Leicester City (A) | PL | Post Match Thread

[Tim of the Oak]

A special mention to Rico Lewis who’s bounced back in the last week with a couple of solid displays.

 

[stan bowles]

You’re surprised that after many years of inconceivable success a large chuck of our fans are mentally weak cunts?

That's a berry insightful comment ;)

 

[asahartford1]

Great support from the travelling City fans today. But loyal and all as this crew are, what the fuck is he at must be going through heads after clown World mistakes. It is just that they don't have time to reflect upon fuckups as the singing is relentless. Sitting at home or in a pub many feel the need to vent.
Great result although they will be dissatisfied at not getting something out of the game. Thankfully a foundation to build on going into 25.

No mate, it's just loyal support. Probably believing that we might be giving something back to the players.
Also a feeling of togetherness, and we are not solely about winning trophies.
Brilliant to a man/ woman today, loved it.

 

[Fallingbostel Blue]

Nice moment between Savinho and Ruud. Crossed paths at PSV.

Not sure the connection with Daka and Erling but they had long chat.

And Pep talking with Winks?

Think they Played together at Salzburg?

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

A special mention to Rico Lewis who’s bounced back in the last week with a couple of solid displays.

He was brilliant today. Everywhere.

 

[kaz7]

No, it is them who should stay away from the club altogether

Of course comment on mistakes, but comment in a way that they have totally forgotten about what these players have done for the club prior to this blip. M

Some of the comments were beyond ridiculous and some further than that should openly be outed and those posters asked if they are actually Blues.

I try and do that but get in trouble for it everytime !

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

A special mention to Rico Lewis who’s bounced back in the last week with a couple of solid displays.

Good.
Don't understand the shit he gets on here

 

[bluegaz13]

It just shows what a difference a little luck can make….not conceding to the oppositions first attack or shot on goal as we have done on so many occasions this season.

A long way from being a perfect performance and we did look vulnerable up until we got the second however let’s take the positives.

Savio looked a player today and Kovacic and Bernardo gave us a little more energy in the middle plus Haaland had his best game for a month but for me McAtee changed the game for City when he came on, slowing the tempo when required and great movement to help set up the second goal.

I just hope now that Pep starts to trust McAtee more and doesn’t just stick him out wide…..he can do the job that an out of form Gundogan isn’t doing at the moment or even instead of De Bruyne or Foden.

We were never going to transition back to our previous high levels in just one game but this will certainly do the confidence no harm.

It seems as though we are going to be busy In January in the transfer market to give the squad that much required energy and maybe creativity….so I think we are allowed some optimism that we’ve hit rock bottom and the only way is up.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

Much better City, oh and Neville is a Cnut.

Turned him off early doors but I guess it was an insufferable ****, trying to subvert Blues watching the game.

Just tried the Hammers v Dippers game, had to turn straight over.

Sky don’t like us, they like them. Fuck paying for the cunts to piss down your back.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Good.
Don't understand the shit he gets on here

The new Richard Edghill. Funny that….

 

[Ajm1985]

If that's the case, why post stuff like "pass the ball, FFS" in the match thread? As you said, none of the players will be reading it.

What do you mean, if that's the case? They aren't reading it. It's a thread where people vent during a game or offer their thoughts with other fans. As long as it's not abusive there shouldn't be any problem with what people post. The idea that people shouldn't be critical (particularly during this run & with some of the OOP dross we see) in favour of just being happy clappy is surreal.

 

[M Gaudino]

we could get 88 points if we win every game. just saying

 

[bluemullet]

So loud Andy Townsend commented how amazing the Leicester fans were the whole game singing and chanting and sticking with their team. Gaslighting Shirley?

They were silent. Maybe I’m a bit one eyed, but I don’t think I happy clap. The home support were very poor today IMO. We were fucking magnificent given the run we’ve been on. Not a pundit anywhere will mention that though. Not a click to be had anywhere for praising City fans.

 

[citeh94]

One of the best away days this season. Fans were class. 2-0 win, McAtee brilliant proving Pep wrong. This title race is not over, all it takes is Salah to get injured.

