The "do they mean us?" thread pt 3

[Strokes]

Winning the conference league, is on par as an accomplishment to winning the European cup in 1982.

Villa played 9 games,

 

2 against valur (Iceland).

2 against dynamo Berlin. Which were an East German side, now in the regional leagues since the reunification of Germany.

 

2 against dynamo Kyiv.

 

2 against Anderlect 

 

Then a final against Bayern Munich.

 

Whereas us playing Randers, PSV, Roma and likely Marseilles or feyenoord if we get through, is arguably a harder or similar level of competition.

The same can be said for both Forests European cups. The format didn’t produce the same competition that it does these days.

 

 

[st albans fox]

6 minutes ago, Strokes said:

Winning the conference league, is on par as an accomplishment to winning the European cup in 1982.

Villa played 9 games,

 

2 against valur (Iceland).

2 against dynamo Berlin. Which were an East German side, now in the regional leagues since the reunification of Germany.

 

2 against dynamo Kyiv.

 

2 against Anderlect 

 

Then a final against Bayern Munich.

 

Whereas us playing Randers, PSV, Roma and likely Marseilles or feyenoord if we get through, is arguably a harder or similar level of competition.

The same can be said for both Forests European cups. The format didn’t produce the same competition that it does these days.

 

Substitute Rennes for randers ……

[Strokes]

1 minute ago, st albans fox said:

Substitute Rennes for randers ……

How did I forget that?

[Foxdiamond]

1 hour ago, Webbo said:

Apparently forest wear red because of a refugee Italian soldier who fought for Garibaldi whose colours where red 

I would like to know how we finally settled on Royal Blue in around 1903. Was it just this kit became available? 

[Monk]

2 hours ago, OntarioFox said:

Who the hell are Forza Garibaldi? 

A group of forest fans who eat an obscene volume of raisin filled biscuits. 

[Ian Nacho]

Deary me

 

[Vlad the Fox]

15 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

Deary me

 

I thought Chas and Dave were West Ham fans 

[The Bear]

8 minutes ago, Vlad the Fox said:

I thought Chas and Dave were West Ham fans 

I know you're joking but they're huge Spurs fans. Mentioned them several times in songs. 

[Raj]

29 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

Deary me

 

Not half as bad as "daniel Amarteyyyyyy, hes our ****ing centre back"

Classic....

 

God forbid if the Spurs fans catch any City fans singing that!!!

Edited 1 May 2022 by Raj

[Leicesterpool]

Just think even Wigan Athletic have actually one something that is more recent compared to Spuds.... Still an elite club? 

 

Wow bet Tottenham have forgotten where their  trophy room is.

Edited 1 May 2022 by Leicesterpool

[Vlad the Fox]

49 minutes ago, The Bear said:

I know you're joking but they're huge Spurs fans. Mentioned them several times in songs. 

Ha ha, yes you’re right. My bad.

[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tottenham-leicester-national-media-reports-7025415

 

The Guardian, Ed Aarons

Conte surprisingly recalled Lucas Moura in place of Kulusevski in the only change from last week’s draw at Brentford, while Brendan Rodgers made no apologies for his selection that included only three of the players who started against Roma in the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final in midweek.

After a strangely muted start from the hosts, it was Patson Daka who produced the first attempt of any significance in the 14th minute when Boubakary Soumaré’s low cross somehow picked out the Zambian striker and his effort was pushed on to the post by Hugo Lloris.

Luckily for Spurs, they are able to call on the most prolific attacking partnership in Premier League history and the 41st goal combination between Son and Kane midway through the first half was as simple as they come.

Read more here .

 

The Telagraph, Matt Law

Against an under-strength Leicester City team with more than an eye on Thursday night’s Europa Conference League semi-final second-leg tie against Roma, Son not only scored twice, the second of his goals was a wonderful strike, but also assisted for Kane - no wonder Conte gave him a hug when the forward went off to a standing ovation near the end...

Following an encouraging start, Tottenham survived a number of let-offs, during which Patson Daka hit the post, before Kane headed them into the lead. A Ben Davies shot was deflected out for a corner and from Son’s delivery, Kane stooped to head the ball past Kasper Schmeichel.

The goal was Tottenham’s first effort on target in 221 minutes and Kane’s 17th in the Premier League against Leicester, a record bettered only by Alan Shearer’s 20 against Leeds United.

