narboroughblue Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 Just saw the highlights, how did Was not get sent off?! Goals on Sunday just highlighted this more than MOTD and it's unbelievable he stayed on. Also was a pen on Kramaric IMO not that we deserved it particularly.
st albans fox Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 Goals on Sunday just highlighted this more than MOTD and it's unbelievable he stayed on. Also was a pen on Kramaric IMO not that we deserved it particularly. Had he got 'involved' with their players after the incident ( as James did - he should have stayed on the floor) then he would have got a second yellow. he did well to stay cool, pretend nothing happened and run to the touchline to get a drink
The Doctor Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 Unfortunately you don't get points for trying hard and playing quite well. You get points from scoring goals and winning games both of which we have failed to do.Sadly the table does not lie at this stage of the season. We are where we are because we are currently the worst side in the league. We're not the worst side in the league though. If Mike Jones knew basic anatomy we'd be 18th - would you be calling us the worst side in the league then? We've played well enough over the last 5 games to have 12 points from 15 rather than 7. We were poor in that run between Man Utd and Christmas, but really we aren't the worst team in the league, we've been unlucky in 1 game, had a smash and grab done on us in another, and that has us 20th rather than 13th.
The Doctor Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 Celtic are in the Champions League most seasons,. Doesn't mean they are any good ! Didn't Fulham come within 2 goals of winning that a few years back? Not a hugely glowing endorsement of the standard of football needed to participate. I want this kid to score 3 every week for the rest of his life but his record is now up against a better standard of football, week in, week out. Let's hope it holds up! You mean the season they finished midtable, 16 points clear of relegation. Clearly a rubbish team back then...
CosbehFox Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 Goals on Sunday just highlighted this more than MOTD and it's unbelievable he stayed on. Also was a pen on Kramaric IMO not that we deserved it particularly. About to say a couple of peno shouts for all out wrestling towards the end but it's kind of thing which only gets highlighted in live TV matches when the opportunity for micro analysis is allowed.
Maybes Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 Yes I get what you are trying to say but I was always cynical about why he never fancied a move away from Scotland. Had we signed him today, I would still say let's wait and see. The same as I'm saying about Kramaric now. Well you've not. If you'd had said that in the first place then you wouldn't have had half this thread on your back.
roger the dodger Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 I enjoyed the fact that Stoke fans sang with no sense of irony whatsoever, 'Leicester's a shit hole, I wanna go home' they can talk stoke is bigger Shithole than leicester
SpacedX Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 Perspective. 3 Points from safety but with difficult games coming up. A few new additions needed in midfield and defense. Next week. Hamer De Laet Wasilewski Morgan Schlupp Knockaert Cambiasso Hammond Albrighton Kramaric Ulloa +1 - Although make that Moore for Wasilewski
SpacedX Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 Did we even have a midfield today. We deservedly lost the game He's away in Africa.
Thrill Bert Fox Posted 18 January 2015 Posted 18 January 2015 He's away in Africa. I feel that the knockaert and Albrighton combination is the best we have even if "he" is in Africa I would not play his instead of either of these and with this combination we have looked much more balanced that's why I was disappointed Perason not only left our best strike force on the bench at the weekend he did not even bring Albrighton on who for me in the past 2 games has been our most productive player. Anyway now that Pulis in has gone to save west brom (worth a bet on them staying up now) our only chance is that Pearson realises his errors and starts to pick his best starting line up and adopts a more attacking approach because we all know we cannot defend
phg Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Lawrence as opposed to Albrighton on for Schlupp has to be one of the more baffling decisions of Nige's tenure. There's a time and place for lightweight rookie midfielders, chasing the game against Stoke isn't it! Lawrence a long way off being ready for the first team IMO Agree. Can't see what the heck Lawrence offers at this stage. It looks like Zilch.
Monsell1976 Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 +1 - Although make that Moore for WasilewskiReplace our most consistent performer, and a player that's done well, even during the run, for a player who is learning his trade.
