Banks Posted 12 January 2014 Posted 12 January 2014 Say what you want about Sven but thats still a very good side How much money was spent though compared to Pearson's team which is better.
Banks Posted 12 January 2014 Posted 12 January 2014 Naughton at left back and De Laet right back if we make the Premier League
Hirsty The Blue 94 Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Nobody got big Roman Bednar in their 11? He was so good he even caused himself problems.
Jakemoore Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 There's no contest. Pearsons team, every time! I liked Kyle naughton and would consider taking him but having said that, I'm happy with De Laet too, particularly after Friday nights performance. The lack of width in svens teams were a problem! NP by a mile.
Jakemoore Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Gelson Fernandes playing well for us is an absolute myth. He had one DECENT game against Cov (he wasn't even incredible that day) and didn't do anything memorable in any other games apart from give his shirt away at the end. Pearson wouldn't have got rid if he was the incredible world beater some people seem to think he was. Tbf, he tore forest a new ass hole at the city ground that game when kasper got sent off and we drew 2-2 having been 0-2 up!
Carl the Llama Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 . Pearson Pearson Pearson Pearson Pearson Pearson Pearson Pearson Pearson Pearson Pearson vs Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven Sven
EnglishOxide Posted 13 January 2014 Author Posted 13 January 2014 Agreed. Absolutely flabbergasted by these comments. He started well and had some ok games, but he was an absolute fvcking donkey half the time. Thats harsh. He along with a few of Svens signings didnt even play a full season together let alone gel. He clearly would have been a fantastic player for us considering elsewhere he was at Man City and Udinese. Obviously he came because he was earning top dollar, but far from a donkey. Its a hypothetical discussion i dont get why some people are getting so wound up. Of course Pearsons team is better. But alot of that is because of the team spirit. Individually some of Svens players are probably better than those in the same positions now. Bamba, Fernandes, Abe, Naughton and Yakubu in particular.
deanolegend1989 Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 You must be joking with Abe & Bamba especially! . If them 2 swapped with James & Moore now we'd be nowhere near top of the league despite the other 9! All 11 of our starters right now are better than before. The reason were so dominant is because we dont have a weak link IMO. Our first team is so so strong.
Babylon Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Jesus wept, it's almost like the last three years hasn't been witnessed and we are back judging people on name alone, rather than what they do on the pitch.
indierich06 Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Thats harsh. He along with a few of Svens signings didnt even play a full season together let alone gel. He clearly would have been a fantastic player for us considering elsewhere he was at Man City and Udinese. Obviously he came because he was earning top dollar, but far from a donkey. Its a hypothetical discussion i dont get why some people are getting so wound up. Of course Pearsons team is better. But alot of that is because of the team spirit. Individually some of Svens players are probably better than those in the same positions now. Bamba, Fernandes, Abe, Naughton and Yakubu in particular. Can't agree with that, especially with some of the players you've mentioned. Bamba might have had a bit of technical skill, but he was a complete and utter liability and there's no way you could ever organise an effective defence with him at the heart of it. Abe (signed by Sousa, so not really 'Sven's') and Fernandes were steady, but unspectacular for us and I wouldn't say they're better than what we have now - I'd much rather have the Andy King of Sven's era. As for Naughton and Yakubu, I don't think there's too much difference between Naughton and RDL. Yak is the only one I'd agree with, yet I still don't think this team would play to his strengths, so I still wouldn't replace any of our current best line up with him. The problem with Sven's team is that his transfer approach was extremely scattergun and poorly thought out - see Fatty Johnno. He might have signed players with a bit of talent, but he didn't sign the kind of players we needed to fight our way out of this league. His teams had none of the qualities you look for in a top championship side.
Guest Col city fan Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Is anyone SERIOUSLY comparing Sven's midfield with Pearson's! Ive heard it all now! Is anyone remembering that Sven hardly even played Lloyd Dyer. The team had no width or gameplan. IMO they did ok simply because they had some OK players via money and spending. God knows where we would be if Sven had been in Pearson's shoes ie having to REDUCE a wage bill!
MrSpaM Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 The best player in Sven's era was Gelson Fernandes. Yet he's not even mentioned?! Because he was utter garbage for us
truebluethroughandthrough Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Tbf, he tore forest a new ass hole at the city ground that game when kasper got sent off and we drew 2-2 having been 0-2 up! Totally agree. Ran the show that game and shown what he was made of. Unfortunately that was the only game I seen him play well in, only signed for Sven and not the club. I also think he was one of the highest earners at the time which is laughable. Imo, the np side is far superior in every department. We have a TEAM. Not a bunch of individuals here just for the pay packet. I'm amazed the OP thought this would be debatable.
Guest MattP Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 The midfield comment lol Priceless. I cant believe after this season Leicester fans still rate players on names rather than performances, Bamba, Abe, Yak, Fernandes, put them into this side and we slide like a stone again, they simply werent up for a fight. Say what you want about Sven but thats still a very good side I should expect it is, it cost him about 50million to assemble, the fact Nigel has built a better one on about 15-20% of that says it all about the merits and ability of both managers in this day and age. Yep, he'd be the only one. Wouldn't have the lazy bastard Yakubu ahead of Nugent. As if he'd be able to form a partnership like Vardy and Nuge have. He'd just decide he wasn't interested half the time. Nugent hasn't been as energetic as he used to be but Yak, christ. I can't understand why, when people are seeing evidence of how important hard work is, they'd call for Yakubu. Absolutely, how can people still not realise how important work rate is to a football team after what we have witnessed over the last few years? It;s staring you in the face.
hackneyfox Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Because he was utter garbage for us Hardly utter garbage.
