Popular Post SemperEadem Posted 23 December 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 23 December 2022 19 hours ago, MarriedaLeicesterGirl said: A co-worker located in Rome said this appeared at her neighbourhood bar the other day. Ahaha thats brilliant. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Spudulike Posted 23 December 2022 Popular Post Share Posted 23 December 2022 21 hours ago, MarriedaLeicesterGirl said: A co-worker located in Rome said this appeared at her neighbourhood bar the other day. I'm actually impressed that it's spelt correctly. 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 23 December 2022 Share Posted 23 December 2022 1 hour ago, SemperEadem said: Ahaha thats brilliant. The fella on the moped has been released from hospital ……. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ithuriel Posted 24 December 2022 Share Posted 24 December 2022 28 minutes ago, StanSP said: Of all the players Henry has played against... When Taggart played for Barnsley, playing against us at Filbert Street, I was at the front of the Kop just behind the goal and we were attacking the Kop end. Their keeper made a last ditch save, smothering the ball and I overheard Tags warning their keeper not to let a goal in or else, yes, he threatened his own keeper to keep a clean sheet 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 31 December 2022 Author Share Posted 31 December 2022 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-leicester-city-match-report-7983346 The Guardian Liverpool ended a year they will remember with a night Wout Faes would love to forget. Leicester’s usually assured defender scored two ludicrous own goals that gifted Jürgen Klopp’s team a fortunate victory and maintained their momentum in pursuit of Champions League qualification. Brendan Rodgers’ team led through Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s early strike and were rarely troubled by a subdued Liverpool display until Faes sliced two goals into his own net in seven first half minutes. Both were easily avoidable and are destined to feature in classic own goal clips for years to come. “3-0 to the Leicester boys,” chanted the away fans, with some justification. That was one of their better offerings on a night when they spewed out the pathetic ‘feed the scousers’ and ‘always the victim’ chants at Anfield yet again. Read the full report here Daily Mail If Liverpool's £44million signing Cody Gakpo wanted an example of what a crazy league he's coming into, this was it. Gakpo was in the Anfield crowd to witness a highly unorthodox evening in which hapless Leicester defender Wout Faes took centre stage with two comical own goals that matched his surname. Liverpool barely deserved to take their fourth win in a row – 'very poor' was Virgil van Dijk's description of their performance – but The Kop had a high old time, shouting 'shoo-oot' at poor Faes every time the ball was at his feet. Read the full report here Independent On Cody Gakpo’s first appearance at Anfield, Liverpool discovered a new scorer. Not the Dutchman, however, who was sat in the stands before his transfer from PSV Eindhoven is ratified and registered, but a far more improbable figure. Sadly for him, Wout Faes’s Anfield bow was an unforgettable occasion. Mohamed Salah is yet to score twice in a game for Liverpool at Anfield this season. Strangely, Faes has, with twin own goals. He was the inadvertent match-winner for Liverpool, turning a deserved lead for Leicester into a comical defeat. Not since Cardiff’s Danny Malloy in 1959 had an opponent struck twice in a match for Liverpool. The Leicester centre-back had bagged his personal brace by half-time, each in garishly bad fashion. Liverpool know seasons can turn on freakish incidents and, two seasons ago, they might not have qualified for the Champions League but for a goal from their goalkeeper, Alisson. Now Faes’s ludicrous night has the potential to prove a similar turning point. Read the full report here Telegraph With gallows humour, Leicester City’s Wout Faes may briefly have considered the possibility of the perfect hat-trick at Anfield on Friday night. He had already delivered an exceptional finish with his left foot, and a more clumsy tap-in with his right, but throughout an entertainingly flawed game the Kop could have done no more to encourage the Belgian to complete the set, willing every cross to end with a header past Leicester keeper Danny Ward. The punchline, of course, is that Faes’ double was into his own net. Leicester fans gracefully accepted the joke by gleefully chanting about scoring three on hallowed turf and charitably overlooking the key details that two of them secured Liverpool’s win. Read the full report here Sky Sports Two own goals from Wout Faes helped Liverpool to a 2-1 comeback win over Leicester which moves the Reds to within two points of fourth place in the Premier League. Liverpool's first outing at Anfield since before the World Cup got off to a nightmare start just four minutes in when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall carved through the home side's defence