Guest neesy111 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Its good that we werent 100 miles an hour as we would have been torn apart. We had a plan we stuck to it. We didnt get anything but the fact that we stuck to a plan for the entire game was important. Alot of positives. The mackems and Norwich is the test. I agree, but I also don't. It's strange. I don't mean running at 100 miles an hour chasing the ball around and ultimately never having it, but just that tempo however the situation required it, if you know what I mean? I agree, too frantic and we'd have lost any game plan. I would have just liked more presence from us tonight. Pin a team like Leicester back. That's when they are at their most dangerous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It doesn't matter about the pen and it doesn't matter that we lost. There was a massive improvement out there tonight and if this had been Rafa's 3rd or 4th game we would have won. Leicester were just holding on for the last 20min. Not many sides have won there this season. No doubt. I'm just concerned that we might have done too little too late. I've already seen and heard enough from Benitez to see he knows how to identify the problems and address them, I just don't know whether we have enough games left to implement those changes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Missed the game tonight. Can someone tell me what formation we played and whether we changed shape with the subs? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Its good that we werent 100 miles an hour as we would have been torn apart. We had a plan we stuck to it. We didnt get anything but the fact that we stuck to a plan for the entire game was important. Alot of positives. The mackems and Norwich is the test. I agree, but I also don't. It's strange. I don't mean running at 100 miles an hour chasing the ball around and ultimately never having it, but just that tempo however the situation required it, if you know what I mean? I agree, too frantic and we'd have lost any game plan. I would have just liked more presence from us tonight. Pin a team like Leicester back. That's when they are at their most dangerous. Nah, man. They're at their most dangerous when you allow them to break in to space. Leicester like to play 5 or 10 years ahead. 2 strong banks of 4, but immediately ready to move in to whatever piece of space you allow them. Long or short. Stop that and keep the pressure on them imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Missed the game tonight. Can someone tell me what formation we played and whether we changed shape with the subs? Started with: ----------- Shelvey --------- Anita ----------- Perez ------------ Wijnaldum -------- Sissoko --------------------- Mitro -------------------- Turned into: Townsend ------- Shelvey ------- Gini -------- Sissoko ------------------- Mitro ---------- Perez --------------- Not sure what it was when SDJ came on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greydos Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Missed the game tonight. Can someone tell me what formation we played and whether we changed shape with the subs? Started with: ----------- Shelvey --------- Anita ----------- Perez ------------ Wijnaldum -------- Sissoko --------------------- Mitro -------------------- Turned into: Townsend ------- Shelvey ------- Gini -------- Sissoko ------------------- Mitro ---------- Perez --------------- Not sure what it was when SDJ came on. Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Missed the game tonight. Can someone tell me what formation we played and whether we changed shape with the subs? Started with: ----------- Shelvey --------- Anita ----------- Perez ------------ Wijnaldum -------- Sissoko --------------------- Mitro -------------------- Turned into: Townsend ------- Shelvey ------- Gini -------- Sissoko ------------------- Mitro ---------- Perez --------------- Not sure what it was when SDJ came on. Ended up as Janmaat - Taylor - Lascelles - Colback *Leicester* Townsend - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Doumbia Wijnaldum - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sissoko de Jong Mitrovic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Leicester came so close to scoring that they scored. They scored a offside goal, of course nowt matters other than 1-0 though, might as well bring McClaren back eh? Wasnt actually offside according to some ref on Sky (Dermot Gallagher I think) Hmm, it's a close one. http://i.imgur.com/QbTLzvy.png Taking into account the perspective here, it's likely Lascelles' upper body is just about in line with Vardy. Because Taylor made a "deliberate" movement to the ball and basically flicked it on to Vardy, it's a "2nd phase", therefore onside Yeah, that's not true at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenBartonCentrePartin Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Paully in a trademark garish top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnufc Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Leicester came so close to scoring that they scored. They scored a offside goal, of course nowt matters other than 1-0 though, might as well bring McClaren back eh? Wasnt actually offside according to some ref on Sky (Dermot Gallagher I think) Hmm, it's a close one. http://i.imgur.com/QbTLzvy.png Taking into account the perspective here, it's likely Lascelles' upper body is just about in line with Vardy. Because Taylor made a "deliberate" movement to the ball and basically flicked it on to Vardy, it's a "2nd phase", therefore onside Yeah, that's not true at all. What, so an actual former ref who knows the rules is wrong? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullie Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Never known anyone at football matches get on telly/in the paper so consistently as Paully, other than that bellend with the bell at Pompey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 I thought there was a massive improvement on recent games like. We passed the ball around a bit tonight. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElDiablo Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 The decision making of a lot of our players is truly shit, few times tonight someone makes a decoy run to try and stretch Leicester and the gimp on the ball tries a ridiculous pass through about 4 players to them, who would be crowded out straight away too. There's also no nous, like Townsend buying a free kick when someone slid in to him on the touch line and he dinked it over him and out of play. Should just go over. I don't particularly like it but it's the sort of thing Leicester were doing all night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrymac1966 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 We need some luck and a good bounce on Sunday ... Mbabu instead of Colback would have secured the point tonight ie. the centre wouldn't have come back in with a taller lb unlucky Rafa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 The immediate impression was of a far more solid unit, esp at the back...Janmaat not galloping forward at daft times and leaving gaps as before and the link between defence and m/f, usually with Shelvey co-ordinating was better although