Bob Weasel Fox Posted 30 January 2020 Share Posted 30 January 2020 9 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: Liverpool's approach is interesting because whilst they are a technically worse team than Man City, they are more efficient and consistent. It's also proven to be more effective in Europe too. So you are right in the sense that whilst Man City (and even Leicester to a certain extent) play nicer football than Liverpool, their approach has been more effective. All that said, I am a huge fan of the way we play! Some of the team goals we've scored this season have been outstanding, e.g. Vardy against Arsenal with the Barnes flick and Ricardo and Tielemans passes. I would happily see us play like that as "The Leicester City Way" with no problems whatsoever. It should be noted though that Man City lost Sane and Laporte for large periods of the season. Had Liverpool lost Salah and Van Dijk for the same amount of time, they would have struggled too. Man City definitely dropped back a bit this season, but their are some extenuating circumstances behind it IMO. Excellent post. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 30 January 2020 Share Posted 30 January 2020 5 hours ago, ScouseFox said: the thing annoying me most about liverpool is that most their fans don’t seem to be as happy as they should be. they’re pissing me right off not gonna lie. theres fu cking millions of them all over social media, my group chats, my office etc. who are more upset about the fact fans of other teams are saying “they’re lucky” or “the league is rubbish” than they are buzzing that theyve got a 6 month coronation. stop crying about the fact the media seem to be making excuses for pep, or about the fact nobody likes liverpool or is giving them the respect they probably deserve. fu cking revel in it. the bitterness and excuses of everyone else really made our title win even more special as far as i’m concerned. You've got a point. The more opposition fans moaned about our counter attacking play and the media love in, the more we just lapped it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ive got the blues Posted 30 January 2020 Share Posted 30 January 2020 11 hours ago, An Sionnach said: Man. City have proved yet again that they re nothing like as good as Liverpool so Rodgers should stop using them as a template for us. They have tremendous understanding and movement and the best striker in the league but if Plan A doesn't work they look unable to find anything else. Liverpool's success is built on rock solid defending, physical strength and ferocious counter attack . It works , we should use them as our model. I am sorry but you have massively simplified everything. Do you really think any team can just go let's copy them and then start to win stuff? So far we have improved in every competition. Long may it continue Also who says Rodgers models us exactly on Man City?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 30 January 2020 Share Posted 30 January 2020 Oh god please no 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splinterdream Posted 30 January 2020 Share Posted 30 January 2020 What we need a strong centre forward that can hold up the ball and is a target mm an to give us a different option, playing with Ricardo and Chilwell leaves exposed on the break down the flanks. We need to be able to bring on a winger or 2, hold Ricardo or Chilwell deeper if that happens and feed crosses to that target man in a 4-4-2 or 4-5-1. It amazes me that despite it being obvious we get exposed there BR does nothing about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Bear Posted 31 January 2020 Popular Post Share Posted 31 January 2020 6 hours ago, StanSP said: Oh god please no Mark Chapman would be my choice. Good on pretty much everything he hosts. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 31 January 2020 Author Share Posted 31 January 2020 17 hours ago, StriderHiryu said: Liverpool's approach is interesting because whilst they are a technically worse team than Man City, they are more efficient and consistent. It's also proven to be more effective in Europe too. So you are right in the sense that whilst Man City (and even Leicester to a certain extent) play nicer football than Liverpool, their approach has been more effective. All that said, I am a huge fan of the way we play! Some of the team goals we've scored this season have been outstanding, e.g. Vardy against Arsenal with the Barnes flick and Ricardo and Tielemans passes. I would happily see us play like that as "The Leicester City Way" with no problems whatsoever. It should be noted though that Man City lost Sane and Laporte for large periods of the season. Had Liverpool lost Salah and Van Dijk for the same amount of time, they would have struggled too. Man City definitely dropped back a bit this season, but their are some extenuating circumstances behind it IMO. It’s quite a simple approach that many big clubs fail to see. It’s one thing to spend big and but all the big names as we see with the likes of Man City and Real Madrid, it’s another to carefully think about building a team and getting players in who do a job within that team. Liverpools midfield on paper is pretty average, no world beaters. They do all however, do their simpler role to perfection. Much like us in the title winning season. Every cog knows it’s role and keeps turning for the greater good. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox92 Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 9 hours ago, StanSP said: Oh god please no 3 hours ago, The Bear said: Mark Chapman would be my choice. Good on pretty much everything he hosts. Agree Chapman I think he's excellent. Very good on the radio too. I thought Gabby Logan would be in with a shout too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Md9 Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 10 hours ago, StanSP said: Oh god please no Ooh can’t wait to not watch this again. Within a month he will do a linekar and say if spurs win He will do the show in his pants only he knows he will never have to do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcsnow Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 Am I missing something? It turns me off watching a match just having him on commentary. He can't talk properly 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Md9 Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 Arsenal sign soares from Southampton. Just seen Newcastle bidder 45 mil for someone as well but player rejected them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realjimbo Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 Just saw the headline "King to Man Utd", GO FOR IT ANDY! It'll improve the average level of Huddersfield, City and United! