Leicester City v Leeds Utd Match Thread

[whiteswan]

He'll be back in the morning, putting a negative slant on our future!

GeroniMOAN.....best ignored. Attention seeker poor chap.

[malcolmw]

Vardy is now in the Bamford, Ayling, Cooper mode.

All four been great servants for their clubs, but now age has caught up with them & their legs have gone!

Yes he is, which is while it surprises me he is still captain.
I think DF moving to Pascal now clearly being our captain was a sound move.

[malcolmw]

Don't understand why they didn't start going long to bypass our press more.

Even Man City go long to Haaland occasionally.

Get it down the sides give Vardy or Mavididi something to chase?

On Vardy though he looked his age tonight, been brilliant well into his 30s but has looked at his end for a few years.

Agree cjay.
I think City are doing that more because of Haaland. He is just plain terrifying when he has the ball anywhere near the opposing box.

[Cjay]

“Sunderland more aggressive and consistent from start to finish. Leeds started each half with intensity, but then dropped off. Team showed more intensity was Sunderland,” Maresca said after our 1-0 win.

“They don’t have the same energy Sunderland players are young. Pressed high, good. Some moments they dropped and pressed high tonight,” 


Comes across bitter and offended that a team adapted as the game went on whereas he continued his PepLite act.

Pish off

[Leighton]

We should be looking to WIN THE LEAGUE. This is FAR from over. Just need to concentrate on ourselves and our football. The only thing we can control. Get our ppg above 2.0 and we have a chance.

I wonder what effect this will have on Leicester?

Confidence must have been astronomical with the run they've been on.

Has it taken a knock that will then affect them going forward?

[Kennyb41]

Just read this match thread through, and so pleased to see so many comments about Kamara who was sooooooooooo good from start to finish.

First of all every credit to a top referee who i hope we see again soon (bookmark his name) he made for a top game of football, it shows you don't need a lot of goals (best £150 dabs i've ever lost) to enjoy a great game, top drawer performances all round i thought.

I don't think we had a bad player or slacker on the park with all turning in a great team effort, but special praise has to go to Kamara and Ampadu, who are really starting to hit it off together, their reading of that game and positional sense on and off the ball was the key to our victory, i urge you to keep your eye on them both whenever possible in our next match, and the positions each take up, i'm hoping we've found 2 that compliment and understand each other together with their thinking and decision making.

They helped the defence and they helped the attack, making the 4 in front of them and the 4 behind look good anorl, they helped everywhere. It's the best use i think i've ever seen of the 2 in a 4-2-3-1, for us anyway.

On reflection Leicester played how DF thought they'd play and his gameplan was spot on, i hope he saw that pushing us up that bit more helped us all round especially the defence, but the 4 pressing up top also did well, but Leicester didn't do what Soton did in going straight for the jugular carving us open through the main channel fast, they continually tried their wide men to open us up but didn't.

Any possession stat for Leicester doesn't matter, they had it in the wrong places, giving us time to re group, get into position and read the play, co incidentally that's something we've been all too guilty of ourselves this season.

That is definitely our best team, Kamara and Ampadu are the better pairing than Gray but it's good cover, Bamford coming on up front somewhere doesn't really weaken us and in fact can give another option, Summerville and James are now looking like they should be starting with Gnonto as back up then Anthony against tired legs.

I liked him putting PB and Gruev on together for Piroe and Rutter, one because we know PB will carry on putting himself about up top to keep their defence on their toes, and two putting Gruev for some bite into that 3 and not disturbing any balance from Ampadu and Kamara, good game management.

I think in a good game we were the better team and so happy a pretty cold Meslier pulled off the save he did at the end to keep a clean sheet, it was deserved.

Singling out players in such a good team performance is difficult, but Kamara edged it for me, with ALL the rest not far behind in their own ways.

More of the same please DF, give him some time and try and mark off which players you think can hold their own if we step up to the Prem, and ffs realise that this team will be nowhere near as effective if we lose 3 of our best players, no matter where that might be but especially the spine from the back to the top throughout that middle, if this team can stay settled for game after game after game, then players get to know where each other will be at any given time, and that instils confidence all over the place.

Well done DF and a great team performance

If i'd known you had this in you you dick i wouldn't have cashed my bet in ya prick !

[Clacton White]

So . The question for the rest of the weekend

Are we wanting Ipswich to win? Or Wayne Rooney?

Hobson's choice

Rooney this time without hesitation.

