2020/21 Carlo Ancelotti

[BlueToff]

Its not all we can do is it though? We outplayed Spurs twice at home recently and if Holgate and Keane could concentrate properly we’d have won both. We outplayed Palace at home and should have won that easily if the strikers had finished chances. We came back from two down against United away and then equalised a third time. We came back twice from being down at home against Liverpool, came from behind against West Brom at home.

This is all the same group of players under Ancelotti. There’s just an agenda being peddled that we’re crap every single game and we can only play one way, and when we win it’s not enough because it’s about performances but when we don’t win the performance is irrelevant all of a sudden.

There’s plenty to legitimately criticise Carlo for this season. I don’t like his 5 at the back, I don’t like the constant rotation, he didn’t value anything from King Bernard Tosun Kean Gordon Nkonkou, he’s put far too much faith in Siggurdson Davies Keane Coleman, he indulged Richarlison playing upfront when we actually had a balanced team with him on the left, he’s played players when they’re not fit, he’s misled fans on injury returns, he’s made subs too late sometimes.

What becomes annoying though is this constant peddling of this notion that our football is rubbish, it’s worse than Allardyce’s, it’s the worst in the league, we can’t attack, we can’t defend, every other team plays to a dynamic philosophy, we’ve played the exact same way all season, we’re not getting the most out of the players we have (as though Davies Gomes Siggurdson are somehow better than challenging for Europe). Whatever the score, whatever the performance it’s the same tired agenda being pushed. We could have hit Palace for four or five, we took the game to Spurs after falling behind and outplayed them. Yet people just ignored that and made out it was the same as the Newcastle or Fulham performances. We’ve beaten Arsenal and West Ham away in succession and again it’s dubbed as fortuitous, can’t be sustained, edged it. Its tedious.

Our football is rubbish but most other teams are rubbish as well.

I'll respond to the rest in a bit mate

 

[sageyefc]

These players have all had good seasons and, in fact, Keane has been brilliant. No idea who else he was supposed to play in their positions in any case

Hogswash

 

[TheBigIguana]

These players have all had good seasons and, in fact, Keane has been brilliant. No idea who else he was supposed to play in their positions in any case

I'd take Sigurdsson off the list and probably Coleman too but having Keane and Davies on a list of players not good this year is wrong

 

[Goat]

Leave @BlueToff alone you monsters.

Its ok, Big Oil is here now.

I'd take Sigurdsson off the list and probably Coleman too but having Keane and Davies on a list of players not good this year is wrong

What you chatting now?

 

[adi dassler]

3 points off 5th in the league with a game in hand (away ) going into the middle of May. But the usual moaners in here aren't happy cos we're not playing like Barcelona circa '09.

You don't deserve nice things.

 

[sheedys left foot]

The football is rubbish but we’re picking up points. Qualify for Europe and the rubbish football will have been worth the pain. Fail to qualify and it’s yet another wasted season of muck served up by our wonderful perennial underachiever of a club.

happy Sunday!!

 

[sheedys left foot]

3 points off 5th in the league with a game in hand (away ) going into the middle of May. But the usual moaners in here aren't happy cos we're not playing like Barcelona circa '09.

You don't deserve nice things.

Give me a good looking bird that puts out once a month than an ugly one with a sex addiction

 

[PaddyJames]

He seemed a bit animated/baffled in his post match interview. No need for the home form whatsoever but I won 130 quid today and managed to keep it quiet. We are boss away from home. Teams must hate playing us.

 

[PaddyJames]

Give me a good looking bird that puts out once a month than an ugly one with a sex addiction

Its an age thing that mate.

 

[sheedys left foot]

Its an age thing that mate.

Hey anything will do once your Married for as long as I’ve been!!

 

[Martin Alvito]

It comes down scouting and recruitment in the end, there are plenty of good players in the championship/smaller teams in Europe who we could sign without CL football

I'll be honest - I think that this is largely a myth. Vardy was so rubbish in the transition season from non-league football that he considered quitting football altogether. Mahrez needed a (half) season in the Championship and another in the Prem to become Mahrez. I'll give you Kante, though as with Roma and Salah they couldn't hold onto him.

If you want Prem-ready players, you're usually going to pay Prem-ready prices. I'm fine with the odd punt as long as we're fine with not moaning about the wages when a punt doesn't work out. I think we can all agree that we shouldn't be taking punts like the one we took on Iwobi. I also expect that Carlo will continue to put a stop to that nonsense.

 

[TheBigIguana]

Its ok, Big Oil is here now.
What you chatting now?

Sigurdsson is utter crap

 

[PaddyJames]

Hey anything will do once your Married for as long as I’ve been!!

Good man.

 

[billyblue80]

Playing away suits us. He got it right today though.

 

[billyblue80]

Our football is rubbish but most other teams are rubbish as well.

I'll respond to the rest in a bit mate

I wouldn't say rubbish we aren't brilliant in possession at all especially without James, but off the ball away from home we are structured and have sharp counters. Why we can't find a structure of attack and possession at home to break team's down is the issue. More inconsistent than rubbish but today was better. You put James and Docuoure in this team too and it helps.