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Rotherham (A) - 26 Aug 23 - Pre-Match Thread

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1 hour ago, StanSP said:

Until the linesman flags offside incorrectly and a legit goal is disallowed...

Then so be it.

 

I remember at Braga, they scored an offside goal but there was no VAR in the Europa League back then.
 

He was off by a fraction and I didn’t feel wronged in the slightest. 
 

The ability to enjoy a goal freely shouldn’t be underestimated.

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On 24/08/2023 at 07:35, st albans fox said:

Can play either way 

the inexperienced championship refs may be a little star struck by us whereas the PL ones will be more inclined to avoid seeming to give us too many decisions 

 

or alternatively ……..

lollollol

 

No referee is getting star struck by us. What are you smoking.

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On 21/08/2023 at 22:22, fuchsntf said:

You want sense..you come on FT & have the audacity to demand sense…!!

.& I suppose to be that weird brother,nobody wants to introduce to

their girlfriends parents…:crylaugh:…..
 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncle knobhead 🤣😘

 

 

Edit(just in case it's taken the wrong way, I'm the uncle knobhead in my family, specialising in embarrassing my nieces at weddings)

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Enzo Maresca Pre-match Press Conference vs Rotherham

 

Praet?

“He’s still injured. It’s a muscle problem.”

 

McAteer?

“He works with us the last two days very good. He’s almost fit.”

 

Any fresh concerns?

“No.”

 

First four games?

“Very happy. Most of the time we judge the results but we need to judge the performance. I’m quite happy. We are improving. For sure there are many things to improve. But it’s not just Leicester. All the clubs. We’re in August. It’s never easy to win a game.”

 

Lessons learned?

“It’s been what I expected. It’s a difficult league, with difficult opponents. They are well organised. Most of them they were waiting for us on their side. We need to improve in defending the transition. I’m not worried about this because every club that tries to do something gives chances. Jannik is defending with 50m in behind, Wout is defending with 50m in behind. This is a big change.”

 

Signings?

“I don’t know. Most of them depends if some of our players go out. We can’t do anything until some of our players go out. Just one week more.”

 

Ready to press the button on signings?

“We have some targets but we need to wait a little bit. If they arrive, we are happy. If they don’t arrive, we’ll see.”

 

Rotherham?

“They are aggressive. They are another good team. When you lose two and draw one, the desire to win is big. We need to be aggressive too.”

 

Casadei?

“I know Cesare quite well. He’s a player who doesn’t go in the pocket, but he’s a player who is always there. If the defender doesn’t block the shot from Kiernan, he scores. When Vardy goes down, everybody appeals for a penalty, but he is the only one focused on the ball.

“Why we pushed to get him is because we are sure he is going to help us a lot. We cannot think that every game he will score. He is only 20 years old.”

 

Wanya said you told the players 'don't get bored'. What do you mean?

“Yeah. They say everything! I just said that because sometimes even for them it’s a process. Play, play, play, play. Because the opponent is on their side, we want to attack with a rush. But we need to be calm. This is what I said to them, don’t get bored in terms of keeping going.”

 

Happy with one winger or need more?

“At the moment, we have Marc Albrighton and Wanya on the right side. We use Macca too. On the left side, Stephy is there and we can also use Macca there. But it’s quite clear we need wingers. It’s one, two, three, I don’t know, but we need wingers.”

 

Kristiansen and Castagne going to leave?

“It’s just for some of them there are noises. It’s normal when the market is open.”

 

Vestergaard, Praet, Ndidi, Iheanacho - assurances they won't be sold?

“The window market is open. Anything can happen. I can say this player is important and then the club receive a big, big offer, probably we need to think a different thing. For sure, the club knows very well what I think about all of them and how important they are.”

 

Vestergaard's performances?

“He’s doing very well. I don’t know if it’s correct to say he’s adapting himself to the way we want to play because he’s able to do it. He has a good tempo. Sometimes he plays one touch, sometimes he slows it down. He understands completely the idea of how to play, with two gears, not always quick, not always slow. There is a moment we need to be quick and a moment we need to wait a little bit. He understands completely. I’m very happy for him. Probably the only thing he can struggle with a bit, but it’s normal, is when he defends with 50m behind and you find strikers who are quick or teams that play on the transition. It is what it is.”

 

Justin?

“The only thing I can say is that I love JJ. The way he works, the way he is, I really love JJ. He is going to help us 100 per cent. Now he is not playing but I am sure he is going to play a lot of games with us. With Hamza, they work very well. These players are going to stay. We need them. We need JJ, we need Hamza, we need these types of players.

“JJ can play full-back when we use full-backs up and down, if that happens. But also when we build three at the back on the right side, and we use him sometimes going inside. He’s learning and improving a lot. It’s a journey.”

 

If window closes now, would you be happy with squad?

“We are too many men. We have 28, 29, 30 players. I played for 20 years, I can understand, if you feel you are second choice or third choice, you are not happy. You train every day because you want to play football. When you are second choice or third choice, you don’t feel good. So probably because they don’t get minutes, they are thinking to leave because they want to enjoy football.”

 

 

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39 minutes ago, RonnieTodger said:

Then so be it.

 

I remember at Braga, they scored an offside goal but there was no VAR in the Europa League back then.
 

He was off by a fraction and I didn’t feel wronged in the slightest. 
 

The ability to enjoy a goal freely shouldn’t be underestimated.

Oh don't get me wrong I also fully enjoy celebrating a goal freely and have loved the absence of lengthy VAR checks in our games this season so far.

