indierich06 Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Interesting and valid point. Gonna be the turncoat here what about this theory the players were playing it on the deck first part of the season ala Sven Goran Ericsson then pearson got his claws into em and we started playing hoof ball again going onto that very bad run. Well I'm afraid that doesn't wash at all. For one thing, they never played in that style under Sven - there was no width to his sides at all and they never played football like that under him. Secondly, Pearson had been in charge for most of the previous season. Can you see him allowing his players to ignore his instructions and let them play how they like? I certainly can't. Give credit where it's due - Pearson got this side playing some superb football earlier on in the season, what we need to do is identify why this stopped and get back to it, because we looked like one of the best teams in the league at the start of the season. My view is that it's the introduction of Chris Wood. Having that big man on the pitch makes it far too easy an option to just hoof the ball to him. We need to hammer that out of the team. Just because there's a big man on the pitch, doesn't mean you have to hoof it.
MC Prussian Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Well I'm afraid that doesn't wash at all. For one thing, they never played in that style under Sven - there was no width to his sides at all and they never played football like that under him. Secondly, Pearson had been in charge for most of the previous season. Can you see him allowing his players to ignore his instructions and let them play how they like? I certainly can't. Give credit where it's due - Pearson got this side playing some superb football earlier on in the season, what we need to do is identify why this stopped and get back to it, because we looked like one of the best teams in the league at the start of the season. My view is that it's the introduction of Chris Wood. Having that big man on the pitch makes it far too easy an option to just hoof the ball to him. We need to hammer that out of the team. Just because there's a big man on the pitch, doesn't mean you have to hoof it. Yeah, but we didn't hoof it at all right after we'd signed Wood. His game away at Bristol City was class and I can't recall a lot of hoofballing there. I went wrong somewhere else later on.
The Doctor Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Stay - I'm disappointed with the way this season has gone, february onwards was just atrocious but: every full season he's had has ended in play-offs at least, he's been tidying up after sven and getting us in a better position off the pitch (Mills gone, beckford and danns at least partially off the wage bill for the season) and I can't think of anyone better who would come here. We'd get dross like Mark Hughes.
indierich06 Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Yeah, but we didn't hoof it at all right after we'd signed Wood. His game away at Bristol City was class and I can't recall a lot of hoofballing there. I went wrong somewhere else later on. I don't think it's something that would have happened immediately - we were still playing good football at that point, I think it's something that happened gradually. We were a lot more patient before he signed, but after a few games I think the temptation to hit it up top to him started taking over a bit more regularly.
ADK Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 I think alot of our players just lost form. Drinkwater and Nugent perhaps being the biggest culprits, but Knockaert, De Laet, Marshall and Wood also dipped in form. Drinkwater looked like being a younger Richie Wellens (when wellens was good for us) earlier in the season but then just seemed to lose it completely, constant bad first touches, playing simple passes straight to the opposition. Maybe our squad really just isn't as good as we all hoped.
cjslcfc Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11712/8711426/Championship-Nigel-Pearson-expects-to-stay-in-charge-of-Leicester For those that are interested. Doesn't say too much tbh
Corky Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Interesting and valid point. Gonna be the turncoat here what about this theory the players were playing it on the deck first part of the season ala Sven Goran Ericsson then pearson got his claws into em and we started playing hoof ball again going onto that very bad run. How does that account for Sven changing his own style at the start of 2011/12 season and us not playing attractive football then?
Blueforever Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Stay When our some of our players lost form we didn't have enough strength in depth to change things or for others to step up. The squad certainly needs a few additions over the summer and Pearson should be given the chance to do that
Burmesefox Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 The margin between success and failure is tiny - especially in this league. To coin the olympic cycling phrase, it's all about marginal gains. For me this attention to detail is what we ar elacking from our management. If it's financially viable I am in favour of replacing Pearson (albeit with ropund three potential managers) but I wouldn't just sack him unless there is a very well thought out plan behind it and we have identified who we are getting next.
hackneyfox Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Maybe our squad really just isn't as good as we all hoped. This. One of the main reasons people want to keep Pearson (aprt from stability) is that he has put together a young squad who will get better. That squad got worse as the season went on so either Pearson screwed it up with tactics and substitutions or the squad isn't good enough (you don't get 10 or so players going off form for 18 games) and who bought the squad?
Babylon Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Interesting and valid point. Gonna be the turncoat here what about this theory the players were playing it on the deck first part of the season ala Sven Goran Ericsson then pearson got his claws into em and we started playing hoof ball again going onto that very bad run. Nice theory... unfortunately De Laet, Morgan, Drinkwater, Marshall, James, Vardy, Knockaert, Keane never played for Sven. The team probably only contained 3/4 Sven players most of the time. Oh and Pearson had them most of last year also.
