1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Remember what the Leicester fans said about how their season went last year?

First half of the season they were a run away freight train. Nobody could cope with them, goals for fun, massive lead at the top.

Second half sides figured out how to stop Maresca ball, they struggled to score, dropped points and let a huge lead slip, only just getting to the title which seemed in the bag for so long.

Ringing any bells for those who thought CL was in the bag for next season?

And he still won the championship with them, didn’t he?

3 minutes ago, RMH said:

Maybe the players that you like are just not playing with intensity. Not long ago we were quite a team, playing with high tempo and scoring loads. Nkunku, Felix, Madueke can f**k off right now, they’re not PL material if they are not ready to match the intensity of Ipswich.

We weren't quite the team at all. There was no control, we still relied on Sanchez to make multiple saves per game to keep us in it. Caicedo is constantly being overworked, forced to make Kante like tackles every game becuase we give away possession in our own half mutliple times or get opened up easily because our players are too physically weak to defend. We were winning games by outscoring our opponents and having an in form Cole Palmer. The attack has dried up now, Palmer is being coached badly by a coach that refuses to mix things up and play him wide now and again, and suddenly all of our issues that already existed have caught up with us and we are now dropping points.

Starting Disasi as a right back was stupid. Maresca should have known a lot better, he offers absolutely nothing in attack and we’ve suffered as a result.

I think he really underestimated Ipswich. Yes, they’re not a great team but they’re certainly better than conference league teams.

1 minute ago, dansubrosa said:

Starting Disasi as a right back was stupid. Maresca should have known a lot better, he offers absolutely nothing in attack and we’ve suffered as a result.

I think he really underestimated Ipswich. Yes, they’re not a great team but they’re certainly better than conference league teams.

That did my head in... 3 RBs on the bench available and he went with Disasi? Okay, Gusto played against Fulham, Reece is not ready celarly, give Acheampong a chance. 

And if he underistamed them, that is surpsing because he faced them twice last season with worse team (on paper of course) and couldn't beat them on botch ocassions.

We need to go back to basics now as the more worrying thing is the goals has dried up.

3 minutes ago, El regreso said:

The last two teams that bean us played 3 CBs so there must be something in that.

3-4-3 seems to stop us completely he needs to figure it out quickly.

Maresca did not change, Leicester fans confirmed this. Was just the cushion they had was just enough.

3 minutes ago, JM7 said:

That was always my worry. Seems to be happening 

Was nice while is lasted, but we really should not have expected anything good from the SD or Clownlake. These past 3 months have been a welcome break of wonderful football, for the most past, breaking up the 2 years of sh*t these owners lumped us with.

4 minutes ago, RMH said:

And he still won the championship with them, didn’t he?

Thanks to that cushion he had built up, aye he did.

Maybe he can still win us the conference league? Let's see.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Maresca did not change, Leicester fans confirmed this. Was just the cushion they had was just enough.

Was nice while is lasted, but we really should not have expected anything good from the SD or Clownlake. These past 3 months have been a welcome break of wonderful football, for the most past, breaking up the 2 years of sh*t these owners lumped us with.

He's a student of Guardiola, even at gun point he won't change his tactics unfortunately.

1 minute ago, Scott Harris said:

We weren't quite the team at all. There was no control, we still relied on Sanchez to make multiple saves per game to keep us in it. Caicedo is constantly being overworked, forced to make Kante like tackles every game becuase we give away possession in our own half mutliple times or get opened up easily because our players are too physically weak to defend. We were winning games by outscoring our opponents and having an in form Cole Palmer. The attack has dried up now, Palmer is being coached badly by a coach that refuses to mix things up and play him wide now and again, and suddenly all of our issues that already existed have caught up with us and we are now dropping points.

Yes and still Felix and Nkunku, who are considered talents by some, do sweet f**k all when they play against relegation fodder. We over rely on Palmer but that’s also down to other players being dross. They don’t deserve their talent tag, they are conference league players.

