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Keiriel

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Just now, Mark said:

It would be worse than Ranieri or Puel leaving because this time around we've let the manager bring in all his staff. Congerton took over as Head of Senior Recruitment. The physio team was changed to Rodgers men and his way. We've invested more in Rodgers than we have the previous managers so I don't think it will even be considered.

Oh wow, I knew about Congerton, but the physio team as well? Next thing, you'll be telling me Rodgers also has his own team cleaning the King Power toilets.

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Rodgers doesn't help himself by continuously starting the likes of Perez and Maddison despite them offering absolutely nothing in the majority of matches they have played in recently. If he switched it up more and dropped players based on form i think most of us as fans would be more appreciative of the fact he is trying to correct things but the above two players seem to get a free pass into the starting 11 when fit regardless of how they are performing.

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15 minutes ago, Unabomber said:

He got it absolutely spot on today it’s just a shame it took until half time.

Sometimes it takes until 70 minutes elapsed... This is what puzzles most of us. We've now got a promising squad with alternatives, yet we keep persisting with off-form players. I wonder if he's been trying to keep JM in the marketplace in order to sell on at a good price, and was hoping he'd come good at some point.

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He's done plenty at this club to be rightly praised for but my god he's a frustrating manager at times. He takes far too long to address issues for my liking. Whether it's stubbornness, arrogance or something else I don't know but we let so many points go due to our own mistakes. 

 

I've said in  other threads but we seem to finish games with the personnel that should be starting them. What does that tell you?

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1 hour ago, SkidsFox said:

Sometimes it takes until 70 minutes elapsed... This is what puzzles most of us. We've now got a promising squad with alternatives, yet we keep persisting with off-form players. I wonder if he's been trying to keep JM in the marketplace in order to sell on at a good price, and was hoping he'd come good at some point.

It was noted that Leicester started we'll today and were starting to look ominous. About the 20 minute mark having noted this, Potter went to a back four from three and tweaked his formation, the tide started to turn quite quickly. When was the last time you saw Rodgers so proactive to what is actually going on on the pitch compared to what he thinks should be happening in his head? He can write as many notes as he likes but if it takes until 65+ minutes to decipher them then he needs someone to read them back to him a bit more rapidly. He does appear rather clueless at times in live situations. 

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2 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

It was noted that Leicester started we'll today and were starting to look ominous. About the 20 minute mark having noted this, Potter went to a back four from three and tweaked his formation, the tide started to turn quite quickly. When was the last time you saw Rodgers so proactive to what is actually going on on the pitch compared to what he thinks should be happening in his head? He can write as many notes as he likes but if it takes until 65+ minutes to decipher them then he needs someone to read them back to him a bit more rapidly. He does appear rather clueless at times in live situations. 

Er... half time:dunno:

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1 hour ago, Mark said:

It would be worse than Ranieri or Puel leaving because this time around we've let the manager bring in all his staff. Congerton took over as Head of Senior Recruitment. The physio team was changed to Rodgers men and his way. We've invested more in Rodgers than we have the previous managers so I don't think it will even be considered.

 
This has always worried me - eventually BR leaves, all managers do, we seem to have abandoned the succession planning that’s got us to this position of strength. Enjoy today though, tomorrow may not happen!! 

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7 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

It was noted that Leicester started we'll today and were starting to look ominous. About the 20 minute mark having noted this, Potter went to a back four from three and tweaked his formation, the tide started to turn quite quickly. When was the last time you saw Rodgers so proactive to what is actually going on on the pitch compared to what he thinks should be happening in his head? He can write as many notes as he likes but if it takes until 65+ minutes to decipher them then he needs someone to read them back to him a bit more rapidly. He does appear rather clueless at times in live situations. 

 
Potter is the next Leicester manager, he’s just honing his skills at Brighton!

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1 minute ago, volpeazzurro said:

It was noted that Leicester started we'll today and were starting to look ominous. About the 20 minute mark having noted this, Potter went to a back four from three and tweaked his formation, the tide started to turn quite quickly. When was the last time you saw Rodgers so proactive to what is actually going on on the pitch compared to what he thinks should be happening in his head? He can write as many notes as he likes but if it takes until 65+ minutes to decipher them then he needs someone to read them back to him a bit more rapidly. He does appear rather clueless at times in live situations. 

This! This is my thoughts too.  Tuchel, for example, sees an issue and changes it and if someone isn't performing he makes the changes.  Brendan always seems to not be proactive or reactive at all!  We are so predictable to other managers & they know to the minute when we will make substututions.  They know our players out of form will be playing and can target them or work through them.  

 

I don't understand his persistence with playing certain players and not others? It's very strange. Yes we have injuries and out of form players but we actually have a decent squad so he can mix it up and make changes but I really cannot work out his reluctance to change things or trust others.

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15 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

It was noted that Leicester started we'll today and were starting to look ominous. About the 20 minute mark having noted this, Potter went to a back four from three and tweaked his formation, the tide started to turn quite quickly. When was the last time you saw Rodgers so proactive to what is actually going on on the pitch compared to what he thinks should be happening in his head? He can write as many notes as he likes but if it takes until 65+ minutes to decipher them then he needs someone to read them back to him a bit more rapidly. He does appear rather clueless at times in live situations. 

Discussed this as the ride turned at the ground 

 

was obvious that we bossed the opening exchanges as our formation was unexpected 

 

but once Potter made his tweaks we didn’t respond - surely we must realise that the opposition will make changes and we have to do likewise to grab back the initiative??

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2 hours ago, StanSP said:

what about on Thursday against Napoli?

Most sides let us have the ball and press us in certain areas knowing this is the best way to snatch something from us. Napoli were naive, they'll possibly let us have the ball more in the away leg, as we do little with the ball when the opposition sit deep.