before bumping a finish past Alisson. But after end-to-end action, Leicester centre-back Faes gave Liverpool a massive helping hand, first somehow slashing Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross up and over Foxes goalkeeper Danny Ward (38) before sending the ball into his own net again (45) after Darwin Nunez's chip hit a post. Read the full report here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 31 December 2022 Author Share Posted 31 December 2022 One FPL user TRIPLE CAPTAINED Wout Faes against Liverpool, scored two own goals Nasir Jabbar One FPL user TRIPLE CAPTAINED Wout Faes against Liverpool, scored two own goals Faes scored not one but TWO own goals in his side's 2-1 defeat at Anfield on Friday. The Foxes had opened the scoring when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ran through on goal to slot home. But Liverpool hit back with two goals just before the break courtesy of Faes, who converted into his own net TWICE. The Belgium defender completely fluffed his clearance from a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross, looping the ball into the back of the net. He then failed to clear the ball when Darwin Nunez hit the post, finding the goal once again from close range. If you think Faes had a bad night, then think of the FPL manager who tripled captained the 24-year-old, who cost the user -12 points. @OfficialFPL took to social media to reveal that one user had made the outrageous decision. "40 #FPL managers captained Wout Faes," they tweeted. "1 manager triple captained the Leicester defender." Needless to say, Faes being triple captain against Liverpool got FPL fans online talking. One tweeted: "On the Faes of it, it was a really bad idea..." A second joked: "Just remember this whenever you have a bad gameweek." A third added: "To have him in the line up is already strange. And to triple captain is absolutely outrageous." A fourth said: "Why would you do this in the first place." Another commented: "Damn, I thought I was bad at this game." Despite his horror show, Brendan Rodgers has no doubt Faes will recover from his disastrous showing against Liverpool. "It is obviously disappointing for him but he is a really strong character," he said. "He has been really good for us since he arrived from Reims. "He was away at the World Cup and didn’t play a minute so it will take him a few games to get his rhythm back. He has shown the level he can get to. "Tonight he was just unfortunate but I thought he responded brilliantly in the second half." Topics: Liverpool, Leicester City, Fantasy Premier League, Football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grebfromgrebland Posted 31 December 2022 Share Posted 31 December 2022 On 24/12/2022 at 09:08, ithuriel said: When Taggart played for Barnsley, playing against us at Filbert Street, I was at the front of the Kop just behind the goal and we were attacking the Kop end. Their keeper made a last ditch save, smothering the ball and I overheard Tags warning their keeper not to let a goal in or else, yes, he threatened his own keeper to keep a clean sheet Ah the good old days. I remember him putting his arms around the neck of his centre back partner for making a mistake. We could do with a similar character on the pitch right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntman_Mike Posted 31 December 2022 Share Posted 31 December 2022 On 24/12/2022 at 09:08, ithuriel said: When Taggart played for Barnsley, playing against us at Filbert Street, I was at the front of the Kop just behind the goal and we were attacking the Kop end. Their keeper made a last ditch save, smothering the ball and I overheard Tags warning their keeper not to let a goal in or else, yes, he threatened his own keeper to keep a clean sheet 2 minutes ago, Grebfromgrebland said: Ah the good old days. I remember him putting his arms around the neck of his centre back partner for making a mistake. We could do with a similar character on the pitch right now. This might interest you both if you haven't seen it already. It's quite long but it's a fantastic listen. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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davieG Posted 4 January 2023 Author Share Posted 4 January 2023 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jeered-national-media-verdict-leicester-7992086 BBC Sport, Joe Rindi Leicester, who were greeted with boos at the full-time whistle, fell to a third defeat on the bounce and remain three points above the bottom three in 13th. They almost levelled through Youri Tielemans, who smashed an 80th-minute effort against the crossbar. Ayoze Perez also went close for the Foxes, failing to convert a Tielemans cross, while Fulham keeper Bernd Leno made an important stop to deny Barnes. While Fulham have shone since the resumption, Leicester's form has been dull, even if they were unfortunate in their defeat to Liverpool last time out. Brendan Rodgers' team finished the game down on two key midfielders, with Boubakary Soumare suffering a hamstring injury in the first half