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Craig Shakespeare Sadly Passed away

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Vlad the Fox

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15 hours ago, ts_1010 said:

When he started with us we were playing against Yeovil and Hereford. By the time he left, we had seen Sevilla and Atletico at the King Power.

 

Massively popular with all the players and staff at our club and others. He was kind, straight forward, honest and passionate for the game.

 

I never got to the Sevilla game, but I did get to the Atletico one. I know we lost, but that game will stay with me forever. In the second half we were relentless. We attacked with such fearlessness from all angles, I was amazed that we had the balls against one of Europe's very best teams. 

 

Atletico Madrid went to Champs League Semi-finals and Finals every year at that time. But they were hanging on by the end.

 

We went out of Champions League that day. We may never get back into that competition, but my god we went down swinging!

 

Diego Simone:  I have to say what a great performance from Leicester, it was almost a pleasure to compete against then. We were living in fear all night of what they might achieve. They pushed us all the way.

 

Thanks Shakey.

 

 

That performance led me to witness something I’ve never seen in football and doubt I’ll see again. It wasn’t only Simone who was full of respect towards us, as I started to leave the stadium I heard a chant start up to my right and was left truly moved by the Atletico Madrid fans.  We gave them a real fright that night.

 

 

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That performance led me to witness something I’ve never seen in football and doubt I’ll see again. It wasn’t only Simone who was full of respect towards us, as I started to leave the stadium I heard a chant start up to my right and was left truly moved by the Atletico Madrid fans.  We gave them a real fright that night.

 

 

I had no idea about that. That's awesome!

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The amount of top players who seem to love the bloke shows what an impact he had. Schmeichel, Vardy, Mahrez, Grealish and Terry all appeared to respect and admire Shakey so much.

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/craig-shakespeare-andy-kings-mind-9457276

 

Craig Shakespeare will be on Andy King's mind as Leicester City icon begins new chapter
An interview with Andy King on what made Craig Shakespeare so influential at Leicester City, why players loved him and why he's the man the former midfielder wants to emulate


ByJordan Blackwell
09:00, 3 AUG 2024


As the best coach he’s ever worked with and as an all-around brilliant human being, Craig Shakespeare is the man Andy King wants to emulate as he begins the next stage of his career.

Shakespeare’s passing, aged 60, has seen tributes come in from players around the country, those who had the privilege of spending their weekdays on the training pitch with the former Leicester City manager.

For King, a City player for all of Shakespeare’s first eight years at the club, there was nobody better. The former midfielder has spoken of the man and the coach that everybody loved to be around and work with.

 

 

 

“As a person, he was such a good guy, so funny, always involved in everything,” King told LeicestershireLive. “He had so much respect for everyone, whether they were playing, not playing. He was just an all-around brilliant human being, and not just with the players, but all the members of staff at the training ground and stadium. He really was a top, top man.

“He wanted to see people enjoying themselves. That really came through in the sessions he put on. It was always game-related, but it was always fun, it was always high tempo. He demanded high standards and that’s why he had such a good career, but what got the players to buy in was his character.

 

“His happy place was on the training pitch, being around a group of people and helping people. That’s why coaching suited him so well. He wanted to help people, see people enjoy themselves, and fulfil their potential.”

When King posted his tribute to Shakespeare on social media, he said “none of the success over the years would’ve happened without him”. Expanding, King said Shakespeare helped sort out the “mess” City were in League One, and played an integral role in preparing the players every day as they rose up to the Premier League.

 

After Nigel Pearson left, he then became the bridge between the players and Claudio Ranieri. If not for that role, City’s greatest triumph may not have happened.

“With Claudio, what he (Shakespeare) was great at, and Claudio will probably say the same, was the link between the players and the manager. Claudio knew he could trust Shakey straight away, he could ask him what the lads were like, what works for them and what doesn’t work for them.

“At the same time, if Claudio was saying something that wasn’t that clear, because of the language barrier or because it was a different style of football, Shakey could put it into terms that the players were used to. It all came together and made sense.

 

“When he got the manager’s job, you could see how much the lads wanted to do well for him. That shows the regard in which he was held. Rightly so.”

Shakespeare’s warm-heartedness extended beyond the training ground too. Players like James Maddison and Jack Grealish have revealed encouraging text messages Shakespeare sent to them in recent months. He spoke to King regularly too.

“He messaged me the day I announced I was retiring. We exchanged a few messages last season when the news came out he had cancer so we chatted a little bit.

“Then he sent me a really nice message the day I announced I was retiring, saying how good it was to work with each other and talking about the journey we’d been on.

“It was nice looking at my phone and scrolling through the messages and it was nice to know what he thought of me as a person. It brings a smile to your face because he was so fun to be around.”

Having now hung up his boots, and earned his coaching badges, King is taking the next step in his career. As he does, Shakespeare will be at the forefront of his mind.

“For someone who is a young coach and wants to be a coach in the future, there are so many of his methods that I would take and try to replicate. You have to do things your own way but if there was someone I would try to replicate, it would for sure be him.

“As a coach, the day-to-day sessions and dealing with people, he was the best I had in my career and somebody I owe an awful amount to because of the success we shared together.”

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Can imagine testimonial or memorial match being arranged against leicester and walsall maybe. Wont be surprised if itll be first pre season friendly next year. Foxes away to Walsall.

 

So sad loved this guy, for me best English assistant coach in the business. Cant deny we missed his presence after he left in 2018. His brief return with Dean Smith came a little too late. I think it would be nice to honour him by renaming one of stands. Not many coaches at the club can say he was there for when leicester got promoted straight back from league one, won the championship, won the Premier League, reach the champions league quarter final. Craig Shakespeare's East Stand

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On 01/08/2024 at 21:08, SemperEadem said:

Plans for the first game will need to change now. The group are looking at something. We want to thank him, its likely time and the club that may block something.

As alluded to in the radio Leicester interview last night, the group are in the dark on this.

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21 hours ago, kristianity77 said:

I genuinely thought through all these years that Nigel Pearsons middle name began with F! 

Not just me then? I thought it was Fred.

 

Also how come  Shakey is half way through a Cornetto in a pub when they’re having a pint?

 

There must be more to this pic.

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It'd be good, and very appropriate, if fans could donate towards Cancer charities/LOROS at the club, too, and the club promotes this.

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