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I'm sure when he sees his severance cheque in the bank and some other team give him a contract, he'll get over it. Anyway, it's the Prem and i don't give a shoite to be honest.
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This year was always going to be 'after the Lord Mayor's Show' wasn't it? Like Jim says in his post, other sides have sussed out the way Leicester played and Ranieri simply did not have an answer.
People have short memories because he didn't have an answer at Chelsea either when things went pear shaped. He fiddled about, got himself the name Tinkerman. Lo and behold, that was what he's been doing at clubs ever since and without success. Really short memories haven't we? There was much raising of eyebrows when Ranieri was appointed because he hadn't achieved anything of note with anyone since Chelsea.
According to reports he has done the same thing at Leicester this year and just like at Chelsea he has lost the dressing room with changes to selection and tactics he hasn't explained to players, just sprung on the side at the last minute before games. His summer signings were a waste of cash and the side looks as poor as it did before Pearson got that run going at the end of the season before last and got sacked.
I am not surprised an idiot like Lineker would support him but frankly I am surprised at the support Ranieri has had on here from people I always thought of as football savvy.
Nobody has yet posted us a proper counter to the criticisms or given one good football reason why he should have been kept on. It's all the old loyalty argument. But just because you've enjoyed a brilliant ocean voyage doesn't mean your captain should be allowed to run the ship into an iceberg.
Interesting views from Lineaker (spelling?) who on social media publicly balked at the appointment of Ranieri when it was announced, great player Gary but as a pundit he tends to follow which way the wind blows. In simple terms whatever he was and wasn't good at or won last season a manager Ranieri in this case knows the dangers of flirting with relegation and understands the possible consequences. Last season worked for him in that Kante protected an aging back 4 but also allowed Drinkwater and Marez some space to play, Vardy's pace running channels worked for them too. O.K. they lost Kante and he would always be very difficult to replace but Ranieri never had a plan B or indeed recruited players that would put the likes of Vardy under pressure for their place thus potentially keeping his performance levels up. He also failed to twig that Fulkes, Morgan and Huff (spelling on all 3?) where in reality either average players or past it and the defence needed freshening up. So despite the timing feeling odd he should have gone at Christmas IMHO the above amongst other things suggests you reap what you sew or don't sew in his case. What will be interesting is who they bring in as if they go down (I think they will) they will no doubt lose the so called "stars" and a rebuild will be required. |
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Leicester started to improve before Ranieri was appointed and if Pearson hadn't fallen out with management they wouldn't be where they are now- facing relegation. Ranieri reaped the rewards of Pearsons team that he inherited-now he will have reaped the rewards for his own failure with cash in the bank. Pearson might not be a likeable person [no pun intended] but he definitely has a footballing brain.
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| February 24, 2017, 11:49am |
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To be fair to Lineker, I can't remember anyone saying it was a good appointment at the time. As for the poor recruitment, I'm not sure how much of it (if any?) was down to Ranieri.
And I think some are underestimating Ranieri's impact - turning a 9 game run of momentum into a 47 game one can't be that easy!
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To be fair to Lineker, I can't remember anyone saying it was a good appointment at the time. As for the poor recruitment, I'm not sure how much of it (if any?) was down to Ranieri.
And I think some are underestimating Ranieri's impact - turning a 9 game run of momentum into a 47 game one can't be that easy!
Just out of interest, who thinks they would have won the Prem if Pearson had stayed? |
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Just out of interest, who thinks they would have won the Prem if Pearson had stayed?
Answer? - Nigel Pearson |
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To be fair to Lineker, I can't remember anyone saying it was a good appointment at the time. As for the poor recruitment, I'm not sure how much of it (if any?) was down to Ranieri.
And I think some are underestimating Ranieri's impact - turning a 9 game run of momentum into a 47 game one can't be that easy!
But that was last season Abdul, that's the point. Even if he had been the Messiah and Great God Of Footie rolled into one last season, which he certainly wasn't, this year he has looked clueless on how to maintain that progress and how to prevent decline. As someone else said, there are some managers who seem specialists in organising sides and arresting decline but this lad isn't one of them. Neither is Zola at Brum. I don't dislike the bloke but his time is more than up. |
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| February 24, 2017, 1:00pm |
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A lot more fans support premier league teams than league two teams. Slightly arrogant to claim we're real fans and those who happen to support other teams are not.
Read it again. The point I was making was the (foreign) owners have scant regard for real fans. I think the supporters of Hull City would agree. |
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| February 24, 2017, 1:58pm |
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Just out of interest, who thinks they would have won the Prem if Pearson had stayed?
Exactly - it's all well and good saying it was Pearson's side, but does anyone really think they would've pulled off this miracle with Pearson as manager? Very harsh to undermine what an incredible achievement it was to guide Leicester City to 1st in the Premiership. |
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| barralad |
| February 24, 2017, 2:04pm |
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Exactly - it's all well and good saying it was Pearson's side, but does anyone really think they would've pulled off this miracle with Pearson as manager?
Very harsh to undermine what an incredible achievement it was to guide Leicester City to 1st in the Premiership.
Wasn't Pearson the manager earlier this season of the Derby side that hammered us 1.0 in the EFL Cup? Pretty much his only win before he got the boot... |
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