and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall injured in the warm-up. "Hopefully we can get some strength in January," Rodgers said afterwards. "There's not a lot of money but maybe there is some to do with what we want to do." Read more, here. The Guardian, Ben Fisher "We’re all going on a European tour," crooned the Fulham support in a corner of this stadium as they basked in climbing to seventh in the Premier League courtesy of Aleksandar Mitrovic’s fine first-half strike. And who can really begrudge them the jovial celebrations, even if tongue in cheek? In truth, a sustained push for Europe feels unlikely but Fulham are surely on course to avoid relegation from the top flight for the first time since 2012-13 under Martin Jol. For Leicester and Brendan Rodgers, relegation worries are going nowhere fast after a third straight league defeat. They were jeered off and remain the only Premier League team yet to win from a losing position this season. Leicester should have equalised through Ayoze Pérez in the first half and came agonisingly close to levelling in the second half when Youri Tielemans rattled the crossbar. The Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno also made several fine saves when one on one with Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy to leave Leicester three points above the bottom three. It would be easy to point towards Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall having to pull out of the starting lineup during the warmup and Boubakary Soumaré being forced off with a hamstring problem after eight minutes as factors in Leicester’s bad start but the reality is that would just be papering over the cracks. The manner in which Mitrovic eluded Luke Thomas and ghosted behind Wout Faes to chest down Willian’s cross clear of even the smallest whiff of pressure before smacking in past an exposed Danny Ward with his next touch understandably sparked considerable alarm. On the touchline Rodgers had a face like the thunder. "We started slowly," Rodgers said. "It’s a mentality [thing] when you go to the pitch, you have to go to impose your game, you shouldn’t need telling all the time." Read more, here. Daily Mail, Tom Collomosse Brendan Rodgers has called for reinforcements as his injury-hit Leicester side slipped to their third straight defeat since the Premier League restart. Aleksandar Mitrovic’s first-half goal was enough to sink the Foxes, who lost Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to a muscular problem during the warm-up before Boubakary Soumare pulled up early in the match with a hamstring problem. That made it nine first-team players absent through injury, including their best player James Maddison and captain Jonny Evans. With this win Fulham surpassed their points total for the entire 2018-19 season, and levelled their tally for the 2020-21 campaign. After their rapid improvement before the World Cup, these are troubling times again for Leicester, who have still not beaten a team in the top half this term. Fulham were guilty of time-wasting throughout and rode their luck, especially in the second half, as Youri Tielemans hit the bar with a stunning volley and Ayoze Perez, Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy missed excellent chances, but Leicester were still booed off at half-time and full-time. Vardy runs as hard as ever but turns 36 later this month and is struggling to find the old spark. Leicester have to back Rodgers in the market to give themselves the best chance of dodging a relegation fight. Read more, here. The Independent, Nick Mashiter Aleksandar Mitrovic boosted Fulham’s European charge as the Cottagers downed Leicester with a narrow win on the road. The striker fired Marco Silva’s side to a third-straight win after a 1-0 Premier League victory at the King Power Stadium. It left Fulham seventh in the Premier League on 28 points – the same amount they were relegated with in 2021 – and level with Liverpool. The Cottagers are in dreamland, in contrast to the Foxes with boss Brendan Rodgers’ consistent reality checks still ringing true after a third-straight defeat. Rodgers has always been insistent this season would be one of struggle and his side have reverted to their early form which saw his own position called into question. Youri Tielemans rattled the crossbar during an improved second half but it was Fulham’s fast start which ultimately sealed the points. Willian shot over inside the opening five minutes and he had another close effort soon after, curling just wide after Kenny Tete’s break. The Foxes had already lost Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to injury minutes before kick-off, with Wilfred Ndidi coming in, and saw Boubakary Soumare limp off after just eight minutes. Wout Faes’ own-goal double gifted Liverpool victory last week and the Foxes again shot themselves in the foot. Read more, here. Sky Sports, Joe Shread Aleksandar Mitrovic's first-half strike was enough for Fulham to beat Leicester 1-0 at the King Power Stadium and move up to seventh in the Premier League. The sides went into the game in contrasting form, with Leicester