peach0000 Posted 6 August 2021 Share Posted 6 August 2021 5 minutes ago, L Blocker said: My opinion on him is, by no means the worst Leicester manager ever, but certainly the most unpopular He was a good manager on paper. Knew how to build a team, develop players and get results. However he missed one very crucial thing, entertainment. Football ultimately is a form of entertainment and there was nothing entertaining about his team. It’s the only time I can remember when I genuinely wasn’t looking forwards to games. They are normally the highlight of my week but sometimes I found myself genuinely having to force myself to watch them. For someone who football and Leicester city means so much to I hated thinking that way. Of all managers I can remember he is comfortably the one who I would like to come back the least for the above reasons. I’d prefer to be watching entertaining lower league football than watch a Puel team again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxesTez Posted 6 August 2021 Share Posted 6 August 2021 Out for 9-12 months. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 25 minutes ago, FoxesTez said: Out for 9-12 months. Thanks for the info even though it makes me sick to my stomach. Do you have a source for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 (edited) People still having a go at Puel? Sad. There's a long list of clubs who tried to create an attacking/possession mentality and failed to stay in the Primer League. Stoke, Fulham and Swansea for instance. Takes more than a manager. Takes commitment, patience and the whole club pulling together consistently. I've said it before but Puel had a large part to play in keeping this club on track to be where we are now. Really tired of the scapegoating but that seems to be the MO of every club/forum I've followed. It is what it is. Edited 7 August 2021 by SO1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
los dedos Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 42 minutes ago, FoxesTez said: Out for 9-12 months. 9 months is basically end of the season so its a year either way . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HankMarvin Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 3 minutes ago, SO1 said: People still having a go at Puel? Sad. There's a long list of clubs who tried to create an attacking/possession mentality and failed to stay in the Primer League. Stoke, Fulham and Swansea for instance. Takes more than a manager. Takes commitment, patience and the whole club pulling together consistently. I've said it before but Puel had a large part to play in keeping this club on track to be where we are now. Really tired of the scapegoating but that seems to be the MO of every club/forum I've followed. It is what it is. With all due respect it’s easy to say in hindsight, now the club are in a better position. It wasn’t a particularly great time to be watching though. 6 defeats and one draw from New Years Day including a Defeat to Newport. Players criticising the style of play, things were going one way. The owners made yet another astute decision pulling the trigger when they did. Crab football that couldn’t break low blocks down. The games he generally won where those with less possession where the opponents were attacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 49 minutes ago, FoxesTez said: Out for 9-12 months. If that’s true we should be seeking compensation from Nino/Villarreal. That’s a year's wages for an injured player, not to mention treatment and recovery costs. Then there’s getting a replacement, and I can’t even begin to imagine how this could affect our season and where we finish. It was a ****ing friendly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sly1 Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 Oh wow long term injury get well soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampson Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 2 hours ago, L Blocker said: My opinion on him is, by no means the worst Leicester manager ever, but certainly the most unpopular You must have a short memory There were far far more unpopular managers than Puel in Leicester's history. Compared to the likes of McLintock, Pleat, Taylor, Levein, Megson, Allen and Holloway - Puel had a an almost godlike status. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Renard Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 Fofana injury thread turns into a thread about Puel! P.s. I don't get the hate on Puel, he never offended anyone, he wasn't confrontational with the fans/players or didn't leave under a cloud. He reshaped the team and changed the dynamic of the squad for which Rodgers has benifited and continued to improve! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo86 Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 6 hours ago, FoxesTez said: Out for 9-12 months. FFS Done some serious ligament damage then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HighPeakFox Posted 7 August 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 7 August 2021 Do we have any official confirmation of this? So far (with respect) we have one terse statement from one very new poster at 1am. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoneticerror Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 8 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: Do we have any official confirmation of this? So far (with respect) we have one terse statement from one very new poster at 1am. Wild speculation I’d say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaphamFox Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 17 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said: Do we have any official confirmation of this? So far (with respect) we have one terse statement from one very new poster at 1am. If it’s true it would sit oddly with Fofana’s own retweeting of the Puel quote about it being less serious than feared. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 6 hours ago, FoxesTez said: Out for 9-12 months. Your opinion or an inside source? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 9 hours ago, TrickyTrev Benjamin said: Yeah apart from everyone at the club hating him. A class act though, done more for Leicester city Vardy and kasper ever did… You win the Nugget award for today, well done sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 It’s a terrible challenge, he went in to hurt him but I doubt he wanted to put him out for a season though. That’s the risk with those sort of challenges. Let’s hope we get Villarreal in the Europa League at some stage and little Wes is back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc_forever Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 1 hour ago, HighPeakFox said: Do we have any official confirmation of this? So far (with respect) we have one terse statement from one very new poster at 1am. Exactly. Media reports so far have suggested around a much shorter recovery period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 I'm getting confused with calling him 'little wes'....I understand why but fofana not a small dude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxile5 Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 2 minutes ago, Adrian said: I'm getting confused with calling him 'little wes'....I understand why but fofana not a small dude Are you new to Leicester? For years we had big Wes as club captain. Fofana is smaller and younger! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 6 minutes ago, Adrian said: I'm getting confused with calling him 'little wes'....I understand why but fofana not a small dude He’ll always be ‘little Wes’ to us ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldblueyes Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 I have been waiting for the classic it will be quite a few weeks before he will be back. Ala Justin then Brendon. Mind you he did walk off the field unlike Fofana and he is still not back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weller54 Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 32 minutes ago, Finn Claw II said: It’s a terrible challenge, he went in to hurt him but I doubt he wanted to put him out for a season though. That’s the risk with those sort of challenges. Let’s hope we get Villarreal in the Europa League at some stage and little Wes is back. Wasyl coming out of retirement for that one !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrington fox Posted 7 August 2021 Share Posted 7 August 2021 11 hours ago, mozartfox said: I miss the weekly Puel out polls. I don’t 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 7 August 2021 Author Share Posted 7 August 2021 Think a lot of people are in denial. Okay it may not be 12 months, but 9 months probably wouldn't be far off to get him back to full fitness and ready to actually play at the standard he was at. Approx 6 months for recovery of the actual broken bone but then the ligaments around it take longer. Then there's the physio, weight-bearing, training etc after all that. There's the physical aspect of the 'repair' of the bone/ligaments and then the recovery itself of exercise and running on it again. Not to mention the mental aspect but Fofana does strike me as a very committed and strong individual in the mind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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