Post Match Leicester 0 Manchester City 1

[Bezu Fache Fox]

Nacho was impressive. Looked physically stronger than perhaps he did last season. Certainly stronger than Maddison, not that it takes a lot. I'd start Nacho in the next game.

 

[Miles Away]

Nacho was impressive. Looked physically stronger than perhaps he did last season. Certainly stronger than Maddison, not that it takes a lot. I'd start Nacho in the next game.

He caused them fits. Very harsh not to have him in our 11 at the moment.

 

[Lako42]

He caused them fits. Very harsh not to have him in our 11 at the moment.

Foolish

 

[alex]

Lookman though

 

[homer]

For the umpteenth time we looked ten times more dangerous as soon as Nacho stepped onto the pitch. Criminal how he is being used, in my opinion

Apart from the first five/six minutes - for all their possession and shit we were well in that game and could have actually won it. Desperately unlucky with the goal - if that hadn’t hit Soyuncu it would have floated straight through to Schmeichel, and Rodgers was (not for the first time ) far far too late with the changes that were screaming to be made after about ten minutes of the second half. Barnes and Maddison were ok in the first, but genuinely shit in the second.

Vestergard was excellent and didn’t look to be struggling to me. His change was an odd one. Bertrand and Castagne did well - especially considering they had two out of form players in front of them. Must be soul destroying

Schmeichel’s distribution is now just a running joke. They’re obviously not going to change this ludicrous passing about at the back, so we’ll just have to live with it. It is ****ing annoying in the extreme.

Lookman was lively when he came on, which is promising

Entertaining game, but points dropped for me


**** the system, Rodgers - just play Nacho and Vardy together, for ****s sake

 

[popillius]

As expected, Maddison the pantomime villain. He was absolutely fine and in the first half, our most creative outlet. As expected, Iheanacho comes on, looks decent enough without really threatening anything and he's the genius we are missing.

The fact remains, Schmeichel made a stupid, unforced error that cost us the match. Other than that, the eleven chosen for today's game did a very good job on the whole and were unlucky not to get a point.

I really do like Vestergaard but he needed to come off. After 60 minutes he looked like a drunk staggering out of an old man's pub. Lookman however, looked sharp and really creative. That's the change that should have been made much earlier.

 

[lazzer]

Left feeling positive despite the result some promising signs.

 

[alex]

Left feeling positive despite the result some promising signs.

What was the most positive for you?

 

[Miles Away]

What was the most positive for you?

You didn’t ask me but…Vestergaard.

 

[Volpone]

On the pitch at the end, Lestergaard had an ice pack strapped to his right knee.

 

[Micky]

On the pitch at the end, Lestergaard had an ice pack strapped to his right knee.

Are you sure it wasn't on the end of his knob?

 

[Graz]

Yep and it’s not a knock on us to say this, either.

Not at all. We're one of the clubs most hurt by FFP, and even the vague pretence of FFP, being out of the window right now.

I still think we're the 5th best side in the league though, and cementing that should be our aim for the league this season.

But such is the make up of this league this season, anything beyond that would be a massive overachievement. Whereas lower than that, or lower than that without Cup or European success, would probably be underachieving.

 

[Brown Nose]

As expected, Maddison the pantomime villain. He was absolutely fine and in the first half, our most creative outlet. As expected, Iheanacho comes on, looks decent enough without really threatening anything and he's the genius we are missing.

I swear that if Maddison just minced onto the pitch, took a shit on the centre spot and sat there for an hour, you'd say he did okay. Likewise, if Iheanacho came on and scored the greatest three minute hattrick in history, you'd complain about his control/positioning/finishing.

 

[popillius]

I swear that if Maddison just minced onto the pitch, took a shit on the centre spot and sat there for an hour, you'd say he did okay. Likewise, if Iheanacho came on and scored the greatest three minute hattrick in history, you'd complain about his control/positioning/finishing.

Nope. I've often called Maddison out for being shite. I've often cited Iheanacho as being excellent.

