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The "do they mean us?" thread

By jonthefox, in Leicester City Forum

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ScouseFox

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Correct.

We've never held ourselves up as moral paragons so it's unfair to judge us on that basis.

A classic example of building something up to knock it down.

 

yeah it is pretty crazy that the media can spend six months calling it a fairytale and then the media can say "what pr icks called this a fairytale when they're all really nasty?"

 

er, you did. 

 

 

as for vardy not being a good guy, decent. football needs it's "bad guys" and football is tribal. we're a tribe and he's our king. the other tribes aren't meant to like our king. they're meant to hate him. the fact they do proves he's doing something right. there's a reason more liverpool fans like roberto martinez than everton fans at the moment, because he's shit. 

 

as a liverpool fan said to me once when suarez was biting people and being racist, if he played for anyone else we'd hate his guts and want him banned, sacked and gone forever. but he plays for us so he's just our loveable little rogue. 

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Les-TA-Jon

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Jamie Vardy ban confronts Leicester and Ranieri with major bump in the road

 

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/apr/20/leicester-bump-jamie-vardy-premier-league 

 

 

...apparently. Of course Vardy is vital to us and has started our last 45 matches. But what this article fails to recognise is that we still only need 8 points and that total can only go down. We could beat Swansea and Spurs draw a game and then we only need 3 points!

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he's got Stoke to beat Man City, Stoke has let in 8 goals the last 2 games, lol

 

also I see Francesco Guidolin wants us to win the league then

http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11712/10252626/francesco-guidolin-wants-leicester-to-win-the-league-for-friend-claudio-ranieri?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

I hope the Spurs fans havent seen it, they'll start a petition of us to play someone else on Sunday :ph34r:

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Can't see Swansea getting anything in this match. Merson Quote: 'I don't think Vardy is a great player'....whatever.....He is pretty damn good and one of the best strikers in England. Regardless of what he thinks of Vardy we are hardly a one player team. When Vardy is not on we adjust and create alternate routes to goal. Swansea and others set up to stop Vardy.....What will we give them without Vardy....a good hiding if you ask me!!!

 

Leicester 3 - 0

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Can't see Swansea getting anything in this match. Merson Quote: 'I don't think Vardy is a great player'....whatever.....He is pretty damn good and one of the best strikers in England. Regardless of what he thinks of Vardy we are hardly a one player team. When Vardy is not on we adjust and create alternate routes to goal. Swansea and others set up to stop Vardy.....What will we give them without Vardy....a good hiding if you ask me!!!

Leicester 3 - 0

That's ****ed us. Who is Swansea City's manager these days anyway I've not been following?

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Can't see Swansea getting anything in this match. Merson Quote: 'I don't think Vardy is a great player'....whatever.....He is pretty damn good and one of the best strikers in England. Regardless of what he thinks of Vardy we are hardly a one player team. When Vardy is not on we adjust and create alternate routes to goal. Swansea and others set up to stop Vardy.....What will we give them without Vardy....a good hiding if you ask me!!!

 

Leicester 3 - 0

 

I don't think Merson is a great pundit. Quote "without him Swansea will suffocate them in midfield"  :crylaugh: Has he heard of Drinkwater or Kante?

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I don't think Merson is a great pundit. Quote "without him Swansea will suffocate them in midfield" :crylaugh: Has he heard of Drinkwater or Kante?

I agree kante and Drinkwater can do a job.

But To be fair what merson said is a valid concern. When there is less threat from pace behind the opposition defence, teams do push 20-30 yards higher up the pitch. Which in turn makes playing in midfield much more difficult. That's why with vardy on the pitch it make team think twice about how they set up. Most likely this will be a messy congested game, where we will have to fight to impose our game.

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Finally! We're starting to annoy people and the media are turning on us.

 

That's how I want to win the league. I don't want to canter across the finish line with everyone willing us over it and cheering when we do. I want United, Chelsea, Arsenal (especially!) and everyone else to be annoyed and disgusted that little old Leicester with a team of b*astards have beaten them to it. 

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Article in "I newpaper" this morning by simon kelner ' "am I the only fan in the world who hates leicester"

Will try and post link.

What a tw@t

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I know exactly how Leicester and Tottenham are feeling - title run-ins are the best and worst of times



22 APRIL 2016 • 4:23PM




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leicester-spurs-large_trans++qVzuuqpFlyLLeicester and Tottenham both have the title in their sights CREDIT: REUTERS







Leicester City play the biggest game in their history on Sunday. The visit of Swansea City will offer the greatest of insights into whether they have the stamina, nerve and depth of resources to hold off the challenge of Tottenham Hotspur.


For two-thirds of this season the Leicester players will have been enjoying the ride, relishing every chance to defy expectations and keep the momentum.







95107936_Ranierirex-large_trans++QmwcleiClaudio Ranieri and Leicester are suddenly under pressure






Now they’re in the midst of a different physical and psychological challenge. The hunters became the hunted and it has become their title to lose, every misstep scrutinised to levels they would never have experienced before. The repercussions become greater the closer you get to the prize and in all likelihood they will never again be subjected to the intensity of pressure they are now. Suddenly, it is not only a case of loving every minute but there is a fear of failure to try to banish, too.


