Consigliere Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 26 minutes ago, Robert Baratheon's hammer said: No one knows if Ranieri would have kept them up or if the new manager will. Therefore they should have given him the chance to try and keep them up after winning the league for a team who has never won it and may never win it again. He qualified for the second round of the champions league which they still have a chance of winning and getting through to the quarter finals. They overachieved last season and now there doing only a bit worse than expected. The fact of the matter is the players have been bang average apart from the keeper all season. The players aren't motivated which reminds me of Chelsea last season. He deserved better from the players and the owners. Panic decision. And why were the Chelsea players not motivated last season? It's because they stopped playing for Mourinho right? Once the players turn against the manager, it's game over for the manager. If the talk of dressing room unrest at Leicester are true (and I believe that they are) then the board only had one option. Harsh? Yes, but that is the nature of the game. Team in freefall, staring down the barrel of relegation with no signs of turning things around, players turned against the manager - any club in that situation would sack the manager and Leicester City are no different to anyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 It's simply a matter of pragmatism. A manager is more expendable than the players if there's a widespread revolt, especially at this juncture where you can fire managers but not players, especially if you're worried about floating some massive wages if you go down The board is getting a lot of shit, we'll see if it filters down to the players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I feel like there's not a lot of middle ground in today's Everton/Sunderland game- Lukaku's either going to score no goals or like six. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Cahill looked rattled before the freekick, and then Llorente gets around him. Good finish by Swansea. At least it'll make for a decent second half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Sigurdsson is so good. Should definitely move on in the summer. Wouldnt mind him at Liverpool for his dead balls alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Another big collision of heads, between Dawson and Mings. Dawson was properly out cold. Thankfully the physio put his foot down and wouldn't allow him back on. The message is starting to get through to staff that they really need to overrule players on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Castel Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Oof, Fabianski...come on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Not the best game we've played, at least in the second half, but we win again. And we keep another clean sheet, which is nice. Today, we were good - in the first half, at least - to move the ball out to the wing and get crosses and men into the box. That also got us our first goal. Second one was a counter, and Lukaku is extremely strong there. Also, lucky. Feel like a deserved win, even if Defoe had a chance there towards the end. Shame about Bradley Lowery, who has watched us three times now - twice against Sunderland - and we've won every game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Baratheon's hammer Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Swansea too good to go down on the basis of yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Southampton have been the better side by a fair bit so far. Running circles around us at times while we have been reduced (mostly) to hitting long balls and hoping for the best. Score should be 1-1 since Southampton had a perfectly legitimate goal ruled out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Spurs should sign Jesse Lingard in summer. Goal every home game for the next what, two seasons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercenaryChef Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 second goal was awfully well orchestrated. those who felt zlatan couldn't make it in England were clearly wrong. he had just continued to be one of the best forwards ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Wow. We were so damn poor in the 1st half. I'm sure I am not the only one scratching his head and wondering how the hell we are in front. We have to improve big time in all areas of the pitch. Valencia didn't start well but Rojo has been horrendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 ZLATAN! ZLATAN! ZLATAN! I'll say it again, Zlatan is the only one of our forward players who can be relied upon to consistently find the back of the net. I have to admit though that the better side lost today. Southampton have been outstanding throughout the competition and would have been deserved winners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 That was rather lucky. Southampton have certainly helped their goalscorer problem with Giabbaddini, but if they can add someone like, say, Antonio or Siggurdson in summer to score from wider and deeper areas as well they'll be winning games like that, comfortably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I am now sad that our (seemingly half-hearted) pursuit of Giabbaddini in the summer didn't materialize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Rorshach said: I am now sad that our (seemingly half-hearted) pursuit of Giabbaddini in the summer didn't materialize. Why? You weren't going to play him 4-4-2 with Lukaku were you? I mean, with him in the team Southampton might now be better than you, as a whole, but they're not going to catch you this season anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 10 hours ago, polishgenius said: Why? You weren't going to play him 4-4-2 with Lukaku were you? I mean, with him in the team Southampton might now be better than you, as a whole, but they're not going to catch you this season anyway. Would have been nice to have a back up who can score. And perhaps play him or Lukaku out wide/try 4-4-2? I mean, our back up options up front are Valencia (one goal), Kone (none, but he doesn't play either) and Calvert-Levin (no goals, but has been injured). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 4 hours ago, Rorshach said: Would have been nice to have a back up who can score. I'm always wary of teams bringing in backups who should be first teamers. Like, being backup was presumably why he left Inter so I couldn't see him being happy with playing second fiddle to Lukaku- it often seems to me to end up in long-term problems for the club as there's tension and sometimes both players get frustrated and eventually leave. Or lose confidence and are no use as a backup anyway (see: West Ham recently, Newcastle when they got Ba and Cisse together, things like that). But it is a tough balancing act to find someone happy to play backup but good enough to make a difference, so I see the appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Gabbiadini played his best football in Italy playing out wide in a front three at Sampdoria, so he and Lukaku would not necessarily have to have been together in a front 2. I was surprised that Southampton signed him to play centre forward, when it was failing to replace Milik at Napoli there that his confidence and stock dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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