https://blog.betway.com/football/premier-league/tottenham-v-leicester-spurs-should-feast-on-the-foxes-going-down-with-a-whimper/
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Nigel Pearson's team put a complacent Tottenham out of the FA Cup back in January. In the league, however, the Foxes perform the way that their manager does in press conferences. Lots of smoke but no real fire.
Last Saturday's goalless draw at home to Hull was Leicester's first clean sheet in nine matches stretching back to January 10.
The Midlands club are now seven games without a win and have managed just a mere four goals in their last six league outings.
Basically Pearson is taking them down with a whimper. He is fond of those dramatic pauses ahead (or in the middle) of sentences that are built up to sound profound but turn out to be bog-standard cliches.
And the players would appear to have switched off."
"Pearson's Leicester are also a mirror image of his character. Foot on the ball. Forever. Thinking it through. Forever. Ponderous, predictable.
Refusing to panic but actually fiddling while Rome burns.
Not good enough defensively but not enough goals in attack either. Under Pearson that is.
The biggest indictment of the Foxes boss is that his squad would probably have a fighting chance under someone else."
Some managers are made for the top flight and some will always find - their egos inflated by success in the Championship - their limitations ruthlessly exposed in the top division.
Leicester's performance - and that of Pearson whose conduct towards a member of the media last weekend was appalling - suggests they have in charge someone whose limitations have been exposed.
Tottenham should expose them further this weekend.
This guy obviously knows nothing about football just like me and the others who hold this view
looks like i have written this
posted on 20/3/15
It could indicate a number of things, although few of them are good reflections of their competence: Confusion, panic, a split in the boardroom. Also, it seems that it either stems from the unravelling of the medium-term plan or a debate over whether Pearson had finally gone too far with the McArthur incident - or both. Either way, it seems that Top had the final word on it, which is a positive.
I'm glad that finished the way it did though: If there's a difference of opinion at that level, I'd always prefer conservatism to win through because there's less chance of catastrophe that way. In this case the catastrophe had already happened and doing the firing then could have jeopardised next season rather than saving this one. For me, the ideal scenario now is that we see out the season, then immediately give Pearson a hearty pat on the back and a wave out of the door in order to give a new manager as long a pre-season as we can. I'd be looking around to sign up a new manager now though, probably drafting together a wish list and doing discreet investigations into availability behind the scenes.
posted on 20/3/15
I think most of us could have written that article - possible exception of True Blue, who appears to be clinging to the wreckage.
posted on 20/3/15
Villa just needed a new man and are not looking back.....
No one could of done any worse for us!!
The Hull game should of really been his last, can any body even argue about that any more?
posted on 20/3/15
If TB had been on the Titanic he would have been trying to convince the passengers the ship was unsinkable and they had nothing to worry about.
posted on 20/3/15
Yes Florida, I'd argue that he should have gone at Christmas - before the Transfer window opened.
It's interesting that the normal come back to us doubters is "well who would you go for instead?" but Southampton are mentioned - they had the foresight to go for Pochitino and Koeman. We can't see beyond the usual suspects.
In fairness, the Tea Lady down at Belvoir Drive couldn't have been any less effective.
posted on 21/3/15
BlackStarr and LCFCP...... Seems the die hards are losing their religion then? Even Capt Edward Smith.
posted on 21/3/15
Didn't quite understand the Capt Smith reference at first - but I guessed right!
Despite the hopelessness of the situation, the band played on!
posted on 21/3/15
I have that sinking feeling... 0-2 down just go away Pearson!!
posted on 21/3/15
12 players in the squad today from last season!!!
5 out of 7 on the bench.
Most expensive player on the bench.
posted on 21/3/15
LOL