Because he's got 3 men on most of the time, play him in the Muzzy roll keep the width by using wing backs and start playing some football. It's time Ranieri tried something different we have become a one trick pony.
Think he really wanted the move to arsenal but we couldn't afford him due to the amount we had already spent or needed to spend on a CB which wasn't a priority until Per and Gabriel got crocked.
Bet he is regretting not moving on. Bet Vardy is... hoe he rejected Arsenal
I think if Leicester had been willing to sell he would have gone BO$$, but I also believe he was more ban happy to stay and give it another year.
MITLBC, I agree he's being doubled up on. But that should create more space for Slimani and Vardy, buts it's not. When this happens I'd switch Albrighton and Mahrez and start throwing crosses in to the box repeatedly to get Slimani on the end of.
If that doesn't work, bring Hernandez and Ulloa on for Vardy and Simpson and then make every single pass a cross to Ulloa Andy slimani, as well as every single throw in the opposition half 😂
See, this management malarkey is easy.
My first point re switching and crossing more was serious by the way. We need to play Slimani further forward to do this.
Glad Vardy and Drinky have had a 2 week rest ready for Cheksea on Saturday. However we're on telly and have the CL next week. Going by past games this season when this has been the case I'm worried.
Lester need to play him central as a 10 imo.
Schmeichal
Simps morley huth Fuchs
Drinky amartey
Albrighton mahrez musa
Vardy
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posted 6 minutes ago
One season wonder
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LOL, still a TITLE Winner, how many $puds can say that!
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 1 minute ago
Bet he is regretting not moving on. Bet Vardy is... hoe he rejected Arsenal
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Can't see why, just as much chance to win the title again with Leicester as there is with Arsenal, Leicester on the rise, Arsenal in terminal decline but with the odd dead cat bounce.
Vardy probs knew he weren't good enough for Arsenal, that's why he didn't leave. He'd get shown up super bad there and end up being sold after a season.
The one thing Mahrez isn't, is a one season wonder.
Which makes his form all the more baffling.
I'd put it down to the whole team not performing the way we did last season not just Mahrez.
He is getting doubled and tripled up on most of the time so it's probably time we played him through the middle where doubling or tripling up isn't going to be possible. Playing in him a free role is going to make him a lot more dangerous.
The Champions League is definitely a distraction, our players have savid their best performances for that. I hope Claudio can get us playing like we did last season or I will start to worry. A win at Chelsea would be a good start!
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 13 hours, 14 minutes ago
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 1 minute ago
Bet he is regretting not moving on. Bet Vardy is... hoe he rejected Arsenal
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Can't see why, just as much chance to win the title again with Leicester as there is with Arsenal, Leicester on the rise, Arsenal in terminal decline but with the odd dead cat bounce.
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You've conquered Everest. It's only downhill from here for you lot. If anything, Arsenal are in stagnation, not decline. Arsenal are also a much bigger and prestigious club.
Mersey
I would like to see Mahrez playing in the Shinji role behind Vardy or Slimani with Gray given Mahrez's wide role for a game or two.
Lets just see how it looks and see if putting RM in that more central role will open up the pitch for him, OR if he is wtill doubled up on in the 10 role then it may create spaces out wide for Albrighton and Gray to take advantage.
I wouldnt drop him but I would try to utilise him in another role, I wonder if CR will give this some thought in a 5 man midfield for the Chelsea game this weekend?
Surprised by this article. I think Mahrez has been one of our better performers this year. If it was about Vardy I would understand.
He has produced occasionally but he hasn't yet reached the heights of last season, at least not attacking-wise. This has manifested mostly as him looking to take too many touches and playing too slowly.
I think there could be many reasons for this:
- Opposition teams are very wary of him and Vardy, and are treating them with a lot more respect and focus than last season.
- Concentrating on defensive duties, which he has done well at times.
- The whole team is playing slower so far, as though trying to go through a slower build-up with more possession, and this may be effecting how and where he gets the ball. Whether this is intentional/is the right approach/will continue remains to be seen.
- Trying to adapt his style of play to this style instead of having a worried defence that he can more easily take advantage of.
- Wondering whether he should have gone in the summer.
- Feeling the pressure of hitting the ground running and then getting mentally frustrated when he hasn't.
- Being off-form and trying to force the issue.
- Struggling to get motivated for this year after what happened last year. (Life going on after happy ever after.)
I don't think just moving him into the middle is necessarily going to solve the problem considering that Ranieri was keen to play him on the right for most of last season, only occasionally giving him a central role to change things up and scupper a rigid opposition game plan. Also I'm not sure that we play the right formation for it, particularly if we continue looking to play both Vardy and Slimani up front. However, it may represent a new challenge in the short term - a change being as good as a rest, as it were.
Given Gray's recent outings and the fact that he's in a bit of scoring form right now, I'd definitely like to see him given a start in the league in at least one of the next two fixtures. Whether that's for Mahrez depends on the tactics. Against Chelsea I'd quite like to see both of them wide in a 4-5-1.