losing two in a row following the Premier League's resumption, while Fulham had taken six points from six. The opening exchanges went true to form, with the west Londoners dominating their hosts and taking the lead in the 17th minute when Mitrovic lashed the ball past Danny Ward from Willian's excellent lofted pass. Leicester grew into the game after their dreadful start and dominated throughout the second half, but could not find a way past the impressive Bernd Leno, meaning they now find themselves just three points clear of the relegation zone in 13th. Leicester looked like they had fully recovered from their wretched start to the season by recording six wins from their final seven matches before the World Cup, but that momentum has been well and truly snuffed out, with the Foxes having lost three straight in the Premier League. Their tepid start could perhaps be explained by losing influential midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the warm-up, and Brendan Rodgers surely could not believe his luck when Boubakary Soumare had to replaced less than 10 minutes into the game. The hosts' shooting was wayward in the first half but they began to test Bernd Leno after the break, with the goalkeeper denying Harvey Barnes, Jamie Vardy and Ayoze Perez as Leicester began to dominate. Youri Tielemans also tried his luck on a number of occasions and came close to replicating his stunning strike against Everton earlier this season late on, but instead saw his rasping effort come back off the bar. That was as close as Leicester came, and Fulham should have sealed victory when Harry Wilson broke clear in the closing stages, but the substitute could only dink his effort wide of the near post. Read more, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 4 January 2023 Author Share Posted 4 January 2023 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/brendan-rodgers-wrong-leicester-city-7994810 Where Brendan Rodgers is wrong about Leicester City squad as Ayoze Perez exposes transfer woe Analysis from Leicester City's defeat to Fulham, looking at the club's injuries, transfers, another slow start, Harvey Barnes' performance, and the aims for the season ByJordan Blackwell 16:16, 4 JAN 2023 Brendan Rodgers on the touchline at Leicester City's King Power Stadium before the 3-0 defeat to Newcastle Brendan Rodgers on the touchline at Leicester City's King Power Stadium (Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images) Leicester City's annual injury crisis has coincided with a three-match losing run, including a home defeat to a newly-promoted side. It’s enough for fans to be hitting the panic button again. All was well going into the World Cup, but zero points since the Premier League resumed means City are looking over their shoulders at the batch of clubs they hoped they had left for dead. After Tuesday’s games, the gap from City to ninth is three times the gap from City to the relegation zone. Injuries are making life difficult. Since the World Cup, Jonny Evans and James Maddison’s problems have got worse, keeping them on the sidelines, while Dennis Praet and Patson Daka have been hit fresh injuries. Now, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Boubakary Soumare will need assessing. The toll of those injuries was felt greater on Tuesday night, given the latest pair to limp off did so in the warm-up to the game, and then five minutes in. That caused uncertainty and disorganisation in the ranks that allowed Fulham to go ahead, a goal City could not cancel out despite their efforts in the second half. With the number of injured players now up to nine, questions are being asked. Surely a team can’t be this unlucky? Certainly, to have three players in Daka, Dewsbury-Hall, and Soumare all pick up muscle injuries before or at the starts of matches seems curious. Brendan Rodgers said those sorts of patterns will be looked at to see if anything can be done to prevent repeat issues. But he feels he already knows what’s up: City’s squad is too small. As a result, they get stuck in an injury spiral. Players get injured, their team-mates take their place, but they then feature too often because they can’t be rested, and so they are overworked, and as a result, pick up injuries. James Justin, for example, had played more minutes than any other City player this season when he ruptured his Achilles, the full-back playing consistently in part because of Ricardo Pereira’s injury in pre-season. But, the truth is that City’s squad isn’t small. Rather, the number of players Rodgers trusts is small. City are one of only six clubs to fill every spot in their 25-man squad allowance this season, and yet Rodgers has used just 22 players in the Premier League this season, with Crystal Palace and Manchester City the only sides to use a fewer number. City had seven outfield players on their bench on Tuesday night and they had just two Premier League starts between them, one each for Caglar Soyuncu and Kelechi Iheanacho. If Rodgers doesn’t trust those players to start, why are they at the club? It feels like City’s desperation not to sell at a reduced