Leicester City (H) Post Match Thread

[Colin Bells Boots]

We should but we won't.

Perhaps the performance today will be the wake up call to those holding the purse strings, I would like to think so.

 

[dukyblue]

I've sort of already accepted this season is going to be a total write off. We seem to be sleepwalking into the final year of Pep's contract again and is it any wonder that half the players look lost? They have no idea what's going on.

Pep looks either depressed or disinterested (admittedly tough few months personally, like most, has to be a consideration) and he needs to get his mojo back in time for the next training session.

Hopefully he will have another CB in place by then and if we don't go for a striker in the next week, with Aguero and Jesus' injury records then we may as well kiss goodbye to even challenging for the title. One life down already, probably only got 3 or 4 to play with.

Just on today - Fern puts that header away for 2-0 and it's possibly game over. The warning signs were there from 10 mins before the first pen. We are so easy to play against with that midfield and defense it's untrue. And 3 of the back 4 giving away almost identical penalties is pathetic.

 

[bulldogblue]

Embarrassing. Apart from some awful mistakes we seem to be sadly lacking pace, energy and skill in midfield. Some of the players coming back from injury, etc will help but we need to get the cheque book out quickly and refresh the team.
Also Rodri is not good enough or quick enough for our style of play.

 

[FantasyIreland]

We played poorly,we lacked character and fight and we showed enormous naivety for the penalties - Mendy and Walker aren't good enough IMO.

However.....we were down to bare bones,we are struggling for match fitness and new players are being introduced.The time to judge properly is when we can pick a team from our best 15.

What is clear though is that we need new blood - a striker,a CDM and two full backs minimum.The club have allowed a situation to develop where we haven't replaced our better players with a similar quality.

On a side,i also think the game is fucked......who'd be a defender these days,when all you have to do as a forward is initiate contact in the box? Add that bollocks to VAR,handball incidents and Covid......and the game is a total farce at the minute.

 

[lancs blue]

TV didn't question the pens but they looked questionable to me.

No Marvin, if a forward isolates a defender in the box and the defender puts both hands on him he's asking for trouble. The third was a bit soft but again Mendy let's his man get between him and the ball, any contact there and the player will go down.

 

[manimanc]

Hahaha fucking hell, if you think this City team are going to stop Liverpool then your going to be so
disappointed, we wont catch Arsenal right now get real this isnt great

We have a very very bad defence our LB isn't good enough to play National League never mind put a City shirt on

We cant think if Liverpool lose tomorrow we are back far from it mate

City have had this problem for 12 months & 4 years at LB fucking simple

Yeah 4 years of shit, not winning leagues and no finals.
Stop being a fuckin drama queen

 

[Leeky]

International break can’t come soon enough, we need players back pronto

 

[Danamy]

The only positive i can from today is I didn't have to travel home after watching it. We haven't had a leader since Vinny left, hopefully Dias can settle in quick and fill the void

 

[SidJames]

Our central/defensive midfield is crap without Fernandinho.

Its as clear as day that when he's not playing our defence is completely exposed.

Best not buy one though as the money is needed to fund a 34 year old Messi next year...

Soon as Pep pulled Fernandinho,Brenda had a wry smile.

He new our defense was Dog shit and needed fernandinho to cover it, just to do the basics,

Right now It is that shit,we might as well just play with 10 outfield players,and a Fly Keeper

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

It all feels a bit Pellegrini, the same old same old.

But don’t worry about it because there’s no one better than Pep and we used to be shit

 

[hilts]

Bayern Munich just got spanked by the might Hoffenheim 4-1. If you were a BM fan, would you be saying the same thing on their forum?

I wouldn’t imagine so but then they weren’t crap last year were they. This place is hilarious it’s like no one watches the games.

 

[oakiecokie]

OFFS Gundogan !!

 

[jamesha]

I don't think we have the players at the moment to play Pep's high line system effectively. I remember the first time we played Barcelona in the chumps league and they genuinely looked like they were playing a completely different sport.
Our centurions team got close to that standard but currently we are nowhere near it.
I do not think Pep will change his ways and play more pragmatically with a less exposed defense.

 

[Marvin]

Up until his brain fart, Walker was OK and we were in control. Whether we would have kept it that way, we will never know but gifting them a way into the match is what killed it for me

Walker was one of our better players I thought. Just a terrible game where everything that could go wrong did go wrong. I don't think we should make too many sweeping conclusions other than what we figured out last season....we can't defend.

 

[Jacko1956]

I feel like our links with Messi has fucked us up.

It was obvious we would have paid whatever it took to get him here.

Now every fucker knows we have cash.

City price on every fucking transfer.

Even squad players.

Please boys let's not go over the top, take Vandyke, Gomez, Mane, Salah out of Liverpool and let's see how they perform ! They shipped 3 against Leeds when at full strength having had 3 weeks to prepare. Including this week we've had 9 days plus the injuries l. Let's add a bit of prospective to all

 

[Big gay Al]

Walker Laporte Dias Ake....or a new left back.

 

[Keeper!]

I've sort of already accepted this season is going to be a total write off. We seem to be sleepwalking into the final year of Pep's contract again and is it any wonder that half the players look lost? They have no idea what's going on.

Pep looks either depressed or disinterested (admittedly tough few months personally, like most, has to be a consideration) and he needs to get his mojo back in time for the next training session.

Hopefully he will have another CB in place by then and if we don't go for a striker in the next week, with Aguero and Jesus' injury records then we may as well kiss goodbye to even challenging for the title. One life down already, probably only got 3 or 4 to play with.

Just on today - Fern puts that header away for 2-0 and it's possibly game over. The warning signs were there from 10 mins before the first pen. We are so easy to play against with that midfield and defense it's untrue. And 3 of the back 4 giving away almost identical penalties is pathetic.

Pep has had a hard time, BUT, if the issues have become to great he has to step aside with our thanks and utter and total respect, I don't want his legacy to be destroyed.

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

I actually think Pep would be the first to offer his resignation if he thought the downturn was irreversible.

Whether Khaldoon would accept it is another matter.

If we are serious about moving forward and progressing again under Pep, we need to buy from the top shelf again in this remaining window.

Proper XXX Bluey stuff.

I was thinking that myself, but maybe their is something in the reason why we have not gone and been ruthless in the window ?

I dont know.

That is why this season is not just about mounting a title challenge but we need to progress in europe as well.

If the players dont look like respinding to Pep and we struggle - in my eyes I think he goes by his choice.

 

[tolmie's hairdoo]

The lad at Ajax.

I was referring to their left-back, not the manager!!

 

[The1nvisibleMan]

Looool Rodri has said football isnt fair with us. Life isn’t fair watching some of them fuckers steal a living