Leicester 22/23

[caid]

I get it. You can’t wait for the manager to be sacked. We’ve all been there. Today was a good showing by Leicester though. Lacked cutting edge but the team played well overall.

I don’t know why Vardy starts ahead of Iheanacho though.

How? They lost against 10 men

 

[WeePat]

How? They lost against 10 men

They didn’t win but they played well. If they had Iheanacho up front instead of Vardy, they might have gotten something out of the game.

 

[Jimmy Skitz]

I get it. You can’t wait for the manager to be sacked. We’ve all been there. Today was a good showing by Leicester though. Lacked cutting edge but the team played well overall.

I don’t know why Vardy starts ahead of Iheanacho though.

no its a pattern, Barnes will go on a streak running at defenders and being the player we all want him to be then out of no where he'll stop doing and pass back inside so we can have "control" whilst we pass slowly around and our opposition have time to have a cup of tea before the next pass.

Rodgers is so obsessed with possession stats he kills our attacking players.

 

[Jimmy Skitz]

They didn’t win but they played well. If they had Iheanacho up front instead of Vardy, they might have gotten something out of the game.

no, just no, Iheanacho cannot play as a lone striker there is about 6 years of evidence of this

 

[WeePat]

no, just no, Iheanacho cannot play as a lone striker there is about 6 years of evidence of this

Fair enough you know your team better than me, and I’m kinda judging him on today’s performance, he looked sharper, livelier than Vardy today.

 

[UnrelatedPsuedo]

Where else is he going to go? He can’t take the Chelsea or Arsenal jobs, Liverpool and City aren’t changing managers anytime soon and if United sack ten Haag he should run a mile and I can’t see him back at Spurs

I could have this really wrong. But Leicester are nowhere near the calibre of club that their fans think they are at the moment. They’re in free fall and the finances look really problematic. I think you’ll be in the bottom three at the turn of the year, and will go down.

Pochettino isn’t going to take a job that sees him inherit a bad squad and no money to spend.

I just can’t see him taking the phone call. Feels like he’s a good few levels above the Leicester job as it sits currently.

 

[Andycoleno9]

I don't understand how they are in these problems. They were not big spenders, they don't have some huge salaries or big squad, getting the same money from tv and sponsors as most PL clubs.
So where is the problem?

 

[Jimmy Skitz]

I don't understand how they are in these problems. They were not big spenders, they don't have some huge salaries or big squad, getting the same money from tv and sponsors as most PL clubs.
So where is the problem?

we have a huge wage bill, top 6 level, problem is a lot of the huger earners don't play

Wout Faes is apparently over here having a medical so there's the Fofana replacement, Belgian international currently at Stade Reims

 

[DannyCAFC]

They didn’t win but they played well. If they had Iheanacho up front instead of Vardy, they might have gotten something out of the game.

no, just no, Iheanacho cannot play as a lone striker there is about 6 years of evidence of this

Does Daka deserve an opportunity leading the line? He came highly rated and looks pretty sharp to me whenever I see him (which admittedly isn't a whole lot).

 

[Jimmy Skitz]

Does Daka deserve an opportunity leading the line? He came highly rated and looks pretty sharp to me whenever I see him (which admittedly isn't a whole lot).

he's gone backwards under Rodgers and doesn't seem to be able to play as a lone striker either, but under Rodgers the only game Vardy has had chances this season was the Chelsea game so who knows.

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[Andycoleno9]

we have a huge wage bill, top 6 level, problem is a lot of the huger earners don't play

Wout Faes is apparently over here having a medical so there's the Fofana replacement, Belgian international currently at Stade Reims

Really? How? Vardy, Tielemans and Maddison are only true big(er) names in your team. On who you spend that wage budget?

 

[Spielmacher]

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[DannyCAFC]

Really? How? Vardy, Tielemans and Maddison are only true big(er) names in your team. On who you spend that wage budget?

Barnes got a new deal recently, so did Pereira. I'd imagine Ndidi is on a decent wage as he was at one point maybe the best DM in the league. Evans will be on a fair chunk, and then they have a bunch of recent signings that are on £70k+ (Vestergaard, Soumare, Bertrand, Daka, Castagne).

 

[GlasgowCeltic]

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The hair means he’s 99% likely to be a clown

 

[WeePat]

Really? How? Vardy, Tielemans and Maddison are only true big(er) names in your team. On who you spend that wage budget?

Barnes got a new deal recently, so did Pereira. I'd imagine Ndidi is on a decent wage as he was at one point maybe the best DM in the league. Evans will be on a fair chunk, and then they have a bunch of recent signings that are on £70k+ (Vestergaard, Soumare, Bertrand, Daka, Castagne).

Did a bit of snooping - it seems like they have 5 players on £100k a week or more, Vardy (£160k a week) at the top. All 5 players are regular starters though, Tielemans, Maddison, Evans and Barnes. Iheanacho on £90k then a further 6 players (most of the players you name dropped plus Ayoze Perez) between £70k and £90k.

