Confirmed Transfer Claude Puel new manager

[Brown Nose]

There is some fecking hilariously overblown nonsense being spouted by ignorant morons on twitter this evening. My current favourite:

 

[SilverFox]

I’m glad Appleton stays. He gave up a good management position to come and be an assistant and he deserves a crack at doing the job they employed him for.

 

[SilverFox]

There is some fecking hilariously overblown nonsense being spouted by ignorant morons on twitter this evening. My current favourite:

Well he can **** off.

 

[londonfox]

Lineker is turning in to more and more of a Grade A dickhead every day,

I bet Osman will have a different tune if David Unsworth gets the Everton job. Those names he mentions were being spouted by the media. We have no idea if the club were even interested in any of them.

One season in England with an 8th place finish and a cup final. I'll take that please. I think Dyche would have been a good appointment but he's never achieved that as a manager and hiring him would have been lauded by everyone.

Good luck Claude. Welcome aboard!

 

[londonfox]

There is some fecking hilariously overblown nonsense being spouted by ignorant morons on twitter this evening. My current favourite:

Get a grip. It's football, no managerial sacking is a tragedy.

 

[camberwell fox]

From Auntie:

Leicester City have appointed ex-Southampton boss Claude Puel as their new manager on a three-year deal.

Puel becomes the Foxes' third manager this year, replacing Craig Shakespeare who succeeded Premier League title winner Claudio Ranieri in February.

Puel, 56, led the Saints to eighth in his first season in charge, as well as reaching the EFL Cup final, but the Frenchman was sacked in June.

Michael Appleton will remain as Leicester's assistant manager.

Appleton had taken caretaker charge after Shakespeare was sacked just four months after he signed a three-year deal to take the job on a permanent basis.

Leicester City vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said Puel was "a perfect fit".

"Upon meeting Claude, his attention to detail, knowledge of our squad, understanding of our potential and his vision to help us realise it were extremely impressive," he added.

"He quickly emerged as the outstanding candidate and I am delighted we will have the opportunity to reinforce our long-term vision, aided significantly by his expertise."

Puel takes over a Foxes side 14th in the Premier League table with two wins from nine games.

The former Monaco boss, who has also had spells at Lille and Lyon, spent four years as manager of Nice before replacing Ronald Koeman at Southampton.

He said it was "a great privilege" to take over at Leicester, adding that the club's "values and ambitions are closely aligned to my own".

"The opportunity to help the club build on its remarkable recent achievements is a truly exciting one and I'm looking forward to working with the owners, players, staff and supporters to deliver further lasting success."

Despite losing 16 games last season, Puel led Southampton to an eighth-placed finish in the Premier League. Their 3-2 defeat by Manchester United in the EFL Cup final at Wembley was their first major final since 2003.

But he was dismissed after managing just one win from the final eight league matches of the season, with his side scoring just once in their last six games.

 

[Motown Fox]

At least he's used to the Stadium layout

 

[Jeff]

Lineker is turning in to more and more of a Grade A dickhead every day,

Based on his tweet?

Whoosh?

 

[popillius]

Lineker is turning in to more and more of a Grade A dickhead every day,

I bet Osman will have a different tune if David Unsworth gets the Everton job. Those names he mentions were being spouted by the media. We have no idea if the club were even interested in any of them.

One season in England with an 8th place finish and a cup final. I'll take that please. I think Dyche would have been a good appointment but he's never achieved that as a manager and hiring him would have been lauded by everyone.

Good luck Claude. Welcome aboard!

Erm, it was a tounge in cheek reaction parodying what he said when Ranieri was appointed. In other words, it's a just a joke.

 

[dpjfox]

Weve been playing "hoof ball" for months is that not boring? i welcome a possible change to a passing game, and he has better attacking options than at Southampton so who knows he may switch from defence to attack minded, lets give him a chance. I doubt he was anyones choice but the "bigger names" eg Ancelotti Mancini Tunchel didnt want the job, neither did Appleton (but glad hes stopping).

 

[alex]

Welcome Mr Puel. Good luck...

 

[FOX Franks]

I'm delighted that Shakespeare has gone because he isn't, and never will be, a manager. I think we'd have gone down if we'd kept him all season.

We have as a minimum now got a manager in charge which is a step up. Had we kept Appleton, I'd be feeling that though. Just having someone in charge with some authority.

My reservations with Puel are not about him as a manager. He appears to be perfectly capable and experienced. I just cannot comprehend how he fits with our club/players/mentality. He's all about slow, possession football. He doesn't play wide players as wide players. He is in favour of constant rotation of personnel. Many of our players just won't like any of that and that's playing right into the hands of the same problems that have hounded us for the last year or so.

Recruiting him means major changes in personnel, formation and style of play. That's fine but it could well be a rocky road for him. Someone like Albrighton won't fit his plans at all. Neither will Morgan or Huth. Or Okazaki. Or Slimani. And quite a few more. Ironically, it was against Puel's favoured diamond formation that Ranieri attempted to get his side to match up and we should never forget that particular horror show.

He may be excellent for the likes of Chilwell, Mahrez, Iborra, Iheanacho. He'll probably convert Gray to a striker and may bring Musa in from the cold in the same position. Good luck to him though when he tries to explain to Vardy why he's being benched as part of his rotation policy.