this meant Shelvey was often too far back to offer any support to the forwards. The problems we have are all up front and to a lesser extent, in m/f. Unless Perez is able to have a run at defenders, we have a huge lack of pace ; Mitrovic has the speed and turning ability of a 40 year-old, never mind a player of 21. As ever, he was constantly isolated and when we had to resort to long balls, he was usually crowded out before he could lay the ball off and nobody was breaking through fast enough from m/f to support him. The only time we really opened them up was when Townsend beat his defender and got a good cross in. Anita gave the ball away countless times and I wasn't in the least surprised when Benitez subbed him. Yes, it WAS a pen when Sissoko's shot hit the defender's arm, but apart from that we created VERY few clear chances and Rafa will now know, only too well, the size of the task he faces. I was heartened by the overall tightness of the side, obviously down to his organization ; the whole set-up is more SBR than KK and this means we are likely to concede less than in the past, Unfortunately, it also means we are unlikely to score many either because in a tight compact formation such as this, you need either an instinctive scorer or forwards with pace and we have neither. The good side to all this is that if we avoid the drop, Rafa's discipline will make us tough to beat and this is the FIRST quality a side needs to get success or silverware. Decent signings in summer would make all the difference, but it will be a very tough job to stay up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Don't think you deserved to lose tonight. Pretty gash game and one superb finish settled it. Doesn't mean that's in any way satisfactory but there were reasons for optimism IMO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 The way they press relentlessly is unreal. It all starts with Vardy, can't even relax on a pass back to the keeper. Kante is everywhere. When you combine that with our nerves and low confidence it's not surprising we struggled to pass the ball at times. On the whole we were so much better than almost every away game this season. No one could have complained if we got a point. The Townsend sub and change in formation put us on top. Nice we have a manager capable of that. Unfortunately, Ranieri responded with a change that leveled things out again. Promising signs, just hope we can play a smart game in the derby. If the occasion doesn't get to us I think we'll win. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Haven't seen Leicester much this season, was that a normal performance from them? Wasn't that impressed. *sour grapes alert* Kinda. There were definitely some parallels with their game at our place - they won 1-0, with a goal from a set-piece, and only managed two shots on target. Our game was a bit different though. We should have at least had a couple of goals in the first 20 mins but Schmeichel had a blinder. They came back into it for a bit, then we really should have had the game won before the goal. It was a more stark version of their play this year - we had 62% possession, 21 shots, 16 corners. They got everyone back and looked to hit us on the counter with long balls. And yes, the ref was very generous to them, honestly. They are definitely able to switch their game up when required, but it's still the same basic template. Tight at the back, force the oppo into crosses from out wide which the big guys or Schmeichel can deal with. Kante is everywhere. Look to break at speed either with the wingers or with long balls into the channels for Vardy. Everybody working hard and pressing when they don't have the ball, happy to dole out little niggly fouls, happy to play for free-kicks around the box. They are very well-drilled, both at the back and up front, which is greatly helped by the fact that they have been playing almost exactly the same team all year. Eleven players have started more than 20 league games, and seven of those have played at least 28 of the 30. Compare that to your team (five started more than 20, two started at least 28 (Gini and Janmaat). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ogden Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Haven't seen Leicester much this season, was that a normal performance from them? Wasn't that impressed. The long season is starting to wear on them so I'd say they are at about 95% of what they were 2 months ago. Lately they have been able to stick their nose in front and do whatever it takes to win by a goal. That's no small feat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Altamullan Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Can't help being anxious given where we are in table. Guess same is true for players. Thing is though, we didn't get much luck tonight (can't always 'make your own'). Seemed every clearance went to a Leicester player, loose balls just didn't bobble our way, Morgan ran into Sissoko then cannoned into Mitro, when surely would have scored. Might have had a penalty (then or from Sissoko's shot against Morgan's arm). Great finish to score with one of very few chances (free scoring league leaders). Makeshift defence looked organised, number of promising moves 'just' failed: final ball a foot off or the omnipresent Kante seemed to connect with every stretch for the ball. In my current 'just/fair world' deluded frame of mind ( it's been a long night) I choose to think we're saving up the luck for Sunday. If stuff starts to come off, players will get more into their zone/flow, seem to have more time on the ball, do what comes natural. Promising signs tonight, but need something to go for us; kind bounce, rub of the green. Whatever. Howay great footy gods, give us a break, man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ogden Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 It doesn't matter about the pen and it doesn't matter that we lost. There was a massive improvement out there tonight and if this had been Rafa's 3rd or 4th game we would have won. Leicester were just holding on for the last 20min. Not many sides have won there this season. Disagree that they were "holding on", they just knew that by killing the game we'd be incapable of scoring based on our woeful goal scoring record away from home. Professional tactics prevailed. Exactly. Leicester followed their script. That's how they've been winning games all season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ogden Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Thought Elliot's kick distribution was very inconsistent. He fluffed a few and it was hard to tell who he was trying to get the ball to a few times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinnMag Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 This game was one step for right direction, but still afraid its too late Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Venkman Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Well its Lineker, Leicester fan and all round wanker. Not having that like, Gary's a total gentleman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 All I can say is that Kante is an absolute monster. Bossed it last night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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