 

[Jimmy Skitz]

Did a bit of snooping - it seems like they have 5 players on £100k a week or more, Vardy (£160k a week) at the top. All 5 players are regular starters though, Tielemans, Maddison, Evans and Barnes. Iheanacho on £90k then a further 6 players (most of the players you name dropped plus Ayoze Perez) between £70k and £90k.

yup, some idiot went down the Arsene Wenger route of paying everyone big money, players like Bertrand, Evans, Soyuncu, Tielemans, Perez, Amartey and one or 2 more are expiring this summer so that will obviously make next summer a lot easier to work.

Evans will get an offer, Tielemans has a standing offer, Soyuncu is a mystery, not sure if he has not been offered a deal or turned it down no news has really come out.

Kasper Schmeichel was our second highest earner too before he was allowed to leave this summer

 

[Spielmacher]

The hair means he’s 99% likely to be a clown

Looks to me like they want to form the CB pairing with the worst haircuts in the league.

 

[avgp_1]

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Good CB, not exceptional at anything though of what I have seen. But for that price he should be fine

 

[Jimmy Skitz]

there was a batshit insane rumour that got picked up we were trying to sign Marcelo, Romano even took it seriously, totally untrue

 

[charlenefan]

Rodger's not mincing his words on BT, if he wasn't already on thin ice with results in 2022 he will be now

 

[Flexdegea]

Trying his best to get sacked and get the pay off as he knows Chelsea job could be close round the corner.......maybe even Villa with rich owners and massive club

 

[Andersonson]

Evans still showing he is a top CB. Maybe the best player on the pitch today. A lot better than 80m Maguire. Whoscored.com has him as the player with the highest rating even though they lost: https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1...-League-2022-2023-Leicester-Manchester-United

 

[sullydnl]

Bad team.

 

[Jimmy Skitz]

get that fecking cnut of a charlatan out of my club!

 

[cyberman]

If a team doesn’t follow Rodger’s intricate tactics then he’s useless as your manager. The actual organisation just falls away

 

[PoTMS]

Tough fixture list with Chelsea, United and Arsenal in their first 5. I don't think they need to worry about relegation. They'll be fine as soon as they sack Rodgers. He's taken them as far as they can go.

 

[That_Bloke]

I genuinely see us going down or at best being stuck in a relegation battle the whole season. Disastrous transfer window, lost a key CB and players don't buying into Rodgers' whatever vision anymore. Latter should've been given his marching orders a while ago.

We're truly fvcked.

 

[SilentWitness]

I genuinely see us going down or at best being stuck in a relegation battle the whole season. Disastrous transfer window, lost a key CB and players don't buying into Rodgers' whatever vision anymore. Latter should've been given his marching orders a while ago.

We're truly fvcked.

You do have a feeling of us from last season about you. Just have to hope injuries aren’t kind to you and your key players stay fit otherwise you could struggle.

 

[caid]

Looked toothless. Thought the ref was very generous with some soft free kicks and it was the only time they threatened. Never looked like creating anything from open play unless someone banged a thunderbolt in from 40 yards.

 

[Acole9]

No way will Rodgers see the season out. He'll be lucky if he's still there at Christmas.

 

[Klopper76]

No way will Rodgers see the season out. He'll be lucky if he's still there at Christmas.

They play Villa on September 10th. That’ll see one of Gerrard or Rodgers sacked.

 

[FootballHQ]

They're classic case of decent team bang out of form. Eventually worked the ball well around in midfield but just poor passes in final third and rash shots.

The one Justin just hopelessly blasted over with last kick was poor as that was a pretty good scoring chance.

They have issues but will hit form eventually, would be amazed if they're still bottom 3 going into world cup break.

Ndidi had a decent game for them at CB at least but sums up their issues. Having to play him there because Vestegaard totally flop as predicted and he's lost faith in Soyuncu, they need him back as the DM and build from there.

 

[tomaldinho1]

They play like we did last season, the majority just seem off it. Then the crowd gets excited by something and they try for a bit and then lull back to mediocrity.

 

[avgp_1]

The team desperately needed fresh faces. It seems the same squad for 3 years or so running

 

[The Purley King]

Genuine relegation candidates this year.
I didn’t think we played particularly well but Leicester were so passive. Looked like a training game at times such was the lack of energy from both sides.
Are there three worse teams than them? Probably but it’s not a guarantee

 

[Robertd0803]

Are the likes of Maddison and Tielemens going to be miffed now they are still there at the end of the window?

Not following Leicester closely but assumed they would be gone by now.

 

[Ekeke]

Are the likes of Maddison and Tielemens going to be miffed now they are still there at the end of the window?

Not following Leicester closely but assumed they would be gone by now.

Tielemens contract is coming up I think, so he'll probably be able to move in jan

Maddison can work on his own consistency

 

[Stadjer]

What is wrong with them? Bottom of the league and they were pretty bad today. Rodgers first one who will get the sack?

 

[WeePat]

Rodgers should really be getting more out of this group. Bottom of the league is unacceptable, even it’s only been 5 games. The team is very talented, even they do look weak in some areas.

 

[TheReligion]

What is wrong with them? Bottom of the league and they were pretty bad today. Rodgers first one who will get the sack?

Parker already sacked