Leicester (H) - EFL Cup 3rd Rnd, Wed 27th Sep 2023 (7:45pm)

[Red Shift]

4 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Tsimi not having the best time of it. Must be the smack.

Must have got another one at half time from Jurgen, cos his 2nd 1/2 showing was much improved

[Red Shift]

4 hours ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Feels a bit like the lask game, concede first and early dominate and then slowly slowly look less and less likely until the big boys come on and show why they are the big boys.

not just the Lask, also the lask but one, and the second to lask as well

 

 

 

 

[s(k)aturation]

 

0-1 half-time.

3-1 full-time.

Nothing to see here.

 

 

[3 Stacks]

This sort of performance kind of shows how stupid the concept of depth can be, how supporters perceive it, how quickly it can appear and disappear. In this case appear. 

 

A player like Quansah shows up and all of a sudden youre bossing a game defensively without 3 first choice CBs. Were playing Bajcetic and Jones at right back successfully. Solutions few would have predicted and now it looks like we have a million options for all the competitions and games when most people were predicting a full on crisis in defense was coming. But then of course, a few injuries can change the whole thing and it will look like we fucked up the planning again. 

[Red Shift]

6 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

This sort of performance kind of shows how stupid the concept of depth can be, how supporters perceive it, how quickly it can appear and disappear. In this case appear. 

 

A player like Quansah shows up and all of a sudden youre bossing a game defensively without 3 first choice CBs. Were playing Bajcetic and Jones at right back successfully. Solutions few would have predicted and now it looks like we have a million options for all the competitions and games when most people were predicting a full on crisis in defense was coming. But then of course, a few injuries can change the whole thing and it will look like we fucked up the planning again. 

There’s nothing like success on the pitch to get a positive attitude going through the whole squad. It spreads like a wildfire.

 

[CapeRed]

9 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

Worrying about how many games you play because you are winning -- one for the shitness of modern football thread.

If we could fuck international breaks off it would be better.

[CapeRed]

5 hours ago, Caramac said:

Such a cool finish

[Red Shift]

3 minutes ago, CapeRed said:

If we could fuck international breaks off it would be better.

Just need to time the injuries perfectly.

[CapeRed]

5 minutes ago, Red Shift said:

Just need to time the injuries perfectly.

I’ve often wondered about that. Guess you need to take into account that the players want to play.

[Red Shift]

3 minutes ago, CapeRed said:

I’ve often wondered about that. Guess you need to take into account that the players want to play.

True. Which is a bugger. Nationalism. Isn’t it shit? Although I actually wonder now, because there is literally so much football and training, whether a lot of the players actually would prefer the break.

[Daisy]

Only watched second half, Endo looked promising. 

 

Bringing in Dom as a sub shouldn't be allowed. Fucking hell what a beast

[Pete]

8 hours ago, El Rojo said:

Very impressive stuff all over the pitch and from the subs. 
 

Endo biting in to win several challenges in the second half was particularly welcome as it’s a role from him that we’ll need in some bigger games. 

Not another one!

[VladimirIlyich]

8 hours ago, Harry Squatter said:

So good to see one of our players good at long range shooting. 

 

[Anubis]

Foxes Talk post-match thread. Ref was against them, we have more Tory supporters, we’re all middle class from the Home Counties (ok, they’ve nailed Stringvest there, but he’s still not a Tory), on another night…. …blah, blah, blah.

[sh#t waffle]

7 hours ago, Aventus said:

Plenty to be happy about, win without any injuries. Szoboszlai being a sexy bastard as usual. Gravenberch looks like he'll become very useful, reminds me of Gini, decent engine and comfortable in tight spaces with a few men on him, things like that are critical to us being able to open games up, if he's got 3 men directly trying to get the ball off him then there's only 8 men covering the entire rest of the pitch, a couple of smooth turns and a neat pass and we're away.

Endo has announced himself and shown some of what he has to offer us going forward.

 

Important getting some of the lesser used players working together a bit, there was quite a few times where a through ball was played and nobody made a run, or a pass was played directly to a player who has already given it the toes and sprinted 10 yards ahead of where the where ball is being passed to. Chemistry like that only improves with time on the pitch so it's some small steps in the right direction. 

