What our opponents' fans are saying

[etchedchaos]

Can one of you nob-ends go and start a thread in General Football called Why I hate Leicester, and while you're at it start another thread called Do Leicester play shit football, and then fuck off from this thread and not come back unless you've got something to post about what our Opponents fans are saying...


... or a remark about Grammar (obviously).

Thanks.

Except alot of the hate for Leicester is a direct consequence of their fans talking shit.

 

[Eric_s]

Except alot of the hate for Leicester is a direct consequence of their fans talking shit.

I wonder why you recieved spam?
What about the 10 pages thesis on why Alli scored the best goal in the universe.

 

[TheAmerican]

Arsenal

Spurs have only beaten West Ham and City in the top half this season. Their recent run of form has come exclusively against bottom half sides, the only two times they've played decent sides (Everton and Leicester), they've dropped points. Let's not get carried away just yet.

Ah yes. The one thing that they used to be applauded for, is now a dig at us. That has literally been their MO for the past half decade.

 

[arunspurs]

Quotes from pre-match thread in Bluemoon forum. Pretty clear those lot are not looking forward to our visit

There needs to be significant changes to the team and instructions for this match. I'm worried this could be worse than the Leicester game. The way Pochettino has Tottenham pressing teams i'm worried this will be over by half time.

We will get bum raped. Same set up, same gung ho fuck the defending shambles we've seen all season.

Would snap your arm off for a draw just atm. They seem well drilled now and we do not.It depends what City turns up however this season it has been the City we don't want to see to often.

Just saw them on MOTD. Fuck. All of their players are in form and playing well. They lose Vertongen and Wimmer steps in. Davies and Trippier replace the first choice fullbacks and were their best players today.

Young, enthusiastic manager whose team play with pace, who uses tactics & a formation that gets the very best out of players versus Pellegrini.


Honestly don't feel confident at all about this Feel like we will get smashed but to not be a downer I'm going to say 1-3 spurs but we might not even score and they could score more imo

Spurs look strong, quick and have lots of good ability. We need to be right on it otherwise we'll get ripped a new one. Ergo no Yaya or Dimichelis. Maybe give the players a couple of days off to get today's result out of their system.

The thing with Spurs is they're able to mix it up, they have pacy wingers and offensive fullbacks that can put in great balls and get plenty in the box to support but they also play some good football on the deck through the middle with Dembele, Erkisen and Alli, quick incisive high tempo passing with actual movement off the ball. I'm far more worried about Otamendi being given the run around than MDM. They'll entice him out of the back, have him chase the ball to nearly the halfway line and then play a simple pass into the vacated chasm for one of their midfield runners. they're also capable of hitting on the counter and playing it direct if necessary. Pochettino is every Pellegrini isn't and has a vastly inferior squad playing football we can only faintly recall.


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[dontcallme]

Mate you're Watford.

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[Romulus]

just an interesting comment from a leicester fan about west brom

"today was the third time in four premier league games that west brom didn't even have a shot on target.



two of those games against teams in the relegation zone.



tony pulis should be banned from football forever."

 

[Borks]

That's bollocks, tbh. Mahrez alone is worth the price of admission to any football match. They might not play Barcelona-style tiki taka football, but they're a long way from being Greece-at-Euro-2004 as well: they play matches to win them, not draw them. Sorry, Borks, often find myself agreeing with your posts, but that sentence is not your finest hour.

If every team played like Leicester then football would not be enjoyable to watch. I agree about Mahrez but one player's ability doesn't change that they are set up to soak pressure and hit a long counter attacking ball to Vardy. Admittedly, they played some good football yesterday but in general it is not a style I would wish to pay £50+ to watch week in week out.

Maybe it's just a difference of opinion in what constitutes good football but I enjoy watching those dominant performances from the likes of Barcelona, Man City (at home in recent years), Spurs (at times) etc, regardless of how satisfying a 1-0 smash and grab is.

 

[Gb160]

Can one of you nob-ends go and start a thread in General Football called Why I hate Leicester, and while you're at it start another thread called Do Leicester play shit football, and then fuck off from this thread and not come back unless you've got something to post about what our Opponents fans are saying...


... or a remark about Grammar (obviously).

Thanks.

Your question is missing a "?"

 

[Lemon]

Don't think Leicesters absolute luck has been mentioned.

Does anybody think ManCity would have keeled over so limply had the announcement not been made this week about Guardiola? Think it is no surprise YaYa looked out of sorts, when it's just been announced the manager who bombed him out at Barca is coming.

People can dismiss this, but it is huge IMO (not specifically Toure, more the effect on the entire group, manager, backroom staff etc).

 

[Shadydan]

Don't think Leicesters absolute luck has been mentioned.

Does anybody think ManCity would have keeled over so limply had the announcement not been made this week about Guardiola? Think it is no surprise YaYa looked out of sorts, when it's just been announced the manager who bombed him out at Barca is coming.

People can dismiss this, but it is huge IMO (not specifically Toure, more the effect on the entire group, manager, backroom staff etc).

Guardiola to City was one of footballs worst kept secrets, the players probably new at the start of the season.

 

[Lemon]

Agreed, but knowing something is likely to happen is different (for the mind) than the reality being confirmed.

Think of Redknapp and the England debacle, the perceptual elements of this stuff is huge IMO. Like if Poch courted recent interest from other clubs, it could destroy the complex thought forms he's nurtured which would start becoming ineffective to certain players.