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posted on 11/10/16
Because he's got 3 men on most of the time, play him in the Muzzy roll keep the width by using wing backs and start playing some football. It's time Ranieri tried something different we have become a one trick pony.
posted on 11/10/16
Think he really wanted the move to arsenal but we couldn't afford him due to the amount we had already spent or needed to spend on a CB which wasn't a priority until Per and Gabriel got crocked.
posted on 11/10/16
Bet he is regretting not moving on. Bet Vardy is... hoe he rejected Arsenal
posted on 11/10/16
I think if Leicester had been willing to sell he would have gone BO$$, but I also believe he was more ban happy to stay and give it another year.
MITLBC, I agree he's being doubled up on. But that should create more space for Slimani and Vardy, buts it's not. When this happens I'd switch Albrighton and Mahrez and start throwing crosses in to the box repeatedly to get Slimani on the end of.
If that doesn't work, bring Hernandez and Ulloa on for Vardy and Simpson and then make every single pass a cross to Ulloa Andy slimani, as well as every single throw in the opposition half 😂
See, this management malarkey is easy.
My first point re switching and crossing more was serious by the way. We need to play Slimani further forward to do this.
posted on 11/10/16
Glad Vardy and Drinky have had a 2 week rest ready for Cheksea on Saturday. However we're on telly and have the CL next week. Going by past games this season when this has been the case I'm worried.
posted on 11/10/16
Lester need to play him central as a 10 imo.
Schmeichal
Simps morley huth Fuchs
Drinky amartey
Albrighton mahrez musa
Vardy
posted on 11/10/16
One season wonder
posted on 11/10/16
comment by Billy The Yidd (U3924)
posted 6 minutes ago
One season wonder
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LOL, still a TITLE Winner, how many $puds can say that!
posted on 11/10/16
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 1 minute ago
Bet he is regretting not moving on. Bet Vardy is... hoe he rejected Arsenal
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Can't see why, just as much chance to win the title again with Leicester as there is with Arsenal, Leicester on the rise, Arsenal in terminal decline but with the odd dead cat bounce.
posted on 11/10/16
Vardy probs knew he weren't good enough for Arsenal, that's why he didn't leave. He'd get shown up super bad there and end up being sold after a season.
posted on 12/10/16
The one thing Mahrez isn't, is a one season wonder.
Which makes his form all the more baffling.
posted on 12/10/16
I'd put it down to the whole team not performing the way we did last season not just Mahrez.
He is getting doubled and tripled up on most of the time so it's probably time we played him through the middle where doubling or tripling up isn't going to be possible. Playing in him a free role is going to make him a lot more dangerous.
posted on 12/10/16
The Champions League is definitely a distraction, our players have savid their best performances for that. I hope Claudio can get us playing like we did last season or I will start to worry. A win at Chelsea would be a good start!
posted on 12/10/16
comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 13 hours, 14 minutes ago
comment by Cantona 7 (U11258)
posted 3 hours, 1 minute ago
Bet he is regretting not moving on. Bet Vardy is... hoe he rejected Arsenal
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Can't see why, just as much chance to win the title again with Leicester as there is with Arsenal, Leicester on the rise, Arsenal in terminal decline but with the odd dead cat bounce.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
You've conquered Everest. It's only downhill from here for you lot. If anything, Arsenal are in stagnation, not decline. Arsenal are also a much bigger and prestigious club.
posted on 12/10/16
Mersey
I would like to see Mahrez playing in the Shinji role behind Vardy or Slimani with Gray given Mahrez's wide role for a game or two.
Lets just see how it looks and see if putting RM in that more central role will open up the pitch for him, OR if he is wtill doubled up on in the 10 role then it may create spaces out wide for Albrighton and Gray to take advantage.
I wouldnt drop him but I would try to utilise him in another role, I wonder if CR will give this some thought in a 5 man midfield for the Chelsea game this weekend?
posted on 12/10/16
Surprised by this article. I think Mahrez has been one of our better performers this year. If it was about Vardy I would understand.
posted on 12/10/16
He has produced occasionally but he hasn't yet reached the heights of last season, at least not attacking-wise. This has manifested mostly as him looking to take too many touches and playing too slowly.
I think there could be many reasons for this:
- Opposition teams are very wary of him and Vardy, and are treating them with a lot more respect and focus than last season.
- Concentrating on defensive duties, which he has done well at times.
- The whole team is playing slower so far, as though trying to go through a slower build-up with more possession, and this may be effecting how and where he gets the ball. Whether this is intentional/is the right approach/will continue remains to be seen.
- Trying to adapt his style of play to this style instead of having a worried defence that he can more easily take advantage of.
- Wondering whether he should have gone in the summer.
- Feeling the pressure of hitting the ground running and then getting mentally frustrated when he hasn't.
- Being off-form and trying to force the issue.
- Struggling to get motivated for this year after what happened last year. (Life going on after happy ever after.)
I don't think just moving him into the middle is necessarily going to solve the problem considering that Ranieri was keen to play him on the right for most of last season, only occasionally giving him a central role to change things up and scupper a rigid opposition game plan. Also I'm not sure that we play the right formation for it, particularly if we continue looking to play both Vardy and Slimani up front. However, it may represent a new challenge in the short term - a change being as good as a rest, as it were.
Given Gray's recent outings and the fact that he's in a bit of scoring form right now, I'd definitely like to see him given a start in the league in at least one of the next two fixtures. Whether that's for Mahrez depends on the tactics. Against Chelsea I'd quite like to see both of them wide in a 4-5-1.
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