Leicester 1-1 Ipswich Post Match Thread

[DJ Barry Hammond]

3 minutes ago, kingfox said:

 

Glad you pointed out the weak midfield. Would we get away with playing Winks as a DM in the Premier League? I’m not so sure. He was another one that got more and more exposed in those last 20 mins.

 

What seemed bizarre tonight with our midfield is how they allowed the game to get stretched.

 

When Ipswich are sitting with a back 5, playing with two 8’s is fine.

 

When you’re 1-0 up with 10 to go, that’s possibly the time to say, let’s only push one and sit two.

 

Yet we continued to play with abandon, leaving space on the transition. We continued to try and invert the fullback, instead of keeping our shape.

 

I’ve praised Enzo for how well coached we’ve looked when playing his system - but that second half in particular we looked decidedly uncoached.
 

 

[Foxdiamond]

10 games ago we were 1 point above Ipswich and 8 points above third place. We are now 7 above Ipswich and still 8 above third.  No need to go all Corporal Jones just yet.

[Bourbon Fox]

28 minutes ago, shen said:

But we literally play those types of balls. The Doyle assist for Cannon springs to mind. But Ipswich were all over our forwards and midfielders so any high balls got snuffed out. 

If Cannon makes runs and is constantly ignored, it's also on him to offer more support instead, on could say.

First half average positions Cannon was dropping deeper than the wingers to link. We just didn't put chances away. Again.

[DJ Barry Hammond]

44 minutes ago, glasgowfox said:

Agkun is awful...opinion

He’d be a lovely 10 when you’re on top.

 

He’s not a midfielder though. 

[coolhandfox]

Just now, Number 6 said:

It's like people are forgetting all the 1-1 draws against average teams they've had in this unbeaten run. Would like to say it's just annoyance immediately after the game but not so sure!

Stuff happens, thing are going to go against you.

 

We will be fine.

 

[Ian Nacho]

If we do go up, we'll be gash in the prem. 

[Lako42]

Top of the league or not we don't learn from any of the lessons we've been dealt this season. 

 

It's quite ridiculous 

[goose2010]

2 minutes ago, Bourbon Fox said:

First half average positions Cannon was dropping deeper than the wingers to link. We just didn't put chances away. Again.

Bit harsh their Keeper made a couple of great saves. 

[goose2010]

Frustrating but fair play to Ipswich they didn't stop, they work hard and stick to the game plan. 

 

So much disrespect amongst Leicester fans towards who we are playing. So many just expect us to roll teams over. 

 

 

[fox_favourite]

Ipswich are like an annoying little dog that won't let go of your ankle and keeps dragging you down. 

[Vazman]

By far the better team conceded a goal at the end, KDH had a good match, far to slow on the potential breaks towards goal giving Ipswich all the time in the world to reset the defence. When are we going to make Subs sooner that can actually effect the match just knew they would equalise frustrating as Fu$k still a point though.

[CosbehFox]

1 minute ago, Lako42 said:

Top of the league or not we don't learn from any of the lessons we've been dealt this season. 

 

It's quite ridiculous 

This season…it’s same errors from the last two of Rodgers era, same players with same habits 

[Lillehamring]

15 minutes ago, DennisNedry said:

Do we though?

 

Trying to hang on to 1 goal leads and conceding late on is becoming a bit of a worrying theme.

There's a strong argument to that effect. 

 

Hladky makes two top drawer saves, we have 8 shots in total on target; Ipswich forced 1 save out of Mads before getting a deflected shot and a bungled scuffed tap in.

 

For all our 'hanging on' between our goal and theirs we had six shots on target to their one - could we have had more? - maybe, but to say we were just hanging on is horribly incorrect - we had more then enough chances to get a second, whilst they weren't anywhere near getting a goal.

[Claridge]

3 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

If we do go up, we'll be gash in the prem. 

not if we make 6 amazing signings👀

[ARM1968]

If you’re going to pass it around at the back to try and create space, then for godsake exploit that damned space. Don’t just stop, turn round and pass it back again. 
 