 

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1 minute ago, Vestan Pance said:

Most sides let us have the ball and press us in certain areas knowing this is the best way to snatch something from us. Napoli were naive, they'll possibly let us have the ball more in the away leg, as we do little with the ball when the opposition sit deep.

 

Naive?? They could have had 4 or 5 goals lol

 

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48 minutes ago, 5waller5 said:

 
Potter is the next Leicester manager, he’s just honing his skills at Brighton!

Having read about Potter's style and methods at his previous club to Brighton, he'd be a really good fit for us if Rodgers left.

 

That said, hopefully Brendan is around for a long time yet and wins us many more trophies! 

 

He clearly hasn't got an XI that he's fixed on yet, hence all the changes. The central defence issues have been a big problem and he's unsure about the right side in particular but Lookman's performances may have made up his mind combined with Maddison's continuing poor performances. The alternative is the diamond with Ihenancho behind Vardy and Barnes. 

 

He showed his flexibility last season, and sure he evolve our play further. 

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28 minutes ago, lcfc_forever said:

Having read about Potter's style and methods at his previous club to Brighton, he'd be a really good fit for us if Rodgers left.

 

That said, hopefully Brendan is around for a long time yet and wins us many more trophies! 

 

He clearly hasn't got an XI that he's fixed on yet, hence all the changes. The central defence issues have been a big problem and he's unsure about the right side in particular but Lookman's performances may have made up his mind combined with Maddison's continuing poor performances. The alternative is the diamond with Ihenancho behind Vardy and Barnes. 

 

He showed his flexibility last season, and sure he evolve our play further. 

He has, and that's the issue, no one can play bad enough to be dropped from it.

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11 minutes ago, lcfc_forever said:

Having read about Potter's style and methods at his previous club to Brighton, he'd be a really good fit for us if Rodgers left.

 

That said, hopefully Brendan is around for a long time yet and wins us many more trophies! 

 

He clearly hasn't got an XI that he's fixed on yet, hence all the changes. The central defence issues have been a big problem and he's unsure about the right side in particular but Lookman's performances may have made up his mind combined with Maddison's continuing poor performances. The alternative is the diamond with Ihenancho behind Vardy and Barnes. 

 

He showed his flexibility last season, and sure he evolve our play further. 

Absolutely, long may Brendan hold our helm (and Rudders!!) …. But Potter has all the raw materials to be our next manager… he really is a good “fit” for us 

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Why does he love Maddison and Perez so much? Especially Perez. At least Maddison has performed for Rodgers over the years. He picks these two consistently and gets very little in return from them. Our attack is ****ing terrible these days, and is partly due to Perez and/or Maddison going missing so often. 

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Huge period ahead for Rodgers. Hes never really been under pressure here due to the astonishing run of form from the off here and then picked us up at the start of last season after we capitulated. 

 

I've always wondered what he'd be like if we started to really nosedive and have no lofty position as a safety net. His team selections are off at the minute, his tactics aren't anywhere near as innovative as before and he isn't filling me with confidence that he's concerned enough to consider a transformation. He will continue doing what he's always done which is becoming less and less effective.

 

We have a problem with Iheanacho, he just doesn't fit with Rodgers. In some ways we ought to have cashed in on him in the summer when his stock was sky high. He'll never play here behind the striker in a 4-2-3-1 and neither will we go with the diamond so unless he reverts back to 3-4-1-2 which we haven't the centre halves for nor does it suit our midfield then I just don't see him being a key player for us which is so frustrating.

 

Maddison has to be taken out the firing line, its all well and good putting faith in to players but there comes a point when it's bad for overall morale as well as having a significant detrimental effect on our performances and results. He'd be much better being kept back and brought on when we are a couple of goals to the good but still trying to attack (not a containment job like Thursday).

 

I'm baffled by him considering Bertrand our 1st choice left back, he's declined a lot in the last 2 seasons and was part of a horrific Southampton defence and yet we've gone and signed 2 of them. Neither have brought any defensive solidity, just slotted in as part of a chaotic defence which is not good. 

 

The plus points still though is whatever frustrations there are, we still are a superb footballing side when we get going. That last 30 minutes today was electric, I hope the performance of Lookman, who was very good, energises them next week as we need a win vs Burnley big time. We need to be on the front foot more and Lookman is key to that, if he opts to carry on setting up how we have been doing then this stubbornness may well cost him. I badly want him to sort us out and continue to be a success here but he's got to make some huge decisions that go against what he's tended to do here for the majority of his time.

 

He also needs to harness the eagerness of the likes of Lookman, KDH and Daka before they too get caught up in the stagnation and then it's too late. The longer he's here, the less prepared he is to demand high performance and end product from his key players.

 

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Rodgers certainly is starting to generate some questions he needs to answer. Yes, we've had some bad injuries to key players, but Maddison and Perez simply are not performing and he keeps selecting them when available.

 

Worse than that however, is how predicatable our play has become. We are so slow to pass it out of defence and pretty much any Premier League team (and everyone we've played this season) know that if they press us or simply dont allow passes into midfield, Soyucu and whoever is partnering him will simply pass it back and forth for 5 mins at a time. We have no cutting edge at all: pass around the back then hope to find Ricardo down the right and hope he can do some magic and get it in the box. Tielemans is at least trying, and Ndidi is ultimately a ball winner. We are so predicatable pretty much everyone in the ground can spot where the next pass is going when Soyucu, Schmichael, or Vestergaard has it. We should not be using these three as playmakers.

 

Our defence does not seem solid right now either. We've let in 10 goals in the first 5 matches of the season (including the Europa).

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