Everton v Leicester Questionnaire for Love Everton Forum

[LEF]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?
2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?
3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?
4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?
5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?
6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. 

[MooseBreath]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions.

1. A good bloke who's a bit bipolar in front of the media. Proven incapable at this level at this moment in time, however has proven his ability to improve in the past. Against my better judgement I would like him to stay if only to buck the trend of regular managerial sackings.

2. A handful of signings, several failed tactical experiments, not much else. We're quite stable if nothing else.

3. It's a much better league quality wise, but we knew that already.

4. We're bottom because we consistently perform just below the standard of our opposition, we can't take the good performances against better teams into the games against poorer teams, so we narrowly lose almost every week. The only thing that could keep us up is a time machine.

5. Has had limited opportunities to shine but he looks bright and has scored a couple so promising so far.

6. It'll be a game where you lot tell us you don't know how we're bottom of the league after we play ok but still lose.

[chesterfox]

1 The pressure is definitely getting to him and he is running out of ideas. He has been great for the club but is ultimately letting us down. Still feel he has built something really good but has not taken to adapting to the Prem.

2 The biggest and most destructive change has been the change in approach to games 

3 we;ve been almost there for nearly all games - the usual no mercy for mistakes, got to take your chances but teams struggle with direct play and speed( which makes it more infuriating why we have abandoned those qualities) .....oh and getting a point at Anfield and three without the homer ref is good!!

4. we have not scored enough goals not taken our chances and made too many basic errors

5 When we are relegated he will leave because he is going to be big.....get your bids in

6. We have nothing to lose so beware.......

[Mark_w]

1. Nigel Pearson is a very talented manager who has achieved more for this club than anyone else for a fairly long time. He's definitely got the potential to become a good Premier League manager if he can adapt and learn from the mistakes he's made so far in the Premier League, and I see no reason why he can't. Whilst some will tell you he's incredibly stubborn, I've seen nothing but evidence that he is willing to adapt to improve his managerial ability. He just doesn't make a song and dance about it. Recent events have been blown out of all proportion by the media who want a story and a relatively small number of Leicester fans who just don't like him.

 

2. Not particularly good ones. We clearly decided to give the players a chance to prove themselves at this level, that's what most of us probably wanted to be honest and we expected it to work, it hasn't. None of the additions have been particularly bad, and without Leo for example we'd be in much deeper shit than we are right now, but our business in general just hasn't been quite strong enough.

 

3. It's a bit shit really. No one likes going from winning every week to losing every week, and spending a lot more money to watch it isn't a great deal. Having said that games like the United win surpass anything else I've seen as a Leicester fan and I want to stay in the division for chances to have days like that alone.

 

4. We're bottom because we make too many stupid errors. We're not far off the rest and I don't think we'll finish bottom, but we won't survive. It would require too much now. Which is a shame because I genuinely don't think we're that much worse than three or four other sides in the division.

 

5. Looking good so far, there's a lot of expectation on him and he's handling it fairly well at the moment. Too early to tell really though.

 

6. A very strong Leicester performance that deserves at least a point but gets nothing, Everton win by a single goal I reckon.

[DennisNedry]

1. He's a good manager and a nice bloke but he's too stubborn and refuses to drop his favourites.

2. Schemical injured, De Laet dropped for Simpson, Vardy/Nugent dropped for Ulloa/Kramaric, Drinkwater/King dropped for Cambiasso, Knockaert dropped.

3. You get punished for every little mistake you make. You get so few chances that not taking them (like us) leaves you losing most games. 

4. See 3. We won't survive.

5. A bit lightweight but looks a terrific finisher and has that intelligence and reading of the game that the top players have.

6. We'll probably start brightly and be on top, miss a few chances, Morgan gifts you a goal, our heads drop and you score again. 2-0 HT. Second half we play well and score a goal, but it ends 2-1 Everton. This is the story of our season.