price last summer means they’ve now got a squad chock-full of players the manager won’t use, and it’s exacerbating the injury problem. There will be a clear-out in the summer, when City have a few players out of contract, but the start of that process needs to happen this month, creating space in the squad for new arrivals who Rodgers does have faith in. The ideal scenario is that City can play a consistent 11, and have players fill in when there is the odd injury, as was the case when they won the title. But now a couple of unfortunate injuries earlier in the season have seen them plummet into this spiral, blaming a small squad is not going to solve the problem. It’s only going to lead to more issues. Perez's run of games shows where City need investment But equally, there should be sympathy for Rodgers. The lack of investment into the squad – at least compared to their Premier League rivals – is becoming more and more apparent. Rodgers said last week that when you stand still, clubs overtake you, and City’s stationary position can be seen in Ayoze Perez’s run in the side. That’s now three straight Premier League matches that he has played at least 70 minutes in. The last time he did that was in July 2020. That’s not necessarily a criticism of Perez. Despite City’s run of three defeats, he has actually played reasonably well during his spell in the team, linking with team-mates nicely and drawing fouls when outnumbered, if letting himself down with his finishing. But, it was clear two-and-a-half years ago that the Spaniard was no longer deemed a regular starter by Rodgers. Instead, he is a player who could be rotated in to give others a rest every now and again, and as someone with an attacking instinct that could make a difference off the bench. But because of the lack of signings in forward areas, Rodgers is having to start him consistently now. City have been desperately short of wide players for years, and that fact has become more telling over the past week. City can't afford to concede first Even with the injuries messing up City’s structure, that does not excuse their start to Tuesday’s match. As against Newcastle, it lacked focus, intent, and determination. Rodgers made clear his disappointment with the opening minutes on Boxing Day by cancelling a day off for the players, and while that earned a fast start at Liverpool, it could not be maintained against Fulham. Rodgers said in his post-match press conference: “That’s the mentality. When you go onto the pitch, you have to impose on the game. You shouldn’t need telling that all the time.” In fact, it was not until fans started booing and showing their agitation 20 minutes in that City sparked into life. They improved enough to, on the balance of chances, probably deserve a point. That they didn’t get it shows how costly slow starts are. In every game in which City have conceded first, they have lost. They are the only side in the Premier League not to have earned a point from behind so far this campaign. Thankfully, they have only let in the opener on six occasions – a record only bettered by Arsenal, Newcastle, and Manchester City – as most of their losses early in the season came after they threw away leads. Having conceded zero first-half goals in the eight Premier League matches before the World Cup, that’s now six in three. When they are a team that is showing they struggle to battle back into games, conceding first is not an option. Barnes needs help to move past one-dimensional issue There were a handful of players who came in for stick on Tuesday night, with Harvey Barnes one. He went into the World Cup break in excellent form, scoring four in five in the Premier League, but that now seems to have evaporated. Trent Alexander-Arnold, not famed for his defensive abilities, proved too tough for him to get by at Anfield, and Barnes similarly ran into trouble on Tuesday night. He seemed to be sapped of confidence late in the second half too, especially after his golden chance went begging, and it showed in his decision-making. But, despite Barnes not performing well, he is still City’s biggest threat when James Maddison is not on the pitch. The problem he has is that his style is quite one-dimensional. If it’s effective, that’s not a huge issue. And it so often is for Barnes, who has intent in every touch he takes and can leave most full-backs in his wake. But when it’s not going for him, what he needs is someone to play with. If his knock-it-and-go technique is being foiled, he needs a team-mate to play one-twos with. The most effective players at providing those for him have been Dewsbury-Hall and Iheanacho, and they weren’t there for him to link with on Tuesday. Barnes’ interplay with Jamie Vardy has always been pretty good, but it doesn’t have the intricacy to it that the winger’s give-and-gos are with Dewsbury-Hall and Iheanacho. But there should be no doubt over whether he is good enough for City. Since the start of last season, he has 22 Premier League goals and assists, playing for a side that has been mid-table throughout that period. For comparison, Raheem Sterling, one of