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Post by babylon on Jul 30, 2014 15:14:17 GMT
Just so you know... the opinion of about 10 fans does not constitute the opinion of every Leicester fan. The majority are well aware of how difficult it's going to be.
That said who can blame us for being mildly confident that we might be ok. We've just been through a season that has pretty much broken every record in our book. We're one of only 5 teams to ever get over 100 points and have played some of the most attacking entertaining football we've seen for a long long time.
You look at the likes of Palace and Hull surviving, and they went up with teams much weaker than our own (Hull got promoted with 23 points less than us and Palace 30 points less)
I think pyrus made some good points, personally I'm not 100% sure yet our style will adapt to the premier league. We love to attack and to push men forward, Pearson has also put a lot of faith in the players who performed so well. But, I wouldn't be shocked if there was a slight rethink on style and players come January. We're not the best at set pieces at both ends of the pitch and whilst we have some technically brilliant players in Knockaert and Mahrez, we are very slight and still need to add a bit more physicality.
I also wouldn't read too much into the cup game, that team contained about 5 players from our first choice 11.
Good luck apart form against us!
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Post by Beloved Monkfish on Jul 30, 2014 15:30:40 GMT
I'm not at all convinced by Leicester to be honest. I know they won the Championship at a canter but that could be to their detriment as Pearson keeps faith with Championship quality players who got them there. I'd quite like to see them stay up but I think they'll go down. Saying that though, I also think Burnley, QPR, West Brom, Villa and Southampton will go down! It really is too hard to choose.
All this top ten talk is complete nonsense though. Even when Hull started so well the first time they came up, they were still close to going down in the end. Burnely started brilliantly too a few years back but still went down. Top 10 in the Premier League is harder than it's ever been and if I were a Leicester fan, I'd be aiming for and be delighted with 17th.
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Post by RAF on Jul 30, 2014 15:35:48 GMT
Just so you know... the opinion of about 10 fans does not constitute the opinion of every Leicester fan. The majority are well aware of how difficult it's going to be. That said who can blame us for being mildly confident that we might be ok. We've just been through a season that has pretty much broken every record in our book. We're one of only 5 teams to ever get over 100 points and have played some of the most attacking entertaining football we've seen for a long long time. You look at the likes of Palace and Hull surviving, and they went up with teams much weaker than our own (Hull got promoted with 23 points less than us and Palace 30 points less) I think pyrus made some good points, personally I'm not 100% sure yet our style will adapt to the premier league. We love to attack and to push men forward, Pearson has also put a lot of faith in the players who performed so well. But, I wouldn't be shocked if there was a slight rethink on style and players come January. We're not the best at set pieces at both ends of the pitch and whilst we have some technically brilliant players in Knockaert and Mahrez, we are very slight and still need to add a bit more physicality. I also wouldn't read too much into the cup game, that team contained about 5 players from our first choice 11. Good luck apart form against us! It could just mean it was a shit poor Championship season and you were the best of the bunch couldn't it? I certainly wouldn't be putting any stall into how many points you won that league by in reference to how you will do in the Prem. That said, apart from Gary Lineker I don't really have a problem with Leicester, after all you gave us Gerry Taggart, and you are certainly more palatable than QPR, Crystal Palace,Blunderland and Newcastle. H
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Post by ohbottom on Jul 30, 2014 16:16:10 GMT
Just so you know... the opinion of about 10 fans does not constitute the opinion of every Leicester fan. The majority are well aware of how difficult it's going to be. That said who can blame us for being mildly confident that we might be ok. We've just been through a season that has pretty much broken every record in our book. We're one of only 5 teams to ever get over 100 points and have played some of the most attacking entertaining football we've seen for a long long time. You look at the likes of Palace and Hull surviving, and they went up with teams much weaker than our own (Hull got promoted with 23 points less than us and Palace 30 points less) I think pyrus made some good points, personally I'm not 100% sure yet our style will adapt to the premier league. We love to attack and to push men forward, Pearson has also put a lot of faith in the players who performed so well. But, I wouldn't be shocked if there was a slight rethink on style and players come January. We're not the best at set pieces at both ends of the pitch and whilst we have some technically brilliant players in Knockaert and Mahrez, we are very slight and still need to add a bit more physicality. I also wouldn't read too much into the cup game, that team contained about 5 players from our first choice 11. Good luck apart form against us! Makes you sound just like West Brazil in 2008......
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Post by ohbottom on Jul 30, 2014 16:20:01 GMT
A Leicester lad at work reckons they'll finish top ten. I've bet him £100 they don't. He bet you at evens? What a mug, he could get 9/2 with Bet365. Why don't you lay your bet off, give you a guaranteed profit? Provided you're sure you can trust him to pay up if he loses of course
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