fleckneymike Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Poor old Nige was left in a right pickle when he arrived with way too many midfielders, we had 9 for crying out loud! Oakley, King, Wellens, Moussa, Johnson, Fernandes, Danns, Gallagher and Dyer After some careful pruning we now have just 9, thats a far more manageable amount King, Wellens, Gallgher, Dyer, Danns, James, Marshall, Drinkwater and Knockeart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Poor old Nige was left in a right pickle when he arrived with way too many midfielders, we had 9 for crying out loud! Oakley, King, Wellens, Moussa, Johnson, Fernandes, Danns, Gallagher and Dyer After some careful pruning we now have just 9, thats a far more manageable amount King, Wellens, Gallgher, Dyer, Danns, James, Marshall, Drinkwater and Knockeart. How can pruning down from 9 equal 9? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Far cheaper and looks to have more quality as well with the exception of Gelson. Certainly more hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Fox Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Well be f**king grateful we have 3 wingers now as opposed to one in Dyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonaldinho Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Poor old Nige was left in a right pickle when he arrived with way too many midfielders, we had 9 for crying out loud! Oakley, King, Wellens, Moussa, Johnson, Fernandes, Danns, Gallagher and Dyer After some careful pruning we now have just 9, thats a far more manageable amount King, Wellens, Gallgher, Dyer, Danns, James, Marshall, Drinkwater and Knockeart. We've gone from having 7 CMs and 2 wide players to having 5 CMs and 4 wide players. Looks more balanced to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Poor old Nige was left in a right pickle when he arrived with way too many midfielders, we had 9 for crying out loud! Oakley, King, Wellens, Moussa, Johnson, Fernandes, Danns, Gallagher and Dyer 7 Central Midfielders - 2 Wingers King, Wellens, Gallgher, Dyer, Danns, James, Marshall, Drinkwater and Knockeart. 5 Central Midfielders - 4 Wingers I'm not sure you understand what balance is mate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 8 August 2012 Author Share Posted 8 August 2012 7 Central Midfielders - 2 Wingers 5 Central Midfielders - 4 Wingers I'm not sure you understand what balance is mate... You are correct, I dreamt all those games where Oakley played right wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Sven had millions to spend yet he failed to buy us a winger. We were unbalanced because we had one winger, Dyer. Pearson has clearly identified we needed two wingers, and has brought two. I was actually going to post, but Mark has done a shorter version for me, which I fully agree with... 7 Central Midfielders - 2 Wingers 5 Central Midfielders - 4 Wingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 You are correct, I dreamt all those games where Oakley played right wing. That doesn't make him a winger, we played Danns there as well but he's a central midfielder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 That doesn't make him a winger, we played Danns there as well but he's a central midfielder. Isn't that exactly his point that the squad is more balanced now and we won't be forced into playing players out of their natural position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 You are correct, I dreamt all those games where Oakley played right wing. Oakley can play as a wide midfielder, not as a winger. Just like Danns and Moussa. Doesn't make them real wingers, because they arn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Isn't that exactly his point that the squad is more balanced now and we won't be forced into playing players out of their natural position. Read it again, it's clearly an attempt to slate Pearson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetintedspecs Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Mike I love your positive outlook on all things Leicester City it gives me a warm glow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 8 August 2012 Author Share Posted 8 August 2012 That doesn't make him a winger, we played Danns there as well but he's a central midfielder. That didn't seem to stop Pearson playing him as a winger in division 1 when we had Dyer, Oakley and Gradel, or when we were in the Championship when we had Dyer, Oakley and N'Guessean. You're right, what kind of fool would begin a season with just 3 players capable of playing wide? I'll phone Sir Alex immediately to inform him that Nani, Valencia and Young aren't enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 I'll phone Sir Alex immediately to inform him that Nani, Valencia and Young aren't enough. He knows, that's why he has gone out and spent 20million on Kagawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleckneymike Posted 8 August 2012 Author Share Posted 8 August 2012 Mike I love your positive outlook on all things Leicester City it gives me a warm glow That'll be the piss in your pants! (obviously I am being gently rude there as to full blown offensive) My rather crudely made point is the hypocrisy in some of Nigel's claims, I didn't disagree with him that the squad would maybe benefit from some additional width, I just found it a bit rich that he did the same thing but at no stage bemoaned an unbalanced squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 You are correct, I dreamt all those games where Oakley played right wing. You obviously dreamt up him actually being a winger though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattP Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Read it again, it's clearly an attempt to slate Pearson. Didn't realise it was a pisstake, whatever he meant it looks far better to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 That'll be the piss in your pants! (obviously I am being gently rude there as to full blown offensive) My rather crudely made point is the hypocrisy in some of Nigel's claims, I didn't disagree with him that the squad would maybe benefit from some additional width, I just found it a bit rich that he did the same thing but at no stage bemoaned an unbalanced squad. Ahh... Now I getcha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 That didn't seem to stop Pearson playing him as a winger in division 1 when we had Dyer, Oakley and Gradel, or when we were in the Championship when we had Dyer, Oakley and N'Guessean. I can forgive him as we won League One and got to 5th in the Championship, both seasons finishing above expectations. He got the best out of the players he had. You're right, what kind of fool would begin a season with just 3 players capable of playing wide? I'll phone Sir Alex immediately to inform him that Nani, Valencia and Young aren't enough. Ok, I'll go and tell Ryan Giggs he can't play out wide while we're at it. My rather crudely made point is the hypocrisy in some of Nigel's claims, I didn't disagree with him that the squad would maybe benefit from some additional width, I just found it a bit rich that he did the same thing but at no stage bemoaned an unbalanced squad. When did he say 9 midfielders is too many? I remember him saying that having 7 central midfielders and only 2 wingers is unbalanced... He said the squad was unbalanced, he has rectified that. Of those two sets of midfields his is clearly more balanced. But I'm sure you felt clever typing it out so don't worry about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 That didn't seem to stop Pearson playing him as a winger in division 1 when we had Dyer, Oakley and Gradel, or when we were in the Championship when we had Dyer, Oakley and N'Guessean. You're right, what kind of fool would begin a season with just 3 players capable of playing wide? I'll phone Sir Alex immediately to inform him that Nani, Valencia and Young aren't enough. You don't seem to be able to differentiate between choosing to play a CM out wide, and not having any choice about it because you don't have one on the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jace Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 No midfield can be balanced when a heavyweight Michael Johnson sat on the side of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howsyourfather Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 I'm dreading it if we don't win the first 40 games of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_w Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 No midfield can be balanced when a heavyweight Michael Johnson sat on the side of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babylon Posted 8 August 2012 Share Posted 8 August 2012 Ahh... Now I getcha! I'm glad someone does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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