[Larry_LCFC]

1) Out of his depth, arrogant, stubborn, ticking time bomb. Appreciate what he has achieved for the club, but he should have gone in January. Now it appears we are stuck with him

2) Vardy has gone from awesome to awful, as has Nugent. Ulloa and Krammy added and both have potential. Ben Hamer has been pretty solid in goal, until he got dropped. 

3) Briliant having away ends sold out at the KP weekly and great to see the big teams. Personally feel the EPL is overrated and overpriced. No-one can compete with the big clubs.

4) Questionnable team selections every week. Strange tactics by the manager and an inability to change things when losing. We don't lose by many each week, but we make the same mistakes over and over again.

5) Potential, but looks lost up front on his own. Need to play to his strengths. Could be an exciting player.

6) You're problems aren't on the same scale. We will lose.

[Bert]

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

He's a great manager at championship level. Very stubborn.

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

Not many, but we've rarely done any of the good things this season that we did last.

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship? You get punished for not taking your chances in the prem, been hard for us to get used to having less of the ball because we dominated last season.

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive? A combination of many things, but Pearson not knowing his best team, square pegs in Round holes, and not dropping players that should be. We'll need to win at least 6 of our remaining games.

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far? Technically very good. Won't be here if we go down.

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game? Probably play well, have a host of chances and lose due to a lack of concentration.

[leftbackinthechangingroom]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions.

1. I like the guy for everything he has done for us but the pressure is clearly getting to him as recent events would suggest. Fans are divided into 2 camps because of everything that's going on and that's never good.

2.Added to but we needed more players that did the business in the championship last year have not for the most part made the systep up excluding a few namely mahrez.

3. The gulf between both leagues is getting bigger. we have been creating chances but not putting them away and in the championship you can get away with that a few times but in the premiership you will get punished.

4. Not putting the chances away for the most part and at times we are tactically nieve if we correct both those ghings then we have a chance.

5. Has moments of quality as evident in the arsenal game but cannot be deployed as a lone striker against more physical teams but he does look a player.

6. Play like we did against Arsenal we will give you a game and may even nick it 1-0 play like we did against villa you will spank us

[Donut]

1. He divides opinion. Cannot take anything away from his achievements in previous seasons, but this season has been mismanagement on many levels, from constant chopping and changing of formations, to bizarre line ups, to not getting transfer deals over the line. Media handling has been questionnable but at the moment, he is arguably still best man for the job.

 

2. We have added quality in certain positions, Huth and Kramaric have come in perhaps too late, other players like Albrighton and Hamer perhaps havent had the opportunities they have deserved. Cambiasso has been a good addition when not playing in a 2.

 

3. Its better on every level. The championship is shit, and it would be sad to go back there.

 

4. We are bottom because we arent good enough. League table doesnt lie. We compete decently in most games, but always have a propensity to concede soft goals at one end, and not finish chances at the other. And thats our failures in a nutshell.

 

5. Kramaric is mustard. Will be a shame to lose him most likely, as theres no doubt he will be a prolific striker.

 

6. Im expecting a tough game off your lot, im sure youd go into the game hot favourites, but hopefully your midweek excursions will play into our hands. Everton have struggled this season, but are still a quality side who have the potential on their day to play good football. I think the loss of Deulofeu has hurt your side a lot, whilst Barkley and Lukaku havent managed to hit the heights of last season. Whether the Europa League has had a detrimental effect on the squad is debateable. We are desperate for a win though, and we will cause you some problems, we will compete.

[cullenfox]

_{1. Nigel Pearson is a decent manager though is struggling to adapt to the premiership. He made Leicester champions of both League One and the Championship so he retains my complete respect and backing. In regards to recent events (throttling and supposed sacking) unfortunate and wish they hadn't happened.}

 

_{2. Some changes as we added a few. We brought in Mark Albrighton, Tom Lawrence, Leonardo Ulloa, Andrej Kramaric, Esteban Cambiasso and Matthew Upson to name a few.}

 

_{3. Its obviously tricky enough. We are having a rougher ride than I'd expected. I knew we'd be near the bottom five or six but not the bottom. Obviously main difference between leagues is the PL teams are far stronger.}