EnglishOxide Posted 13 January 2014 Author Posted 13 January 2014 Bamba might have had a bit of technical skill, but he was a complete and utter liability and there's no way you could ever organise an effective defence with him at the heart of it. Abe (signed by Sousa, so not really 'Sven's') and Fernandes were steady, but unspectacular for us and I wouldn't say they're better than what we have now - I'd much rather have the Andy King of Sven's era. Leave it out. All three are/were established internationals. Bamba was an animal in this league, i particularly remember him keeping Ronaldo quiet in the RM friendly.
Guest MattP Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Leave it out. All three are/were established internationals. Bamba was an animal in this league, i particularly remember him keeping Ronaldo quiet in the RM friendly. Yet managed to look out of his depth when facing any half decent championship strikers in competitive games.
indierich06 Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Leave it out. All three are/were established internationals. Bamba was an animal in this league, i particularly remember him keeping Ronaldo quiet in the RM friendly. Friendly matches mean nothing. Lloyd Dyer scored in that game didn't he? Does that mean he's better than the Real Madrid defence? Of course it doesn't. I'll repeat what I said - Bamba had some technical skill as a footballer, but his tendencies to dribble off, or try and play his way out of trouble made him a nightmare for his partner in central defence. Defending at this level takes organisation, teamwork and planning - everyone has to know eachothers role, how everyone has to know how his defensive partner plays. Bamba was the most unpredictable player I've ever seen in a Leicester shirt. In midfield, or upfront, this is more of an asset - in defence where you need to stay organised as a unit, this is an extreme flaw. I'm more than happy to state that I think Morgan's been a much better all-round defender since he joined the club, and that our defensive line looks significantly stronger now that Bamba isn't in it. As for Abe and Fernandes, I stand by what I said - Drinkwater and James have put in far more quality performances in a blue shirt than Abe or Fernandes ever did, and I don't think that's debateable. If you can name more than one or two matches where either Abe or Fernandes put in quality performances then I'll be interested to hear about it, but I'm certain it's not the case. Again, they were solid, but pretty unspectacular. That's not saying they were poor, it's just saying they weren't outstanding - which they weren't. Your comment about them being 'established internationals' again shows why your arguments for them being quality players are flawed - you're going by reputation, rather than by their performances for Leicester, which is the only thing we should be judghing them on. Besides, it's not like they were turning out for Germany, Spain and France every week - it was Switzerland, Ivory Coast and Japan - hardly the international footballing giants. I suppose because Sean St Ledger gets Ireland caps then he should be automatically classed as better than Moore and Morgan? The majority of our team is English now, so we're not likely to have many established internationals now, are we? To use that as a yardstick for whether a player was a quality player for Leicester is just lunacy.
EnglishOxide Posted 13 January 2014 Author Posted 13 January 2014 Fair enough. We are never going to agree on Bamba im afraid. Gets alot of unfair stick, i dont remember him costing us any goals even if he did bomb forward every now and then. And the post suggesting he was out of his depth is just plain wrong. I suppose we are going by different criteria. Given the time and stability James and Drinkwater have had i think Abe and Fernandes would have put those performances in in the same situation. We probably never saw the best of either of them due to high player turn around. I dont think the slagging of Svens team would have been quite as harsh if this thread was posted last March/April. And the Pearson squad then is basically the same now.
MrSpaM Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 I would have Yuki Abe back. Legend. I reckon he'd do alright in our current squad as well tbh
hackneyfox Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 I reckon he'd do alright in our current squad as well tbh He's not missed imo
hackneyfox Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Fair enough. We are never going to agree on Bamba im afraid. Gets alot of unfair stick, i dont remember him costing us any goals even if he did bomb forward every now and then. And the post suggesting he was out of his depth is just plain wrong. I suppose we are going by different criteria. Given the time and stability James and Drinkwater have had i think Abe and Fernandes would have put those performances in in the same situation. We probably never saw the best of either of them due to high player turn around. I dont think the slagging of Svens team would have been quite as harsh if this thread was posted last March/April. And the Pearson squad then is basically the same now. I loved way=tching him play but it always seemed as if there was an accident waiting. Of course he now gets unfair stick, he's left which means he was shite, you should know how it works on here.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 Naughton plays left-back a lot for spurs nowerdays... If i had to choose a sven-pearson hybrid team, it would be... Kasper (both) De Laet (NP) Morgan (NP) Moore (NP) Naughton (sven) Knocky (NP) Drinky (NP) James (NP) Dyer (both but NP has made him the player he is.) Nugent (both) Vardy (NP) Nige has clearly put together a much better team than sven did. In TWICE the time.
Devonfox1884 Posted 13 January 2014 Posted 13 January 2014 In TWICE the time. How much did sven spend?? How much has nige spent?? In TWICE the time.
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