In summary, I see him creating some havoc in the short term and it will either lead to overall progress and improvement or it will be a complete disaster. If I were to guess on what's most likely, I'd say the latter.

SHAKESPEARE IS AWFUL WE MUST GET SOMEONE IN TO CHANGE EVERYTHING

BUT NOT LIKE THAT, DON'T CHANGE EVERTHING

 

[SilverFox]

The Puel party starts this weekend.

 

[consty]

There is some fecking hilariously overblown nonsense being spouted by ignorant morons on twitter this evening. My current favourite:

He’d only want to play left wingers...

 

[londonfox]

Based on his tweet?

Whoosh?

No just generally. I got the tweet

 

[Rock Fox]

No just generally. I got the tweet

Lineker and the BBC - like a packet of crisps - can be part of a well balanced diet - just not the whole diet.

 

[SilverFox]

From Auntie:

Leicester City have appointed ex-Southampton boss Claude Puel as their new manager on a three-year deal.

Puel becomes the Foxes' third manager this year, replacing Craig Shakespeare who succeeded Premier League title winner Claudio Ranieri in February.

Puel, 56, led the Saints to eighth in his first season in charge, as well as reaching the EFL Cup final, but the Frenchman was sacked in June.

Michael Appleton will remain as Leicester's assistant manager.

Appleton had taken caretaker charge after Shakespeare was sacked just four months after he signed a three-year deal to take the job on a permanent basis.

Leicester City vice-chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said Puel was "a perfect fit".

"Upon meeting Claude, his attention to detail, knowledge of our squad, understanding of our potential and his vision to help us realise it were extremely impressive," he added.

"He quickly emerged as the outstanding candidate and I am delighted we will have the opportunity to reinforce our long-term vision, aided significantly by his expertise."

Puel takes over a Foxes side 14th in the Premier League table with two wins from nine games.

The former Monaco boss, who has also had spells at Lille and Lyon, spent four years as manager of Nice before replacing Ronald Koeman at Southampton.

He said it was "a great privilege" to take over at Leicester, adding that the club's "values and ambitions are closely aligned to my own".

"The opportunity to help the club build on its remarkable recent achievements is a truly exciting one and I'm looking forward to working with the owners, players, staff and supporters to deliver further lasting success."

Despite losing 16 games last season, Puel led Southampton to an eighth-placed finish in the Premier League. Their 3-2 defeat by Manchester United in the EFL Cup final at Wembley was their first major final since 2003.

But he was dismissed after managing just one win from the final eight league matches of the season, with his side scoring just once in their last six games.

Fake news. The real transcript:-

Leicester City Vice Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said:


“When we began the process of identifying a new manager, the Board quickly established the profile of candidate we needed to take the Club forward and Claude Puel was the cheapest option, so yay.


“Upon meeting Claude, his attention to detail, knowledge of our squad, understanding of our potential and his vision to help us realise it were extremely impressive. He quickly emerged as the only interested candidate.”


Claude Puel said:


“Well I love the cheese. The opportunity for me to help the Club build on its remarkable recent achievements is a surprise. Who saw that coming? What can I say, they ****ed it. Proper ****ed it.”

 

[David Gwilliam]

It is worth treasuring the moments when you get things wrong. That way you can avoid that stupidity called certainty.

I was one of those who thought O'Neill was a disaster and who was underwhelmed by the appointment of Claudio. On the other hand I thought Peter Taylor was a good appointment and who was overjoyed by the appointment of Sven.

It is interesting to wonder how many others have a similar track record. My point is that we have no idea whether or not he will be a good appointment. As Leicester manager he is entitled to our good wishes and initial support.

Stone Cold is staying as Assistant Manager and this seems to me quite right. The man has done nothing wrong. I am less sure about Mr Rudkin.

.

 

[Motown Fox]

What about Stowell?
I assume he's staying too.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

The guy seems intelligent. The owners said they were impressed with his knowledge of the squad.

That being so, even if we assume he only knows as much as us, which a lot of the time is five eighths of **** all, then he knows the following:

Defence is reasonably sound, Schmeichel, Morgan, Huth, Simpson and Fuchs are getting on a bit, but now has, Maguire, Chilwell, Dragovic and Amartez to provide options.

Attack is strong, with Vardy, Okazaki, Iheanacho, Slimani, Mahrez, Albrighton, Gray and even Musa providing very powerful and fast options. If we get struck by plague, he even has Ulloa!

If he has only watched MOTD, he will know our only weak area is central midfield, with just N'didi, Iborra, maybe Amartez and James and King. Silva in the closet until January.

If the guy is at all smart, he will start by playing to our strengths, and then see how in training the players adapt to tactical changes, whether that is 3-4-3, a diamond, whatever.

He certainly has a much more powerful and fast counter attack available to him than he had at Southampton. Maybe he will start by giving them free rein ALA Keegan - 'Just score more goals than they do'.

Those of you on here lucky enough to have a ticket for Sunday, please raise the roof, sing his name to the rafters and clap and cheer our Boys in Blue on to give the Toffees a damn good thrashing.