the country’s leading wingers, has managed 25 while playing for two of the division’s leading clubs. Bukayo Saka, setting the standard for English wingers, is on 29. Top-half spot seems a way off Rodgers gave an insight into his aims for the rest of the season, when, previewing 2023, he said the short-term objective was to get into the top half as quickly as possible and then look up from there. That is far easier said than done. That’s now 10 matches against top-half sides and just one point earned by City. They can’t reasonably expect to hang out with the best teams in the country if they don’t show that they are worthy of doing so. But if the aim is to avoid relegation, it is more important that they win the games they have done, against the sides below them. Their next Premier League fixture is against Nottingham Forest. At most there will be three points between them at kick-off, and so it will feel as significant as the clubs’ meeting back in October. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 4 January 2023 Author Share Posted 4 January 2023 https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/leicester-rodgers-aleep-279974 Rodgers' stubbornness rears its head again with two Leicester City players showing it up CALLUM BOYLE Leicester look like a shadow of themselves. For Leicester fans attending Tuesday night's game at the King Power Stadium, it was very much new year, same Leicester. Full time brought a chorus of boos as Fulham left the East Midlands with three points, after Aleksandar Mitrović's first-half strike was enough to continue their impressive Premier League campaign. Leicester City's campaign has been a stark contract. It was the third defeat in a row for Brendan Rodgers' Foxes and after showing brief signs of life before the World Cup break, they've returned to the same form that they showed at the start of the season. Make no bones about it, despite the fact that they currently sit 13th, they are only three points away from the drop-zone and, whatever way you look at it, they're mired in a relegation battle. A lack of investment this season in key areas has left them slacking. Nearly a year on from reaching the semi-finals of a European competition, the best fans will hope for this campaign is a cup run to distract from the dismal showing in the league. Several players are out of contract this summer - that could well play a factor in some of the performances - but fans deserve to see some effort at the bare minimum, yet there are several Leicester City players who don't look capable of producing that at the moment. Leicester City Rodgers' high wages mean he should come under more scrutiny. Then there's Rodgers. At his best, he is a very talented coach with a reputation for making players better, but that seems way off at the moment. For someone who is one of the best-paid managers in the top flight, he is currently overseeing a woeful campaign. His stubbornness has often cost him his position in previous roles and it's there to see in plain sight right now. Caglar Soyuncu can't get a game yet he is reportedly on the verge of signing for Atlético Madrid who, for the last decade or so, have been one of the best defensive teams in world football. The Turk has featured in just one Premier League game game all season. Meanwhile Leicester continue to ship goals at the back. Nothing showed the fragility in the backline more than the performance at Liverpool. The two own goals from Wout Faes were calamitous enough but the first especially was a cause for concern. Danny Ward could be heard calling for the ball clearly but Faes ignored his shout, as did Daniel Amartey minutes earlier. A bad error from Faes yes, but it emphasised that there is a lack of trust in each other. Rodgers' reluctance to play Kelechi Iheanacho is the biggest gripe with supporters. During Leicester's FA Cup winning season, the Nigerian was the standout performer and often bailed Leicester out of defeats. He was instrumental in the run that ended their FA Cup final hoodoo. Yet he has only started one Premier League game all season. Barring Boubakary Soumaré's early withdrawal due to injury, Rodgers didn't make a sub until late in the second half on Tuesday. Everybody else could see change was needed, why couldn't he? Leicester City Lack of bodies are affecting Leicester, but what they have is still good enough Injuries don't help anyone and especially not Leicester. They've been desperately unlucky in that whenever it's a big injury, it's always one of the better players in the side. James Maddison, Ricardo Pereira, James Justin, Patson Daka and more were all on the sidelines and all players that would either start or be of valuable use to the squad, but that doesn't dispute the fact there is more than enough quality for them to be doing better. January may bring some hope and optimism in that fresh faces may be brought in. The Telegraph's John Percy has revealed that the Foxes are in talks with Copenhagen to sign talented Victor Kristiansen, a move that will bring smiles to the faces of fans. Leicester fans don't expect titles or Champions League qualification, what they expect is a team that gives their all. They're the side known for creating the greatest underdog story of all time, now they just seem happy to roll over for anyone. