Reasons for failure

[Trickyfox]

Why have we failed this season?

My reasons...

For a start Sven went to early...FACT...

And Pearson was not the man for the job.....

But let’s take a look at the team and facts we cannot ignore...

We failed tactically all over the pitch, always negative and defence, look at forest, Peterborough and Millwall, games we needed to win but played with a defensive midfielder and went 4-5-1 when they had the ball. Where is the attaching formations and direct play which we only see in sporadic parts of the game... How many times have we scored from free kicks and corners, I am sure someone we tell me that we have but let’s look at how many opportunities we have had and failed to score. Movement off the ball and during play is poor, how many times have we had a throw in and no player moves or wants the ball.

And why use players like wellens, king and gally when they have all come back from injury and have little or no form.

And when you hear NP talk about bad results its always bad look or the opposing team had a good spell and scored, come on get real that’s what winnings all about. And how many coaches have we got analyzing every game, we collect all this data about how many passes, headers, errors and how far a player as ran... what does it achieve???? Nothing....... because he plays the same team same formation and the same tactics every game.....

Pearson OUT>>OUT>>OUT

I am not renewing my FOOKING season ticket, call me what you will, but money is tight and I’m not paying to watch that ill equipped team, play poor football, and then boast about how good they are...

[MattyFromLE]

Isn't this the 5,796th thread on this subject? We get it, you don't like Pearson.

[Churchill]

Why have we failed this season?

My reasons...

For a start Sven went to early...FACT...

And Pearson was not the man for the job.....

But let’s take a look at the team and facts we cannot ignore...

We failed tactically all over the pitch, always negative and defence, look at forest, Peterborough and Millwall, games we needed to win but played with a defensive midfielder and went 4-5-1 when they had the ball. Where is the attaching formations and direct play which we only see in sporadic parts of the game... How many times have we scored from free kicks and corners, I am sure someone we tell me that we have but let’s look at how many opportunities we have had and failed to score. Movement off the ball and during play is poor, how many times have we had a throw in and no player moves or wants the ball.

And why use players like wellens, king and gally when they have all come back from injury and have little or no form.

And when you hear NP talk about bad results its always bad look or the opposing team had a good spell and scored, come on get real that’s what winnings all about. And how many coaches have we got analyzing every game, we collect all this data about how many passes, headers, errors and how far a player as ran... what does it achieve???? Nothing....... because he plays the same team same formation and the same tactics every game.....

Pearson OUT>>OUT>>OUT

I am not renewing my FOOKING season ticket, call me what you will, but money is tight and I’m not paying to watch that ill equipped team, play poor football, and then boast about how good they are...

Yep thats right lets get rid of Pearson and half the team and start all over again

[TrentFox]

Why have we failed this season?

My reasons...

For a start Sven went to early...FACT...

And Pearson was not the man for the job.....

But let’s take a look at the team and facts we cannot ignore...

We failed tactically all over the pitch, always negative and defence, look at forest, Peterborough and Millwall, games ^{we needed to win but played with a defensive midfielder and went 4-5-1 when they had the ball.} Where is the attaching formations and direct play which we only see in sporadic parts of the game... How many times have we scored from free kicks and corners, I am sure someone we tell me that we have but let’s look at how many opportunities we have had and failed to score. Movement off the ball and during play is poor, how many times have we had a throw in and no player moves or wants the ball.

And why use players like wellens, king and gally when they have all come back from injury and have little or no form.

And when you hear NP talk about bad results its always bad look or the opposing team had a good spell and scored, come on get real that’s what winnings all about. And how many coaches have we got analyzing every game, we collect all this data about how many passes, headers, errors and how far a player as ran... what does it achieve???? Nothing....... because he plays the same team same formation and the same tactics every game.....

Pearson OUT>>OUT>>OUT

I am not renewing my FOOKING season ticket, call me what you will, but money is tight and I’m not paying to watch that ill equipped team, play poor football, and then boast about how good they are...

You think we should attack when we don't have the ball ?

It's your money to do with as you see fit. Well done for buying your ST for this season, though. Maybe try Man Utd or Arsenal next sesaon ... they seem to win a lot of games ?