 

_{4. We're bottom of the league due to a combination of bad luck, bad refereeing and some poor tactical decisions by Pearson. To survive we need to start picking up points. To do this we need to try out players like Albrighton, Lawrence and Wood.}

 

_{5. From what I've seen of him I think he's going to develop into a talented player. Hopefully we'll keep for another season or two (hope springs eternal)}

 

_{6. Well considering our recent run of luck I'm not expecting much. Dearly hope for three points though and just maybe we can do it.}

[Callabinho]

p Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him? - I think he's inexperienced at this level and is subsequently starting to buckle under the pressure.

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team? - None really, which is the problem, we needed more premier league experience and quality.

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship? - Rubbish, I could accept it if we were getting battered 5 or 6-0 everyweek because it would be a clear indication of where we are, but it's literally one or two mistakes cost us games, and it's infuriating fine margins which we're constantly on the wrong side of. The difference is subtle but the gulf in class is huge, every side has one or two players who can hurt you if you make a mistake.

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive? - Because we've been poor, performances aside we've not been good enough, pre-season recruitment wasn't good enough, manager drastically underestimated the premier league. To survive we need to suddenly become consistent...which won't happen, not under Nige anyway.

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far? - You can tell he has bags of class, unfortunately the way we set up leaves him isolated, so he has to go hunting for the ball, thus leaving a void up top, massively rate him though, he's as good as any young player his age In the league?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game? - Problems aside Everton still ooze class, I think it's a mixture of second season syndrome for Martinez and a few ageing players in key positions, it won't be long before he has you challenging for Europe. I fully expect a comfortable Everton win, we will huff and puff and cause you one or two problems, but ultimately Nigel's poor tactics and team selection will prove to be our undoing...once again.

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions.

[ChrisWoodIsClass]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. 

1. stubborn as ****, clueless decisions sometimes however the recent events have been shambolic and he deserves better from the club.

 

2.not much which is probably why we are where we are

 

3.better home atmosphere, much more plastic fans around though. The quality is much improved as shown as a lot of our players haven't stepped up to the plate.

 

4. we are bottom due to poor decisions from Pearson e.g not playing Albrighton also finishing chances are a huge issue as we have played well in a lot of games but have not converted, we need better finishing to survive. Also we need to play Dean Hammond to survive, severely under rated and statistics show he is key in terms of winning games. 

 

5.Decent movement, clearly better at finishing than others but has been isolated and been starved of service at times which is perhaps why we have not seen his full potential

 

6.Expecting a tough game, would always take a point against Everton but we really need 3 points. Been surprised by Everton as i feel they have been one of the better teams to come to Leicester this season

[ScouseFox]

1) a great man

2) not enough defensive ones and that's been our issue

3) some much better teams, still a lot of awful teams in it though (villa, burnley, wba, newcastle etc). not as exciting as I thought it would be but that's probably cos we keep losing. also the standard of refereeing has somehow got worse which i didn't think possible. 

4) cos we keep losing. probably nothing, definitely not changing the manager.

5) looks tidy. will play for a much better club then us in a few years for sure.

6) youve got some issues but we've got bigger ones. however I think we might win. kramaric's movement an the skill of mahrez should be enough to ruin jagielka. disappointed Barry is out though, you'll have to play 3 competent midfielders now

[Leicesterpool]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?
2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?
3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?
4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?
5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?
6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. 

 

1) He's a legend done an amazing job in getting Leicester from League One to the Premiership, however I do feel he's took Leicester as far as he can take them. Tactical decisions this season by him have been horrendous and he's been found out at this level, plus his off field antics as been unacceptable, for example telling a supporter to "f*uck off and die" I'm afraid in some cases it could be a sack able offence. For me he's had enough time to turn this round and I'm afraid a change is required, time to bring in someone with premier league experience.

