Today's Football 2016 / 2017 Season

Bubba · January 22, 2017

Jags..class said:
VVD gone of injured for Southampton

FFS

You couldn't write the luck they get sometimes

Rook · January 22, 2017

Say if LC goes out meekly in the round of 16 by say a 4-1 aggreate scoreline does Raneri get fired?

I kept thinking they were still going to finish around 8th but holy hell they are terrible.

Jags..class · January 22, 2017

Rook said:
Say if LC goes out meekly in the round of 16 by say a 4-1 aggreate scoreline does Raneri get fired?

I kept thinking they were still going to finish around 8th but holy hell they are terrible.

How did they win the title last season? Was kante the key?

Minimeister · January 22, 2017

The best part of this game is when the co-commentator says something and then the commentator says N'didi.

Eggs · January 22, 2017

..I actually thought before this game that the only thing to worry about would be a VvD injury or sending off. Sod's law.

flibbyflob · January 22, 2017

Jags..class said:
How did they win the title last season? Was kante the key?

Kante was huge but they also had 4 or 5 players have the season of their lives together in the same year and were very lucky with injuries. It all fell right for them.

Milk · January 22, 2017

Jags..class said:
How did they win the title last season? Was kante the key?

More to the point, how did we lose to them in the cup?

Actually, i suspect a combo of things such as centre backs not being allowed to emulate WWE stars, Kante going, Drinkwater reverting to type, Rat Boy demonstrating that he really was a one season wonder and poor work in the transfer market by Tinkerman

Rook · January 22, 2017

Jags..class said:
How did they win the title last season? Was kante the key?

Well Vardy was the best player in the 1st 1/3, Mahrez in the 2nd 1/3, and Kante in the final 1/3. I still think they can score goals but the D is just shambles. Its not just Kante too, they have no shape and can't even clear a corner.

Also a big time weapon in attack was Schemichel, who indrectly assisted on more than a few goals when he'd pick up the ball and immediately fire it to a streaking winger. I don't think he can do that anymore now that people expect it and the D is a tanker fire.

Albertini78 · January 22, 2017

Leicester fans really are cretins that Champions of England chant :blush:

ToffeeTim · January 22, 2017

Albertini78 said:
Leicester fans really are cretins that Champions of England chant

They were giving it the ''champions of england, you'll never sing that'' against us on Boxing day lol

Rook · January 22, 2017

Gerard I think would do well at LC. You could line him up opposite of Vardy with Salami/Oziaki in the middle. Defenses are keying on Vardy but if you had another fast playmaker on the other side you could probably run another effective counter again.

tsubaki · January 22, 2017

flibbyflob said:
Kante was huge but they also had 4 or 5 players have the season of their lives together in the same year and were very lucky with injuries. It all fell right for them.

Huth and Morgan got away with a lot of grockage as well - once the FA brought its directive to cut down on it (which itself is a bit of an outrage really, I mean you didn't see them do that when United / City / Chelsea won the league) they have looked far weaker defensively.

flibbyflob · January 22, 2017

tsubaki said:
Huth and Morgan got away with a lot of grockage as well - once the FA brought its directive to cut down on it (which itself is a bit of an outrage really, I mean you didn't see them do that when United / City / Chelsea won the league) they have looked far weaker defensively.

They did, but also played better than they ever have before as well even ignoring the grockage.