If it puts us one game closer to an actual trophy which is what football is about then yes I'd rather beat them in a Semi Final.
Yeah. Focus on getting the CL spot, we have less than 10% of beating both Brighton and City.
I thought we were just couple of players away from a top team? What did that focus on a CL Spot lead to in 2020 when we threw away the Semi Final FA Cup vs Chelsea?
Because it's not a trophy!
It's equally as weird to want to throw away a genuine chance of success over a Top 4 spot and it's also weird to think those around/below us won't also face a few road bumps. We're not the only club prone to poor results. When we threw away the FA Cup in 2020 vs Chelsea for a top 4 spot what did it lead to?
We don't have a chance though! If we were in a final I would agree with you but we've played no one difficult in any cup run yet except for Barcelona. Our run to the league cup final was easy as well.
No weirder stance in football than sacrificing one game for another, when you're not guaranteed a win in either game. Say we go about it the way you want us to and we sacrifice the Brighton game, lose a couple of league games after it and don't get top 4, what then? Would you say we sacrifice the league games and focus on the EL?
When Rodgers won the FA Cup and bottled top 4, what did it lead to?
A huge moment in Leicesters history?
I'm not asking him to sacrifice it, I'm saying play the reserves and work with the first team on their shape for the league and cup game. We're playing like strangers.
You're no football psychic so you respectfully aren't in a position to declare something with that much certainty and finality. I bet you didn't think we'd beat the league leaders of Spain or Newcastle but here we are. We've had a relatively favorable fixture list in cups but the two tough teams we faced we beat.
It led to another trophy in the community shield
We'll see then, and we'll see what people are saying in the summer when we've missed out on everything because we chased a quadruple with Weghorst upfront.
I'm with you on this. I remember when Poch was looking down on cups cause it was beneath him, then he won fek all there just like at every job. I rather have a manager who goes out to win everything he can then the likes of Poch and co.
And see where Poch is now
True, but I wasn't taking aim at BR alone. Leicester could've taken the next step like Spurs if they manage to get top 4 regularly. Arsenal are FA cup specialists for the past decade, yet no one takes them seriously, to the point where Pep even sold them some of their best players. Trophies are obviously important, but if we're talking about giving up top 4, then I gotta draw the line there. Especially with the competition always increasing, there is no guarantee we'd walk back in it next year. We could end up like Chelsea.
Positivity and momentum can only take you so far. We have a lot of broken pieces that can only be papered over. Without Eriksen and Casemiro our midfield is useless at retaining the ball. Wout is a poor CF. We’ve needed a new RB for ages and DDG makes great saves but also keeps passing to the opponent.
For the last time, Ten Hag is the one who bought Casemiro. It's not his fault that our midfield options are terrible bar his own purchases. That's the fault of whoever was in charge before him.
Leicester have won more trophies in the last 7 years than Spurs in the last 20-30yrs with a PL Title being one of them beating Spurs to it(whom you weirdly think they should aim to be like)
I dont think its on purpose, Fred and McTominay are just not players good enough to control games.
We try to control games, and we fail at it. We can't even keep the ball in our own defense area, the opposition presses us and we have to kick it away.
If we don't beat Brentford and Everton this week we'll start looking at EL as our best chance of a CL spot.
Playstyle has basically reverted back to Oleball. Transition, lob the ball, and pray. But the players we have are absolutely diabolical in possession. They just can't pass the ball. Bruno, Fred, McTominay, Weghorst, Sancho, Sabitzer, just terrible. Dalot, AWB, and Shaw are middling at best. I get palpitations every time I see the ball passed back to De Gea. We are struggling immensely to build from the back. We are getting pressed into oblivion. Once the ball leaves Martinez, it's over 90% of the time.
Your argument is beyond dumb because there were so many factors at play in both games. You’re basically telling me it’s not ok to compare cup winning managers with those who fail in the cups purely because they are knockouts decided by binary situations which is absolutely ridiculous. It’s just trying to defend your silly argument that brought up semi finals and finals in the first place whilst ignoring the fact that EtH actually won his first one.
Betis aren't exactly elite opposition and yes we did outplay Barca, but that's just 2 games. Other than that Spurs is probably the only other big team we've actually outplayed this season. We did beat Arsenal, City and Pool but they weren't exactly dominant performances. We deservedly won those games but we still relied on quick transitions to win those games, like we did under Ole.
He's a promising coach and overall team has improved. Our midfied weakness has been exposed and a free transfer plus Casimero were never going to fix it, especially when McT is so limited and Fred so erratic. The most concerning thing is him sticking with Weghurst, we are literally playing with 10 and oppposition teams know they can largely ignore him. A CF who cant score is not a CF. Unless he finds an alternative then I will lose a lot of faith in ETH.
Nobody can say its a right path for sure, sure. We'll see what happens but cup wins will be a good beginning although as you said leage is where its at.
Yes, as much as I love him insistence on Weghorst is starting to be worrisome. Not to mention if we signed him. I just hope Martial will manage to stay fit for more than 2 games.
I think the reason many rightly criticized Ole even after big wins against City etc was that his method of winning by relying on counters and quick transitions wasn't sustainable in the long run. My point is most of our big wins this season have been via that route, so yes while deserved they don't necessarily prove ETH's credentials as being a shoo-in for long term success.
I'm sure you know better. I think it's a shame to place all the blame on the manager but I don't see you doing any better than ETH considering the improvements you have really made.
