taupe Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 22 hours ago, taupe said: I think Rodgers is careful/measured with his words and I think that leads to a belief that there's something (more?) behind them. I realised my comments were based on listening to Rodgers speaking earlier in the season, and preseason, when he was (shall we say) a little miffed with the situation, and was inclined to sound a bit like he was, well, sulking tbh. I think I'd acknowledged at some point since that he'd seemingly gotten that out of his system and was back on track. So, to get to the point, and to be fair to Rodgers, I decided to listen to his most recent presser, the one the club website. He does still sound calm, with no return to mardiness. He was less guarded and more open. With specific reference to the "one owner" remark, I think tbf he'd worded himself into a corner and it came out sounding a little more 'aimed' than it was in reality. When commenting on the financial resources of other clubs (in relation to getting players in), he remarked on their 'multiple income streams' (or somesuch). To make the point more marked/obvious, he contrasted that with our "one owner" setup. It was intended comparatively rather than as a some kind of weird dig. Nah, tbh, I thought he came across clearly and without agenda. Mea culpa, I'd judged him by previous performances. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKLFox Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 1 hour ago, Happy Fox said: Such an inflexible manager, get him sacked Top! We played some of our best football with Nacho and Vardy upfront.. Brendan McLoughlin @bren_mcloughlin Brendan Rodgers says FA Cup history maker Kelechi Iheanacho still has role to play at #lcfc but doesn’t plan to change favoured 4-3-3 formation to accommodate him more. Player was key in 2021 Leicester triumph & is highest-scoring African in competition’s history. @MirrorFootball I don’t think we did. & after reading the Nacho bit in the mercury I knew it would be brought up on here as an attack on Rodgers but yet AGAIN he’s right, play Nacho lose Barnes and the RW we need or get over run in midfield, I struggle to find a team that play with 2 out and out strikers anymore. Why do people in football look at the bench as a manager not liking a player? It’s a squad game and the bench in many ways is more important than the starting 11, it allows you to change or continue with applied pressure, quote Eddie Jones they are not subs they are finishers, if Nacho only ever came off the bench and every time scored the winner I’m sure he’d, we’d be very happy. Nacho looks the business when he comes on because he’s fresh compared to the other players on the field, because he’s got something different to what we might have on the field, because he has 20minutes to expel the tank and generally because he works better in these shorter windows as in we don”t see a full 90 of Nacho when he plays 90. It seems because of these 20 minute cameos all the rubbish about how bad he was when he started or even came for that matter on has been lost. I like Nacho scoring wise he probably is the most natural & often gets the something out of nothing but players need to be the complete otherwise they are a loose link. Take Maddison (& whilst we are at it someone like Alves) brilliant technique but the other side of the game they were (are) weak at, Maddison has worked hard and now buys into the other side you see that with his work rate in tracking back and stronger tackling etc which he wasn’t doing but without losing his prime asset (Alves needs to take that onboard once back) even Perez this is a different Perez than a year ago and will put a shift in for 90. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 5 minutes ago, taupe said: I realised my comments were based on listening to Rodgers speaking earlier in the season, and preseason, when he was (shall we say) a little miffed with the situation, and was inclined to sound a bit like he was, well, sulking tbh. I think I'd acknowledged at some point since that he'd seemingly gotten that out of his system and was back on track. So, to get to the point, and to be fair to Rodgers, I decided to listen to his most recent presser, the one the club website. He does still sound calm, with no return to mardiness. He was less guarded and more open. With specific reference to the "one owner" remark, I think tbf he'd worded himself into a corner and it came out sounding a little more 'aimed' than it was in reality. When commenting on the financial resources of other clubs (in relation to getting players in), he remarked on their 'multiple income streams' (or somesuch). To make the point more marked/obvious, he contrasted that with our "one owner" setup. It was intended comparatively rather than as a some kind of weird dig. Nah, tbh, I thought he came across clearly and without agenda. Mea culpa, I'd judged him by previous performances. Stated before, I don’t listen too him a lot, but I did to this and would agree, it was slightly odd at times, but he sounded mostly natural and reasonable at large and the point on the one owner I totally saw it this way. He is not quite as much of a wordsmith as he believes I think, and occasionally boxes himself into an awkward spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kiwiturk Posted 7 January 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 7 January 2023 (edited) He's got an excuse for everything... Today, he came out and explains (trying to justify) why Kelechi doesn't have longer game time. Tomorrow it will be a statement about Praet and the next day Cags will be his topic. He is a f#cking excuse machine trying to justify his f#ckups. Edited 7 January 2023 by kiwiturk 4 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxinsocks Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 37 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Stated before, I don’t listen too him a lot, but I did to this and would agree, it was slightly odd at times, but he sounded mostly natural and reasonable at large and the point on the one owner I totally saw it this way. He is not quite as much of a wordsmith as he believes I think, and occasionally boxes himself into an awkward spot. He is angling to be allwed to buy players in a rush... last time he bought vesty and Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKLFox Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 