[HollyB]

Leeds fans can see a cunning plot from a mile away. Don’t try and fill us with optimism, talk of vulnerabilities in the opposition and coming away with something…..it will not work…. My advice is to await the truly desperate and visit the Wendies forum when the fixture is on the horizon. Besides we have a forum poster who is the antidote to such optimistic Tom Foolery.

I wasn’t too far off the mark and you were deserving winners
We have played pretty much to that level throughout the season and because most of the opposition are absolutely dire we have racked up a shed full of points.However as soon as we play a quality team who go toe to toe with us we really struggle. Our consistency against the shite teams will almost certainly see us over the line but we will 100% drop more points against the few quality teams in this division.
Play like that every week and you’ll be fine surely but I suppose there in lies the problem ?
Good luck

[1964white]

Yes he is, which is while it surprises me he is still captain.
I think DF moving to Pascal now clearly being our captain was a sound move.

Cooper is still officially our captain with Ayling our vice-captain. I mentioned at the beginning of the season, Coops will be lucky to make 20 appearances, looking at things now ten is maybe nearer the mark. Ridiculous that Coops or Ayling are still even considered captain material.

I cringe at the sight of them limbering up on sidelines coming on as subs late in a game.

[SG90]

I think Leicester will win the league, but second place depends on those two Ipswich games in hand. Win both, and it's almost impossible to catch them. Lose both and it's game on.

[SG90]

Cooper is still officially our captain with Ayling our vice-captain. I mentioned at the beginning of the season, Coops will be lucky to make 20 appearances, looking at things now ten is maybe nearer the mark. Ridiculous that Coops or Ayling are still even considered captain material.

I cringe at the sight of them limbering up on sidelines coming on as subs late in a game.

Surely Rodon or Ampadu should be captains, since they will start every game?

[1964white]

I wasn’t too far off the mark and you were deserving winners
We have played pretty much to that level throughout the season and because most of the opposition are absolutely dire we have racked up a shed full of points.However as soon as we play a quality team who go toe to toe with us we really struggle. Our consistency against the shite teams will almost certainly see us over the line but we will 100% drop more points against the few quality teams in this division.
Play like that every week and you’ll be fine surely but I suppose there in lies the problem ?
Good luck

Thank you returning with a post match comment, Holly.

I agree that Leeds & Leicester are on a different level to the rest of the championship, with the possible exceptions of Ipswich & Southampton.

I was impressed with both defences last night, Pereira was immense for the Foxes.

Leicester will win the league despite the fact they'll be without Fatawu, Iheanacho, Mavididi & Ndidi for eight games whilst away on African Nations Cup in the new year.

[1964white]

Surely Rodon or Ampadu should be captains, since they will start every game?

I've believed this since Farke took charge at Leeds.

There is far too much player power & sentimentality in football nowadays.

[Irish Ian]

So . The question for the rest of the weekend

Are we wanting Ipswich to win? Or Wayne Rooney?

Hobson's choice

Rooney, it is time England Legend came good.

[SG90]

Vardy is now in the Bamford, Ayling, Cooper mode.

All four been great servants for their clubs, but now age has caught up with them & their legs have gone!

Vardy no way comparable to those 3 lol. Vardy would be like a Lorimer to us.

[Kennyb41]

Rooney, it is time England Legend came good.

Ipswich away today, then away to Rotherham on Tuesday night for their game in hand, good old Rotherham to do LUFC a favour.

[Boo Radley]

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=196MZNl5rqw

What were the Leicester players moaning about to the ref at the full-time whistle?

Us losing isn't allowed? Meslier should be booked for that last save?

I can't think of one incident that we could be viewed as getting an advantage from that ref last night.

[Boo Radley]

Rooney, it is time England Legend came good.

Simply not possible - just another Gerrard and Lampard.

[Chilli D]

“Sunderland more aggressive and consistent from start to finish. Leeds started each half with intensity, but then dropped off. Team showed more intensity was Sunderland,” Maresca said after our 1-0 win.

“They don’t have the same energy Sunderland players are young. Pressed high, good. Some moments they dropped and pressed high tonight,” 


Comes across bitter and offended that a team adapted as the game went on whereas he continued his PepLite act.

Pish off

He also said the result wasn't "fair"

[Kennyb41]

He also said the result wasn't "fair"

It wasn't, it should've been 1-2 or even better 2-3 for my bet.

Totally unfair.