I know we’re at the top of the league, 8pts clear of whoever blah blah, but I tell you something I think you all know, it won’t stay that way unless we wise up, sharpen up and find better ways to exploit our possession. 

Edited 22 January by ARM1968

[Collymore]

A right kick in the love nuts that. Picked up 2 points against them but it feels like we've lost both. Almost identical games. Like we're stuck in some sort of Groundhog Day!

[Nod.E]

9 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I don't think we necessarily dropped deep in the closing stages, but what were Winks and Ricardo doing for the goal? The space on the edge of the area was ridiculous, with the introduction of Akgün, we had a chance for him to push as the attacking point of our midfield and Winks and Ricardo to provide more strength to protect the back four, the opposite happened on the one dangerous opening they created at the end.

Yeah I don't think it was necessarily a case of dropping deep, although we've been guilty of that in the past.

 

It's just the absolute abandonment of any coherent pattern of play, daft shit and a dash of blind panic for good measure.

 

There's no plan to see out a game because we think our ability will see us through. It's arrogance. Yet in a contradictory sense it's that lack of plan that seems to wind our players into blind panic.

 

It's as though the players have been told to just tone down the playing out from the back when we've got our backs against the wall, which makes some sense, but there's no alternative way of playing that takes its place. Chaos fills the void.

Edited 22 January by Nod.E

[Bezzanator89]

3 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

If we do go up, we'll be gash in the prem. 

Could be some real painful losses with this lot, but I'd like to think there would be a major upheaval in the summer, IF we get promoted.

[Mr Weller 2]

1 hour ago, EastAnglianFox said:

It’s a woeful league, we really ain’t all that.

 

Genuinely not convinced by Enzo and our style.

 

 

I guess being in the best position at this stage of the season of any team in the last 120 years of championship/division 2 football just isn’t enough to convince you then.

 

What were you expecting? Arsenal 2004? Barcelona 2015. Brazil 1970?

[CosbehFox]

Just now, Bezzanator89 said:

Could be some real painful losses with this lot, but I'd like to think there would be a major upheaval in the summer, IF we get promoted.

FFP says hello 

[EastAnglianFox]

Just now, Mr Weller 2 said:

I guess being in the best position at this stage of the season of any team in the last 120 years of championship/division 2 football just isn’t enough to convince you then.

 

What were you expecting? Arsenal 2004? Barcelona 2015. Brazil 1970?

A mixture of all 3 tbh

[HereBeFoxes]

9 minutes ago, Foxdiamond said:

10 games ago we were 1 point above Ipswich and 8 points above third place. We are now 7 above Ipswich and still 8 above third.  No need to go all Corporal Jones just yet.

I mean you’re absolutely right, of course, but I’ve been supporting Leicester since the late 70s. Optimism will kill you. 

[Lillehamring]

19 minutes ago, DennisNedry said:

They didn't look like scoring on Boxing Day either. Sheff Wednesday didn't look like scoring. Neither did Middlesbrough at the Riverside. Goals can come from nothing, that's the point. We need to put sides to the sword more (like Millwall for example, so if we do concede from nothing it doesn't matter).

So you're saying it's possible to 'see it coming' whilst 'not looking like scoring'?  That's just bewildering.

 

Look at the stats - after we scored we had 6 shots on target to their one - they have a good keeper, we have to be better -  but it's easy to just say we have to put teams to the sword, it's another thing to actually turn chances into goals - tonight we had enough chances, and even plenty of shots on target, another day it's us that gets the flukey deflection.  you can't win em all - but to say 'the wheels have come off' is nonsense.

[NaijaFox]

16 minutes ago, glasgowfox said:

He's had more than snipets get real

Get real? 

[Leeds Fox]

1 hour ago, Chrysalis said:

Couldnt find it? we would get it forward to around the halfway line, forward players waiting for it, then it would be passed back.

 

Some just cant read the game, we were playing so defensive.

 

At one point Vardy nicked the ball in a good position , ran forward expecting the cross, when he got there, it was back to our defenders lol.

We were going forward at about 85mins and someone (I assume from our bench, maybe Willy?) screamed ‘keep the ball’. It’s not necessarily bad way to play, but surely you have to advance when in promising positions.