Will be interesting to see if they implode now.

 

[CowInAComa]

Lets be honest the root cause of any Leicester hate is basically jealousy. Probably the most improbable title challenge ever, certainly in the Sky sponsored cartel era.

If they could have just done it some other season....

Still fancy us to do it though.

City have been getting bad results all season, not sure we can put this down to the pep effect. The little self entitled mercenaries just have tiny balls is all.

 

[Everlasting Seconds]

Can one of you nob-ends go and start a thread in General Football called Why I hate Leicester, and while you're at it start another thread called Do Leicester play shit football, and then fuck off from this thread and not come back unless you've got something to post about what our Opponents fans are saying...


... or a remark about Grammar (obviously).

Thanks.

Don't really think a capital G was the correct choice.

 

[muel]

Just thought I'd have a spot of my increasingly favourite Sunday viewing (A*#@nal fan TV).

Viewing the reaction vids from last weeks game and this pure gem:

"there's an old saying. When the tough get going....the tough get going!"

I'd think the absolute dingbat cringeyness of the channel was a parody if it wasn't for Frank Bruno's slower younger brother being the creator. Never fails to deliver.
Also the pseudo intelligence of that Mo guy who probably thinks he should be in the dugout.

Should I love it as much as this???

 

[CowInAComa]

Leicester are the anti-football.

It looked that way, judging from their games against us. But that is more a reflection of how good we are, not them.

Yeah they never play possession football but they are actually a tidy, and entertaining counter attacking unit.

 

[HailKingLevy]

Absoloutly agree. There can be no doubt in the past we've lost points because of it. It's fatigue, travelling, possibility of injuries and no time to plan for the Prem game, spend time on the training pitch with plans ect which Leicester will be doing. Yes it can be done but surely no doubt it's tougher

I got ripped apart yesterday for having these same views. wonder where sweech nicdic and the band of merry men are.

 

[millsey]

If every team played like Leicester then football would not be enjoyable to watch. I agree about Mahrez but one player's ability doesn't change that they are set up to soak pressure and hit a long counter attacking ball to Vardy. Admittedly, they played some good football yesterday but in general it is not a style I would wish to pay £50+ to watch week in week out.

Maybe it's just a difference of opinion in what constitutes good football but I enjoy watching those dominant performances from the likes of Barcelona, Man City (at home in recent years), Spurs (at times) etc, regardless of how satisfying a 1-0 smash and grab is.

Complete rubbish. I wasn't watching Man City game so bored of them that I fell asleep. They were fantastic to watch. Theve spent less on there whole team than we paid for Lamela. But people aren't happy with that, they have to play like Bayern Munich or Barcelona. Who cares how they play. They aren't our team. We don't pay money to watch them week in week out. People seem be trying to find anything to have a go at them. But saying there football isn't good enough is just petty

 

[eViL]

West Brom are anti-football.

Leicester are at your throat the minute you give them the opportunity and create clear cut opportunities. Yeah it's direct, but their tactics create more clear-cut opportunities and one-on-ones than we do when we're hogging possession.

Although we have a lot of shots on goal, there's a lot of pot-shots and half-chances in there.

I think their fans have a bit of little-man syndrome right now - the same as a lot of our fans do when the Sky Four are sticking to the format. No-one saw this coming.. Leicester and Tottenham fighting it out for the League?

Should be two sets of fans living the Mother Fucking dream!

 

[KILLA_SIN]

Just thought I'd have a spot of my increasingly favourite Sunday viewing (A*#@nal fan TV).

Viewing the reaction vids from last weeks game and this pure gem:

"there's an old saying. When the tough get going....the tough get going!"

I'd think the absolute dingbat cringeyness of the channel was a parody if it wasn't for Frank Bruno's slower younger brother being the creator. Never fails to deliver.
Also the pseudo intelligence of that Mo guy who probably thinks he should be in the dugout.

Should I love it as much as this???

Moh Haider was arguing with a UTD fan that they have spent more and won less.

Only an Arsenal fan would argue about the last three yearssince they won two FA cups but ignore the last ten in which UTD have won everything.

 

[Borks]

Complete rubbish. I wasn't watching Man City game so bored of them that I fell asleep. They were fantastic to watch. Theve spent less on there whole team than we paid for Lamela. But people aren't happy with that, they have to play like Bayern Munich or Barcelona. Who cares how they play. They aren't our team. We don't pay money to watch them week in week out. People seem be trying to find anything to have a go at them. But saying there football isn't good enough is just petty

Way to focus on the complete exception to the point. I've said that Leicester played well yesterday and it's clear that City were poor but what's complete rubbish is how you can not admire the dominating performances that City have put in at home in recent years. Also, what difference does it make whether their team cost less than Lamela? If that were the criteria in which I decided on what football to watch I'd be down the local park on a Sunday morning watching amateurs that haven't cost a penny.

The original post I quoted claimed that Leicester are what is right about football and quite simply, I disagree. If anything, Spurs are what is right about football; we generally fund our transfers through player sales despite being owned by a billionaire and we also play an attractive brand of football relative to Leicester. I get the whole excitement around the fairytale story of Leicester given the predictability of the Premier League over the past 20 years, but that's completely different to watching Leicester over a large number of games this season and thinking the way they're playing is what is right about football. Effective, yes, but as I mentioned previously, if every team played like that, football would be dull in comparison to what it is now.