Demitri_C Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 8 hours ago, VillaChris said: Palace?! They have the worst away games of all the teams down there (still got to go to Chelsea, both Manchester clubs and Liverpool) and are even worse at home than we were last season. You're just ignoring the two worst in form teams. Likes of Hull and Swansea are playing like decent mid table teams atm. Momentum counts for a lot at this stage as we've seen in the past. Only reason I am not saying palace is because fat Sam has a habit of going a run towards end of season and I believe he has never been relegated? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S-Platt Posted February 7, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted February 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Demitri_C said: Only reason I am not saying palace is because fat Sam has a habit of going a run towards end of season and I believe he has never been relegated? Leicester had never won the league before and it happened. Records are there to be broke. The relegation race is a lot more exciting than the title race that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Got on before the weekend on Leicester and Bournemouth both to go down. Dropping like a stone, conceding goals for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 I think Bournemouth will turn it around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted February 7, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2017 2 hours ago, PaulC said: I think Bournemouth will turn it around. I also think Hull's renaissance won't continue at its current level. But he certainly has them flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Yes football is a random game, you think you have it cracked after a couple of good results then the pendulum swings. Theres a lot of variables that come into getting results. Luck and refereeing decisions play a larger part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Vote of confidence. Get on him being sacked then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Can see Leicester getting knocked out of the FA Cup by Derby tomorrow & it isn't going to get much better for them. They are away at Swansea on Sunday and a defeat there will really put them in the shit. As for the champions league, Sevilla are 3rd in the league (3 points off top), Only lost 4 games all season & scoring over 2 goals per game on average. They will hammer Leicester in 2 weeks time and Ranieri will quit after the first leg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Ranieri will walk before the end of the season. Can see it happening after the hammering by Seville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Shit, I wanted penalties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Tidy finish that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 (edited) On 07/02/2017 at 18:51, LakotaDakota said: Can see Leicester getting knocked out of the FA Cup by Derby tomorrow & it isn't going to get much better for them. They are away at Swansea on Sunday and a defeat there will really put them in the shit. As for the champions league, Sevilla are 3rd in the league (3 points off top), Only lost 4 games all season & scoring over 2 goals per game on average. They will hammer Leicester in 2 weeks time and Ranieri will quit after the first leg Only picked up 1 point from their last two games though! They lost at Granada as well. I expect Sevilla to beat them but no pressure on Leicester in this tie I don't think, Edited February 8, 2017 by PaulC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Amazed Gray doesn't start every game for them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaAlex Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I feel sorry for Ranieri, the players have really let him down this season. As a manager when you have had such .a fairytale season like last year its very difficult to make so many changes. He's stuck with a lot of the same players and you could argue none of them are performing anywhere close to level they were last season. That's not to say they were expected to replicate last season, but they haven't even show glimpses. I think his one big mistake was his recruitment in the centre of defence. No matter how well they performed last season, Morgan and Huth have been shockingly poor. In the summer he went for cheap competition in Benaloune and Hernandez and already one of them has been shipped back out. The latter has since been replaced by another loanee who Ranieri confesses will need time to settle. When you consider the money spend elsewhere in the side, it's questionable whether he used the money wisely. Otherwise I think he has tried to invest money in young players with potential to help Leicester in the long term. A lot of these players have no experience in English football. As we have discovered this can not work to well and is a huge risk, although one which at the time was probably seemed worth it given the level of talent in their squad. I think out of these players Ndidi and Gray (although signed last January) could become top quality Premier League players. Musa has been really disappointing, almost like Ayew for us, much promise but little end product. However he may be one of those who needs time to settle. If they scrape through and survive this season, (I think they just will), they will have the foundation to build up a good team again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 I think Albrighton's days might be numbered there. He's been crap this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 16 minutes ago, PaulC said: I think Albrighton's days might be numbered there. He's been crap this season. Got an assist last night, but I agree he's been way below last season (then again, who hasn't?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudevillaisnice Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 N'Didi looks a good signing. Gray will become very good for them. Musa i'm unsure of, I can see him moving on but equally I can see him adapting next season and having a good season hmm it is hard to tell which way he will go. Mendy looks well off the pace. They need new defenders in the summer but I agree with the above, providing they pick up enough results to stay up I can see next season being a better season for them (won't win the title again but that isn't the point) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Gray has a lot of quality, amazed we didn't try and sign him, shows how shit our scouting networking was, couldn't even hoover up the top talent in the area despite being, at the time, the biggest club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulC Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 Well we'd have let him go anyway. Grealish was well ahead of a year or two ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 9, 2017 Share Posted February 9, 2017 7 hours ago, PaulC said: I think Albrighton's days might be numbered there. He's been crap this season. Whilst the quality hasn't been there as much this season he works hard and creates several chances every game. 6.5/10 WB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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