thejfox Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Nigel pearson has lost the plot, we were a boring clueless wreck with the same formation (exluding huth) against crappy villa and we were no different against everton, untill low and behold we bring on 2 strikers , the same 2 strikers who tore united apart. Then just as we looked like winning he takes motm cabbiosi off . He couldnt even be arsed to get out of his seat most of the time too busy looking to see if he was on telly. face facts we are going down thanks to a manager who shows a total arrogance to this league, he will never be a premiership manager , and we ( yes we 10yrs season ticket holder ) will never be a premiership team till he is gone
Stan Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 We played 5-4-1 for about 75-80 minutes of the match and we looked awful, conceded twice and if Lukaku had been on form that should have been 5 and created very little (Schlupp guilty of wasting what we did create). Kramaric was on his own up front and lacked support. In defence we could see 7 stationary Red Shirts not marking anyone, not really defending they were just there and has anyone told Schwarzer that a ball is trickling past him yet. I believe Hamer kept 4 clean sheets in his 9 matches and the others have kept 2 in 20. Why is Hamer not in goal? Schwarzer does not look the great goalkeeper he was when he was playing behind Pearson. I think Morgan is harshly treated on here and that the defence problems are more tactics based, 3 defenders picking up 1 attacker, but none of them seem to know who is meant to be doing it. For the 10-15 minutes we scrapped the 5-4-1 and attacked resulted in our 2 goals and we weren't threatened at the back, we actually looked a decent side. I still believe Pearson is the right man for the job, but I was fuming when he named the same 11 and same system that was so awful against Villa, if he fails to learn from his mistakes and we line up with a 5-4-1 for a 3rd game in a row and he keeps his mate in goal ahead of the better goalkeeper then I think it will be time to join the Pearson out campaign. Yet still created 15 chances, including some very very good ones even before the goals
lgfualol Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Just looked at the league table. So few points it makes me sad.
Stan Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Nigel pearson has lost the plot, we were a boring clueless wreck with the same formation (exluding huth) against crappy villa and we were no different against everton, untill low and behold we bring on 2 strikers , the same 2 strikers who tore united apart. Then just as we looked like winning he takes motm cabbiosi off . He couldnt even be arsed to get out of his seat most of the time too busy looking to see if he was on telly. face facts we are going down thanks to a manager who shows a total arrogance to this league, he will never be a premiership manager , and we ( yes we 10yrs season ticket holder ) will never be a premiership team till he is gone Yawn.
Father Ted Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 I thought that Cambiasso and James really were magnificent. Huth had a solid game and Morgan much improved however let down by the other clowns in the backline (perhaps slightly harsh on Upson). Vardy and Nugent made a real case for themselves today, both were positive, sharp and real nuisances. We really do miss Vardy's pace and hustle.
m4DD0gg Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Nigel pearson has lost the plot, we were a boring clueless wreck with the same formation (exluding huth) against crappy villa and we were no different against everton, untill low and behold we bring on 2 strikers , the same 2 strikers who tore united apart. Then just as we looked like winning he takes motm cabbiosi off . He couldnt even be arsed to get out of his seat most of the time too busy looking to see if he was on telly. face facts we are going down thanks to a manager who shows a total arrogance to this league, he will never be a premiership manager , and we ( yes we 10yrs season ticket holder ) will never be a premiership team till he is gone Spot on mate.
Silverdaz Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 We played 5-4-1 for about 75-80 minutes of the match and we looked awful, conceded twice and if Lukaku had been on form that should have been 5 and created very little (Schlupp guilty of wasting what we did create). Kramaric was on his own up front and lacked support. In defence we could see 7 stationary Red Shirts not marking anyone, not really defending they were just there and has anyone told Schwarzer that a ball is trickling past him yet. I believe Hamer kept 4 clean sheets in his 9 matches and the others have kept 2 in 20. Why is Hamer not in goal? Schwarzer does not look the great goalkeeper he was when he was playing behind Pearson. I think Morgan is harshly treated on here and that the defence problems are more tactics based, 3 defenders picking up 1 attacker, but none of them seem to know who is meant to be doing it. For the 10-15 minutes we scrapped the 5-4-1 and attacked resulted in our 2 goals and we weren't threatened at the back, we actually looked a decent side. I still believe Pearson is the right man for the job, but I was fuming when he named the same 11 and same system that was so awful against Villa, if he fails to learn from his mistakes and we line up with a 5-4-1 for a 3rd game in a row and he keeps his mate in goal ahead of the better goalkeeper then I think it will be time to join the Pearson out campaign. I don't know people moan that NP keeps changing his team then when he has finally got a settled team he still gets moaned out, 5-4-1 does worked proved against everton and Arsenal and at times Villa, don't forget it was only when we went to 4-4-2 that we started to lose the match. I think this formation suits us
Witch Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 I thought that Cambiasso and James really were magnificent. Huth had a solid game and Morgan much improved however let down by the other clowns in the backline (perhaps slightly harsh on Upson). Upson, in my opinion isn't physically fit enough. That's why he was so horribly slow today, he just didn't recovered fully after the last match. It's too much for him, he needs to build his fitness and if Pearson can't see it, well... He is one shitty manager then.
