Match Thread | Leicester vs Man City (03/04/21)

[DMA's]

That was a very machine like half.

We are definitely not ruthless enough though.

Imagine Haaland in this side.

Same haaland who missed three good chances today for Dortmund? No striker is perfect and will miss far more than they score. Think we are playing very well but would bring Bernardo or gundogan on for Sergio

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Hope this ins't gonna be a team gettin' battered 'n then nickin' one on the 98th min. Any club done that twice in one day?

 

[citytill1die84]

We need either pace or trickery to open them up, Bernardo, Foden and Silva provide that, I wouldn't be surprised to see one or more on early doors in the second half. Watching that Mahrez chance again he had to bury it

When did we get Silva back?

 

[Bozzie]

That was a very machine like half.

We are definitely not ruthless enough though.

Imagine Haaland in this side.

Let's hope he is!

 

[SWP's back]

The problem is he comes out and then stops.

There's a Cambridge astrophysicist called John Harrison who does really good analyses of goalkeeping across the league and he worked out there's 3 dominant strategies by goalkeepers. Charge out, stay on your line, or charge and then stop.

Eddie does the last and it's the worst of the 3. It doesn't force the striker to make a decision far away enough from goal to make them miss, and it gives you no reaction time compared to staying on the line.

He did a really good thread on it on twitter. Apart from this he loves Ederson, his models rank him as the best from set pieces/corners and the keeper who has prevented the most goals this season.



the whole analysis of 1v1's for all keeper's is here -

Great post.

 

[Bobby Heaton Moor]

Fernandinho is just outstanding. In every way.

 

[oakiecokie]

Yes, Jesus was so vivid. Mahrez played well bar the missed opportunity.

VIVID !! In the context of a football match WTF is that supposed to mean ??

 

[Nellies left peg]

He needs the minutes to get fit, not to come off.

Why, if he's offering nothing should we get him fit at the expense of the team? We've managed all season without shoehorning him into the side

 

[Ribchester]

Think Mendy been ok, but what is the point, his main asset is crossing into the box, no point as we don’t have a CF. Need Phil and Bernado on

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

The state of English football when the team in 3rd, at home, are being portrayed as the plucky underdogs. 11 behind the ball, not a shot at goal, praying for scraps. One team playing the football being described on the BBC live page as being boring. Leicester should be getting both barrels for playing like a Fat Sam team.

Fucking sick to death of the shithouse teams in our league.

Anybody who plays us these days is always considered the plucky underdog by the RDAHMeedya - goes with every game we play - men, women, kids. The narrative is depressingly monotonous.