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Post #505201  Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:45 pm 
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I find it inconceivable that you sign this player for 72 million quid who was in demand from Europe’s big clubs and tore up Ligue 1 scoring 22 goals then bench him after his first game changing moment. Pepes contribution this season will be sporadic and it shows that Emery’s strategy is purely reactionary.

He’s also changed to a back 5. Whilst I’m happy Chambers and Holding are getting time I just don’t get the constant changing of the team and it’s structure.


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Post #505202  Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:57 pm 
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I mean how are the players supposed to understand the system and their roles in it if everything changes every week after his latest over reaction.

In private I bet they are shaking their heads.


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Post #505203  Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:58 pm 
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Bernard wrote:
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No, I told you why it gave that impression. What the clubs aims SHOULD be and what they are, are probably two different things, which I think is part of what TG was driving at.

How realistic an impression was it though? You said his ear cupping suggested Mustafi believes his critics have been silenced for good.


No. No I did not. If you're going to quote me, just quote me. Really don't appreciate your making-stuff-up-and-addressing-that debating style. I was explaining the very clear implication that TG was stating. I don't think it. Please just move on.


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I thoroughly misunderstood what VAR was going to do. I believed that it was going to eradicate clear and obvious errors - and who could disagree with that.

I had no idea that it was going to micromanage the game. This week we have had armpit offside and big toe offside. The game is becoming unrecognisable.

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Post #505205  Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 5:02 pm 
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Feels a bit like emery is just trying anything different now in the hope of something working.

That's exactly what it looks like. I can understand why he'd want to change things around when nothing is working, but to me he's just looking in all the wrong places. Good to see Torreira, Chambers and Holding starting but five at the back and Pépé on the bench makes no sense.


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Post #505206  Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 5:04 pm 
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We’ve set up like a championship underdog going to a top prem team. This will be 5 at the back. Leicester’s full backs and wide players will overload and doubleup on our wing backs meaning the CB or CM get pulled in to wide positions leaving us exposed in central areas.

Systems and formations will always be overcome by the team with more understanding, playing as a team, higher workrate, more energy, more mobility.

Aubameyang and Lacazette should be playing as split strikers running in to spaces vacated when their full backs go forward, but I bet they play as a traditional front 2 up against two CB.

Happy to be pleasantly surprised but I won’t hold my breath


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Post #505207  Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2019 5:17 pm 
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I cannot believe that an inexperienced manager can be so inept.

Why would he not sort out the weaknesses first instead of continuously creating more weaknesses?

The only thing I can think of is he wants to be sacked. Look at Chelseas run of bad managers, were any of them as bad as Emery has been? Or United's, haven't they still got the hoodoo over us since Emery joined when was it, 3 years ago?

Never have I seen such a useless manager, even Allardyce would have done a better job. I can't think of anyne out there that could do a worse job............


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No idea why he's playing Kola instead of Tierney.

Surely this is the one game where you want defenders who know how to defend.


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No idea why he's playing Kola instead of Tierney.

Surely this is the one game where you want defenders who know how to defend.

Who knows? He loves Kola. He's his favourite attacker. :sad5:

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You would have thought Pépé's pace on the break would have been useful as well. Let Lacazette drop in to the midfield area and keep Aubameyang and Pépé wide to occupy their fullbacks and give us pace on the counter.


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Baffling what he’s doing with the fullbacks. Interesting to see what the young Leicester centre back performs like, we were linked to him for some time but never completed.

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TOP GUN wrote:
I mean how are the players supposed to understand the system and their roles in it if everything changes every week after his latest over reaction.

In private I bet they are shaking their heads.

It's baffling. I've never seen a manager make so many changes. Bizarre.

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Will be amazed if we concede less than 3.

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We had everyone in our box defending a corner. The whole team. Wtf?

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Very lucky Guendouzi.

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Very lucky Guendouzi.

I thought they were going to give that


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Ash wrote:
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How realistic an impression was it though? You said his ear cupping suggested Mustafi believes his critics have been silenced for good.

No. No I did not. If you're going to quote me, just quote me. Really don't appreciate your making-stuff-up-and-addressing-that debating style. I was explaining the very clear implication that TG was stating. I don't think it. Please just move on.