canadaukfox Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 I thought that Cambiasso and James really were magnificent. Huth had a solid game and Morgan much improved however let down by the other clowns in the backline (perhaps slightly harsh on Upson). Vardy and Nugent made a real case for themselves today, both were positive, sharp and real nuisances. We really do miss Vardy's pace and hustle. If Huth was solid, Morgan improved, and calling Upson a clown is harsh...Who are your clowns? Simpson & Konch? Not being a dick...just looking for clarity!
st albans fox Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Upson is old and can do the job in a back three at PL level. Couldn't hack it in a two. Cambiasso DEMANDED to be subbed
Carlos88LCFC Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Spot on mate. Hardly. Cambiasso had to come off he was fekked however, King wasn't the right man to bring on. Hammond would have been perfect I didn't see the bench but Pearson should anticipate Cambiasso being subbed and the role he plays. Morgan blows hot and cold every game but blowing cold in this league is costly. Personally thought Upson and Huth played well. Kramaric did look good when on the ball but didn't see enough of it. Schlupp should of scored at least one, Lukaku should of had a hattrick. But ye, Cambiasso is one of the best players I've seen play for us in the 20+ years I've watched us play. His awareness, reading of the game, organization and one touch football makes him stand out every game... I wouldn't be surprised if one of the top 6 teams have a sniff in the summer! Everyone said that this season will be decided in the last few games, I still think that's the case... Yes, we are relying on other results, but it's not over yet!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Stadt Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 I'm not obsessed with pace like some but a team with 7 (seven!) players that are dreadfully slow is just asking for trouble, some simple vertical passes where just ripping is apart, I think RDL, who's no better or worse than Simpson, should come back into the side just to prevent us from being so flat footed at the back.
Legend_in_blue Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Another disappointing result today and a half baked performance to go with it. There were moments in today's game where we played some decent stuff but there were also times where we looked all over the place that we were lucky to get away with. We keep being reminded that it's a game of fine margins. What's clear to me is that there seems to be a fine margin between being in a position where we might get something out of the game but then going on to lose it. Likewise there seems to be a fine margin between being in a winning position but then going on to lose that. The difference between the two scenarios is anything but a fine margin though imo and that's largely down to how we set up for these games. As the game progresses we are then constantly served up with reactive Pearson rather than proactive Pearson and containment football usually brings us down along the fine margin between drawing and losing. That all looked as though it might change today though as a bold and unsuspecting double substitution, that at the time was something I thought a ridiculous decision, to take off two wingers and play two in the middle and three up front almost then went on to work. We didn't quite pull it off though because Pearson didn't see out the game satisfactorily from a tactical point of view and yet again individual errors cost us. I can't remember the last time we lost a game to individual brilliance from any player in this league. Disappointed. Undone by another mediocre Premiership outfit and Pearson's inability to play to our teams strengths from the get go. The total opposite to last season. Gutted.
roylandski Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Robert Huth is a ****ing beast Robert Huth is a massive German youth.