 

2) Not a great deal to be honest, that's been the problem. Of course at the same time you don't want your squad filled with a complete new squad, otherwise you've lost the good spirit and momentum from last season. For me we needed around four experienced premier league players. Alot of the signings we made in the summer were players that were fresh to the premier league.

 

3) It's major a difference and I believe the gap is getting bigger, alot of clubs that are coming up from the championship some have only lasted one season. To be honest Leicester have had alot of good performances this season, the problem is there not putting away there chances and that is costing them. Probably all the premier league clubs have at least got one established premier league striker whose putting there chances away, Leicester simply haven't and we should have looked into that in the summer and in January.

 

4) As mentioned above, Leicester haven't got an established premier league striker putting away there chances. If they did I do believe Leicester would be at least above 15th, as mentioned Leicester must be one of the most unluckiest premier league club ever, there's no way we should be bottom. 

 

5) Too early to say, though myself I believe Leicester should have used that money to have brought in an premier league striker with experience, should have tried harder to have brought Jermain Defoe in!

 

6) It's got to be a difficult game, however put it this way. If Leicester win it'll be a tight 2-1 win to the foxes. If Leicester lose then it'll be hammering and probably a 4-0 loss. I honestly haven't got a clue where this game is going to go. Leicester can be unpredictable at times.

 

[biggs]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. 

 

1. He's a bit like a coin toss....love him/hate him

2. Not enough

3. Night and day

4. Lost our way with an uncanny knack of losing by one as opposed to winning by one. Stop giving goals away

5. Great signing.....with support he'll find the net

6. 2-1 loss and we gift you a goal

[AKCJ]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. 

 

1) Mountain out of molehills. The Macarthur incident in particular really is scraping the barrel for news and I personally think the media have (with the risk of sounding like Mourinho) some sort of agenda against him. He's clearly not suited for the media bombardment that follows the Premier League and they see him as easy prey. Nigel doesn't like them either. I think Sky's rash judgement to say he was sacked last week was particluarly pathetic, you wouldn't have seen that at a big club.

 

As for Nige himself I think he's the right man for us. I don't particularly like the bloke but I admire everything he's done for us. If we go down i'd be particularly sad to see him go and would hope the club keep him. He's building us the right way.

 

2) Most our our stars from last season (notably Schmeichel, Drinkwater and Moore) have failed miserably at making the step up. The opportunities for youth have been limited.

 

3) They're completely different. One relies on sheer determination and hard work while the other relies on experience and moments of brilliance. The Championship, in my opinion, is an utterly brilliant league as a neutral but i'd rather see my own team in the Premier League.

 

4) Not taking chances and gifting goals away. I can think of 5/6 occasions where we've been beaten when we really should have won the game. Just not acceptable but thoroughly frustrating. We're not a million miles away.

 

5) He's looked the business. You can tell when someone is a 'proper footballer' and he certainly is. He's very intelligent and has a lot of skill to back it up. Glad he's started scoring and I hope, and think, that it'll continue. Next job is to get him paired up with Leo Ulloa because they could form a potent partnership.

 

6) I'm not expecting much because Everton's squad is a lot better than ours on paper. BUT, if we go into the game with no fear and we employ the counter attacking that worked so well at Arsenal. It's a game where we could get something out of, but we can't afford to give any mistakes away. I think we'll score, but I also think you will too.

[Crinklyfox]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.[/size]

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?[/size]

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?[/size]

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?[/size]

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?[/size]

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?[/size]

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?[/size]

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. [/size]

1. NP has several admirable qualities, he has generated a good atmosphere within the squad who seem to like him as a manager. Some of his tactical decisions have been questioned. Although he would be the last to admit it I feel that he is demonstrating signs of strain.

2. NP stated at the start of the season that the players that achieved promotion deserved their chance to prove themselves in the Premier League. He gave them that chance, but it is apparent that several of them have not yet adjusted (and perhaps never will)

3. Last season Jamie Vardy terrorised defences and scored goals and won us a lot of penalties. He hasn't been able to do that this season against better defenders. Other PL teams are far more adept at exploiting mistakes and taking chances than the majority of Championship teams, and we have been making regular errors. Finally, our midfield was dominant last season and has hardly had a look in this year.