 

[VladimirIlyich]

1 minute ago, Anubis said:

Foxes Talk post-match thread. Ref was against them, we have more Tory supporters, we’re all middle class from the Home Counties (ok, they’ve nailed Stringvest there, but he’s still not a Tory), on another night…. …blah, blah, blah.

If my Auntie was my Uncle,which is actually not as rare as you'd think, in those parts.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

5 hours ago, Red Shift said:

There’s nothing like success on the pitch to get a positive attitude going through the whole squad. It spreads like a wildfire.

 

 

1 hour ago, Daisy said:

Only watched second half, Endo looked promising. 

 

Bringing in Dom as a sub shouldn't be allowed. Fucking hell what a beast

I mean, if Daisy can catch positivity, none of us are safe!

[DaveT]

1 hour ago, Anubis said:

Foxes Talk post-match thread. Ref was against them, we have more Tory supporters, we’re all middle class from the Home Counties (ok, they’ve nailed Stringvest there, but he’s still not a Tory), on another night…. …blah, blah, blah.

So, ignoring the clear kick on Tsimikas’ heel, prior to their goal, what looked to be a stonewall pen when Justin went through Doak to get the ball, Ricardo getting away with at least two yellow card offences having picked up one in the first half, nearly every Liverpool challenge in the 2nd half being penalised and a foul count of 18-8 against us? Yeah, ref clearly favoured us. Leicester’s diving was pretty annoying but even last night’s ref wasn’t fooled by the outrageous dive by Dewsbury Hall (should have been a booking). 

[Vincent Vega]

11 hours ago, Caramac said:

Curtis’s reaction says it all.   

 

[Creator Supreme]

1 hour ago, Anubis said:

Foxes Talk post-match thread. Ref was against them, we have more Tory supporters, we’re all middle class from the Home Counties (ok, they’ve nailed Stringvest there, but he’s still not a Tory), on another night…. …blah, blah, blah.

Haha, love it.

[clockspeed]

I get why some fans not fussed on the signing of Gravenberch  but in my best Kevin Keegan rant voice I love I really love having a player like that in the squad . Maybe a bit of a luxury but this is the entertainment business just live the way he plays . Someone said it in the match tread Dom may well be a sexy footballer but Ryan playing sexy football . Liking what I am seeing from everyone absolutely made up for that young CB with the unpronounceable name. 

[stringvest]

2 hours ago, Anubis said:

Foxes Talk post-match thread. Ref was against them, we have more Tory supporters, we’re all middle class from the Home Counties (ok, they’ve nailed Stringvest there, but he’s still not a Tory), on another night…. …blah, blah, blah.

 

why am I being dragged into this?   I'm from Liverpool.

[TD_LFC]

2 hours ago, Anubis said:

Foxes Talk post-match thread. Ref was against them, we have more Tory supporters, we’re all middle class from the Home Counties (ok, they’ve nailed Stringvest there, but he’s still not a Tory), on another night…. …blah, blah, blah.

 

57% - 43% Possession

 

29 - 4 Shots

10 - 1 on target 

11 - 1 off target

8 - 2 blocked

10 - 2 corners

 

On another night what, they might have conceded 8?

[gkmacca]

11 hours ago, Megadrive Man said:

 

Yeah Doak looks very raw in both the games he's started this season. He's only 17 so it's understandable!

 

He might need to follow the Elliott and Quansah route of going out on loan I think to get a run of games at a lower level.

 

Or he learns more rapidly here, and the fans show him some patience. The myth that you can go down to the Championship these days and frolic around having fun is nothing more than that.

 

The struggling clubs go for such players because they're looking for a quick fix, and they dump such players on the bench when they don't click immediately. The clubs near the top are chasing a fortune via promotion and, like us, expect everyone to perform or be subbed. And the mid-table clubs might indulge a player a bit more but probably won't coach them well. So there's rarely this magical place where our players can go to 'develop' any better than they can here. 

[CapeRed]

2 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

If my Auntie was my Uncle,which is actually not as rare as you'd think, in those parts.

Ooh you are awful…..but I like you