Leicester Post Match thread.

[Chippy_boy]

I really don't think the issue is just with the defence. It's the way the team is set-up and it's fairly obvious to most what's wrong. Even my pet budgie could have picked a better starting 11 yesterday and formation. The team has lost it's direction and some players just aren't up for the fight. Leicester definitely deserved the win and good luck to them. It shows what a good manager can achieve, with a set of players most of which wouldn't even get near our starting 11.

Isn't that the truth.

In fact if you think about it, before a ball was kicked this season, I would say NONE of their players would get in our starting 11. Now, off the top of my head at least 3 or 4 would.

And conversely, at the start of the season, every single one of our starting 11 would get in their first team. Today, how many would? A few, sure, but equally there quite a few players in our side that Leicester, yes Leicester FFS, would not have in their side based on current form. Good God.

 

[marco4000]

Isn't that the truthplayingn fact if you think about it, before a ball was kicked this season, I would say NONE of their players would get in our starting 11. Now, off the top of my head at least 3 or 4 would.

And conversely, at the start of the season, every single one of our starting 11 would get in their first team. Today, how many would? A few, sure, but equally there quite a few players in our side that Leicester, yes Leicester FFS, would not have in their side based on current form. Good God.

About 2 of the top of my head but bench first for sure the way we are play

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Still trying to work out what our plan was yesterday pass pass give it away get caught on counter without a holding midfield player there to break up the counter! Pass pass pass create space out wide then have nobody even in the 18yr box to pick out! Don't press there back 4 when in possession because all there going to do is kick it dead long over our paceless back 4 for there fast forwards! Halftime team talk" right just keep doing what your doing and we'll be fine! " I know we need a holding midfielder on and another center forward but I'll wait until they go 2 up! "And whatever you do do not start winning 50/50 challenges or even 70/30 in ur favour!

 

[oneclubfrommanchester]

Not making any excuse for a poor performance. Well done to LC well deserved BUT.

I wonder where Barcelona would be without Messi, Suarez, Iniesta and Pique PLUS (other injury problems) all out for LONG PERIODS periods of the season. I guess the best manager in the world would struggle. City have been crippled with key players being out - yes it sounds like sour grapes but its FACT. This squad fully fit with minor injury problems would have had the title won in March/April. By this time Aguero would have been close to 30 goals and we would have conceded very few goals with a fit VK. Thats football sadly. There would be no talk about Pelles tactics because we would have been scoring for fun..it was not to be. Im as pissed off and frustrated as all Blues are.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Not making any excuse for a poor performance. Well done to LC well deserved BUT.

I wonder where Barcelona would be without Messi, Suarez, Iniesta and Pique PLUS (other injury problems) all out for LONG PERIODS periods of the season. I guess the best manager in the world would struggle. City have been crippled with key players being out - yes it sounds like sour grapes but its FACT. This squad fully fit with minor injury problems would have had the title won in March/April. By this time Aguero would have been close to 30 goals and we would have conceded very few goals with a fit VK. Thats football sadly. There would be no talk about Pelles tactics because we would have been scoring for fun..it was not to be. Im as pissed off and frustrated as all Blues are.

The injuries have been manageable until this game and will hurt us now but in all the other lost games, we have had plenty of talent available and on the pitch.

Injuries are hurting us but Pellegrini isn't helping. We were shit for much if last season too.

 

[pml79]

Not making any excuse for a poor performance. Well done to LC well deserved BUT.

I wonder where Barcelona would be without Messi, Suarez, Iniesta and Pique PLUS (other injury problems) all out for LONG PERIODS periods of the season. I guess the best manager in the world would struggle. City have been crippled with key players being out - yes it sounds like sour grapes but its FACT. This squad fully fit with minor injury problems would have had the title won in March/April. By this time Aguero would have been close to 30 goals and we would have conceded very few goals with a fit VK. Thats football sadly. There would be no talk about Pelles tactics because we would have been scoring for fun..it was not to be. Im as pissed off and frustrated as all Blues are.

Not with our clueless manager

 

[oneclubfrommanchester]

Not with our clueless manager

Dont agree. Our clueless manager as you put it won us the title and COC in the same season with NO injury problems. No complaints about him then.

 

[crmcfc]

Why did Zaba not stop the cross coming in ? Why did Yaya pull out of the 50-50 with Kante ? Why did Kolarov give that stupid free kick away ? Why did Dimichelis not get to the free kick first and actually defend it properly ? On the list of our current 100 biggest problems, Joe Hart is probably at number 99. Best GK in the league.

Yes we have bigger problems than Hart. He does OK but is no where near the best in the league Butland, De Gea, Schmeichel , Cech and LLoris all better that's just off the top of my head. He does not catch a cross, parries the ball directly in front of him often and cannot kick. Also seems to not pick up long range shots in open play for some reason and has lapses in concentration. Great on one on ones though and does some great saves for the camera.

 

[oneclubfrommanchester]

The injuries have been manageable until this game and will hurt us now but in all the other lost games, we have had plenty of talent available and on the pitch.

Injuries are hurting us but Pellegrini isn't helping. We were shit for much if last season too.

Agree with you to a point but I think Pelle is an easy scapegoat. Ok he is not criticism free fair enough but without your top players and other important injuries your options become very limited when fighting on 4 fronts. and expecting the same 13/14 players to do the business week in week out. It aint gonna happen. Would be interested to see how Pep would cope with the same problem.

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Agree with you to a point but I think Pelle is an easy scapegoat. Ok he is not criticism free fair enough but without your top players and other important injuries your options become very limited when fighting on 4 fronts. and expecting the same 13/14 players to do the business week in week out. It aint gonna happen. Would be interested to see how Pep would cope with the same problem.

I guess he will give some of the younger players more of a chance than Pellegrini has in lesser games like the CO cup and FA cup so that when an injury crisis happens, they can step in with confidence and do a job. That is at really big negative from Pellegrini. I do accept that injuries are part of the problem though.