Match Thread Leicester v Manchester City (league Cup QF)

[LoopisDeLupis]

Don’t be daft, Man City haven’t got out of first gear because they simply haven’t had to.

And the worst thing about this by the way is that they still get the shits as a team if you have a proper game plan.
Chelsea proved that.

 

[popillius]

This may come back to bite me on the arse but Ward looks a really, very good keeper to me.

Cue Robert Green style **** up now.

 

[Blaarev]

Burton 1-0 up vs Boro

 

[Micky]

Iborra should be playing walking football.

 

[Brown Nose]

And the worst thing about this by the way is that they still get the shits as a team if you have a proper game plan.
Chelsea proved that.

Quite.

I'd play 6-0-4 against them. The 4 would be high up all the time and the back 6 would just play long balls. The entire Man City style and plan is eliminated in one move. Of course, they'd adjust and react to it, but it would make them think. At the moment, the lack of interest in trying against them is an embarrassment to the league.

 

[fitz]

Iborra should be playing walking football.

Yup. I'm amazed he doesn't get more game time as he's the perfect Puel player. Imagine if they all played like him (A bit more).

 

[Jenks]

Here's a stat from the first half: Leicester City player with the most passes in the first half...

























Danny Ward with 18!!!!!!

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

Here's a stat from the first half: Leicester City player with the most passes in the first half...

























Danny Ward with 18!!!!!!

Scooooooop

 

[Jenks]

Sorry just finished rearranging my sock draw.

 

[popillius]

Well I'm glad we waited a full 8 minutes to make a ****ing blindingly obvious change.

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

James Maddison is coming in. Maybe something vaguely interesting will happen now.


Or is that too hopeful?

 

[City Fan]

Well I'm glad we waited a full 8 minutes to make a ****ing blindingly obvious change.

Honestly, what’s the point? What difference does those 8 mins make? Should have just done it at half time.

He really doesn’t have a clue does he?

 

[Brown Nose]

Well I'm glad we waited a full 8 minutes to make a ****ing blindingly obvious change.

Not sure bringing on Maddison to play wide was obvious to anyone except Puel.

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

Well I'm glad we waited a full 53 minutes to make a ****ing blindingly obvious change.

Fixed it.

 

[fitz]

Honestly, what’s the point? What difference does those 8 mins make? Should have just done it at half time.

He really doesn’t have a clue does he?

Unwritten rules of shit management. About an hour of awful shit has to be tolerated before you can try for the last 30.

 

[TornadoShaunUK]

If that passage of play didn't sum up Puel nicely I don't know what else does. Maguire, great little run through into midfield, finds Gray out wide, rather than attempt to put a cross in or take his man on, he opts to play it back and retain possession. We then end up losing it any way. Why not just take the man on, if you can't get a cross in try and get a ****in free kick or something.. anything more exciting and proactive than what you actually did...

 

[popillius]

Not sure bringing on Maddison to play wide was obvious to anyone except Puel.

He won't play wide.

 

[Graz]

Is there any explanation for Vardy not being involved at all? Is he injured?

At least Maddison is on now but he's our only player of any quality there. The rest are all terribly out of form or just plain terrible.

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

Unwritten rules of shit management. About an hour of awful shit has to be tolerated before you can try for the last 30.

Unai Emery missed that one. Regularly makes changes in the first half.

 

[Brown Nose]

He won't play wide.

He is. Left side and Gray has switched to the right.