[Haydos]

If you write 'fact' in capital letters then it MUST be true.

[Trickyfox]

We needed to win all our remaining games, that was the target set, we failed we may aswell of play 4-2-4 better to lose trying than just failing

[Haydos]

We needed to win all our remaining games, that was the target set, we failed we may aswell of play 4-2-4 better to lose trying than just failing

No we didn't.

[Babylon]

We needed to win all our remaining games, that was the target set, we failed we may aswell of play 4-2-4 better to lose trying than just failing

You think injuries and suspensions didn't play a part?

As for King and Gally not being fit, well you don't know that. But they certainly showed more form than the people they replaced against Donny and Ipswich.

Whether they were right for that game is debatable, but denying the positive play in the previous two games isn't particularly fair.

[Corky]

We're not good enough.

Other teams are better than us.

There you go.

[bluefox9er]

We're not good enough.

Other teams are better than us.

There you go.

^^ This.

[mitch_lcfc_1993]

You can't blame Pearson and you can't blame Sven. I hold 2 people responisble for the fact that Leicester have not achieved as much as was expected, and that is the OWNERS!! Now before you go straight to the reply comment and tell me I need to go checked out at the hospital for being mental, just carry on reading, as I will justify this statement.

Firstly, I would like to say the owners are fantastic people and have done a great job at LCFC and I thank them for the many millions that they have invested into the club. However, they made one big mistake at the start of this season, that was the appointment of Sven! Don't get me wrong he is a great manager and did a fantastic job at England, and is a really nice person but in my opinion he wasn't the man for the job. He is an international manager, he cannot manage at club level. he messed up at man city and notts county, so why appoint him as lcfc manager. Don't get me wrong if he hadn't been the manager we maybe wouldnt have signed certain players but he has got no track record at championship level and as much as I hated to say it, I knew he wouldn't get the club anywhere.

Although I said he shouldn't of been appointed the manager, once he was he had my full backing and mistake number 2 from the owners; they sack him which was unjustifed, even though we weren't top, we were 3 points off play offs at the time of his dismissal I believe. A mistake by the owners has potentially cost us any chance, several games without a manager and then when Pearson comes in another several games where the newly put together squad had to adapt to his style of play, this is too many games/points spent p**sing about with the manager and costing the team points. Although I said Sven was the wrong choice, he shouldn't of been dismissed after so little games and when the squad (bar the millwall game that led to his sacking) were starting to gel and looked good.

In my opinion, they should have got Pearson back at the start of the season and give him the summer to sort thr squad and I believe we would be in a much better position had Pearson managed all season, and the blame has to be placed on the shoulders of the owners in my opinion. I believe if they stick by Pearson, we will get promoted next season.

Up the Foxes

[cc_star]

You can't blame Pearson and you can't blame Sven. I hold 2 people responisble for the fact that Leicester have not achieved as much as was expected, and that is the OWNERS!!

Agree, they were instrumental in the forcing out of Pearson & appointment of Sousa and then of course directly responsible for the appointment of Sven and the transfer policy that has let us down so... A chain of event that caused our 2 season brief upturn into a downturn... an unsustainably expensive one at that.

Don't get me wrong if he hadn't been the manager [sven] we maybe wouldnt have signed certain players

But where did these signings get us?

[Happy Fox]

Agree, they were instrumental in the forcing out of Pearson & appointment of Sousa and then of course directly responsible for the appointment of Sven and the transfer policy that has let us down so... A chain of event that caused our 2 season brief upturn into a downturn... an unsustainably expensive one at that.

I thought that was Mandy it wasn't the Thais was it? And if it was the Thais why would NP come back to be backstabbed again?

But where did these signings get us?

[cc_star]

Yes it was Mandy, but I don't think it would have happened without the Thai's wanting a 'name' that would be more sellable in their home markets

For example, the company they set up to buy the club was officially formed the week before NP left, and it was obviously planned for a while before then too

[Happy Fox]

Yes it was Mandy, but I don't think it would have happened without the Thai's wanting a 'name'

Forexample, the company they set up to buy the club was officially formed the week before NP left, and it was obviously planned for a while before then too

So let me get this right the Thais wanted NP out, without his knowledge of being back stabbed because Mandy was responsible for that, does NP have any clue of these happenings because if so why has he returned?

