Post Match Leicester 2 Chelsea 2
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Skitzo
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he does normally line up near Chilwell in those situations, so that's a good point
Brown Nose
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I'm surprised that nobody has pointed out the obvious error made by Rodgers today. The key decision that cost us both goals.
Ndidi was supposed to start. It was clear that he had been assigned with marking Rudiger at set pieces. That must be why the late swap meant that Choudhury (a fairly poor player in the air) ended up marking their most obvious threat every time.
It was bewildering in the first half. It was appalling management to not change it second half. And that decision resulted in both goals. Are we really so weak that one change before a game results in us having no idea how to deal with crosses?
Overall, it was an open and leggy game. Two sides that looked knackered and error prone. It was the best I've seen Perez and Chilwell was superb. Maddison was by far our least effective player and it was another weird decision to persist with him. His set piece delivery recently has been nothing short of abysmal. Once again, it appears as though our manager has a 'Plan A' and nothing else.
Ndidi was supposed to start. It was clear that he had been assigned with marking Rudiger at set pieces. That must be why the late swap meant that Choudhury (a fairly poor player in the air) ended up marking their most obvious threat every time.
It was bewildering in the first half. It was appalling management to not change it second half. And that decision resulted in both goals. Are we really so weak that one change before a game results in us having no idea how to deal with crosses?
Overall, it was an open and leggy game. Two sides that looked knackered and error prone. It was the best I've seen Perez and Chilwell was superb. Maddison was by far our least effective player and it was another weird decision to persist with him. His set piece delivery recently has been nothing short of abysmal. Once again, it appears as though our manager has a 'Plan A' and nothing else.
homer
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Really ?
Well I thought he was excellent for the full eighty minutes when Vardy was on the pitch, and no real significant difference happened when the change was made
Skitzo
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Not specifically today but in general he seems to play better with Iheanacho
homer
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Well definitely not today, and certainly not last week when he played the whole game against Brentford with Nacho and was complete pony
homer
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That’s the Vardy who was probably our best player in the first half, then made the chance for Barnes that should have won the game
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londonfox
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If you feel like the rest of us, who was your miserable sods comment aimed at?
I didn't think that was allowed any more. I thought you were supposed to keep it the same size all season.
Volpone
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Ok. Maybe I just never noticed it before.
You could be right, but I'm sure I remember the rules changine, possibly in response to some clubs that changed the pitch size depending on their opponents.
Premier League rules:
The Pitch
K.15. Unless otherwise permitted by the Board, in League Matches the length of the pitch shall be 105 metres and its breadth 68 metres.
K.16. The Board shall only give permission to a Club for the dimensions of its pitch to be other than as set out in Rule K.15 if it is impossible for it to comply with Rule K.15 due to the nature of the construction of its Stadium.
K.17. A Club shall register the dimensions of its pitch before the commencement of each Season by giving written notice thereof in Form 8 to the Board.
K.18. The Board may at any time require a Club to obtain and submit to the Board a report by an independent expert certifying its pitch dimensions.
K.19. No Club shall alter the dimensions of its pitch during the Season without the prior written consent of the Board.
tedfoxxx
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The initial reaction in the thread was very much useless, shit, annoyed, wasted opportunity, two points dropped etc. Yeah we should have won with the chances we created but we played well considering how shit we’ve been at home since before Christmas.
Don’t get so chippy.
Yep, same one that missed a one on one and should have put us ahead. Not sure what he did that made him out best player in the first half? Evans deserves that.
Obviously, Vardy is the better striker when on form. But it's been quite obvious that he's suffering from a lack of form/fitness/something since Christmas. Nacho has offered us something different and looks to hold up the ball rather than the constant ball behind that Vardy looks for.
Vardy ball to Barnes was inch perfect.
We probably should’ve been behind in the first half, Chelsea dominating when they switched play. Did anyone notice that at the start of the 2nd half, Lampard sent them out early and they were ready to restart? We came back out in 1s and 2s and looked disorganised and subsequently conceded. They just looked more at it. That said we were much improved in the 2nd half. Probably should’ve won it in the end but overall, a draw was a fair result.
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