 

[kaz7]

It was nice to see joe , pundit on premier sports , not shying away from our poor run but was pro us , much more than he could be on sky or tnt

 

[MMA]

Or perhaps get behind the team for the 90 minutes? Radical, I know.

You been reading a dictionary?

Radical the word of the day mate..
;-)

 

[bennyboy]

Great win.Clean sheet and 3 points.
That bit of skill from McAtee was brilliant.
Brilliant to see KDB play the full match.It will do him the world of good.Okay the final ball us sometimes not there yet but you could see Haaland was more involved with Kev there.
Hope Ake is okay.My motm again.
One of the great away days fan wise.

 

[Dribble]

A win's a win!​

Not the most stunning of displays, but the relief of this win is incalculable. We started on fire as we have for most of our recent losing streak. We kept possession well & pulled Leicester all over the place, with sharp incisive passing & movement, which the Foxes couldn't live with.

The early warning signs were there for the home side, when a brilliant City-esque move culminated with KDB breaking into the box & cutting the ball from the byline back to the Viking, who struck the ball low & hard, but straight at their keeper for a regulation save.



A few minutes later, there was another incisive City-esque move, where the ball found Foden on the edge of the box. He moved to his left & unleashed a left footed shot to the bottom left corner which was well saved. However the ball fell to the onrushing Savinho who lifted his shot over the recovering keeper to smash home his first City goal! 1-0.

Around the 25 minute mark, we looked like we'd begun to run out of steam. Our forward pressing was becoming less & less & we were being pressured backward by an increasingly confident Leicester. This was beginning to look like another rerun of the last 2 months!



No changes were made after half-time, & Leicester continued their growing domination of the match. We just didn't have our famed physicality to match & better the Foxes, as we succumbed to their pressure.

We desperately needed another goal or two, & cometh the 70th minutes, up stepped the Viking Meat Shield. McAtee was trapped on the right wing & surrounded by 3 Leicester players, but he brilliantly managed to wrong foot & out-skill them to clip the ball to KDB.

A through-ball to Haaland was on, but King Kev opted to play the ball out wide left to Savinho, who strode forward & powered in a cross toward Erling who slammed home the deciding header.

We held on for the crucial win, but the performance typified our growing issues. Manchester City seem to have turned old overnight. Our aggressive pressing from minute one to minute 90 is gone.

It wasn't just our better skill level & organisation that was behind our recent successes, it was our ability to out match the opposition in the physical stakes for a whole game, which made us virtually unbeatable.

As they say, there's no stopping the hand of ole Father Time, & as Rat Boy said when we played the Dippers at Klanfield, having 30 year olds in your team isn't an issue. It's when half your team are 30 year olds, it becomes a problem.

This situation is all on City. We've allowed our small squad to age, & not adequately legislated for major injuries & fatigue. Now that injuries have ravaged us, we don't have the required squad quality below our first 16 to make up for the missing players, with Rodri being the biggest loss of all.

My hope for 2025? That City will address our ageing squad not by tinkering around the edges, but by going in big & hard to start the succession planning for Walker, KDB, Gundog, Rodri, Stones, Kovacic, Aké, Grealish & all the other players approaching 30 or who're in their 30s.

 

[Blue Maverick]

Take the 3 points however it's offered at this point. A win was crucial to stop the rot. That was the only objective and we achieved it so happy days.

There was some better, even good performances in there today that got us that win but overall it wasn't any different to the last few weeks in all honesty, it was a really poor attacking display from Leicester that got us the clean sheet and the points more than anything we did. A midtable side probably beats us today as we were just as open and vulnerable as we have been of late.

Gladly take the 3 points though and hope that at least lights a fire under the belly of a few and we can rely on individual performances to drag us up the table until we get much needed January reinforcements.

So how does ot work with squad numbers, I take it we have a smaller squad so any additions won’t make a difference in who we name, but say we get three do have to drop 3 or is there space?

 

[5 Hit Gibbon]

Not at our best still, but I'll take a clean sheet and 3 points all day!