Yes and even Ricardo. Some very decent players they've got. I like them.
Premier League Gameweek 7
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They aren't punching above their weight though, their first XI is a quality set of players many of whom would walk into our best XI.
Never said we will or won’t finish below them. But the mere suggestion was met with hilarity from some posters over the summer.
No wonder every neighbour's grass looks greener , when your grass is in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.
Leicester City as a club are. The players are performing incredibly well at a club where there is very little pressure compared to the Big 6, and in particular United who are the biggest club in the country and going through a very bad time.
I guarantee many of Leicester's players level would drop under such circumstances. History is full of such cases, see x Southampton player signing for Liverpool (with one notable exception).
I remember a thread on 'our top 6 rivals - Leicester' in the summer. It was removed after i'd commented how close to us they were
Calm down with the orgasm at Leicester. It’s against Newcastle 10 men
So Leicester will move up to 3rd on the log, we better beat Arsenal tomorrow.
Or it could be that they are well coached side that plays to the players strengths making him utilize their best attributes.
That’s 5
5-0.
Well taken goal that from Ndidi, Chillwell with the ball in to been very impressive today.
Embarrassing from Newcastle.
Hope Newcastle go down.
They’re a big club but they’re just one of those pointless clubs that never do anything and always linger around relegation zone season after season.
They’re a big club but they’re just one of those pointless clubs that never do anything and always linger around relegation zone season after season.
I was saying the same thing under Puel a year ago.
Once Andy Carroll gets more minutes, he'll fire Newcastle up the table (apparently)
Puel had shocking runs and the decision to block Mahrez transfer and having one of his best players not giving a shit kinda ruined the season(1st).
You laugh, but we won't be laughing when he smashes a header in over Lindelof to get them a draw against us up soon.
All of the clubs in that region really.
it is a guarantee Carroll scores next week and then goes 7 games without scoring
A tiny bit of balance in a sea of overexcited types.
Inevitable.
I can see it now, we'll have scraped our one goal a game, and spend the last 40mins trying to defend it.
Then Carroll rises above Lindy in the 93rd min to gut us all, having been buoyed by the superb display in limiting Arsenal to 2 goals tomorrow.
Really rate the boy. Wish we have fullback who is comfortable joining attack.
and Almiron will get his first ever assist for Newcastle
Leicester are at home too, against a side that started (and ended) the day in the relegation zone. Good game for Leicester, but Newcastle made it very easy for them ultimately.
Leicester might finish above us and are definitely better run than United right now, but their players won't 'walk' into this United side. In fact, barring Chilwell and Maddison, I can't think of any who would improve us straightaway.
Every side in the PL comes with an extra gallon of gas in the tank when they have to come play against United. Also, every player in the red shirt is subject to far more scrutiny than elsewhere. The stakes are higher, your mistakes have greater impact, and your nerves will be tested.
Their Turkish CB can find it easy to move on from his errors against us because his ex-manager isn't a CL winner who comes on TV to berate him. Ayoze Perez can get away with a barren spell of no goals without scrutiny but Jesse Lingard cannot. Pogba has the same number of assists as Maddison but the forner's season is identified by a missed penalty while the latter's by his solo wonder goal.
If Leicester's starting XI were playing for United, I don't think they'd be third after 7 games.
Every side in the PL comes with an extra gallon of gas in the tank when they have to come play against United. Also, every player in the red shirt is subject to far more scrutiny than elsewhere. The stakes are higher, your mistakes have greater impact, and your nerves will be tested.
Their Turkish CB can find it easy to move on from his errors against us because his ex-manager isn't a CL winner who comes on TV to berate him. Ayoze Perez can get away with a barren spell of no goals without scrutiny but Jesse Lingard cannot. Pogba has the same number of assists as Maddison but the forner's season is identified by a missed penalty while the latter's by his solo wonder goal.
If Leicester's starting XI were playing for United, I don't think they'd be third after 7 games.
Didn't we beat them the other game, even with our supposedly sh!thouse team missing players?I remember a thread on 'our top 6 rivals - Leicester' in the summer. It was removed after i'd commented how close to us they were
Newcastle fan on 606 wanting Bruce to resign. He mentions that Joelington (40m striker) is been played on the wing.
Good post about the relative pressures, take your point, but believe Vardy and Tielemans would also walk into our team
Did he really cost that?? Jheeez
Their record signing
You stated that Leicester give their players like Maddison etc a platform to perform with less pressure and I gave my opinion why that's the case.
They are, that's why when they lose a game, nothing much is said but if it was United, we'd be hammered into the ground for it and not hear the last of it because of the expectation. People somehow still see us as the same United that won multiple titles, that's not the case but being United player comes with a raised expectation and responsibility, as we're seeing some of our players cannot deal with it.
Absolutely, I agree!
We did, and then followed it up by losing to West Ham. It doesn't really prove anything.
That would be the Rodgers that couldn't even out coach Ole a few weeks ago?
Wow, the attitudes towards Leicester on here these days.
I guess they are legitimate rivals now...
I guess they are legitimate rivals now...
They could be ours next week, if they pull of beating us at Anfield for the first time in god knows when they're 4 points behind us, and we've got Spurs, United after that. They have burnley (h) Soton (a)
Head to heads are surely the only real way of proving who is better though? Especially only 2months into a season?
If it was March and Leicester were 20 points clear, it'd be a different situation.
You must be the most downer Liverpool fan in history! Could be your rivals?! You haven't even dropped 1 point yet!
An upset I'd say. Top teams do occasionally lose to mid-table teams.
I used to be a member of a WHU forum, they were all pretty welcoming tbh, think I was there before I joined here. Can't remember the admins name, started with an S and I think she died or something, then it all went to shit and isn't there anymore.
Nowt to be scared about!