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realjimbo Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 Jenas!! Joke right? Ex Forest (twice) , ex Spurs and what was the other thing... Oh yes- idiot! If he gets it I'll walk down our street in me pants.. Oh wait though I do already. There's a reason Chappers does MOTD2 folks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzzy_Larsson Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 17 hours ago, Ive got the blues said: I am sorry but you have massively simplified everything. Do you really think any team can just go let's copy them and then start to win stuff? So far we have improved in every competition. Long may it continue Also who says Rodgers models us exactly on Man City?? Of course he doesn't, it's more the Bielsa influence on both Rodgers and Pep which lead to the similarity in style. Both managers have went on at length many times in the past how they've adopted his philosophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langston Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 7 hours ago, Fox92 said: Agree Chapman I think he's excellent. Very good on the radio too. I thought Gabby Logan would be in with a shout too. Either of those two would be great – that said I don't particularly dislike Jenas, when he goes and interviews players / staff and his chat is off-the-cuff ex-pro to current pro stuff, he's actually pretty watchable. But I don't think he's quite anchor* material, certainly not in the same bracket as Lineker - can't see him packing it in soon, mind. *Don't, anybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 10 hours ago, Aus Fox said: It’s quite a simple approach that many big clubs fail to see. It’s one thing to spend big and but all the big names as we see with the likes of Man City and Real Madrid, it’s another to carefully think about building a team and getting players in who do a job within that team. Liverpools midfield on paper is pretty average, no world beaters. They do all however, do their simpler role to perfection. Much like us in the title winning season. Every cog knows it’s role and keeps turning for the greater good. Please more comments like yours."Every cog knows it's role and keeps turning for the greater good" Touch of class that. Actually the whole comment is. Spiritual actually. That's what hooked me on Rodgers when he was at Swansea. An article in the Telegraph about tika-taka that broke down each players attributes /responsibilities in relation to their position on the pitch. Rodgers enlightened me with that bit of knowledge and made watching football so much more enjoyable. What an awesome sport, sometimes I forget. Knowledge .....the final frontier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 (edited) Odion Ighalo to Man Utd? Errrrrmmmm.... £300k per week. Hasn't played for months as its China's close season, finished off his last PL spell with 1 goal in 18 games and is effectively in quarantine at the moment due to the Coronavirus. The Woodward way! Edited 31 January 2020 by The Bear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosbehFox Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 4 minutes ago, The Bear said: Odion Ighalo to Man Utd? Errrrrmmmm.... £300k per week. Hasn't played for months as its China's close season, finished off his last PL spell with 1 goal in 18 games and is effectively in quarantine at the moment due to the Coronavirus. The Woodward way! Apparently all done by email. Won’t be able to have a medical until tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paninistickers Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 4 hours ago, Langston said: Either of those two would be great – that said I don't particularly dislike Jenas, when he goes and interviews players / staff and his chat is off-the-cuff ex-pro to current pro stuff, he's actually pretty watchable. But I don't think he's quite anchor* material, certainly not in the same bracket as Lineker - can't see him packing it in soon, mind. *Don't, anybody I like Jenas. Talks like a normal fella. No affectation. Seems a naturally inquisivative guy. Gary has passed his football knowledge peak. His references are from too long ago; jock Wallace, Howard Kendall, El Tel, Bobby Robson. He's much better on general TV like sports personality or that grandad war thing he did Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bovril Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 Just now, Paninistickers said: I like Jenas. Talks like a normal fella. No affectation. Seems a naturally inquisivative guy. Gary has passed his football knowledge peak. His references are from too long ago; jock Wallace, Howard Kendall, El Tel, Bobby Robson. He's much better on general TV like sports personality or that grandad war thing he did He does seem like a nice guy, and you're right that he isn't as pretentious as some others. Would be good if he could correctly conjugate the verb to be but I guess we can't have it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Md9 Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 28 minutes ago, The Bear said: Odion Ighalo to Man Utd? Errrrrmmmm.... £300k per week. Hasn't played for months as its China's close season, finished off his last PL spell with 1 goal in 18 games and is effectively in quarantine at the moment due to the Coronavirus. The Woodward way! Would be great sign him as a stop gap for an injured rashford on big money then iron won’t be able to make it out of China and if he doe its a 2 week quarantine period hahah. Josh king to Utd would also be a strange one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 Ighalo to United is so mad it just might work and not be as shit as it really ought to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicester_Loyal Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 Watching deadline day on SSN makes me feel sick, it's awful. I managed 10 minutes before it was turned off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adster Posted 31 January 2020 Share Posted 31 January 2020 7 minutes ago, Leicester_Loyal said: Watching deadline day on SSN makes me feel sick, it's awful. I managed 10 minutes before it was turned off. Sky sports is absolute garbage especially on transfer deadline day. Get it in the ****ing bin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_horns Posted 1 February 2020 Share Posted 1 February 2020 3 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said: Watching deadline day on SSN makes me feel sick, it's awful. I managed 10 minutes before it was turned off. And basically nothing happened really apart form West Ham spending more millions - one day it might come off for them! Not sure Igahlo is going to be the answer to their problems - very much a fox in the box striker so won't be going out wide or playing on the counter attack as Man U like to do. Mind you one thing is for sure - he'll score against us when we play them in February! Seems to be a loan with an option to offer a contract - he is being paid 300k a week in China so guess unless he does wonders they won't rush to sign him on a permanent basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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