LydiateLee
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Nobody is accepting 11th.
There's 12 games left of this season and we're six points off 5th.
Six points is a huge gap.
Nobody is accepting 11th.
There's 12 games left of this season and we're six points off 5th.
Six points is a huge gap.
Imagine Ranieri with our squad...He is a nice guy, too nice. Sometimes the players need to be scared of the mgr. Moyesy had that about him. For a polar opposite, imagine Alex Ferguson with our squad, we'd be top of the league....
In the space of two games we went from 12th to 8th - closing a gap of 6 points. No, it really isn't.
Imagine Ranieri with our squad...
What have Leicester been getting right that we cannot do?
And in the space of 3 we went from 12th to 11th.
Been wondering this too. My guess is that they have had the 'right season' at the 'right time' i.e their manager has got them playing in a way that suits their players and is effective, in a season where the usual contenders have been fairly poor. Plus the fact that the Premier League is more competitive than ever due to the TV money.
Will be interesting to see at the end of the season where 72 points would have placed us if we'd achieved that this season, rather than 2 years ago.
Should?Point is we should be there already. You are saying it like it is common place for us to win consecutive games. We beat the fodder (Stoke and Southampton away aside).
This is definitely very close to how I feel.I'm an on the fencer so the article definitely strikes a chord. I like Martinez, he seems like a decent bloke and he has us playing good ball going forward. He's also getting the best from players where other managers failed (Barkley, Lukaku, Deulofeu, Lennon) and seems to be shrewd in the transfer market. His handling of young players, both in signing them and giving them a chance, is also very good.
We're muck at defending though. Whether this is down to coaching or personnel or just the way the team is set up is up for debate but ultimately the responsibility is his.
The whole "living up to potential" thing / best PL squad ever etc. doesn't help although I don't think it's fair measuring performance against supposition and often fantasy. What I mean is I'm not sure the players are certifiably good enough for top 4 / CL level. Also we may have the best PL squad we've ever had but so have a lot of other teams thanks to the influx of cash in relation to other leagues.
Benchmark wise I think we should be getting Europa League and it should be seen as a bad season if we don't. If we could defend consistently we'd probably have a chance in the FA Cup but unless we get really kind draws I don't think we'll do it.
Clinical finishing. One touch passing. Most importantly team defense that rarely loses shape and mental acutenessImagine Ranieri with our squad...
What have Leicester been getting right that we cannot do?
Okay mate whatever. My point was that one win, with how close it is, can go a long way. But cheers for being a smart arse anyway
Sorry mate didn't mean to. My point was 3 games ago people were saying we were only 2 wins off 7th. I argued yes only if everyone else loses and would take us a lot longer than 2 games to claw back 5 points.
It's no good winning 2 then losing to dross like WBA when teams around us are doing the same. We need to do better than the others but we are shooting ourselves in the foot time after time.
we are now slowly molding into a mid table team.
Please anyone take us over.