Topic: Leicester City Vs Liverpool, Pre Match Thread, 27/2/17 20:00

[ollick]

New manager hasn't made much positive impact to Premier League teams the last few years:

Quite like that wallpaper

[Andy82lfc]

New manager hasn't made much positive impact to Premier League teams the last few years:

Doesn't mean much without the context though. Assuming a lot of those teams were on losing runs, for almost 50% of those games to come out not in defeat was probably a big improvement.

The sacking is a joke for me, everything seems to have gone to the players heads, which shouldn't really surprise anyone. Like people have said though we should be smashing these whether they get a boost in confidence or not, so if our players keep concentrated and want it more then it won't be a problem.

[jillcwhomever]

Yeah, I think it's at 13.00, mate.

Thanks for that.

[thekitkatshuffler]

Quite like that wallpaper

Looks like this stuff - https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=orla+kiely+wallpaper

[wah00ey]

Trust me, they're the most fickle set of fans I've ever come across.

No - the most fickle set of fans in the country are Arsenal fans.  First to boo when things are going bad and first to gloat when they're going well.  Horrible fans.

[Solomon Grundy]

No - the most fickle set of fans in the country are Arsenal fans.  First to boo when things are going bad and first to gloat when they're going well.  Horrible fans.

Sounds awfully like Evertonians that.

[sms1986]

I'm not sure if this helps them or hinders them on Monday.....if they get a new manager in before then I can see them wanting to impress. If they don't I can see them being a bit flaky if things aren't going their way

we should really put them to the sword early on and not let them get the crowd on their side to grow into the game. Hit them with everything early and run riot on them

They won't get a new manager in before Monday, the backroom staff are in charge for now.

[didi shamone]

They won't get a new manager in before Monday, the backroom staff are in charge for now.

What are the stats for backroom staff bounce?

[Solomon Grundy]

Never heard of a backroom staff bounce before. It matters not anyway. If our lads are up for this, Leicester can have any bounce they want, they'll still be getting beat though.

In short - Don't focus on what they may or may not do. Focus on what we can do.

[harryc]

Klopp on Ranieri : "Am I surprised that these things can happen? No, there have been strange decisions, not only football - Brexit, Trump, Ranieri"   

[ollick]

Looks like this stuff - https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=orla+kiely+wallpaper

£56? jesus

[liversaint]

New manager effect just in time for Liverpool. Typical luck for us.

What a pile of steaming turd. as is the decision to sack ranieri at this stage

[Geezer08]

Klopp on Ranieri : "Am I surprised that these things can happen? No, there have been strange decisions, not only football - Brexit, Trump, Ranieri"   

Just read that! Klopp has this ability to make me laugh out loud!

[stockdam]

No - the most fickle set of fans in the country are Arsenal fans.  First to boo when things are going bad and first to gloat when they're going well.  Horrible fans.

I spent our first match with them. They were cock-a-hoop when they scored first........oh they were the best team in the land then.

Once we scored they started moaning at Wenger (why it was his fault I don't know). Then it got really bad when we scored our second........Wenger needed to be sacked. When we went three-1 up they started to leave and then at 4-1 they had all left.....every one of them (they even left most of their pints behind). They didn't see their team nearly claw back to draw.

[JCB]

They are halfway through a CL round and actually ended up getting a decent result away to Sevilla (a win 1-0 at home and they are through)... Why do they decide to sack him now, especially with another game just a few days away? It just reeks of stupidity and desperation from LCFC. I hope we smash these fuckers so badly that they never recover and show them that Ranieiri was actually still getting the best out of them contrary to their deluded expectations.

My concern is not that they get a 'new manager bounce', I'm more worried that the assistant manager might decide to play negative football and go on the defensive against us and park the bus. That's more likely to stifle us than any 'bounce' will and make it harder for us to trounce them.

[Klippity Klopp]

Lee Mason unwell and Michael Oliver is going to ref this.

[LallanaInPyjamas]

Lee Mason unwell and Michael Oliver is going to ref this.

Good.

[joezydudek]

If ever there was a team I didn't want us to just beat, but absolutely annihilate, it's these. At least 5-0 please Reds.

[Sir Psycho Sexy]

If ever there was a team I didn't want us to just beat, but absolutely annihilate, it's these. At least 5-0 please Reds.

because they sacked ranieri? or something personal?

I'd rather annihalate quite a number of teams in the league before leicester

[Solomon Grundy]

I'd rather annihilate quite a number of teams in the league before leicester

So would I, but Leicester would be a good start.

[Anfield89]

because they sacked ranieri? or something personal?

I'd rather annihalate quite a number of teams in the league before leicester

Yeh strange logic that's everywhere at the moment, they've sacked their manager so the world should hate them and hope they go down. As Liverpool fans who cares what they do, like every year of their existence.

[sms1986]

Lee Mason unwell and Michael Oliver is going to ref this.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-jinx-referee-replaced-lucky-12653557

[Kennys from heaven]

Hope we twat the bunch of ungrateful fuckwits even more than I did before yesterday now. I've always thought well of Ranieri and they deserve nothing but an utter battering for sacking him after what he done.

[Kennys from heaven]

because they sacked ranieri? or something personal?

I'd rather annihalate quite a number of teams in the league before leicester

In fairness, when you show that sort of contempt for someone who made your side a global name and basically showed in neon signage that you know and care fuck all about football, you do deserve an extra hard fucking over. Appalling behaviour by the owners.