Okay I’ll quote you. You said: “Probably because the ear cupping suggests his critcs have been silenced, as if his goal against european nobodies is a comprehensive answer to the criticism of his form and ability when it absolutley is not, so could point to a lack of understanding of the situation and the higher aims of the club and fans.“

I don’t think my earlier reading of your post was out. I did add “for good”. It that was the impression your post gave me. Apologies if you meant it as more temporary, but I’m not sure that warranted your reaction.


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Very lucky Guendouzi.

I thought they were going to give that

Was the handball shout for us on ndidi a good pen shout? I heard it but didn’t see it


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From what I’m listening to EVERY single chance Leicester have had has been arsenal giving it away within a couple of passes from the gk and usually on the edge of our box. This sounds like Watford all over again. A goal is coming


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We've looked dangerous going forward but as usual the pointless and sloppy passing around at the back looks certain to gift them a goal.


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Rich wrote:
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I thought they were going to give that

Was the handball shout for us on ndidi a good pen shout? I heard it but didn’t see it

Didn't get a replay on my stream and didn't notice it in real time.


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Strange old game we'll probably score first.................


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Rich wrote:
From what I’m listening to EVERY single chance Leicester have had has been arsenal giving it away within a couple of passes from the gk and usually on the edge of our box. This sounds like Watford all over again. A goal is coming


Not far off.

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Are we wearing blue :sad5:


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Leicester have a goal in them. We need that final ball and finish to get a goal in the few chances we do have. Can't afford to waste anything by the early looks of it.

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They're making us look good. Emery lost for words............


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First half moral victory for the plucky underdogs!


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We are looking a bit more solid with 5 at the back. But we are sacrificing creativity in midfield.

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Not sure what's up with Guendouzi today, he looks off the pace and disinterested. Not his usual self.

To be honest its indicative of how standards have fallen that we are, for the most part, feeding off a few crumbs in terms of counter-attacks. Özil barely touched the ball.

Our midfield has no control whatsoever.

Holding has made more passes back to Leno than he has forward passes.

Chambers has played well.


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Important when playing these big teams that we take our chances when they come...... we will create a chance, won’t we?

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We are looking a bit more solid with 5 at the back. But we are sacrificing creativity in midfield.


We are sacrificing a midfield, Gunny.

We are basically sitting deep, hoping to nick the ball and counter-attack occasionally. The way a bottom of the table side would approach the game.


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Important when playing these big teams that we take our chances when they come...... we will create a chance, won’t we?

Also important when we are playing teams at our level, like Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, and Bournmouth.

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socrates wrote:
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We are looking a bit more solid with 5 at the back. But we are sacrificing creativity in midfield.


We are sacrificing a midfield, Gunny.

We are basically sitting deep, hoping to nick the ball and counter-attack occasionally. The way a bottom of the table side would approach the game.


That is what we are doing. Tactics dictated by our midfield being destructive but not very constructive. Our full backs have not been bombing forward like they should again coming from the midfield not keeping the ball.

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Important when playing these big teams that we take our chances when they come...... we will create a chance, won’t we?

Also important when we are playing teams at our level, like Sheffield United, Crystal Palace, and Bournmouth.


We can only aspire to be at their level :laughing7:


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From bbc .. not sure if this is a correct fact but telling

How long before Arsenal actually win at a tough away ground. I make 2015 the last time (Leicester and Man City), which is terrible for a club of this stature.


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Thanks crossbar. Bad miss by Ndidi.


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socrates wrote:
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We are looking a bit more solid with 5 at the back. But we are sacrificing creativity in midfield.


We are sacrificing a midfield, Gunny.

We are basically sitting deep, hoping to nick the ball and counter-attack occasionally. The way a bottom of the table side would approach the game.


We have no ability to play passing combination football at all. This is why Emery has to go.

Saw a clip of when we beat united at the emirates and Nasri scored the winner. The passing a movement for the 2nd goal was exquisite and involved denilson,diaby and Fàbregas all in sync giving it and moving.

Surely if we could do it with those players then it’s not beyond the ability of our current players.

He’s just not got them playing a single bit


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any links?


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At least we’re having a bit of a go.


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If we leave with a draw we should consider that a good result.

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