Read more here .

 

The Daily Mail, Matt Barlow

Next up for Tottenham is Liverpool on Saturday, followed by a derby against Arsenal, and they are unlikely to find either of them quite as accommodating as Leicester, who made eight changes to the team that started the first leg of the Europa Conference semi-final against Roma with Thursday's return in mind.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall was absent with a tight calf and James Maddison with a hip problem. There was no sign of Jonny Evans, Harvey Barnes remained on the bench and by the time Jamie Vardy and Youri Tielemans were unleashed, Spurs were already stretching into an unassailable lead and Rodgers was fuming once again about his team's defensive frailties.

The visitors made a positive enough start. Hugo Lloris pushed a low drive from Patson Daka onto a post and Ayoze Perez was convinced his team should have had a penalty early in the game, when Son seemed to nudge the ball aside with an elbow. Referee Jon Moss was not interested in the claims. Nor were his video assistants.

Kasper Scmeichel's goal came under no threat for 20 minutes until a shot by Ben Davies was deflected over and from the corner came the opening goal.

Read more here .

 

The Sun, Charlie Wyett

For Leicester, it is probably not a surprise that they have been unable to match those giddy achievements under Claudio Ranieri

But the club’s fans would have been happy to be told that in 2022, they would be on the verge of a first European final, albeit in a slightly iffy competition.

With an eye on Thursday’s semi-final second leg with Roma, Rodgers made eight changes from the first leg.

Even so, home keeper Hugo Lloris stopped Leicester taking an early lead by getting the slightest of touches to push Patson’s Daka’s shot onto the post.

Daka did not get the cleanest of strikes on the shot which came from Boubakary Soumare after he overpowered Ben Davies.

There was more panic in the home area when Marc Albrighton burst through but Cristian Romero cleared the danger.

But no sooner had Tottenham got through that spell of pressure, they took the lead through their trusted combo.

Read more here .

 

Sky Sports

Leicester's spirited performance, in spite of making wholesale changes, was rewarded with a late consolation from Kelechi Iheanacho, whose stoppage-time strike sent the Foxes into Thursday's decisive Europa Conference League semi-final second leg at Roma on a positive note.

[KFS]

14 hours ago, Ian Nacho said:

Deary me

 

Tottenham for the title?

Oh no please don’t take the piss

A century plus trying 

Bottled, lost it, fell short, missed

They posted pics of lions 

Like a bunch of psychopaths

Just to lose the league at Chelsea

Come on, you can do the maffs

[Vlad the Fox]

2 minutes ago, KFS said:

Tottenham for the title?

Oh no please don’t take the piss

A century plus trying 

Bottled, lost it, fell short, missed

They posted pics of lions 

Like a bunch of psychopaths

Just to lose the league at Chelsea

Come on, you can do the maffs

To think the even had a chance

 

Not being picky but they were never in any kind of position to lose the league, it was ours from the moment we went top of the league. They were just the team closest to us but always just out of reach.

[ParkerPen]

Every Premier League club's surprise star of the season, featuring Eriksen, Elanga and... (football365.com)

 

harsh ?

 

Leicester: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Plenty of surprises for Leicester this season but none of them great. Dewsbury-Hall returned from his loan with Luton and has been one of the Foxes’ better performers. It’s a low bar.

[don_danbury]

23 minutes ago, ParkerPen said:

Every Premier League club's surprise star of the season, featuring Eriksen, Elanga and... (football365.com)

 

harsh ?

 

Leicester: Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
Plenty of surprises for Leicester this season but none of them great. Dewsbury-Hall returned from his loan with Luton and has been one of the Foxes’ better performers. It’s a low bar.

not too harsh but i suppose its down to injuries that only 1 or 2 players have stood out this season.

[Ted Maul]

Probably indicative of the standards we've set over the last few years- Connor Gallagher, who has performed at a similar level for a team similarly placed in the table, has had a 'wonderful season'.

[Jimmy]

1 hour ago, Ted Maul said:

Probably indicative of the standards we've set over the last few years- Connor Gallagher, who has performed at a similar level for a team similarly placed in the table, has had a 'wonderful season'.

one plays in London on loan from a scumbag 6 the other doesn't, also Gallagher to be fair, has had more goals and assists

[Koke]

1 hour ago, Ted Maul said:

Probably indicative of the standards we've set over the last few years- Connor Gallagher, who has performed at a similar level for a team similarly placed in the table, has had a 'wonderful season'.