34 minutes ago, foxinsocks said: He is angling to be allwed to buy players in a rush... last time he bought vesty and Bertrand Another FT doozy, FT why is it every other club has their new recruits lined up as soon as window opens Leicester r shit at negotiations and we end up scrabbling at the end of a window to get anyone. Rodgers trying to rush new recruits in at the beginning of a window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankieADZ Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 sure we will get the usual dribble from BR at the end of the game, no defence at all from how we've played since the restart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzer 7 Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 Finally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lambert09 Posted 7 January 2023 Popular Post Share Posted 7 January 2023 nacho saving brendan’s job again, shocker 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 3 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: nacho saving brendan’s job again, shocker Ironic really given how much hates Nacho, freezing him out and generally refusing to use him. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fazzer 7 Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 Better from Nacho this half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMELcfc Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 32 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: nacho saving brendan’s job again, shocker Bodgers looked pissed off when he scored 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daggers Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 <Compulsory post-match “Get in the sea, Brendo” post goes here> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 Get him gone. This football is unbearable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityfanlee23 Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 Hopefully this is the best of both worlds, got the cup win but dreadful enough to warrant a sacking? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 29 minutes ago, Matt said: Ironic really given how much hates Nacho, freezing him out and generally refusing to use him. you know, everything that’s wrong about brendan can be summed up by his views on nacho. He’d rather have someone who’s always neat and tidy and never loses the ball than someone more erratic who produces goals and assists 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 For me, Rodgers’ biggest failing currently is his inability to get some confidence back in the side. We’re a completely different team when we’re confident. We move the ball quicker, more direct, press harder and higher, just all round better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 8 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: you know, everything that’s wrong about brendan can be summed up by his views on nacho. He’d rather have someone who’s always neat and tidy and never loses the ball than someone more erratic who produces goals and assists Who is that comparison against? Just out of curiosity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 Not a chance Rodgers get sacked on the back of progressing in a cup competition and avoided an upset. Foolish if you think it'll happen, no matter how much most want it to. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 Turned it around before the world cup but he's got no credit in the bank at all. Another bad loss at Forest and the fans will turn en masse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Dusty said: Who is that comparison against? Just out of curiosity. nobody in particular. It’s just how he views the game. What other possible explanation could there be for why he doesn’t rate him? He’s been here long enough to see what he likes in a player and what he doesn’t. It’s the exact reason that he didn’t want to play under. He just wants players that play safe and keep that possession stat up. nacho can frustrate with the way his touch can resemble a league 2 players or messi’s and you can see that frustration in brendan everytime it goes wrong. But i prefer having the odd dynamo in the team and his goal output really shows he deserves to be playing more Edited 7 January 2023 by Lambert09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 Brendan will be v happy with that controlled the game - v professional - no need to win by three or four. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 16 minutes ago, Lambert09 said: you know, everything that’s wrong about brendan can be summed up by his views on nacho. He’d rather have someone who’s always neat and tidy and never loses the ball than someone more erratic who produces goals and assists He could have two assists in his last two games but didn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 1 minute ago, Lambert09 said: nobody in particular. It’s just how he views the game. What other possible explanation could there be for why he doesn’t rate him? He’s been here long enough to see what he likes in a player and what he doesn’t. It’s the exact reason that he didn’t want to play under. He just wants players that play safe and keep that possession stat up. Doesn’t particularly make sense given your previous comment but fair enough. The only positions he could play is up top or attacking midfield. He scores fewer than Daka and Maddison is a better attacking midfielder than he is, so makes sense a lot of the time imo. He also struggles to play up front on his own, and often if you play him and Maddison together they occupy the same positions, so I understand why he doesn’t feature all that often tbh. That said, when Maddison is injured I think he has to be in the team as he brings the creativity, ball progression and goal threat we miss when Maddison is out. Kel is one of many players in our squad that is talented but needs to play in a specific role/system in order or him to be successful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambert09 Posted 7 January 2023 Share Posted 7 January 2023 Just now, hackneyfox said: He could have two assists in his last two games but didn’t. yeah and how many g & a should perez, barnes or vardy have? because i can bet it’s more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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