Dickov22 Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Replace our most consistent performer, and a player that's done well, even during the run, for a player who is learning his trade. God help us if Wasilewski has been our most consistent performer.
hairy Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 That was the worst we have played all season IMO. Totally lacking all over the pitch. The only positives for me was that Knocky appears to have learnt that he is part of a team rather than a one man football club and someone else told the loadmouthed negative fan behind to F off
kingpowerout Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Vardy and Nugent is a good Championship front line BUT not Premiership. King and Drinkwater is an average Championship centre mid pairing BUT by far a Premiership duo (albeit due to injuries/suspensions) Was and Wes is a very good Championship partnership BUT the jury is out on Prem. The above was the spine of our team on Saturday!!? Poor selection from Pearson in a game we should have taken at least a point. Poor recruitment in the summer will be the reason we will most likely be relegated. Having control of the football wins games - unfortunately there has not been a game this season where we have had the majority of the possession. Once we go a goal down we then tend to hoof the ball forward. Luckily I think there are 4 other teams in QPR, Burnley, Villa and Hull who are in a similar boat to us and that still gives me belief that we can stay up
David Guiza Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Been said numerous times, but the midfield is where the game was won and lost on Saturday. We missed James/Hammond massively. We couldn't retain possesion at all, and couldn't create anything at all going forward either. Clearly it wasn't completley Pearson's fault, as having Cambiasso, Hammond and James all out is bad luck, but WHY did he bring Lawrence on over Albrighton? He set up two guilt edge chances against Villa, and Lawrence has looked largely out of his depth thus far, mind boggling decision. Ulloa and Kramaric had no chance to get into the game as they were so isolated it was embarrasing. Stoke's back four could have sat on the bench for the second half. Huge loss when you consider out run of fixtures and how far we could have propelled up the table. Trying not to be negative, but it's not looking good. We have to somehow get something from one of the United, Arsenal or City games else we're going to be adrift before we even get to the so called 'winable' games.
kingpowerout Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Been said numerous times, but the midfield is where the game was won and lost on Saturday. We missed James/Hammond massively. We couldn't retain possesion at all, and couldn't create anything at all going forward either. Clearly it wasn't completley Pearson's fault, as having Cambiasso, Hammond and James all out is bad luck, but WHY did he bring Lawrence on over Albrighton? He set up two guilt edge chances against Villa, and Lawrence has looked largely out of his depth thus far, mind boggling decision. Ulloa and Kramaric had no chance to get into the game as they were so isolated it was embarrasing. Stoke's back four could have sat on the bench for the second half. Huge loss when you consider out run of fixtures and how far we could have propelled up the table. Trying not to be negative, but it's not looking good. We have to somehow get something from one of the United, Arsenal or City games else we're going to be adrift before we even get to the so called 'winable' games. Spot on!
kingcarr21 Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Well what a poor performance on saturday. When i first looked at teamsheet i thought yea maybe punish Stoke with some neat passing on the floor. Thought we started ok, Drinky getting in the mix with Schluup and Knockaert looking like they wanted the ball and go on the offensive. What really p****d me off was the constant hoofing of the ball up the pitch for Vardy to run onto. Thats not going to get you anywhere in the prem especially against Stoke. I thought second half Pearson would call for more play on the floor. Well that certainly didnt happen. We were as poor as ive seen this season in the 2nd half. Drinky forever passing sideways/backwards, Our defenders bypassing the midfield constantly. As soon as Schluup came off it went from bad to worse. What amazed me was once Vardy and Nuge came off we were even WORSE. Ulloa was lacklustre and Kramaric you could see instantly he's not match fit. Although tbf to Kramaric you could see him getting into the positions playing off the striker and wasnt scared to take a shot. I think he will get some goals for us. But the most frustrating thing was seeing Lawrence come on. Nothing against the lad im sure hes a decent prospect but why did we not see Albrighton. In fact i think he should have started ahead of Schluup. Schluup coming back from injury (if he actually was injured, although played decent) should have been on the bench. Albrighton has been decent since he came into the side and deserved to start on the right with Knockaert on the left. A special mention to Hamer whos distribution was shocking. You can forgive a misplaced kick it happens to the best keepers but i lost count how many times he put his hand up to apologise for his piss poor kicking. Giving possesion away so cheaply in any game is asking for trouble. Think he needs to get back on the training field and learn how to kick again. All in all a very bad day at the office for Leicester and a MASSIVE opportunity missed. We could have been as high as 16th. What a massive boost that would have been getting out the relegation zone. Now with some very tough fixtures coming up i just hope we can keep within touching distance of the other teams around us. I fear that we could be dead and buried from our next 6 prem games. I just hope that we can perform like we did against the big teams at the start of the season. Our last few fixtures are very winnable and at this rate our last game against QPR could very well be a relegation decider. God i hope it doesnt come to that. So now onto the next game and lets get behind the lads and hope for a continued cup run. (sorry for the long post)
les-tah Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Spot on! Been said numerous times, but the midfield is where the game was won and lost on Saturday. We missed James/Hammond massively. We couldn't retain possesion at all, and couldn't create anything at all going forward either. Clearly it wasn't completley Pearson's fault, as having Cambiasso, Hammond and James all out is bad luck, but WHY did he bring Lawrence on over Albrighton? He set up two guilt edge chances against Villa, and Lawrence has looked largely out of his depth thus far, mind boggling decision. Ulloa and Kramaric had no chance to get into the game as they were so isolated it was embarrasing. Stoke's back four could have sat on the bench for the second half. Huge loss when you consider out run of fixtures and how far we could have propelled up the table. Trying not to be negative, but it's not looking good. We have to somehow get something from one of the United, Arsenal or City games else we're going to be adrift before we even get to the so called 'winable' games. I agree ... but we have looked poor even with our 'best midfielders' just wish nige would of seen this at the beginning of the season and wish he would see it now, and spend the money on on a midfielder who can dictate the play, keep possession and create magic.