 

We're above Palace in the league. They've had a great season. We've had a terrible season. Levels to this game. 

[Sly]

1 hour ago, Koke said:

 

We're above Palace in the league. They've had a great season. We've had a terrible season. Levels to this game. 

Expectations 

[ajthefox]

In the last two seasons KDH (at today's level) barely gets a sniff in the team. They have a point.

[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-city-roma-rodgers-defeat-7045159

 

The Guardian

A few minutes after the final whistle, fresh from exiting the Europa Conference League and slipping to a semi-final defeat that ends their hopes of playing on the continent next season, Leicester’s players trudged across to the corner of this throbbing arena where their 3,500 travelling supporters were housed. Kasper Schmeichel chucked his goalkeeping gloves into the crowd, Jamie Vardy his shin pads and, given they are lagging behind in the Premier League, 11th and out of the picture with five games to play, it was hard to escape the feeling that Leicester’s season in effect ended here, to a slender defeat courtesy of an early Tammy Abraham header.

The galling thing for Brendan Rodgers was that Abraham’s 27th goal of the season stemmed from a set piece, the England striker towering above Ricardo Pereira at a corner to score the decisive goal in this tie. In the build-up, Rodgers pinpointed set plays as one of Roma’s primary threats and he conceded Pereira against Abraham was an unfortunate mismatch. The Leicester defender Jonny Evans confirmed Pereira was assigned to mark Abraham.

 

Daily Mail

Leicester were furious with the performance of referee Srdjan Jovanovic, with some players and staff berating him at full-time, and boss Brendan Rodgers bemoaned their weakness at set-pieces. It has been a problem all season and Abraham scored when unmarked at a corner.

'I was very disappointed with the referee,' said Rodgers. 'It felt as though virtually every decision went against us. I don't know if the game was too quick for him.

'Set-pieces are about organisation and determination and we lack physicality in those moments. They had five players who were big threats from set-pieces so there was always going to be a mismatch and it came to Ricardo Pereira marking Tammy.'

Leicester are 11th in the Premier League, so losing narrowly over two legs to the fifth-best team in Serie A is no disgrace. Yet after scrambling through tough ties against Rennes and PSV Eindhoven, Rodgers and his players will be disappointed they could not threaten more. Rui Patricio did not have a serious save to make and while Leicester believed they should have had an early penalty, they did not do themselves justice.

 

The Independent

Tammy Abraham broke Leicester hearts as Roma reached the Europa Conference League final.

The England striker’s 27th goal of the season sealed a 1-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico and booked a showdown with Feyenoord in Tirana. Jose Mourinho’s side progressed 2-1 on aggregate after last week’s semi-final first leg draw at the King Power Stadium.

The Foxes fell short in their first European semi-final and there will be a lingering sense of regret they failed to seriously trouble Roma and never did themselves justice. The club have torn up the rule book after winning the Premier League and FA Cup in the last six years but, this season, European success was just out of reach.

 

The Times

All roads lead to Rome but some prove cul-de-sacs. Leicester City’s season is essentially over, certainly in a state of stasis with Brendan Rodgers’s side safe from relegation but too far off the European positions to challenge. So a disappointing season ended with a whimper here at the Stadio Olimpico with a performance that encapsulated their year: a vulnerability at set-pieces and insufficient service to Jamie Vardy.

Leicester had legitimate grievance with the Serbian referee Srdjan Jovanovic, who has been on the Fifa list since 2015, as he ignored some blatant wrestling by Roma defenders at corners but they really had only themselves to blame. James Maddison raised his game, putting in a couple of weaving runs, but otherwise, too many of his team-mates were too subdued.

Leicester managed only two efforts on target, and their collective ennui was in stark contrast to the England international Tammy Abraham. Roma’s No 9 not only scored the decisive goal but delivered such a strong all-round performance that his case to be taken to the World Cup will surely be strengthened when Gareth Southgate examines the video.

[Jaspa]

 

edit: just seen it was posted in the post match thread earlier on. Ah well

Edited 6 May 2022 by Jaspa

[Nalis]

2 hours ago, Jaspa said:

 

edit: just seen it was posted in the post match thread earlier on. Ah well

Chat shit get banged. Universal.

[StanSP]