1 minute ago, Frankie8Lampard said:

He's a student of Guardiola, even at gun point he won't change his tactics unfortunately.

Not that long ago he was being praised for his ingame changes of tactics. On this forum and all.

1 minute ago, RMH said:

Yes and still Felix and Nkunku, who are considered talents by some, do sweet f**k all when they play against relegation fodder. We over rely on Palmer but that’s also down to other players being dross. They don’t deserve their talent tag, they are conference league players.

Sancho, Neto and Jackson all looked conference league vs Everton and Fulham, Noni did today.

Just now, axman2526 said:

Sancho, Neto and Jackson all looked conference league vs Everton and Fulham, Noni did today.

Fair enough, but no one is calling them a talent. I still think that they’re better players than Felix or Noni (good player with a wrong attitude imo).

Whenever I got asked if I think we'd win the league my my mates I always said "no because I can't see this squad of young players going through the season and not having a bad run of results" and that's exactly what's happening. I'm hoping it is a blip, but there's a long way to go.

An overrated manager who has no idea how to change a game according to different threats. Look at the continual Fulham overloads down the left on the 26th. I had a decent bet Leicester to win the Championship last season, so kept a keen eye on them. They faded badly in the middle of the season and early new year before a late recovery.  He has one way of playing.  He upsets players. Nuff said.

Just now, timetowaste said:

Whenever I got asked if I think we'd win the league my my mates I always said "no because I can't see this squad of young players going through the season and not having a bad run of results" and that's exactly what's happening. I'm hoping it is a blip, but there's a long way to go.

Of couse that plays a part but defensively we have been shambles the whole season and when the goals dry up, it will eventually catch you.

With a better defense, the last 3 games are draws because none of the three teams did enough win. We have been leaking whole season and it's not stopping, despite the personnel. 

35 minutes ago, OriginalS said:

Not even sure where all the over-the-top praise came from. He matched Pochettino's record for the last half of last season up until tonight, under much better circumstances and a much better squad - big deal!

Not saying he can't succeed but the jury is still very much out and thats now three games in a row where the manager himself has cost us now with tinkering and stupidity.

35 points after 19 games would have us in 6th after Gameweek 19 last season. We finished the season in sixth and thats still about our level. He's not been the magician some think he's been.

You can't really prove that the manager cost us all of those 3 matches.

Last season after 25 matches played, meaning after 6 more matches in comparison to right now, we had the same amount of points as now after 19 matches played.

7 minutes ago, RMH said:

Not that long ago he was being praised for his ingame changes of tactics. On this forum and all.

Really? I thought the main criticism of him even when we ere wining has always been his lack of substitutions. 

5 minutes ago, RMH said:

Fair enough, but no one is calling them a talent. I still think that they’re better players than Felix or Noni (good player with a wrong attitude imo).

Oh but they are, lot of chest about how Sancho was done by ETH and we are seeing the dortmund Sancho, a real talent. Or Neto, a player prized by other top PL sides.

Just alone makes Noni sound like Maradona reincarnated.

 

Clearly I let the Brentford win go to mybhead as I so wanted to beat them, and then I over rated Maresca.

They key thing is though the same owners and the same sporting directors that turned us in to mid table cannon fodder are here. We will not "get our Chelsea back' while those snakes are still holding our leashes.

Just now, Frankie8Lampard said:

Really? I thought the main criticism of him even when we ere wining has always been his lack of substitutions. 

Nope, he was praised for changing things up halfway through games not that long ago (I can’t remember games, I’ll try to search it if I’ve got time).

2 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Oh but they are, lot of chest about how Sancho was done by ETH and we are seeing the dortmund Sancho, a real talent. Or Neto, a player prized by other top PL sides.

Just alone makes Noni sound like Maradona reincarnated.

 

Clearly I let the Brentford win go to mybhead as I so wanted to beat them, and then I over rated Maresca.

