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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Why are Leicester so bad this season? They put in good CL performances but the league play is dire. They weren't expected to perform that well at all so there was no pressure beyond escaping relegation. Most teams didn't know how to handle them at first and kept getting caught out by Vardy and Mahrez. Eventually everyone wised up but it was too late. Now, everyone has Leicester's number and they don't have the same hunger since they won the league.
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Why are Leicester so bad this season? They put in good CL performances but the league play is dire. three main factors really. 1. kante was good enough to fix the problem of a 442 being soft centered 2. huth and morgan got away with literally grappling every single striker so they couldn't score, they could block and head everything else away. 3. it took the whole season for teams to realise vardy just ran really really fast.
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Dec 28, 2016 22:23
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blue footed boobie posted:The heavy defeats that he was accumulating at the end probably indicate that he's not actually competent. I doubt they'll be able to get someone who will do much better points-wise, but they'll find someone who will have them relegated in a less embarrassing fashion. All he had to do at Swansea was take a bunch of lovely players and give them ultra-conservative tactics so they don't get run over by much more skilled teams. This is literally the job description of being the USA manager. The fact that he failed so miserably says quite a lot.
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Dec 28, 2016 22:44
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:Why are Leicester so bad this season? They put in good CL performances but the league play is dire. The exact same thing happens with every small team that gets into Europe.
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Dec 28, 2016 23:03
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sassassin posted:The exact same thing happens with every small team that gets into Europe. Except the part where Leicester topped their CL group with a game to spare.
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Dec 28, 2016 23:06
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pik_d posted:Except the part where Leicester topped their CL group with a game to spare. How is that different to what I said?
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Dec 28, 2016 23:39
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pik_d posted:Except the part where Leicester topped their CL group with a game to spare. Its almost like they have been focussing on Europe and the extra games have taken its toll on them 
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Dec 28, 2016 23:47
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Maybe Leicester will win the champions league and get relegated. That'd be something.
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Still B.A.E posted:Maybe Leicester will win the champions league and get relegated. That'd be something. First championship team to be in the CL...would like to see it happen
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Dec 29, 2016 00:02
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Leicester did well last season for a variety of reasons but one of them was that teams attacked them- meaning that could sit deep, soak up the pressure, then hit a long ball to Vardy or Mahrez who were brilliant at getting past one defender or two and scoring. This is why they had gently caress all possession in games. Also Kante's engine meant they could afford to only play two in the middle. Now Leicester are struggling because teams weaker than them are replicating their style and sitting deep making it infinitely harder to counter against. There are also more sides playing 3 at the back now which also makes it harder. I think they tried to counter this by bringing in Slimani as it gives them a different dimension but so far it hasn't quite worked. Still think they're going to be too good to avoid relegation though (also Sunderland, Swansea, and Hull all look far worse) and they have the cash to alter things in January.
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Dec 29, 2016 00:19
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Blue Star Error posted:I feel like people say this every year and there's always twists and turns. Well exactly one twist where Sunderland escape. Yes, but now I've said it, and I'm always right.
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Dec 29, 2016 00:52
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Leicester got sussed.
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Blue Star Error posted:I feel like people say this every year and there's always twists and turns. Well exactly one twist where Sunderland escape. Clearly we have to get Wigan back in the PL.
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Dec 29, 2016 03:21
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Leicester just went on a run of form, except that instead of 8 games it was 38
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Monday Bandele posted:Leicester just went on a run of form, except that instead of 8 games it was 38 More like 57 because they were actually really good in the second half of the season before they won the league
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Pissflaps posted:Leicester got sussed. *pep shakes his etch-a-sketch clean, tries to come up with a new formation, shakes it clean again, wipes the drool from his chin*
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Dec 29, 2016 09:29
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I enjoyed the Leicester thing while it lasted; it was nice. Hopefully it happens with West Brom one day.
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Thirteenth Step posted:I enjoyed the Leicester thing while it lasted; it was nice. Or Liverpool! Lmao
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Dec 29, 2016 14:37
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this will all end well I'm sure https://twitter.com/TeleFootball/status/814559387041808384
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Dec 29, 2016 21:01
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Imagine all the advanced stats terms being thrown around at the Liberty Stadium, tasty stuff
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trem_two posted:this will all end well I'm sure tbf lots of teams use analytics for player scouting. It's just not DZSIBOT and the other advanced states nonsense you see in the weekend web thread. That said, I have no clue what a "moneyball expert" is. Also, from that article: quote:Harry Redknapp has been in contact with Swansea over the possibility of a short-term role until the end of the season 
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Dec 29, 2016 22:59
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trem_two posted:this will all end well I'm sure What the gently caress is wrong with Swansea? They used to be the blueprint on how to move up the leagues while playing good football and investing well.
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Dec 29, 2016 23:00
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colemans wife turned down the job on twitter lmao owned
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RideTheSpiral posted:colemans wife turned down the job on twitter lmao owned Link
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Jose posted:Link https://twitter.com/CharLouJackson/status/814451207099928576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Jose posted:Link https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/dec/29/chris-coleman-wife-rules-him-out-swansea-city-managerial-job?CMP
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I maintain my bold statement I made last season that Vardy will be playing in the championship by 2019.
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Chris Coleman has said a few times in the past that he'd never want to manage Swansea as he wouldn't want to be hated at home should he fail. But then he's paid peanuts in his current job so maybe.
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trem_two posted:this will all end well I'm sure their zeebot and xg will be through the roof
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serious gaylord posted:I maintain my bold statement I made last season that Vardy will be playing in the championship by 2019. That's fairly optimistic. I predict Vardy will put Gazza to shame by 2022.
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serious gaylord posted:I maintain my bold statement I made last season that Vardy will be playing in the championship by 2019. 32 year old striker moving down a division. A bold prediction.
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serious gaylord posted:I maintain my bold statement I made last season that Vardy will be playing in the championship by 2019. Why did the chavvy fucker turn down the move to Arsenal again?
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Vardy made a big enough name for himself that he even if he falls out of favor at Leicester he's going to get multiple chances at mid table or bottom table clubs.
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PirateBob posted:Why did the chavvy fucker turn down the move to Arsenal again? Pacey counter attacker doesn't want to play for a team that politely lets the opposition defense get organized before attacking, news at 11.
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Vardy's form collapsed the moment refs cottoned on to how he was getting so many penalties and he started to get booked instead.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Vardy's form collapsed the moment refs cottoned on to how he was getting so many penalties and he started to get booked instead. And how was he able to get so many penalties? Also his form was amazing last year, scoring plenty of good (and a couple ridiculously good) goals.
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santanotreal posted:And how was he able to get so many penalties? Also his form was amazing last year, scoring plenty of good (and a couple ridiculously good) goals. Running with a defender close behind and to one side, cut his stride and/or throw his leg out so the defender catches him and brings him down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSmljDtnwWI He'd got 4 or 5 penalties and shitloads of free kicks doing exactly that move up to that point, and as soon as defenders sussed they could get within two yards of him without risking a penalty or free kick he's barely scored a goal.
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UnlimitedSpessmans posted:2. huth and morgan got away with literally grappling every single striker so they couldn't score, they could block and head everything else away. This one was incredibly irritating
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wicka posted:Pacey counter attacker doesn't want to play for a team that politely lets the opposition defense get organized before attacking, news at 11. You're saying Wenger was about to make a bad attacking signing? 
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PirateBob posted:You're saying Wenger was about to make a bad attacking signing? No, I think Wenger already knew he wanted use Sanchez at forward and was looking at Vardy specifically as a different option off the bench, just like Perez. Which is another reason Vardy didn't come.
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