Popular Post TrentVilla Posted October 4, 2020 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2020 I’m not taking anything away from Dean Smith but it’s very hard not to see parallels between how Leicester played under Ranieri with Shakespeare and how we played this evening. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Just now, TrentVilla said: I’m not taking anything away from Dean Smith but it’s very hard not to see parallels between how Leicester played under Ranieri with Shakespeare and how we played this evening. Cant say i disagree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted October 4, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 minute ago, TrentVilla said: I’m not taking anything away from Dean Smith but it’s very hard not to see parallels between how Leicester played under Ranieri with Shakespeare and how we played this evening. Came to post similar. Even how Watford thrashed Liverpool last season was very similar. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted October 4, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 4, 2020 Just now, TrentVilla said: I’m not taking anything away from Dean Smith but it’s very hard not to see parallels between how Leicester played under Ranieri with Shakespeare and how we played this evening. Great Is it not. Both Villans in cahoots 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 4, 2020 Moderator Share Posted October 4, 2020 Just now, PieFacE said: Came to post similar. Even how Watford thrashed Liverpool last season was very similar. Very good point... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyp Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, TrentVilla said: I’m not taking anything away from Dean Smith but it’s very hard not to see parallels between how Leicester played under Ranieri with Shakespeare and how we played this evening. Totally agree. There is a real genuineness about our work ethic in the 3 league games so far. Again, not taking anything away from Dean but ive no doubt Shakespeare has had an input since he's come in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gwi1890 Posted October 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Johnnyp said: Totally agree. There is a real genuineness about our work ethic in the 3 league games so far. Again, not taking anything away from Dean but ive no doubt Shakespeare has had an input since he's come in. It all about having a team of coaches contributing, bring all those ideas together and work a system 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 1 hour ago, TrentVilla said: I’m not taking anything away from Dean Smith but it’s very hard not to see parallels between how Leicester played under Ranieri with Shakespeare and how we played this evening. I think it also shows the measure of the man in Smith that he trusts his coaching staff even if they have big personalities. Shakespeare apparently has a big personality and so does Terry. Some other Premier League managers could take a leaf out of that book to fix their own issues 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LondonLax Posted October 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2020 3 minutes ago, Zatman said: I think it also shows the measure of the man in Smith that he trusts his coaching staff even if they have big personalities. Shakespeare apparently has a big personality and so does Terry. Some other Premier League managers could take a leaf out of that book to fix their own issues That is the strength of a personality like Smith. Being confident enough to bring in qualified help and then letting them contribute, rather than seeing it as undermining or threatening him. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_Villain Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 I was ever so upset with this chap once... The year after Leicester won the title... I put a bet on that they would get relegated... Ranieri was looking to make me quids in... Then he got the sack... and Shakespeare turned Leicester around... Cost me a nice pocketful of cash.... He had a key role to play in Watfords storm up the table before their eventual relegation... We have an absolute gemstone.... He won the Holy Grail of domestic titles with a club that JUST ABOUT avoided relegation the previous season in what will easily go down as the greatest of "David vs Goliath"/"The little guy wins" sporting achieved ever (it could only ever be compared to Greece winning the Euros)... He is one of us... Deano is one of us... Jack is one of us... and we have just turned over one of the most dominant league (and world) champions in club football 7-bloody-2 Happy days guys and girls! I'm over the moon he is with us! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan_of_oz Posted October 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) 7 hours ago, TrentVilla said: I’m not taking anything away from Dean Smith but it’s very hard not to see parallels between how Leicester played under Ranieri with Shakespeare and how we played this evening. Racking up the similarities, so far: 1. Just surviving relegation 2. Confidence boosting win over a big club early in the season (pretty sure Leicester beat Man U 5-3) 3. Craig Shakespeare It's all over lads, we're gonna win the league no doubt. Edited October 5, 2020 by Villan_of_oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Happy to give Shakespeare credit as well as the whole backroom staff and Smith. We looked so brave and attack minded. Liverpool rightly gets a lot of praise for how they are both talented and yet also work so well together and and have an incredible work rate. We out did them in every one of those departments today. A lot of that only comes from coaching. Amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZL- Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 10 hours ago, TrentVilla said: I’m not taking anything away from Dean Smith but it’s very hard not to see parallels between how Leicester played under Ranieri with Shakespeare and how we played this evening. 10 hours ago, PieFacE said: Came to post similar. Even how Watford thrashed Liverpool last season was very similar. Came here to say both of these and beaten to the punch! The long diagonal with a drifting striker running the channels is certainly a key tactic of the Ranieri/Shakespeare title winning Leicester team. I believe the ball over the top behind the space vacated by the fullback was the exact strategy Watford executed when Shakespeare was number 2 as well. At first I wasn't so sure if it would be a too many cooks situation with 3 number 2's but so far it seems to be working well; Shakespeare for general playstyle/tactics, Cutler for specific training ground drills and Terry for maybe general motivation, 1 on 1 coaching with players? Speaking of Terry did anyone see him at VP last night, no reason to think he wasn't just don't remember the camera panning to him at all? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted October 5, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted October 5, 2020 Getting him is probably the best bit of business we did this summer.......other than Jack signing his contract extension. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow1988 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 11 hours ago, StanBalaban said: The set piece today and against Fulham... Maybe he's had a hand in those, as that's not something we saw last season. In fairness to Deano and co, we were pretty effective after the lockdown break from set pieces. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keener window-cleaner Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Those breaks and quick long balls over the defence is surly something Shakespeare has contributed with , lookes very much like when Drinkwater was pinging long balls to Vardy. As I said before, could be the most important signing of the season. Though now I start loving Watkins and Martinez so much that Shakespeare will have to share some of the love. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Saw him on the pitch during the warm up without the two balls. Didn’t recognise the guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sne Posted October 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2020 1 minute ago, Vive_La_Villa said: Saw him on the pitch during the warm up without the two balls. Didn’t recognise the guy! Did we have him neutered? 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 His influence is there to see already and he is one of our best signings this window, I really can't make mind up in which order I'd rank our summer signings... 1. Jack 2. Ollie and Emi 3. Ross 4. Our Criag 5, Matty 6. Bertie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjvilla Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 On 05/10/2020 at 09:02, ZL- said: Came here to say both of these and beaten to the punch! The long diagonal with a drifting striker running the channels is certainly a key tactic of the Ranieri/Shakespeare title winning Leicester team. I believe the ball over the top behind the space vacated by the fullback was the exact strategy Watford executed when Shakespeare was number 2 as well. At first I wasn't so sure if it would be a too many cooks situation with 3 number 2's but so far it seems to be working well; Shakespeare for general playstyle/tactics, Cutler for specific training ground drills and Terry for maybe general motivation, 1 on 1 coaching with players? Speaking of Terry did anyone see him at VP last night, no reason to think he wasn't just don't remember the camera panning to him at all? Has Richard O'Kelly taken over Smith's role as the man that sets up the cones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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