Blaarev
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I think they call it heteroathlon over there.
Post Match Leicester 2 - 2 Watford
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pork pie fox
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Yeah I've watched a lot of stuff with Haakonsen in before, Jeremy Jones is incredible though. I actually really like watching cross country skiing, but biathlon is better, just for the added excitement of the extra tension in the shooting.
camberwell fox
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Don't quite know how to feel about that to be honest.
First half we were woeful, our defence playing a line too far up. Watford were horrible but there first goal was not offside, I was dead in line with it in the east stand.
De Laet was murdered down his side of the pitch and this was due to the fact that the ball over the top into the corner exposed his pace or lack of. He had a bad game as did the whole defence.
Dyer was absolute gash bar one cross but what was more disturbing in his play was that he didn't seem bothered and just sat at the half way line and passed sideways.
All in all a fair result. 11 games undefeated, and we will play better than that and lose.
First half we were woeful, our defence playing a line too far up. Watford were horrible but there first goal was not offside, I was dead in line with it in the east stand.
De Laet was murdered down his side of the pitch and this was due to the fact that the ball over the top into the corner exposed his pace or lack of. He had a bad game as did the whole defence.
Dyer was absolute gash bar one cross but what was more disturbing in his play was that he didn't seem bothered and just sat at the half way line and passed sideways.
All in all a fair result. 11 games undefeated, and we will play better than that and lose.
Miles Away
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Dyers form has dropped of late.
Blaarev
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Anything to do with the contract situation?
Volpone
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Nah, just gone mardy since being taken off against Brum.
Graz
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De Laet has always seemed pretty rapid to me!
camberwell fox
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Hi Graz,
He was exposed repeatedly today particularly in the first half where he was playing right opposite to where I was sitting.
He just seemed to not read the game well and the diaganol balls into his corner of the pitch seemed to catch him either day dreaming or on the back foot. Maybe pace was the wrong phrase to use?
He was exposed repeatedly today particularly in the first half where he was playing right opposite to where I was sitting.
He just seemed to not read the game well and the diaganol balls into his corner of the pitch seemed to catch him either day dreaming or on the back foot. Maybe pace was the wrong phrase to use?
David Gwilliam
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The tactic of taking Vardy off has been mentioned in a previous thread. Today he was replaced by Phillips. The partnership of Phillips and Nugent has worked before and I can understand that. Then Marcion was replaced by Chris Wood so that we had three strikers. I would have thought Vardy-Nugent-Phillips was a better trio than Wood-Nugent-Phillips.
Mahrez impressed in the short time he was on. It may become difficult to leave him out of the starting XI.
Mahrez impressed in the short time he was on. It may become difficult to leave him out of the starting XI.
Profondo Rosso
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I don't get the criticism of Knockaert at all. He created several of our best chances, our first goal came from a beautiful switch pass of his to Dyer, which no one else on our team would have made. He was also prepared to cover all of the pitch in an attempt to create something when the rest of the team were static. I thought he was one of our better players today and the one who looked most likely to create something.
Our defence on the other hand was all over the place and pretty dreadful and I include Kasper in that too. Konchesky was especially dire (but he has been for the majority of the season) and no idea what De Laet was doing for their 2nd, it was clear the ball wasn't going to go out.
edit - Saying that however, it's amazing how much better and much more useful Kasper's distribution is when he plays a simple pass/throw instead of just trying to lump it as far up the pitch as he can.
Our defence on the other hand was all over the place and pretty dreadful and I include Kasper in that too. Konchesky was especially dire (but he has been for the majority of the season) and no idea what De Laet was doing for their 2nd, it was clear the ball wasn't going to go out.
edit - Saying that however, it's amazing how much better and much more useful Kasper's distribution is when he plays a simple pass/throw instead of just trying to lump it as far up the pitch as he can.
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Blue Maniac
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Has anyone got the first idea what a worldie is?
Uncle Connolly
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An impressive goal, usually scored outside of the opposing team's penalty box.
spionfox
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I think the fact that Watford sent One-size on straight after Wood came on was proof that Watford were seriously worried about what his height in the box might do.
Blue Maniac
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How is it, after attending hundreds of games since 1991 and watching literally thousands more from all over the world on tv since the 1988 European Championships, that I've never ever, even once, ever heard that term said by anyone ever?
camberwell fox
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If Youngy gave. RDL man of the match this is a clear indication he is a baffoon.
Durham Fox
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He wasn't.
camberwell fox
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Out positioned and out thought then?
Do you think this was because as a defensive unit we played too far up the pitch?
How do you think he played yesterday Durham?
Feriol
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I have to say i thought Watford got their tactics spot on. they knew our pace was our biggest threat so they made sure we had no space to run into. and they worked really hard to offer a threat on the counter attack. They did it very well. Fair Play.
For us, i don't think we played badly but couldn't play to our strengths.
All things considered i'm happy, we played a team that perfectly nullified our biggest threat and we still got a point. The sign of Champions.
For us, i don't think we played badly but couldn't play to our strengths.
All things considered i'm happy, we played a team that perfectly nullified our biggest threat and we still got a point. The sign of Champions.
Durham Fox
El Dude Brother.
he was at fault for the goal by allowing the high ball to bounce and not just clearing immediately. Other than that I thought he was pretty sound.
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