4. We need to cut out the mistakes immediately and play to our full potential. Given our record to date this seems unlikely.

5. He looks good but needs better service than has been provided so far.

6. Expectations are a draw at best - my head says we'll lose but by heart is desperate for a win to start a recovery run.

[Wilson_6]

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

He's a complex guy, bit of a hard man but who always defends his players in the media. I think he's feeling the pressure and is maybe making a few bad decisions but he's only human right? 
2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

we normally played 442 in the championship but were not playing this as much. Also we have a lot of new players Ulloa, Kramarick, Cambiasso, Simpson all these are regular starters.
3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

so much better coverage (Sky,BBC) Every one seems to know and care about the club now. 

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

IMO we are not the worst team in the league by a long shot , We have been in all the games this season but have been undone but not controlling matches and we cant seem to score when were on top...Very frustrating. 
5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

He looks like a goal scorer young and hungry. Will be a top player.

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

I would be very happy with a draw. In all fairness this season we seem to play better against better sides so could see this happening.

[Sunbury Fox]

1. He's a legend but could have done better this season. Doesn't seem to know our best team and has swapped tactics too often. Also seems to have favourites who never get dropped and should be eg Morgan.

2. We were probably the best Championship team for a number of years so Nigel gambled that we would basically have enough to stay up without too many additions. Not sure the additions we have made have really improved us eg Simpson should not get in the team ahead of De Laet. Also we failed to replace some players who were clearly not going to be good enough in the Prem eg Konchesky, Morgan and (until the arrival of Kamaric in January) Nugent. A mixture of injuries, form and suspensions has meant Drinkwater and James, who formed a dominant midfield partnership last season, have hardly played together, which is a real shame.

3. Quality is much higher but too many g matches are like games of chess played out in front of silent crowds.

4. No idea as we have competed in all but 2 or 3 games. Cannot remember a time when we have had such a bad run and yet have been playing okay. Comes to down to lack of individual quality ie silly errors by defenders and bad misses by strikers. The home game v Spurs was the epitomy of this. 22 shots on goal, Lloris man of the match, woodwork hit several times but we lose to a soft free kick goal due to a goalkeeper error. The recent Palace defeat was similar and I could go on with other examples.

5. Very good technically, excellent finisher but too lightweight at the moment.

6. We've generally played well against footballing sides so hopefully we'll get something. Realistically though you will win narrowly after we miss a load of chances and one of our defenders - could be any of Morgan, Konchesky, Schwarzer or Simpson - make a ridiculous error. Martinez will then praise us and predict we'll stay up if we keep playing like that. We'll then lose at home to Hull after playing sh1t.

[Collymore]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. 

 

1. Nigel is one of the most consistent human beings you'll find and it's the changing emotions of the fickle fans and the media looking for a headline that cause the drama. Saying that, for a man who doesn't like the media spot light he's found himself in the headlines so many times this season. It's been a slapstick comedy at times with everything that could go wrong for him has. Nigel is incredibly stubborn which annoys some of our supporters but his personality is one the players like and a few decent results and the fickle fans will be worshipping him again. 

 

2. Ironically the defence we have played for most of the season we had available in the Championship but it wasn't Nigel's first choice. Many thought Liam Moore would be the first name on the team sheet but he was relegated to the bench.  The signing of Huth and the return to fitness of Upson will mean we should really tighten up for the remainder of the season.

 

3. I think David Nugent sums this up. Last season he was our top goal scorer scoring a hat full of goals but would often take 1 out of 4 chances. In the prem you must take your 1 chance which we haven't as the opposition are so clinical. 

 

4. A mixture between poor refereeing decisions (see Liverpool game), playing well and not taking our chances (soooo many games) and just coming to the realisation that we are where we deserve to be really. I think we have a 50/50 chance of survival. 