[KidKunny]

I don't know if Pearson is or isn't the right man for the job, okay he got us into the play offs (nearly back to back promotions) but in my opinion we have a better team than we had back in 09/10 season (I think it was). I will support every manager that comes in, as I am supporting Pearson but I would give him a chance until at least Xmas, then he has the whole summer to re-arrange the team buy new players etc.

[cc_star]

So let me get this right the Thais wanted NP out, without his knowledge of being back stabbed because Mandy was responsible for that, does NP have any clue of these happenings because if so why has he returned?

Mandy & Hoos did it all, & NPs beef was with Hoos

But look at the timings of them setting up King Power Sports Investments (the company above or below AFI in the ownership pyramid) or whatever the company is called (I can't remember)

Keep in mind it obviously would have took them a while in negotiation before they bothered getting that far and attracting other investments like Cronus Sports Management

As to why NP came back, he answered that when he basically said Hoos (and maybe Mandy) was no longer here

[Happy Fox]

Mandy & Hoos did it all, & NPs beef was with Hoos

But look at the timings of them setting up King Power Sports Investments (the company above or below AFI in the ownership pyramid) or whatever the company is called (I can't remember)

Keep in mind it obviously would have took them a while in negotiation before they bothered getting that far and attracting other investments like Cronus Sports Management

As to why NP came back, he answered that when he basically said Hoos (and maybe Mandy) was no longer here

Fair enough I just find it weird that NP would return if he knew the Thais were responsible for kicking him out hypothetically speaking as all we know it was Mandy and Hoos who were tapping up Sousa presumably as you described a profile name to complete the sell out to the Thais.

[thezagnworb]

Blame the owners God there really are some idiots on here !!!!

Pearson not playing two up front not got anything to do with it then ???? And/or changing a winning side ???????

[lcfcsnow]

Ridiculous high wage contracts for a Championship club, alot of the players on our books must have thought all their christmases had come at once when we came calling. Two times in our recent history we've had abit of money and both times we've gone about it completely the wrong way.. if we could only attract big name players by paying them 5 times too much then we should have walked away.

But sacking a manager proven to work with big name players and appointing a manager proven to clash with big name players is as equal to blame.

[z-layrex]

If only everyone's club could win every game they play eh?

[cc_star]

Pearson not playing two up front not got anything to do with it then ???? And/or changing a winning side ???????

Playing 3 up front not good enough for you? Two of whom should have easily got 40 league goals between them

Which winning side are you talking about, the one who beat Ipswich? Because after a dismal first half it was the introduction of Gally & King at halftime that made it a winning side, thereby doing enough to start in the following game

[Guy]

Pearson will be here next season for sure, it would be suicidal to oust him at the end of this season if we stay where we we presently are in the Championship. I think even the Thais have come to realise this now after the shenanigans of sacking Sven prematurely.

As has been said a squillion times in recent threads, NP needs the summer to rebuild, regalvanise and strengthen the squad should we be staying down - or doubly so in the unlikely event of us acheiveing promotion via the play offs in last gasp fashion like we did under O'Neill in 1996.

The only realistic NP replacements at present would be Solskjaer (can't see the Thais going for him), Mick McCarthy or Roy Keane (no!). That just isn't going to happen!

.

[Happy Fox]

Playing 3 up front not good enough for you? Two of whom should have easily got 40 league goals between them

Which winning side are you talking about, the one who beat Ipswich? Because after a dismal first half it was the introduction of Gally & King at halftime that made it a winning side, thereby doing enough to start in the following game

That is the bloody problem, the game should suit the occasion not players warranting selection after one game because we won it, Milwall were a physical and away from home would you play Gally, Wellens and King I wouldn't because I know the result will be a loss.

[thezagnworb]

One up front mate not three.... And if those that came off the bench were hungry coming off the bench use the same tactic ?? You don't change a winning side ..... You dont play your top scorer wide and you dont play a winger behind your lone striker