They key thing is though the same owners and the same sporting directors that turned us in to mid table cannon fodder are here. We will not "get our Chelsea back' while those snakes are still holding our leashes.

I haven’t read the word “talent” with regards to Sancho or Neto, unlike with Felix, Nkunku or Madueke. I don’t think any of them are world class but Neto and Sancho have worked hard while the other three are not working hard, let alone impress with their “class”.

i agree with you with respect the owners and sporting directors. They’d be great in the under 21 league but their approach is failing in the PL.

20 minutes ago, Ledgerson said:

Of couse that plays a part but defensively we have been shambles the whole season and when the goals dry up, it will eventually catch you.

With a better defense, the last 3 games are draws because none of the three teams did enough win. We have been leaking whole season and it's not stopping, despite the personnel. 

You're not wrong, although I did think we should have won against Everton with Jackson missing 2 sitters.

2 minutes ago, RMH said:

Fair enough, but no one is calling them a talent. I still think that they’re better players than Felix or Noni (good player with a wrong attitude imo).

All of these players have talent in them, they just don't excel in multiple areas. They are all good at one or two things and aren't really good at anything else. Neto is a hard working winger with a decent cross, doesn't have goals, isn't going to open teams up with a good pass. Sancho, probably has the best touch in the entire squad, but he's physically weak, too slow for a winger, doesn't score goals and is incapable of tracking back. Madueke, good at cutting in and getting a shot away, but his dribbling ability is weak and control of the football is too loose which results in a lot of attacks dying. Felix, he's good at finding gaps to run into and has trickery in his game, but he doesn't protect the ball well enough, doesn't make the most of his chances and is in and out of games.

This is where the manager needs to earn his money. Find the right combinations for the right game. Ipswich press hard, fight for their lives, don't give you a second on the ball. Not the right game for Felix and Madueke on the wings and Nkunku as the striker. Guiu may not be ready for this level, but I think he is in a better head space than Nkunku who just doesn't look like he cares anymore and would fight as hard to win a ball as much those Ipswich players would. Madueke's touch was too loose, and with Ipswich players fighting for everything, we couldn't afford to have that today. Palmer on the right would have been ideal, with Felix in the middle and Neto on the left. Palmer can cross the ball and take on the full backs and link up with Felix, Guiu could be a hassle in the box and keep the defenders occupied whilst Felix finds space for himself. Neto could do the dirty work and press Ipswich when they looked to counter.

Defence would still be a mess though, like it is in every game, because Maresca has neglected to do any defensive coaching all season.

Anyone knows why we also stop inverting Cucu into CM, that was one of the keys at the end of Poch tenure and the start of Maresca?

All the goals we conceded recently are transition goals which identify the lack of bodies in the middle of the park. 
If you win the ball back against us you are at our defence immediately.

I’m not going to panic just yet, the goals will come back and we’ll start winning again, maybe not for a game or two just yet.

I’m worried about the defence though, we’ve not seen an improvement all season and I can’t see how Maresca will suddenly improve it.

Yeah we have terrible defenders but you always see lower table teams making themselves really tough to beat despite the quality of players.

Look at what Tuchel did for Rudiger. Turned him into one of world’s best defenders.

I don’t believe Disasi, Badiashille or Tosin can be that good but surely they can do a lot better than what we’ve seen.

11 minutes ago, El regreso said:

Anyone knows why we also stop inverting Cucu into CM, that was one of the keys at the end of Poch tenure and the start of Maresca?

All the goals we conceded recently are transition goals which identify the lack of bodies in the middle of the park. 
If you win the ball back against us you are at our defence immediately.

This I don't understand it either. Cucurella and Caicedo in midfield with Enzo and Palmer at no. 10 worked perfect. Everton away he is suspended and we look meh, Fulham at home he stays glued to the wing and we lose and look average, Ipswich away again he stays on the wing and we lose. Maresca with some really strange lineups and in game management lately.