills, other people were saying 'he needs time to settle' etc By the way, I went to West Ham last week but I did not 'boo' Beckford. I think that is wrong. If I boo, and I admit I do, I aim it at the team, not at an individual because it is a team.
cc_star Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Man on moronic rant calls everyone else moronic if they have a different point of view to him
Toffee_Fox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Write him off at your peril, he will prove all his doubters wrong, this he's not as good as David Nugent stuff is laughable, Beckford hasn't played at this level he needs time to adapt to a new team and new league like he did at Everton then his stats are and were the best goal per minute ratio in the whole of the Premier league, ahead of Rooney, van persis, Defoe and co
cc_star Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Leicester have scored 1 every 44mins without Beckford in the team and once every something like 115mins with him. It's not his poor performance we have to live with, he's having a negative effect on results. I've got no problem with Beckford, & I certainly don't have a problem with his lack of goals... I do have a problem with a player walking in to our team & staying there despite better options for us at present being available, this doesn't exclude Beckford from excelling for us in future, but he needs to find his game & the team need to learn how to play to his strengths, the place to do that is on the training ground & not on a matchday when it has such a proven & drastic effect on the team's performance & importantly the result.
cosmos Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 If we got rid of Wellens and Abe who do nothing but slow the game down then maybe he'd get more chances-beckford is a fast thinking striker and unfortunately he thinks too fast for our dawdling midfield. Time will tell and if we get a manager who wants direct football Wellens will be back off to Donny
blueredswed Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 How about we back our players for once? Nah! I am agreeing......it´s time now and also the caretakers at home :scarf:
HoustonFox Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 I think it's not just a case of Beckford in but who out. I think at the moment it's very much a Howard/Nugent front two and Beckford most naturally replaces Nuge in that pairing. A 4-3-3 with all three of them may work but not much width and who do you drop? Probably Gally but he is the guy that provided service in the last game. Stick for now, Becks on bench and tell him he is part of the plans.
Finnegan Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 Leicester have scored 1 every 44mins without Beckford in the team and once every something like 115mins with him. It's not his poor performance we have to live with, he's having a negative effect on results. You really are a fucking retard. Not just about this, the need to say this to you has been building all season. I've got no idea where you've come from but you are quite possibly the most blinkered, selectively-negative, consistently stupid poster on here. I mean the Father Teds of this world have an excuse, they're just silly children. You strike me as someone with two braincells to rub together but when it comes to football? Fuck me, you talk some complete and total bollocks, mate. The entire bloody team has been having "a negative effect on results" - we've been poor. We've struggled to create chances for our forwards (of which Beckford is one,) we've lacked width, we've lacked urgency in our attack, we've lacked penetration from the midfield and we've never, ever looked like being able to break down a side who park the bus. These things aren't uniquely Beckford's fault - in fact, he's a victim of most of them. Whilst some of them were Sven's I wouldn't even say they were entirely his doing, either, though you harped on about him like he was bleedin' Beelzebub from day one. You can't just throw ten or twelve new players together and expect them to operate immediately, needing time to gel isn't some silly cliché it's just obvious human psychology - it's observed at every level of every sport, from Sunday league right up to Manchester City and their slow, slow progress despite millions. Look how long Dzeko took to bed; or years before that, Didier Drogba at Chelsea. We've bought ourselves a fantastic squad but it's a little less Playmobil and a bit more AirFix (yeah, Thracian, I can make ridiculous analogies, too) - it's going to take time and care and experience to build a winning side from the resources we have - and it's going to take support from the stands. Not miserable, bitchy, whining little gobshites crying after a few months and desperately looking for scapegoats and hate-figures because we aren't flying top of the league. (Damnit, and I'd been doing so well not arguing with people on here. )
dan77 Posted 5 November 2011 Posted 5 November 2011 You really are a fucking retard. Not just about this, the need to say this to you has been building all season. I've got no idea where you've come from but you are quite possibly the most blinkered, selectively-negative, consistently stupid poster on here. I mean the Father Teds of this world have an excuse, they're just silly children. You strike me as someone with two braincells to rub together but when it comes to football? Fuck me, you talk some complete and total bollocks, mate. The entire bloody team has been having "a negative effect on results" - we've been poor. We've struggled to create chances for our forwards (of which Beckford is one,) we've lacked width, we've lacked urgency in our attack, we've lacked penetration from the midfield and we've never, ever looked like being able to break down a side who park the bus. These things aren't uniquely Beckford's fault - in fact, he's a victim of most of them. Whilst some of them were Sven's I wouldn't even say they were entirely his doing, either, though you harped on about him like he was bleedin' Beelzebub from day one. You can't just throw ten or twelve new players together and expect them to operate immediately, needing time to gel isn't some silly cliché it's just obvious human psychology - it's observed at every level of every sport, from Sunday league right up to Manchester City and their slow, slow progress despite millions. Look how long Dzeko took to bed; or years before that, Didier Drogba at Chelsea. We've bought ourselves a fantastic squad but it's a little less Playmobil and a bit more AirFix (yeah, Thracian, I can make ridiculous analogies, too) - it's going to take time and care and experience to build a winning side from the resources we have - and it's going to take support from the stands. Not miserable, bitchy, whining little gobshites crying after a few months and desperately looking for scapegoats and hate-figures because we aren't flying top of the league. (Damnit, and I'd been doing so well not arguing with people on here. ) Amen!!!!!!
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