I believe Sunday is so monumental because of what took place against West Ham last week, the first hint of anxiety in what was in danger of becoming a title procession. Everyone pounced on it, suggesting it was the opening Spurs have been waiting for.







dele_alli_goal_tottenham_stoke-large_traTottenham are flying right now






Leicester did well to claim a point in the circumstances, but you could see how buoyed Spurs were by what they saw. That was evident in their response at Stoke the following day. Now Leicester must play without Jamie Vardy. If they win without him it will send a message to White Hart Lane that nothing will derail them and it is my belief that victory against Swansea would put Leicester one more win from the ultimate triumph.


I am sure Vardy has been replaying last weekend in his mind every day since, asking himself what he could have done differently to avoid a red card and suspension at such a critical moment. This is how you get affected when the stakes are so much higher. Spurs will have watched that and convinced themselves their time is coming. Mauricio Pochettino will be telling his players there are more twists to come, shifting momentum their way.







 






In public, managers will always say it is all about their own team, what they can control, and that’s the right message. But any player who says he is not obsessing about what the opponent is doing is lying. You watch every game. You will every shot of the team your rival is playing to go in. You want the title contender to make it as straightforward as possible for you, and when the pressure switches because they have played first and won you definitely feel it more. Equally, if your competitor plays earlier in the day and drops points, it feels like there is an extra yard in your game as you see a chance to close that gap.







jose_mourinho_anfield_2014_action_imagesThe home defeat to Chelsea will always haunt Gerrard






It is my eternal regret as a player that I never experienced winning a league title, but I know exactly how the Leicester and Tottenham players are feeling right now as they head towards the finishing post. For me it was the best of times and the worst of times, the explosions of joy and relief when you enjoy what you hope is a pivotal win, and the depths of despair when - in Liverpool’s case two years ago – we fell just short.


You live and breathe it on a daily basis, but there is an additional pressure for Leicester and Spurs I can relate to.







gerrard_3583937b-large_trans++pJliwavx4cTitle run-ins are exhilarating and exhausting 






It is often said the first title is the toughest and there is good reason for that.


For the players of Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, the recent Chelsea title winning teams or the great Liverpool sides of the 1980s, there was expectation and experience to go with the stress.







FergusonGetty-large_trans++FZ2mKB99NyfWHUnited expected to win the league every season under Sir Alex Ferguson CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES






Each title win would have meant everything to them, but they would always have felt in the back of their mind they’d get more opportunities regardless of the outcome. That must have been a source of comfort, relaxing them in the final critical weeks.


I am not suggesting they were any less hungry – if anything winning trophies makes you crave success even more – but they were never in a position where it seemed to be 'now or never’. There is more weight on the shoulders of Leicester and Spurs than there was on Chelsea this time last season or Manchester City the year before, for example.


I felt that weight when I was at the end of my career with Liverpool, recognising it was my last chance to win the one trophy that eluded me.







Steven_Gerrard4-large_trans++qVzuuqpFlyLThe pressure of winning the title became a burden on Gerrard






Leicester’s players know if they don’t win the title this season, this particular squad will never win it. Sorry to ditch the romance but there is no doubt in my mind this is a freak year for them and they won’t get so close next season. It would be great for football if they do win it, proving everything is possible and we don’t need to presume the same clubs will share the trophies every year, but let’s not ignore the fact there is going to be major backlash from the rich and powerful to stop it happening again.


Leicester’s best players will be cherry-picked in the summer, and the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City will come back stronger. It is about grasping the nettle for Claudio Ranieri’s side.







jamie-vardy6-large_trans++qVzuuqpFlyLIwiJamie Vardy will be replaying last week's incident over and over again in his head 






Tottenham are more likely to sustain an annual challenge because they have such a young, emerging team, but there will still be the same feeling of taking a rare and unexpected opportunity before the usual 'big four’ rebuild and fight back. It has been so long since their club won a league title, they too have a particular pressure on them but they have been chasing all season, never quite having that same level of expectation that comes with being a frontrunner. That has helped them.


I know what everyone is thinking reading my thoughts on a title run-in… wondering what I think about 'that’ slip against Chelsea when Liverpool were going for the title in 2014. It was the kind of incident that under any under circumstances, with far less at stake, would not be remembered.


In the heat of a title race everything is replayed and magnified and over the course of 38 games the course of history is reduced to one pivotal moment. It is not really like that but the Leicester and Spurs players know a similarly defining action can happen at any time, whether it’s a winning goal, a great save, a slice of luck or calamitous mistake.







Daniel_Sturridge_AFP-large_trans++XAI13NA Daniel Sturridge injury was key to why Liverpool didn't win the Premier League in 2014






I recall numerous details about that title bid that no-one talks about now, such as an untimely injury to Daniel Sturridge before we played Chelsea and a sending off for Jordan Henderson against Manchester City that meant he was suspended for what proved the most important game of all. All these things contributed. I look back and wish I had made a genuine mistake – something I could have avoided – rather than just slipped, but I know that is what people will choose to talk about most.


Whatever happens, for better or worse, someone from Leicester or Spurs is going to have to enjoy or endure re-runs of the title winning moment for the rest of their lives.


 Leicester’s task is to make sure Vardy’s red card is merely a minor setback rather than the turning point.





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Anyone seen Sky's "the race for the title" advert where they've dubbed the Spurs fans singing Leicester City we're coming for you over it? Fvck me.

Thought I was hearing things when I first heard it, seems Spurs only sing it after scoring as well.

Oddly forest fans think we're singing, 'are you watching Nottingham' now, when we actually sing 'are you watching Tottenham'.

Bless them!

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