 

But I also know that some hating VAR will be lambasting the lack of it when a horrible decision goes against us this season...

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Vestergaard, Praet, Ndidi, Iheanacho - assurances they won't be sold?

“The window market is open. Anything can happen. I can say this player is important and then the club receive a big, big offer, probably we need to think a different thing. For sure, the club knows very well what I think about all of them and how important they are.”

 

Clearly talking about Nacho here - I do hope that he doesn't go - could actually mean the difference between Automatic Promotion and not!

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10 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Casadei?

“I know Cesare quite well. He’s a player who doesn’t go in the pocket, but he’s a player who is always there. If the defender doesn’t block the shot from Kiernan, he scores. When Vardy goes down, everybody appeals for a penalty, but he is the only one focused on the ball.

“Why we pushed to get him is because we are sure he is going to help us a lot. We cannot think that every game he will score. He is only 20 years old.”

 

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Vestergaard's performances?

“He’s doing very well. I don’t know if it’s correct to say he’s adapting himself to the way we want to play because he’s able to do it. He has a good tempo. Sometimes he plays one touch, sometimes he slows it down. He understands completely the idea of how to play, with two gears, not always quick, not always slow. There is a moment we need to be quick and a moment we need to wait a little bit. He understands completely. I’m very happy for him. Probably the only thing he can struggle with a bit, but it’s normal, is when he defends with 50m behind and you find strikers who are quick or teams that play on the transition. It is what it is.”

 

 

Very interesting to hear this.

 

 

Justin?

“The only thing I can say is that I love JJ. The way he works, the way he is, I really love JJ. He is going to help us 100 per cent. Now he is not playing but I am sure he is going to play a lot of games with us. With Hamza, they work very well. These players are going to stay. We need them. We need JJ, we need Hamza, we need these types of players.

“JJ can play full-back when we use full-backs up and down, if that happens. But also when we build three at the back on the right side, and we use him sometimes going inside. He’s learning and improving a lot. It’s a journey.”

 

 

And this!

 

 

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On 22/08/2023 at 12:55, Lillehamring said:

Only if you're from leicseter, i believe they still use the 'th' sound in yorkshire.

 

On 22/08/2023 at 12:58, Lillehamring said:

No one in leicester pronounces it Lestah, that's how people in manchester pronounce it.

Problem is..we let those wild villages, Groby,Syston,Wigston & Birstall into our boundaries…Braunstone & Humberstone were bad enough..but since those dark descision days..”Leicester”  pronounciation has flown out & over the cuckoos nest.

 

 

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4 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Vestergaard's performances?

“He’s doing very well. I don’t know if it’s correct to say he’s adapting himself to the way we want to play because he’s able to do it. He has a good tempo. Sometimes he plays one touch, sometimes he slows it down. He understands completely the idea of how to play, with two gears, not always quick, not always slow. There is a moment we need to be quick and a moment we need to wait a little bit. He understands completely. I’m very happy for him. Probably the only thing he can struggle with a bit, but it’s normal, is when he defends with 50m behind and you find strikers who are quick or teams that play on the transition. It is what it is.”

 

 

Very interesting to hear this.

 

 

Justin?

“The only thing I can say is that I love JJ. The way he works, the way he is, I really love JJ. He is going to help us 100 per cent. Now he is not playing but I am sure he is going to play a lot of games with us. With Hamza, they work very well. These players are going to stay. We need them. We need JJ, we need Hamza, we need these types of players.

“JJ can play full-back when we use full-backs up and down, if that happens. But also when we build three at the back on the right side, and we use him sometimes going inside. He’s learning and improving a lot. It’s a journey.”

 

 

And this!

 

 

Love the bit about JJ. Clearly has confidence in him and happy he will be staying, as his versatility is clearly valued too.

 

As for Vestergaard, it's a huge risk to play with such big gap in behind, but that's where Hermansen comes in. Still risky, and it will get exposed like it has done before. Maybe a quicker CB will give him and us more assurance. 

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2 hours ago, StanSP said:

Until the linesman flags offside incorrectly and a legit goal is disallowed...

Part of the game I fell in love with. Do I get angry yes, would I rather the game be paused for minutes to see if it's right or wrong by a toe? Do I bollocks. Accept it's a game controlled by humans and that humans make mistakes. 

 

For me it adds to it, as the saying goes they even themselves out over a season. 

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7 minutes ago, StanSP said:

Love the bit about JJ. Clearly has confidence in him and happy he will be staying, as his versatility is clearly valued too.

 

As for Vestergaard, it's a huge risk to play with such big gap in behind, but that's where Hermansen comes in. Still risky, and it will get exposed like it has done before. Maybe a quicker CB will give him and us more assurance. 

Yeah pleasing to hear he's clearly in his plans, especially as one of the players who openly said he wanted to stay and give back

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1 hour ago, moore_94 said:

 

 

If window closes now, would you be happy with squad?

“We are too many men. We have 28, 29, 30 players. I played for 20 years, I can understand, if you feel you are second choice or third choice, you are not happy. You train every day because you want to play football. When you are second choice or third choice, you don’t feel good. So probably because they don’t get minutes, they are thinking to leave because they want to enjoy football.”

 

 

We need some more girls in here!

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14 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Love the comment about JJ, but my gut feeling is we won't see him until Tranmere. Just seems like Enzo doesnt want to rush him.

 

Wouldn't surprise me following his comments if Hamza and JJ start in the Winks/Ricardo roles against Tranmere. 

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