RonnieTodger Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Stay - I'm disappointed with the way this season has gone, february onwards was just atrocious but: every full season he's had has ended in play-offs at least, he's been tidying up after sven and getting us in a better position off the pitch (Mills gone, beckford and danns at least partially off the wage bill for the season) and I can't think of anyone better who would come here. We'd get dross like Mark Hughes. This. The mess he has made at QPR reeks of the mess Sven has made over here. He's not done a good job anywhere since Wales, and he'd cost us a shitload of money. No-brainer.
Guest Col city fan Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 This. The mess he has made at QPR reeks of the mess Sven has made over here. He's not done a good job anywhere since Wales, and he'd cost us a shitload of money. No-brainer. Did you know that QPR's record under uncle 'Arry is worse than it ever was under Mark Hughes. Of course, Redknapp is popular so that don't get mentioned.
The Doctor Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Did you know that QPR's record under uncle 'Arry is worse than it ever was under Mark Hughes. Of course, Redknapp is popular so that don't get mentioned. AIDS is worse than Chlamydia but I wouldn't want either to be frank.
MC Prussian Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Amazing how the press never slate the man. Slate him for what exactly? Oh, and the Mercury doesn't qualify as "press", anyway.
ealingfox Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Did you know that QPR's record under uncle 'Arry is worse than it ever was under Mark Hughes. Of course, Redknapp is popular so that don't get mentioned. We've hardly all been clamouring for Redknapp to take over...
Father Ted Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Stay. Not holding on to Pearson after Cardiff was the biggest mistake this club has made for a long time. Players like Hobbs, Morrison, Fryatt, Dyer all looked horrendous under Sousa and were all subsequently shipped out or sidelined by Sven. These are all players who have now proven in the long run that they are more than capable of holding their own in the Championship and 2 will be playing Premiership football next season! The moral of this is that Pearson knows how each player in the squad plays, the systems suited to each one and the strengths and weaknesses of each. A new manager would more than likely slow down this process. I hope the Thais have learnt from the Sousa debacle.
seenitall Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Several of the arguments on here and another thread point to the stability we would have keeping Nige along with the fact he knows the players and therefore is best placed to build a team from them. Is this the same guy who played relegation football for the best part of a third of the season - all of which wouldn't be so bad had he done it at the beginning of the season and then turned us around but conveniently overlooked now after one win against Forest and the 'high' of losing in the play offs again. We don't need this kind of stability and if he knows the players and has the ability to turn them around WTF didn't he do that in February, or March, or April?
whoareyaaa Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Several of the arguments on here and another thread point to the stability we would have keeping Nige along with the fact he knows the players and therefore is best placed to build a team from them. Is this the same guy who played relegation football for the best part of a third of the season - all of which wouldn't be so bad had he done it at the beginning of the season and then turned us around but conveniently overlooked now after one win against Forest and the 'high' of losing in the play offs again. We don't need this kind of stability and if he knows the players and has the ability to turn them around WTF didn't he do that in February, or March, or April? Relegation football? we never dropped out of the top 6 until the final 4 games you donk.
ealingfox Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Several of the arguments on here and another thread point to the stability we would have keeping Nige along with the fact he knows the players and therefore is best placed to build a team from them. Is this the same guy who played relegation football for the best part of a third of the season - all of which wouldn't be so bad had he done it at the beginning of the season and then turned us around but conveniently overlooked now after one win against Forest and the 'high' of losing in the play offs again. We don't need this kind of stability and if he knows the players and has the ability to turn them around WTF didn't he do that in February, or March, or April? What about the top 2 football he played for two thirds of the season? Is that not being conveniently overlooked too?
seenitall Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 Relegation football? we never dropped out of the top 6 until the final 4 games you donk. You're a bright one aren't you? So if we were top 2 at say the half way point of the season and then by the end of the season we had just got back into the top 6 on the goal difference we created during our good spell would we be going forward as a team or backwards - take your time because it is quite a hard question........
seenitall Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 What about the top 2 football he played for two thirds of the season? Is that not being conveniently overlooked too? Not at all, read the post (it seems to have confused some of you). had the good stuff come at the end then there would be a case for NP having turned misfortune into fortune but it didn't.........it came at the end. Why is this difficult?
whoareyaaa Posted 14 May 2013 Posted 14 May 2013 You're a bright one aren't you? So if we were top 2 at say the half way point of the season and then by the end of the season we had just got back into the top 6 on the goal difference we created during our good spell would we be going forward as a team or backwards - take your time because it is quite a hard question........ If you look at the season on the whole then I say the team/club has gone forwards not backwards. We was unlucky in some of those games, we still played some pretty good football, fine margins my friend fine margins.
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