Bristol City 1 - 0 LCFC Post Match Thread

[Hammo]

1 minute ago, Winstonthedog said:

If you think about it ... 1st half of the season ..  new style of play ... teams probably more respectful of our recent achievements  ... second half of the season we have been worked out and now teams enjoy playing against us because they know they are in with a shout and we are unable to put any team to the sword 

Which begs the obvious question… why not adapt accordingly rather than recycling the same predictable ‘idea’?

[Guest]

Just now, Tielemans63 said:

Cutting edge journalism from our man Rob

 

 

Something happened but I'm not sure what. More to follow.

[Dandy king]

Foxestalk before kick off : what a bench!

 

Enzo during matches : what's a bench? 

[Mike Oxlong]

1 minute ago, Tielemans63 said:

Cutting edge journalism from our man Rob

 

 

[Guest Col city fan]

25 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

The positivity the bloke brought with him has vanished. What worries me is that all the good he brought with him has been ground out of him. 

 

Its the sort of thing i've seen at companies where there is a toxic culture running it.  They 'want' to bring people in to change it, and at first they are often happy to accept a few changes, but over time everyone in charge reverts to form and slowly grinds the goodness out of people. I fear the biggest issue with our club is the directorship and senior management. Whilst they are performing below standards, they will drag everyone else down to their level.

Thats how I see LCFC. Toxic

And incompetent.

[MancFox24]

It's very frustrating when Mads has the ball in his hands with opposition players out of position and we have no desire to counter attack. Happened a couple of times today. I go back to that game against West Brom where Maresca seemed a bit annoyed after the game that we'd scored a couple of counter attacking goals and said it's not something they work on. It doesn't make sense to me when it seems to suit the strengths of the attacking players we have 

[squidsworth]

31 minutes ago, jmono84 said:

He needs to accept we lost this game because of his missed chances.

 

If it was Daka you’d see about 4 new threads about how shit he is.

To be honest, Vardy was sh*t today and it's down to him we lost, really. Daka though has form right the way through the season, bar a couple of games he was good. So I'd still rather see Vardy.

[The Guvnor]

43 minutes ago, TeaMen Tom said:

Wilf has absolutely lost the form he had earlier in the season.

Wilf was very poor today, but can’t single him out as almost all of the team played way below what they are capable of, and THAT is the hardest pill to swallow when you watch such an abject performance like todays.

[Bazly]

Forgot to watch the game today, I'll tune if next for the playoff games.

 

 

[Corky]

5 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

I'm just numb to it. The wheels are coming off and we're throwing it away completely but I feel nothing. 

Going up to a points deduction or staying down to a points deduction.

 

Great times.

[Fox1norfolk]

6 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

We played like a team whose players and manager are divided.

 

Theres no cohesion with the project and the performance. The players have lost belief. 

For such an important game, where was the urgency, precision passing,? The players body language is worrying they seemed basically scared to try anything different. Even still playing the tippy tappy stuff when we desperately need a goal with minutes left is unbelievable. It’s pretty obvious teams have sussed out our predictable one style of playing.

[Foxmeister]

It's only a small silver lining but West Brom dropping points makes a home second leg in the play-offs more likely. 

[Kienan dewsbury croc]

Enzo out do the honourable thing top and boot the twat out please 

[Thequickbrownfox]

9 years after the Great Escape began on the Easter weekend, Leicester continue the Great Decline. As many others have said, this would arguably be the worst and most damaging collapse in our history given our financial state and the FFP problems. I was quite looking forward to going to the King Power on Monday. Now I might as well just watch a few Carry On films. At least that's enjoyable farce!

[GloverFox]

…. Between the weather and us totally bottling it this is turning into a really shit Easter …. I’m not even sure we’d win a play off game at present, Fearless my arse ! 

[suffolk fox]

Personally sick to death of the turgid shite.  Deserve everything we get.  Slow pedestrian football sideways n backwards.  What on earth has happened to players like kdh, choudary, Justin all hopeless.  What on earth does Coady and Albrighton have to do to get a game.  Fatawu today woeful we deserve everything we get.  Enzo clueless, No plan B at all.  Take what punishment the efl gives us, forget premier league we aren't getting there.  Clear em all out start afresh in the championship next season.

[Pliskin]

5 minutes ago, Tielemans63 said:

Cutting edge journalism from our man Rob

 

 

“Jamie, do you want my boots” 

[StevieH]

We just lack intensity from the get go. It's like they think they can pass it around (slowly) and the chances will come eventually. You never see us going for it unless we are losing in the last 10 mins. Need to move the ball quicker. Too often we end up with the ball in the back 4 after looking in a good position in the opposition half.

[Haywood_6]

HMS piss the league is going well

[Dr The Singh]

13 minutes ago, Richmondfox said:

Every game is the same.  Faes, Hamza, Winks, Vestagard slow back passes while everyone stands around for Vestagard to blast into midfield, hoping Vardy will be able to flick it to KDH. Usually it ends up with a counter attack.

 

Even at a goal down they play with the blinkers on and ignore the wingers in space.  When we are losing they slow it down even more under the guise of controlling the play. 
 

You would think individual errors from Hamza and Faes would see them on the bench. They have cost us over the past two months. 

It’s frustrating when Enzo ball is obviously not working, they continue but even slower and higher up the pitch. 

 

The issue here is, when Maresca ball works we win and we are happy.  In reality the football is boring and we dont really make the most of the talent we have.

 

When it fails Enzo is lost because he is a pep wannabe without peps skills.  He is unfortunately a very limited manager.

[BenTheFox]

I hate to say it, but Maresca is the biggest con since Brexit. 

[BenTheFox]

Just now, BenTheFox said:

I hate to say it, but Maresca is the biggest con since Brexit. 

Which is a shame because I quite like the bloke. 

[Stuntman_Mike]

Painful. 

 

I don't usually boo but was being called out by other for it.

 

**** you 

[AjcW]

I’ve said it for a few seasons now. We don’t know how to not lose games, draws are vital in any league but we seem to only have a win or bust mentality. 
 

Lost the most amount of games of the top 4 now. I guarantee Ipswich’s 9 draws to our 4 will be the difference in a months time. 

[CanadianFan]

Lots of commentary today about the fact that we have been sussed out and need to change tactics.Totally agree.

 

I have lots of ideas. Here is one.  Don’t keep doing the thing that worked for us at the start of the season. That is;….a short pass out to Faes or Vestergard, who walk slowly out, waiting for the opposition striker to run towards them, then, at the last second, pass to someone else who is in space. Early in the season, that process kept possession, physically wore the opposition down and allowed Leicester to play out from the back.

 

It doesn’t work any more! When Faes has the ball with someone clearly in the open in front of him, he waits and waits and waits to someone comes to him. The opposing player now knows exactly what is going to happen.. As he closes Faes down, he does it in one direction, forcing Faes to pass in the direction and to a player the opposition want. Meanwhile, they know exactly where that will be and as the attacker approaches Faes, they send someone across to cover the predictable pass.

 

Not only does that allow them to press way more effectively, but it leads to screw ups and high risk……and the slow process allows them to get more men back to defence.

 

For goodness sake….pass the ball quickly to a player who is open! Beat the press! Don’t encourage the press! Open up the game and get upfield quickly! Stop inviting them on!

 

……and it ain’t just me that can see it.