 

5. Looks so isolated when he plays upfront on his own sometimes but when he gets on the ball you can see he's a class above the rest. He's starting to take some chances and he will only get better as he gets to know his team mates. One thing I will say he seems very confident in his own ability. His head hasn't dropped once, he always wants the ball even when it's not happening for him.

 

6. I was impressed with your attacking fullbacks and wide play when we played first game, I don't think our right back De Laet ever recovered!! From what I've heard Everton have been shocking defensively at times recently so it will be an interesting game. We will be definitely stronger than when we played you first game but we haven't really strengthened the area where you destroyed us last time (fullbacks). I'll go 2-1 Everton but on the day anything can happen...

[theessexfox]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. 

1. Hero - done great things for this club, poor season this season but we'd be a worse off club without him, generally he is a good manager who goes about things the right way.

2. Ulloa scored goals early on but changes our style of play too much, Albrighton hasn't been used, got more keepers without necessarily improving that position, new CBs haven't had a long enough spell in the team, so all in all, not enough.

3. Atmospheres aren't really much better, obviously teams are better than us but there's not a huge gulf in class, we're not being battered.

4. Combination of some really poor luck and too many mistakes at both ends, we need a miracle.

5. He looks too good for us and would be really good in a better side.

6. We'll play well, miss chances, score an own goal and lose 2-1. As always. 

[MC Prussian]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. 

Pffft... Well, here we go:

 

1. Decent, honest manager with potential and a straightforward, no-bollocks attitude; will always be fondly remembered by the majority of fans for his previous achievements (promotion from League One and promotion to the Premier League, two further playoff appearances, one of the highest winning percentages of all LCFC managers ever). This season so far, he's had a hard time adjusting to a league he hasn't been in before (same issues plagued us with him in the Championship initially). 

2. There were few changes at the start of the season in Ulloa and Cambiasso and it all went well with a more or less established outfit until Burnley at home, where we threw a 2-1 lead away in the dying seconds. Since then, we've had a rather torrid time in terms of results and hardly ever managed to take a lead.

3. Obviously, the quality of opposition is better, the speed and flow of the game at times is very impressive. Much more talented and dangerous midfielders and attackers to play against, higher ticket prices in general. Atmosphere away is shockingly bad at times (dare I say Liverpool FC?).

4. As already mentioned, we've amassed so many narrrow defeats, so it appears to be a game of "fine margins" (a typical Pearson quote). We've had to witness too many individual and costly errors from some of our most prolific and most experienced squad members (Morgan, Konchesky, but also De Laet). Our midfield seems to be either too lightweight or lacking a leader figure going forward (Cambiasso is more of a typical No.6 and covers the area in front of our back four). We oftentimes have difficulties linking up midfield with our forwards, the absence of a proper attacking midfielder is obvious. James and Drinkwater, two of our cornerstones from last season, also have yet to give regular solid displays together.

5. Too few games to judge him yet, but I think he's got a great shot and great positioning on him, he's shown glimpses of class and he's a real workhorse. I remember watching him roaming the area of our defense in the FA Cup tie at Aston Villa in search for possession and thinking "Whoa, that's dedication!". I do hope his goal against Villa has done him some good and that we'll be seeing more jubilations in the weeks to come.

6. Difficult to say. Looking back at our season so far, I expect a "typical" LCFC Premier League game, where we hold up our own pretty well for most part, only to be undone by a sloppy defensive error, granting Everton a winner. Having said that, the team usually ups their ante against "bigger" opposition and there's so much to make up for for that horrid second-half display against Aston Villa a few days back, so we might actually witness a rarity and return home with a point. Obviously, a win at Goodison Park would be even more tremendous in order for the club to sustain Premier League status.

