Match Thread Leicester City v Everton - Preview, Report and MotM Poll

[ClausThomsen]

Not sad Leicester beat us to Maddison.

You wouldn't spend £20M on a 21 year old creative centre mid who scores goals, can hit a mean free kick and looks very good in his first season in the PL?

Might not have had a good game today but he's looking like a steal in the current market.

 

[coltefc]

When is MOTD on tonight? Think I'll tune in, should be a decent one.

Probably be on for more than 5 minutes for once

 

[FOXINPEACE]

I rate him too mate, good player. Just wasn't especially firing today (thankfully!)

Yeah that was his worst game for us so far. Gotta allow it with these young players though eh

 

[Carl O'Ancelotti]

Full re-run of the game starting on Sky now.

 

[Norwegian Cow]

Sigurdsson goal was unreal but Bernard has some class, first touch was brilliant.

he is awesome, but he was at fault for their goal

 

[Jreverton1]

Some people do, and they have done for 70 years.

No they haven't. My dad's 68, grew up 10 mins from Goodison and he would punch me square in the face if I ever said 'Everton'

 

[Jreverton1]

he is awesome, but he was at fault for their goal

Yeah doesn't matter tho coz we won

 

[KindofBlue]

Looks like we may have a team coming together.

 

[Cels]

There were a few contenders but my vote goes to Mike Bernard

 

[Cels]

No they haven't. My dad's 68, grew up 10 mins from Goodison and he would punch me square in the face if I ever said 'Everton'

Damn right!

 

[Mickey]

You wouldn't spend £20M on a 21 year old creative centre mid who scores goals, can hit a mean free kick and looks very good in his first season in the PL?

Might not have had a good game today but he's looking like a steal in the current market.

I don't see the fuss. Meh.

 

[Blue Roo]

Good to see mate, but in fairness we have been creating chances, averaging 14 attempts on goal per premier league match this season. We just haven't been putting them away.

Yeah, but there was a big difference today.
The quality of possession in Leicester's third was much better.
Means the team has time to form a better shape, means dictating the play and therefore the opposition reacting more and focusing more on their defence... and in greater numbers
This translates into us not getting caught out as often in midfield - which is where we were losing matches.

If you look at Davies, in previous matches he was looking more to get into the attacking play
In this match, he didn't need to as much.
This allowed him to concentrate more on the transition when we lost the ball.

If you look at Zouma to Sig for the goal; the space Sig receives the pass in was much less likely than in previous matches.
And it would have been more likely that one of the unholy trinity would have received it, not Sig.

The counter attacking play from Leicester and the threat from Vardy was pure Leicester.
They can do that to any side in the world.
But the stuff we've previously been letting sides get away with wasn't there nearly as much.
In other words, the 14 attempts on average we had previously also equated to a greater risk of conceding.

 

[MadBaz]

Got so drunk at pub grate from the lads wod like to deditate the booz to them

 

[Davideeyore]

A bit drunk only had a few bottles of beer. Watched the game well most of it on a stream great result blues.

 

[Jreverton1]

Front 4 look really good, might do better if Walcott didn't have that haircut. Wow I'm 36 and I sound like me Dad. Thought Davies was good today although he'll always get crap, broke a lot of Leicesters play up, did the ugly stuff.