[Pistolero]

If ever there was a team I didn't want us to just beat, but absolutely annihilate, it's these. At least 5-0 please Reds.

Word. And i think there'll be a lot of neutrals watching who may be thinking the same way

[Black Bull Nova]

The only thing I was concerned about was that us hammering them would mean they would drop into the bottom three and Ranieri would be sacked

I don't have that worry any more

Bring on the foxes

[killer-heels]

The only thing I was concerned about was that us hammering them would mean they would drop into the bottom three and Ranieri would be sacked

I don't have that worry any more

Bring on the foxes

You were actually concerned about that? So us hammering another side led to some sort of 'concer'?

Surely like most people you wouldnt give a shit if we destroyed them whomever was in charge?

[Black Bull Nova]

You were actually concerned about that? So us hammering another side led to some sort of 'concer'?

Surely like most people you wouldnt give a shit if we destroyed them whomever was in charge?

I wouldn't overrate it, it was a minor thing. Just timing, still wanted the the win and well. It was always lined up for us to finish Ranieri off but I doubt many on here would take pleasure in that unlike, for example, finishing Mourinho or Allardyce off

[Upinsmoke]

Our game got a whole lot tougher, very often teams come out with more bounce when they've got a new manager, even if it's a temporary caretaker type one.

[sms1986]

Our game got a whole lot tougher, very often teams come out with more bounce when they've got a new manager, even if it's a temporary caretaker type one.

Wow, that's something I never thought I would hear from you! /s

Why would Leicester come out with more bounce just because a member of the backroom staff is now the acting manager? Our game did not get a whole lot tougher, if anything it got tougher for them because he is being thrown in at the deep end.

[SinceSixtyFive]

No dead cat bounce here.

1-13 Liverpool. You heard it here first.

[Funky_Gibbons]

Wow, that's something I never thought I would hear from you! /s

Why would Leicester come out with more bounce just because a member of the backroom staff is now the acting manager? Our game did not get a whole lot tougher, if anything it got tougher for them because he is being thrown in at the deep end.

Don't see what is wrong with saying it has got tougher for us, because we don't know what tactics we're going to be facing. Before, we knew exactly how they'd set-up and what they would and wouldn't do.

I think we'd have stuffed them if Ranieri was still manager because I think his tactics suited us but if they now set-up to defend deep and narrow and compress the space they could make it very difficult for us.

[SinceSixtyFive]

Don't see what is wrong with saying it has got tougher for us, because we don't know what tactics we're going to be facing. Before, we knew exactly how they'd set-up and what they would and wouldn't do.

I think we'd have stuffed them if Ranieri was still manager because I think his tactics suited us but if they now set-up to defend deep and narrow and compress the space they could make it very difficult for us.

I'll tell you whats wrong.

You don't believe do you?

Burn the heretic!

[Solomon Grundy]

Our game got a whole lot tougher, very often teams come out with more bounce when they've got a new manager, even if it's a temporary caretaker type one.

Stop worrying yourself over what they may or may not do and focus on what we can do. If we are on our game, it doesn't matter who they have in charge. We will win.

[Solomon Grundy]

Don't see what is wrong with saying it has got tougher for us, because we don't know what tactics we're going to be facing. Before, we knew exactly how they'd set-up and what they would and wouldn't do.

I think we'd have stuffed them if Ranieri was still manager because I think his tactics suited us but if they now set-up to defend deep and narrow and compress the space they could make it very difficult for us.

It's all about how WE approach this game mate. Not who is in charge of them or what tactics they may or may not change. We go with the right attitude, start fast and play at the right tempo and they won't be able to live with us.

[Funky_Gibbons]

It's all about how WE approach this game mate. Not who is in charge of them or what tactics they may or may not change. We go with the right attitude, start fast and play at the right tempo and they won't be able to live with us.

Of course it is, but we've seen that when certain teams want to make it difficult for us they can, there's no point in denying it. We'd have stuffed these if Ranieri was still manager but if we come up against a parked bus we'll find it difficult.

Don't see what's wrong with saying that, not saying we're going to lose etc just that it's a bit more difficult now.

[killer-heels]

Of course it is, but we've seen that when certain teams want to make it difficult for us they can, there's no point in denying it. We'd have stuffed these if Ranieri was still manager but if we come up against a parked bus we'll find it difficult.

Don't see what's wrong with saying that, not saying we're going to lose etc just that it's a bit more difficult now.

If we fail to win the team gets as much criticism even if Ranieri was the manager. We have had so much time off there are no excuses, difficult or not. Every league game in this country is tough.

[Funky_Gibbons]

If we fail to win the team gets as much criticism even if Ranieri was the manager. We have had so much time off there are no excuses, difficult or not. Every league game in this country is tough.

There's a big difference between saying the match has become more difficult now and saying it's ok to lose.

[RK7]

No manager, low on confidence, a point above the bottom 3 and just played away in Sevilla midweek...there is no excuse.

[SerbianScouser]

No manager, low on confidence, a point above the bottom 3 and just played away in Sevilla midweek...there is no excuse.

Got their wish granted by getting rid of the manager, will try harder than they did in a long while, whopping 39 pts left to play for, won the league only last season, playing in a style that's built to nullify Liverpool, a team that's without match practice in 2 weeks, they could so easily get a draw...