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 5 January 2023 Share Posted 5 January 2023 Tielemans vs Everton up for goal of the month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 5 January 2023 Share Posted 5 January 2023 15 minutes ago, StanSP said: Tielemans vs Everton up for goal of the month Pointless voting - will be the liverpool or yanited player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 5 January 2023 Share Posted 5 January 2023 51 minutes ago, StanSP said: Tielemans vs Everton up for goal of the month 34 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Pointless voting - will be the liverpool or yanited player Should probably be Gray that wins it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_danbury Posted 5 January 2023 Share Posted 5 January 2023 2 hours ago, StanSP said: Tielemans vs Everton up for goal of the month didnt even get top 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 5 January 2023 Share Posted 5 January 2023 (edited) Here in the States, NBC do a decent and respectful job of covering all 20 PL clubs. ESPN ... cover six seven clubs, and are no more bothered than Sky to learn anything about the rest. (Except which of their best players might be transfer targets.) The battle to stay in the Premier League is intensifying. As the top-flight clubs enter the FA Cup for this weekend's third round, the break from league action will do little to ease the relegation concerns of the eight teams separated by just five points at the bottom of the table. So how is the battle shaping up, and which clubs should be really worried? And, as things stand, who are the three teams most likely to be playing in the Championship next season? LEICESTER CITY 13th place, 17 points, -5 goal difference Why they are struggling Leicester recorded six defeats and one draw in their opening seven league fixtures and have been playing catch-up ever since, so the root cause of their struggles is obvious. Manager Brendan Rodgers was unable to strengthen his squad sufficiently in the summer -- an issue he has raised several times -- and only added £15 million defender Wout Faes to a team that had lost key figures, including goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and defender Wesley Fofana during the transfer window. And time appears to have finally caught up with striker Jamie Vardy, 35, who has scored just one goal in 18 Premier League appearances. Room for optimism? To be in 13th position after such a poor start is a testament to the managerial skills of Rodgers and the quality that Leicester still possess, despite the lack of investment in the squad in recent windows. James Maddison (7) and Harvey Barnes (6) have been regular goal scorers from midfield, with Youri Tielemans adding three more. If Leicester are able to hold on to Maddison and Tielemans this month, they will see out the season with one of the best, if not the best, midfield departments outside the top six. Leicester's results over the last 10 league games would place them in 10th in the form table, so they have slowly overcome their bad start and seem to be heading in the right direction, albeit with a lack of consistency still affecting performances. Verdict If they are able to keep Maddison this month, Leicester will be fine. They have too much quality and experience to go down. https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/4845306/predicting-the-premier-league-relegation-battle-has-evertons-luck-finally-run-out-under-frank-lampard p.s. their picks for relegation 18: Everton 19: Bournemouth 20: Southampton Edited 5 January 2023 by KingsX 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 8 January 2023 Author Share Posted 8 January 2023 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/pointless-national-media-verdict-leicester-8006244 BBC Sport, Lorraine McKenna Leicester City edged past the Football League's bottom club Gillingham in the FA Cup third round at Priestfield Stadium. The Foxes were limited in chances and frustrated in the first half by a well-organised Gillingham side. They started the second half brighter and found the opening through Kelechi Iheanacho, who managed to fire home Kasey McAteer's drilled cross. Leicester travel to Newcastle on Tuesday for a Carabao Cup quarter-final and Iheanacho told BBC Sport that Saturday's result will boost confidence. "Obviously, this will give us momentum to go to the next cup competition," said the Nigeria forward. "We are playing Newcastle and it's revenge for us as they beat us [3-0] in the Premier League, so it's not going to be easy but fingers crossed, we will fight to our last breath to make sure we win." Leicester arrived at League Two Gillingham after a disappointing run of three consecutive defeats in the Premier League. In blustery conditions, Jamie Vardy was the first to test Gills goalkeeper Jake Turner inside five minutes, but the 23-year-old blocked the