I just don't make up my mind about them before each game.

Not like I did Praet. He was always shit.

 

[Brown Nose]

I couldn't help but remain largely detached from the game today. It wasn't exactly entertaining was it? But I could see what both teams were trying to do and I was (I suppose) curious to see how it played out.

I do appreciate that it is a tactical plan to draw them in and then make two or three passes out and we suddenly have a break on. It depended so much on the quality of passing from defenders and the keeper though. BR was applauding Schmeichel when he hit inaccurate passes so he's being told to do it.

It's an acceptable tactic if it works. But we were well beaten today. They easily deserved to win because they were the only side trying to attack for the vast majority of the game.

Vestergaard impressed and Bertrand battled hard. Ricardo is a much better player than Castagne though so not really sure what that selection was about. Soyuncu was better.

Tielemans was awful (as usual he looked knackered). The set up required him to come deep and pass through the Man City press and his passing was garbage when it mattered. Ndidi and Albrighton worked hard enough and Vardy looked up for it.

However, yet again, Barnes and Maddison were just not contributing enough. Both players got time and space several times and did nothing with it. Barnes was scared of taking on Walker - he looks short of confidence and fitness. Maddison is just dreadful. Since he got injured in Feb, he's been absolutely useless. Too lightweight, poor decision making and simply not creative enough.

Iheanacho looked a class apart when he came on. If only he'd been there from the start. It's utter madness to continually ignore our most reliable creative forward.

 

[Miles Away]

15 games without contributing to a goal for Maddison.

In that time Iheanacho has 15 goals or assists by my count.

In the short term, at least, Nacho represents a better attacking option than Maddison.

 

[Lako42]

I couldn't help but remain largely detached from the game today. It wasn't exactly entertaining was it? But I could see what both teams were trying to do and I was (I suppose) curious to see how it played out.

I do appreciate that it is a tactical plan to draw them in and then make two or three passes out and we suddenly have a break on. It depended so much on the quality of passing from defenders and the keeper though. BR was applauding Schmeichel when he hit inaccurate passes so he's being told to do it.

It's an acceptable tactic if it works. But we were well beaten today. They easily deserved to win because they were the only side trying to attack for the vast majority of the game.

Vestergaard impressed and Bertrand battled hard. Ricardo is a much better player than Castagne though so not really sure what that selection was about. Soyuncu was better.

Tielemans was awful. The set up required him to come deep and pass through the Man City press and his passing was garbage when it mattered. Ndidi and Albrighton worked hard enough and Vardy looked up for it.

However, yet again, Barnes and Maddison were just not contributing enough. Both players got time and space several times and did nothing with it. Barnes was scared of taking on Walker - he looks short of confidence and fitness. Maddison is just dreadful. Since he got injured in Feb, he's been absolutely useless. Too lightweight, poor decision making and simply not creative enough.

Iheanacho looked a class apart when he came on. If only he'd been there from the start. It's utter madness to continually ignore our most reliable creative forward.

Spot on, all of it.

 

[Rock Fox]

To expect top 4 is madness.

What Chelsea, Man City and United have done in the summer has made that virtually impossible.

Well, there we are - I'm guessing that their players on the subs bench were more valuable than our entire 1st team - so we were beaten by 1 goal by a team of state sponsored billionaires - not a huge surprise.

Let's accept that 2015/16 was one of those splendid, magnificent, jaw dropping, deus ex machina moments - and see if we can get 5th place this season (+ another cup, please)

 

[TommyK]

Nacho was impressive. Looked physically stronger than perhaps he did last season. Certainly stronger than Maddison, not that it takes a lot. I'd start Nacho in the next game.

Only saw the second half, but Ndidi looked back to his best.

 

[TommyK]

Vestergard was excellent and didn’t look to be struggling to me. His change was an odd one.

I would imagine ( as BR alluded too pre match when talking about managing fitness) this was very much a pre planned change.

Vestergard looked shattered to me.