walkerleeds Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 God help us if Wasilewski has been our most consistent performer. Well he most certainly has, so let's thank God we actually have him on our books. Just a shame no one can do the business the other end.
Babylon Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 I agree ... but we have looked poor even with our 'best midfielders' just wish nige would of seen this at the beginning of the season and wish he would see it now, and spend the money on on a midfielder who can dictate the play, keep possession and create magic. Most teams at the bottom have poor possession stats it's not just us and it's not just about one midfielder. Lower quality of players all over the pitch means lower possession. It's too simplistic to say one midfielder would change everything.
surrifox Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Most teams at the bottom have poor possession stats it's not just us and it's not just about one midfielder. Lower quality of players all over the pitch means lower possession. It's too simplistic to say one midfielder would change everything. Screen Shot 2015-01-19 at 09.39.13.png "simplistic" ? Foxestalk? I 'm not having that. Anyway what's all this nonsense about possession stats- surely it's all Paul Konchesky's fault
les-tah Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Most teams at the bottom have poor possession stats it's not just us and it's not just about one midfielder. Lower quality of players all over the pitch means lower possession. It's too simplistic to say one midfielder would change everything. Screen Shot 2015-01-19 at 09.39.13.png for sure i agree..but least with one good centre mid going forward might help out our 9 million pound man!
Babylon Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 "simplistic" ? Foxestalk? I 'm not having that. Anyway what's all this nonsense about possession stats- surely it's all Paul Konchesky's fault To be honest I reckon removing him alone would probably raise out possession by 5%
tripe Posted 19 January 2015 Posted 19 January 2015 Most teams at the bottom have poor possession stats it's not just us and it's not just about one midfielder. Lower quality of players all over the pitch means lower possession. It's too simplistic to say one midfielder would change everything. Screen Shot 2015-01-19 at 09.39.13.png Possession isn't the most important aspect of the game. You can have 40 or so % of the ball in your feet and capitalise it, as well as 70% possession and do nothing. LCFC is never going to have 50-55% of the ball against 90% of the PL sides, but needs a player in the middle who knows what to do with the ball when it is in LCFC possession. Something Stoke had in N'Zonzi. OK, your wingers are good, above average (where as, the full backs are well bellow standard), but if a squad neutralises the wingers as Stoke did, you need an above average player in the middle to make a difference. There has to be a plan b, because, as of now, if a team blocks the wide men, LCFC can't do a thing. That's the reason why you fare better against the stronger sides. They go all out on you, you've got CBs and FBs (defensively, offensively they are crap), as well as the midfielders who know how to defend, that stop the opposition attack, and start a counter attack over the wingers. When you're up against a side that in your league (Villa, Stoke, QPR...), these sides, most of the time, don't go at you and you don't have the chance to play what you are best at. Counter attack. You were lucky that Villa overestimated themselves and tried to play against you like they're Chelsea or Man City. They tried to have a go at you, your defensive work was great and you destroyed them, mostly by quick transaction over the wingers. Stoke, on the other hand, didn't go all out, they played a clever game, managed to get the initiative in the midfield where N'Zonzi made you midfield look like a League One team. Also, they had Bojan who is a match winner. Something that you paid Kramaric to be. The Stoke manager realised what your strong and your weak sides are. And fully neutralised the strong points and made use of the weaker ones. He would have settled for a point (as you lose two as well), but a moment of brilliance by Bojan gave them 3 points. A good CM is a must for you of you want to win the games that you must win. If you want to stay in the league.
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