striker's attempt to the delight of the home fans. Read more, here. The Guardian, Jonathan Liew To slate-grey north Kent, and the latest rickety stop on the Leicester redemption tour. If Kent is the garden of England, then Gillingham is the unloved bit round the back of the garden shed, consisting of a pile of bricks, a broken child’s tricycle and several soaking cardboard boxes. For Brendan Rodgers’s ailing side, this felt like the perfect spot for an ambush. In the event disaster was averted, but little else. Kelechi Iheanacho delivered the goods early in the second half, maintaining a remarkable scoring record in the FA Cup. This was his 16th goal, moving him 15th on the all-time competition list. And though there were few alarms for the 2021 winners as they saw out their slender lead, there was precious little to cheer them either: lots of pointless possession, a distinct lack of ideas and numerous abortive diagonal passes. A more confident opponent might have caused them real problems. Gillingham, alas, are not that. They are bottom of League Two and have scored just seven times. Their top scorer in the league with two goals, the centre-half Elkan Baggott, is injured. The manager, Neil Harris, was already unpopular before getting involved in an angry confrontation with a fan at the Salford game last month. Attendances are in decline, recruitment has been shambolic and a second consecutive relegation, ending an unbroken 73-year run in the Football League, is a real possibility. Read more, here. The Independent, Ed Elliot Kelechi Iheanacho extended his fine FA Cup record by firing Leicester into the fourth round with the second-half winner in a 1-0 victory at Sky Bet League Two strugglers Gillingham. Striker Iheanacho claimed his 16th career goal in the competition as the 2021 winners avoided a major upset at the expense of the club languishing at the bottom of the English Football League. Gillingham, watched by new owner Brad Galinson, set aside their miserable league campaign to provide a stern for Premier League opposition at MEMS Priestfield but never really looked like pulling off a shock. Dom Jefferies went closest for Neil Harris’ hosts, while Gills goalkeeper Jake Turner ensured a nervy finish for the Foxes with a string of impressive saves to keep the game in the balance. Leicester arrived in Kent on the back of three successive top-flight defeats, ready to take on a beleaguered team sitting 79 places below them in the football pyramid. Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers made eight changes for the tie and watched his side dominate a tight opening period but struggle to break down dogged hosts in blustery conditions. Jamie Vardy, one of the three men retained, was restricted to just eight first-half touches and left frustrated after being denied a sixth-minute opener by Gills keeper Turner following a fine pass from Marc Albrighton. Gillingham have gone 12 league games without a win, dating back to October 1, in a dismal 2022-23 season which has brought only seven goals. The club’s biggest attendance of the season enthusiastically welcomed a new dawn ahead of kick-off as American businessman Galinson was introduced on the pitch following his recent takeover. Read more, here. Daily Mail, Lewis Steele ‘What can I tell you about Gillingham?’ asked comedian Joe Wilkinson in a witty sketch on BBC’s live coverage from Priestfield. ‘David Frost went to school here apparently, there’s a famous dockyard… oh, there’s a cracking skating rig near where my brother lives.’ And there’s a decaying but decent football club with a community feel and dedicated fan-base, in grave danger of falling through the non-league trapdoor after decades of mismanagement at board level, the star of Taskmaster and 8 Out of 10 Cats might have added. Neil Harris’s Gills prop up the Football League, 24th in League Two with just seven league goals all season, at least 11 fewer than the next-worst scorers in the division. There’s been little to cheer about in these parts for some years but this match offered a chance of escapism and an opportunity to finally look upwards. On the pitch, Gills put in a good account of themselves as they were narrowly edged out of the FA Cup by 2021 winners Leicester in front of a sold-out Priestfield. Kelechi Iheanacho scored the game’s only goal in the second half for Brendan Rodgers’ under-pressure Foxes. But more pleasing for these loyal fans is that 2023 has so far offered signs for optimism. New owner Brad Galinson, the Florida-based real-estate mogul, paraded the pitch with his wife and sons after he completed a takeover to end 27 years of turbulent stewardship under Paul Scally. There have already been two wise appointments - Kenny Jackett as director of football and Andy Hessenthaler as head of recruitment - while the January transfer period will be a ‘lucrative window,’ in Galinson’s words, with striker Tom Nichols already joining from Crawley for £60,000, the first player Gills have paid a fee for in three years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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