dorsetboy Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Wes Morgan has been arrested shortly after the match, he claims he didn't know he had 28 million quid in his back pocket. stealing that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Dykes Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Great result! I was bracing myself for a pointless first five matches, so we're already doing well points-wise in my opinion. Very encouraging to see us compete against one of the country's elite clubs with a threadbare squad and four/five key players out. I think this will do the players the world of good in terms of settling in to the PL and calming any nerves. Hopefully, it won't be long before there's a few more players available and competition for places again. Great start, but I'm trying not to get carried away. Still some very difficult games coming up shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancas Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 I think Wood has earned himself at least another chance in the team. You'd hope so ... Or at least a very good fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHC Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Looked a lot better in the second half, since we got the result I expected I will admit I was wrong to slate us as I said I would do in a previous comment in a different thread which is now locked. I was frustrated, wound up and in the heat of the moment I voiced my concerns on here and accidentally alerted the angry mob. Sorry guys you were right and I was wrong. Bring on the Chelsea (no moaning if we lose that one I can assure you of that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Quality result!!!! Both there goals were fairly lucky, not to say our's were not but il take it!! Moore and Wes were giants at the back how Jagielka is first choice england center back is unreal. Felt for mahrez a bit as he seemed a bit out of his depth but i am sure he can bridge the gap. Cant wait to see Vardy and Albrighton in the team as well. Really hope we can add some strength in depth but i am sure plans are a foot. PS - i take everything back about ulloa, the guy worked his socks off and fair play with the goal! Made up!!!! Not sure about mahrez being out of his depth, always looked likely to make something happen plus supplied a lovely ball for Jeff's conversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Hamez Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Ulloa showed enough to suggest he's good for 10-15 goals a season. Even if he isn't (I'm not saying he isn't), I thought he showed enough in the rest of his game to be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themotivator Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Wes and Liam were premier league quality today i thought.Naturally I'm worried about the state of midfield with the losses of James And Drinkwater. Will be interesting to see what happens over the next few days with Esteban.Great game though and I'm super chuffed we put up a good fight with a positive performance.Pleased for Wood and Ulloa getting a couple of decent goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bounder Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 2-2 against the 5th best team in the league last season with our second choice central midfield pairing. QPR losing against mid-table Hull. What's not to like? I'm getting pissed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rasmic123 Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 one thing worth pointing out is that the ref was bloody awful, i'm not usually one to complain about refs but this guy was as crooked as they come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casablancas Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Looked a lot better in the second half, since we got the result I expected I will admit I was wrong to slate us as I said I would do in a previous comment in a different thread which is now locked. I was frustrated, wound up and in the heat of the moment I voiced my concerns on here and accidentally alerted the angry mob. Sorry guys you were right and I was wrong. Bring on the Chelsea (no moaning if we lose that one I can assure you of that). Well played for having the salts to admit it. COYB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes_rule1978 Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Well who was the team expecting to challenge for CL ? we matched them in every department, in fact Schlupp and Ulloa probably should have done better with their chances. Great start and shows we can compete... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Yes indeed, a good point, and I am sure that Pearson will have learnt a fair bit about his players, in that ninety minutes of football. It has been all too obvious that we lack depth, and am hopeful that we will have a few more good players in before the transfer deadline. The very pace of the game at this level must be very heavy on the legs, and we need a truly good bench. Chelsea next week, will be as hard as it gets, and the players will have to show the same kind of spirit again, and rise to the occasion. Well done today lads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Please Hammer Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Midfield was a bit out of depth. Not embarassingly so but, especially when Drinky went down, we looked off it. Maybe that's just because so little seemed to go down the middle. De Laet couldn't get in at all. Aside from that, it was very good. Ulloa looked great and despite being down on Wood I liked the look of him today. Big lad that goes out and works. Certainly should keep him, loan at most, but keeping him and not signing another forward seems best work for me. Moore and Morgan were immense. Morgan manhandled Lukaku. Mahrez looked brilliant in the second half. I think it may have just been jitters at first. Don't think he's out of his depth at all and with a game under their belt him and knocky should be just fine. Schlupp looked just fine too after the miss. Needs to link better with players but putting him in and letting him run with his bags of speed should be just fine. All in all, we looked like a comfortable premier league team, to be quite honest. Thrilled for this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Good work rate from the players but in my eyes the gap in quality is evident particurly in forward play everton sliced us apart, but more worrying is the lack of depth in our squad been shown, as I think wood and hammond were rumoured to be leaving and had to be called on in the game. Refereeing was predictable, some very shocking decisions. Konchesky seems more at home in the EPL than the championship, he didnt look fazed at all, mahrez also didnt look out of place. I do feel we need someone like cambiasso on the field, a quality player with experience to keep things composed and good positional sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmayne7 Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Great result considering Vardy and James (who I believe to be more important than Drinky) were out. Then losing Drinky was a hammer blow but King stepped up to the plate. Kept things ticking over nicely. He almost seems frightened to play when he's alongside Drinkwater but I suspect that's a team tactic. Genuinely think we've got 3 very good Premiership midfielders in there. Hammond did a good job as well so good on him. Chuffed for Wood. Thought he and Schlupp showed some more desire today. Konch was good as well! His experience will be vital this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Hamez Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Well who was the team expecting to challenge for CL ? we matched them in every department, in fact Schlupp and Ulloa probably should have done better with their chances. Great start and shows we can compete... If you call Schlupp's a clearance, I'd say he did pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longy Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Very happy with that! feeling extremely proud of the lads.. I thought the ref was poor today also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmayne7 Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 For all the comments about the midfield; we actually bossed the game in the second half. Everton did nothing until stoppage time. Fair result though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted 16 August 2014 Author Share Posted 16 August 2014 6 Leicester 1 0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHC Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Well played for having the salts to admit it. COYB When I'm wrong I'll be the first to admit it. Looked quality in the second half, a privilege to watch. Learnt my lesson about posting on here in moments of frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat's van Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 well played lads, good game that probably a deserved draw I feel, first half I felt was ours, and you took it to us in the second see ya at Goodison soon ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benji Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Has Schlupp's shot re-entered the atmosphere yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanTheFox07 Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Great performance, Alway's believed when we went behind again even when we lost drinkwater. You have to give Wood credit, calm collected finish from him! we still have some really fickle fan's, seen someone write along the line's of Pearson didn't get enough experienced player's in for this season and that our stay in the premiership will be a brief one. I can't wait for the next game now, just hope that drinkwater's injury isn't a serious one as he is a key man for us, however every player called upon today put in a good shift! looking forward to seeing Vardy and Albrighton comeback! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Arm Babba Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 I just read something about Mahrez on the previous page... I think he's pretty special, he makes things look effortless at time, if we can get another 10% work rate out of him, he will shine, big time. Let's not get too carried away, the 1st game of the season is almost like a cup fixture, we dug in and got a deserved point, 39 more please! We need some quality additions still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxTrott Posted 16 August 2014 Share Posted 16 August 2014 Ulloa was used as a bloody battering ram. And it worked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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