Father Ted Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 If Huth was solid, Morgan improved, and calling Upson a clown is harsh... Who are your clowns? Simpson & Konch? Not being a dick...just looking for clarity! Upson didn't have the greatest of games but continually having to cover for Konchesky being out of position really didn't help his cause. As for Simpson, I think that is one of the worst individual performances in a Leicester shirt this season. Would love to see his pass completion rate today. His defending was poor and as for when he got past the half way line with the ball at his feet
Legend_in_blue Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Upson didn't have the greatest of games but continually having to cover for Konchesky being out of position really didn't help his cause. As for Simpson, I think that is one of the worst individual performances in a Leicester shirt this season. Would love to see his pass completion rate today. His defending was poor and as for when he got past the half way line with the ball at his feet Simpson is extremely poor imo. Any second choice RB from QPR is going to be. Now we're playing with wingbacks, of sorts, you'd think this role would be better suited to RDL. Obviously our tactical genius doesn't see it this way. Even Frank Sinclair back in the day, or Savage, did a better job as RWB! I don't see what Simpson offers at all.
narboroughblue Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Home safely, firstly Id like to send my condolences to friends and family of the supporter who hasn't made the trip back. Horrible to hear that. On the drive up we agreed a point would be minimum needed but the late nature of their equaliser hurt. Strange selection after some poor performances by some but thought we did ok. Still need to find 5 wins from somewhere. Maybe a little too late but I'll keep cheering the boys on and won't give up hope until it's impossible to do it.
Devonfox1884 Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Huth laughing at Lukaku haha. That was brilliant
Mikey Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Thought Huth was top class and Cambiasso even better - head and shoulders above everyone else. Huth showed us what actual Premiership defending looks like. Kramaric is something special as well, can tell how he looks after the ball and his movement - don't think he lost the ball once. Absolutely gutting he could only be here till the end of the season. Will score goals for fun in a team that gets him more chances. However playing 541 isolates him big time but gives us more defensive stability. Another defender of Huth's quality would be nice to play in a back 4. Looked much better when we attacked them with Nugent and Vardy closer to Kramaric as opposed to Riyad and Schlupp who were obviously told to be more defensive and left us short when attacking. Saying that though, we still had some decent chances first half. Would have took a point before the game but felt like a loss. They were really their for the taking. Their fans were absolutely shocking too.
Dan Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 Same old I'm afraid. Not a bad performance by any stretch but once again we've failed to get the result we could've done. Still, it ends the run of defeats. Just a shame that we're probably not going to get another point until the 14th of March and even that's assuming that we don't do a Leicester against Hull.
Leicesterfan Cambiasso Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 I may get shot down for this but I thought we were actually ok in the 5-4-1 for large parts of the game. We conceded some pretty bad chances but that seems to happen every game. We definitely created chances in it most of which were missed by Schlupp in minutes 2, 45 and 47 I think (Sound a bit like Mourinho there). When we brought on the 2 strikers we scored the 2 goals which was fantastic but then couldn't cope with Everton overlapping the full backs because they're not trained for tracking back. I don't want to be involved in any arguments but I think some people see the formation with 5 defenders and 1 striker and think that is defensive. They then let that cloud over what is actually happening in the game so that whatever happens you feel we created less than we actually did.
Callabinho Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 5-4-1 just leaves Krameric totally isolated, I'd like to see 4-2-3-1, because then at least we can get someone in behind Krameric and also to drop back into MF to ensure we don't get overrun, we don't need to play five across the back, just play Huth and Morgan/Was.
Bayfox Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 5-4-1 just leaves Krameric totally isolated, I'd like to see 4-2-3-1, because then at least we can get someone in behind Krameric and also to drop back into MF to ensure we don't get overrun, we don't need to play five across the back, just play Huth and Morgan/Was. although i think we did ok today. i agree with the 4231 was and huth as the cbs with james and cambiasso protecting, still allows the fullbacks and 3 in front of them licence. marhez nuge schlupp kramaric. at home maybe we use delaet and schlupp as the fullbacks and give knocky a game. away from home simpson and knochesky. but the 5 shows signs of working so with a little tweek to get support to the front man quicker. only problem being. we should have known our best team before march.
Babylon Posted 22 February 2015 Posted 22 February 2015 After we got are second, but from the moment the subs were brought on to the 2nd goal Kramaric was not alone in the box. We were playing with them further upfield than Mahrez and Schlupp and they were getting in the strikers positions, Nugent was central for the opener and Vardy was for the 2nd. Schlupp would hold his position rather than go past Kramaric causing us to have a very rigid wall of 5 then 4. After the subs were made we had an attacking trio with 2 forward and 1 holding back more like a 5-3-2i must have imagined Schlupp supporting the striker and missing three chances.
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