Leicester Vs Liverpool - Match Thread KO 10:00 UK Time

[An Sionnach]

1 minute ago, HankMarvin said:

A booking?

If Hamza doesn't get booked , he isn't doing his job. He very rarely gets sent off however.

[TMELcfc]

The new players and the youngsters all looked positive, the old players who have low confidence and loser mentalities need shipping out ASAP before it rubs off on everyone else 

 

 

[moore_94]

1 minute ago, indierich06 said:

I wonder if Burnley fans overreacted like this when they lost 3-0 to Wolves, and 6-1 to Newcastle in pre-season last year? 🤔

This place will be in meltdown if we have the same start to the season as them as well

 

6 points from 5 games against Huddersfield (18th), Luton (3rd), Watford (11th), Hull (15th), Blackpool (23rd)

[Foxin_Mad]

I suppose in fairness we lost 3-0 to Liverpool with Maddison and Barnes in the team,  so I suppose if Rudkin can find a yellow sticker deal on a crocked winger or 2 and maybe some creativity we might be in business.

 

I'm worried by the strikers, Vardy is done, Daka is shit and Nacho might not suit the system. There's absolutely no creativity in the team. 

 

I do have belief in the manager snd tactics, as fans we need to give him time. If the club gave him everything we could blame him but the club are giving bent square pegs for round holes, is he a magician, I think he'll try! But it has to be remembered if we turn on anyone it's Rudkin and Whelean not the manager. 

Edited 30 July 2023 by Foxin_Mad

[Hales]

Any news on Praet, Faes, VK or Vards not starting? 

[teblin]

Let me guess 

 

Only thing that really worries me is the confidence still looked fragile after conceding a goal.

 

keeper looked decent, need some attacking players.

[fox_favourite]

Takeaway from that..we need more attacking threat 

[FrankieADZ]

4 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

This place will be in meltdown if we have the same start to the season as them as well

 

6 points from 5 games against Huddersfield (18th), Luton (3rd), Watford (11th), Hull (15th), Blackpool (23rd)

some are already on the meltdown after this bloody game

[copunk]

QPR got done 5-0 yesterday by Shrewsbury aswell just for context 

[Richmondfox]

7 minutes ago, Claudio Fannieri said:

We have just played one of the strongest club sides in England/Europe and we are in the championship, this does define our season. Yeah we got beat 4-0 not really sure what people expected given the outgoings to date and the incomings we have been able to make. We are in transition and the start of a massive rebuild this is not a sensible gauge. 
 

Just for a bit of perspective Preston lost 2-0 to Stockport yesterday, the teams in the championship will be tough but they ain’t Liverpool so we need to calm down and grab a bit of perspective.  
 

the tour is a vanity project that isn’t the ideal preparation however from what I have seen, Enzo has already had a very positive impact on our play and fitness levels etc. There is no doubt a lot of work to be done still to shape the squad into a cohesive unit that will succeed under Maresca but the signs are positive.
 

The club now need to be realistic and ensure we move out players who are not committed, even if that means reducing valuations and give Maresca a fighting chance with players who are fully on board with the project. 
 

 

 

This isn’t meant to be haughty but what have you seen in our play that is different?

 

I honestly can’t see anything.  To me, the same players are making the same mistakes with the same style of play.  CB pings a ball into the feet of a marked midfielder, returns it back, slow side to side until the pass out the back under pressure doesn’t make the target and goal conceded.

 

When we get an attack KDH stinks it out.  The only positive was McAteer in the first 20 mins. 

 

Same mistakes from Castagne. 
 

If the manager only has one style of play and the combination of our players not able to execute it and the opposition working out how to press quickly, it will be a long season. 

[Ricey]

Still, at least our loyal Thai fans got to meet Gerry Taggart.

[Tielemans63]

We badly need some creativity or we're going to be easy to play against. Teams will sit back and watch us knock it from side to side until someone inevitably gives it straight to an opposition attacker.

 

In other news, if Vesty never plays for us again, it'll be too soon. The guy is a joke of a footballer.

[RowlattsFox]

Hopefully we just wanted to flog some of our dead horses rather than risk others in them conditions. 

 

Big week coming. 

[Foxdiamond]

35 minutes ago, ARTY_FOX said:

What were you smoking? 

 

When we beat Liverpool it was a shock. Not an expected result. We lost 7 of the last 10 against them in the league.

We expected to be competitive win, lose or draw. Not going into a match like a plucky lower league side hoping to avoid a trashing.

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, Foxdiamond said:

We expected to be competitive win, lose or draw. Not going into a match like a plucky lower league side hoping to avoid a trashing.

We are a lower league side.

[shen]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

We needed to get that winning habit back in pre season, whoever decided on these fixtures has ruined the preparation.

We beat Northampton and Port FC. That should be sufficient for confidence! 

 

[john ridley]

The days of us being competitive  and beating Liverpool are long gone. We have to face the fact of what we now are

[Foxdiamond]

Just now, coolhandfox said:

We are a lower league side.

Yet with designs on a quick return to the top flight. The point I'm  making is that the decline has been so rapid it was not so long ago we could compete at the top. 

[phoneticerror]

48 minutes ago, indierich06 said:

It is a training game. ****ing hell, some people on here need to give their head a wobble. 

Let’s see how we fare next weekend then. We know it’s a training game, but you still need winning mentality this close to the season. Wobble this 😂😂

[Cincinnati Fox]

We don’t have to play liverpool

every week and that’s the beauty of it.

[phoneticerror]

50 minutes ago, coolhandfox said:

Yeah should have headbutt them.

 

Don't be stupid.

Not what I said, but typical FT response.

 

 

[Blue ROI]

This is the regime that kept Brendan Rodgers when it was clear he was a hindrance to us.

 

16th place or lower incoming.

[splinterdream]

42 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

I'm not criticising him. I'm questioning. 

 

There seems to be far too many who, again, have absolute blind faith. 

How many weeks has Maresca had the players? At this stage all I'm looking for is the players buy into him. I want to see all players not giving 100% moved on, the players he want's brought in, and see where we are in 6 months, then I think we can make a judgement

[ARTY_FOX]

11 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

We expected to be competitive win, lose or draw. Not going into a match like a plucky lower league side hoping to avoid a trashing.

We always set up to hit them on the break and nick it. We never went toe to toe. We weren't anything but plucky underdogs trying to nick anything we could as just all but probably 2 or 3 teams are. 

[Foxin_Mad]

3 minutes ago, splinterdream said:

How many weeks has Maresca had the players? At this stage all I'm looking for is the players buy into him. I want to see all players not giving 100% moved on, the players he want's brought in, and see where we are in 6 months, then I think we can make a judgement

This is where the problem is. Rudkin has no ability to do this. He doesn't have the brain capacity of footballing nouse. Hes the director of football equivalent of demari gray! Until that chump is gone we are on a downward spiral. 

Edited 30 July 2023 by Foxin_Mad