[foxfanazer]

Where's the 'if Leicester was a biscuit what knd would it be' question

[cc_star]

Hi Leicester City fans, I'm part of the staff at Love Everton Forum. We'd love to offer another match questionnaire to your fans, and will be delighted to share your answers with our own members. We are an 'Away fan' friendly website as some of you may already know, so please feel free to visit us, where you will be welcomed and respected.[/size]

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?[/size]
Damned good manager who's done absolute wonders for the club, on current progress looks like coming up short of all-time legendary status. Fully support him telling a moron to FOAD, but the throttling incident was a bit weird as it seemed to start out jovial & for that reason supporting him calling out MotD on on their gossip making. 
2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?[/size]
Bought in some experienced premier league players to compliment our record-breaking 2nd tier Champions. NP has tinkered with the formation to suit the opposition and it's not really paid off, neither did playing our normal 442[/size]
3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?[/size]
Predominantly losing games after years of predominantly winning is hard for many fans to takes & has created an unnessaryily negative atmophere which is counter-productive. Don't like the lack of games, after a defeat it seems to take an age for the next one to come around[/size]
4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?[/size]
An awful run after the 5-3 United collapse, seems to have sapped confidence and although we turned it around at the start of this year, we've slipped back into again. Individual errors are costing us, we're 'in' every game we play but are always on the wrong end of a defensive error. Return to fitness of Upson & the January arrival of Huth could help cut that out[/size]
5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?[/size]
Quality![/size]
6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?[/size]
I literally don't know, if we play like we did in our 2-1 defeat to Spurs we could score 5 or 6, if we play like we did in 2nd half Vs Villa we could concede 5 or 6. We'll probably play well & Schwarzer will gift you a goal and you'll win 2-1[/size]

Thank you, in advance, for taking the time to answer our questions. [/size]

[tommyh]

1. How would you sum up Nigel Pearson, and what do you make of recent events surrounding him?

 

People should remember that Nigel Pearson is the man who got us back into the premier league after many years in the slumps below! It was always going to be hard this season and our main objective from the start has been to stay up so i wish everyone would just get off his back and see whether on not he can achieve this comethe end of season, i for one am confident he can keep us up so for me that means he has been successful! 
 

2. What changes have been made to your Championship Title winning team?

 

Cambiasso and Ulloa came in in the summer and i feel they have both done a good job in improving our team however this has ment that 2 of our starters from the winning team last year have suffered greatly. Danny Drinkwater and Jamie Vardy were in my opinion and definitely most others fans opinions players of the year last year. I feel it is a shame that they were a big part of why we where promoted last year and havent properly had the chance to show they can cut it at this level by getting a consistant run in the team for whatever reason. Also, we had Lloyd Dyer at left wing who used to be a great threat and we have some reason replaced him with Jeff Schlupp which completely bamboozles me when we have Knockaert on the sidelines. Also Richie DeLaet was a massive threat on the right and he hasnt figured as much this season as to loss in form and new signings.

 

 3. What has been your experience of the Premier League and just how different is it to the Championship?

 

You need to take your chances when you get them otherwise you will be punished! Sums up our season really!
 

4. Why are you bottom of this league and what must happen if you are to survive?

 

We are bottom because we arent winning games, simple. We play well in games what we dont expect to get anything out of (and still lose) and then the next week where we should take confidence out of  that previous performance and maybe give Palace / Stoke a good game and expect a win / good performance we play shocking and lose. To stay up we need to be consistent and not just perform when we are against the big clubs because the games that we arnt performing in are the games that are crucial against the teams around us!

 

5. Having signed Andrej Kramarić for a club record what have you made of him so far?

 

Hard to judge really as he has had so little service. Looks like a goalscorer but needs someone big like Ulloa upfromt with him as he seems very lightweight and isnt going to hold the ball up too well. Where as upfront in a two i think he could be really dangerous and get us those goals to stay up!!

6. Everton have had their own problems this season, so what are your expectations for this game?

 

We need a performance here thats for sure. The fans are now stongly doubting that the team can stay up and i am just hoping that this feeling isnt with the players but it soon will be. This is the perfect chance for us to get a result and push on our survival bid from here, we need to start soon and i believe we can come away with a 1-0 win whatever it takes! Either this or we will show no quality / passion and come away losing 3 or 4 - 1.