Post Match Leicester 1 Manchester United 2 (community shield)

[londonfox]

Must admit I like Wembley.We do go very regularly.

And at the end of the 2017-18 season you may very well be there again in the play-off final.

 

[Motown Fox]

A couple of photos from yesterday.

 

[Dunmow Fox]

A couple of photos from yesterday.
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They all looked thoroughly pissed off that they'd lost as they trudged by ,,,
Hopefully some of them will realise they had good games - DD, Gray ,Musa , Vards, Okazaki

 

[Feriol]

I have a couple of concerns following this game and our pre-season.

1st. We seem to be very weak defensively, and have missed Kanté as much as I feared so far. I would like to see a good ball winning midfielder come in.

2nd. It might be an over reaction, but there seems to be a lack of desire from a number of players. Playing for a trophy at Wembley, and games against Barcelona and PSG I would have hoped to see a bit more intensity. I hope they aren't becoming blasé or feeling that they are now better than they really are, and don't need to work so hard.

 

[Matt_B]

I have a couple of concerns following this game and our pre-season.

1st. We seem to be very weak defensively, and have missed Kanté as much as I feared so far. I would like to see a good ball winning midfielder come in.

2nd. It might be an over reaction, but there seems to be a lack of desire from a number of players. Playing for a trophy at Wembley, and games against Barcelona and PSG I would have hoped to see a bit more intensity. I hope they aren't becoming blasé or feeling that they are now better than they really are, and don't need to work so hard.

They were all friendlies. Nobody gives 100% passion in a friendly. Don't be a fanny.

 

[Feriol]

They were all friendlies. Nobody gives 100% passion in a friendly. Don't be a fanny.

I saw no reason to question the desire of PSG or Barcelona players (except Messi)

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

Ranieri said they are not up to full power yet.

Pre-season, I think everyone is trying to avoid injuries or strains so as not to lose their place.

Huth or Morgan could easily see Hernandez come in and steal their spot if they miss a couple of games.

 

[Matt_B]

I saw no reason to question the desire of PSG or Barcelona players (except Messi)

That's because you were watching with blinkers on then. Man Utd couldn't be arsed any more than we could yesterday.

 

[Lako42]

That ****ing short corner at the end of the game, I wanted to kill him.

Kasper goes up and so we just play it short, the mind boggles at such a lack of a footballing brain.

 

[Motown Fox]

And even then the cross was closed down, so no use whatsoever. Even if there was 30 seconds or so left I think the ref knew that they would have scored had that breakaway continued so he blew for full-time. But had the corner gone over there was certainly time for another goal chance possible or even time for a penalty appeal.

 

[Blaarev]

And even then the cross was closed down, so no use whatsoever. Even if there was 30 seconds or so left I think the ref knew that they would have scored had that breakaway continued so he blew for full-time. But had the corner gone over there was certainly time for another goal chance possible or even time for a penalty appeal.

Mendy had won the ball back when the ref blew for full-time

 

[Feriol]

That's because you were watching with blinkers on then. Man Utd couldn't be arsed any more than we could yesterday.

The post you quoted didn't mention Man Utd.

Playing at Wembley for a trophy is something unusual to most of our players. José and the Man Utd players may feel it's below them, I don't care, but I feel it should have been sufficient motivation for us.

 

[londonfox]

I think Amartey could be the ball-winning midfielder we seem to be lacking. I know he gave away the penalty but I thought he was our only good player against PSG. I also think he could be a goal theeat if played in the centre.

I'd have him ahead of King in a two-man midfield and I think he could work in a three as well.

 

[camberwell fox]

That ****ing short corner at the end of the game, I wanted to kill him.

Did Schlupp take it?

 

[Lako42]

Did Schlupp take it?

It may have been

 

[East Anglia Fox]

Did anyone try to go to a pub after the match only to find a piece of A4 paper on the door saying the Met Police had closed them down at 6pm? I had no idea this was a thing. The level of authoritarianism we have to put up with in the UK is terrifying.

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[Matt_B]

Did anyone try to go to a pub after the match only to find a piece of A4 paper on the door saying the Met Police had closed them down at 6pm? I had no idea this was a thing. The level of authoritarianism we have to put up with in the UK is terrifying.

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You're right, I'm quaking in my boots that people can't keep getting pissed after a day on the lash.

 

[Matt_B]

The post you quoted didn't mention Man Utd.

Playing at Wembley for a trophy is something unusual to most of our players. José and the Man Utd players may feel it's below them, I don't care, but I feel it should have been sufficient motivation for us.

So you can make up excuses for them but not us? We'll have to agree to disagree that you're reading far too much into friendlies. Barca weren't bothered second half either, but no doubt you'll find a reason.

 

[Lako42]

The police also decided to start antagonising fans outside the Torch pub by forming a line and walking at them with police horses, all was well up until that point.


Biggest annoyance was the classless wankers that are Man Utd fans outside the ground. I saw a fair few who thought they were funny singing songs outside the Leicester end get put in their place.

Good day overall though, I imagine there were a few Leicester fans with sun stroke come the end of the game.

 

[Matt_B]

The police also decided to start antagonising fans outside the Torch pub by forming a line and walking at them with police horses, all was well up until that point.


Biggest annoyance was the classless wankers that are Man Utd fans outside the ground. I saw a fair few who thought they were funny singing songs outside the Leicester end get put in their place.

Good day overall though, I imagine there were a few Leicester fans with sun stroke come the end of the game.

The biggest twats that I saw were Leicester fans. Post-match, a group of three decided to start a ruck (I believe is the term) against a group of Man Utd fans on the other side of the fence. When they realised that their snarling at the fence wasn't doing anything and that they couldn't reach, they decided to start trying to whip them with their scarves. Watching grown men flailing a half-and-half whilst spewing bile was one of the funniest things I've seen.