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Wee Baby Seamus said:
So the main issue here, obviously, is tactical. But I think there's the secondary problem, revealed mainly in these last parts of the game and consistently through this real rough patch, is a real dearth of leadership in the squad. There's a lot of frustration. Mount has shown signs of being able to offer that, but others really have to step up
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Yeah I think that could be a pretty valid concern. I think United had a pretty similar issue prior to Bruno joining. Obviously Bruno is a very talented player, but his passion and leadership has also had a huge impact on the squad as there wasn't anyone on the team prior who truly possessed that quality to push everyone when he's on the field.
 
Mou was sacked after Leicester embarrassed us years ago, now Lampard will suffer the same fate.
 
It's a real shame that a club legend is going out in this way. I thought he did a much better job with less talent at his disposal than he has after we spent a fortune on new players.
 
Maddison made a comment about competing with "big teams that bring in big players on big wages" because of their better team spirit and effort.

Great interview overall.
 
Lampard just said "we were beaten by a better team". Man, you spent £200m this summer on attacking talent.

He talks about accountability but he doesn't rotate the squad and continues to play players every game who are in a slump.
 
Chimaera said:
They are a better team. He isn’t wrong. 200 million or no.
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They play much better, but player to player they aren't better on paper. When you have a squad like this you can't go saying that a club that spent a fraction of what you have is better and act like you were underdogs for the match.
 
Blender said:
Who have they bought from La Havre? I cant think of a big one off the top of my head.
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It was a joke about the conversation upthread, where Le Havre currently has a better academy than Arsenal, despite Arsenal, in my opinion, having produced more players, even if Gnabry may not be on Pogba's level.
 
Maybe three or four Leicester players start for Chelsea. Rodgers is simply better than Lampard.
 
Blender said:
They play much better, but player to player they aren't better on paper. When you have a squad like this you can't go saying that a club that spent a fraction of what you have is better and act like you were underdogs for the match.
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Really?

I mean, Vardy is much more proven than anything that showed up tonight for Chelsea. Clearly the back line of Chelsea is finding itself (and they’re not helped by crappy tactics) to be generous. I do know that the midfield of Chelsea without a form Kante is getting run by what Leicester put out there.

sure, on paper Chelsea have more talent. But some of it doesn’t know what they’re doing, don’t know what position they’re playing and don’t fit what they want to do. Throw that in with an inexperienced manager who has never struggled, and they’re where they are. Leicester knows how they want to play, and how players fit. Can’t say that about the club from London.
 
bluesfan94 said:
It was a joke about the conversation upthread, where Le Havre currently has a better academy than Arsenal, despite Arsenal, in my opinion, having produced more players, even if Gnabry may not be on Pogba's level.
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Ah, I have that poster on ignore.

Chimaera said:
Really?

I mean, Vardy is much more proven than anything that showed up tonight for Chelsea. Clearly the back line of Chelsea is finding itself (and they’re not helped by crappy tactics) to be generous. I do know that the midfield of Chelsea without a form Kante is getting run by what Leicester put out there.

sure, on paper Chelsea have more talent. But some of it doesn’t know what they’re doing, don’t know what position they’re playing and don’t fit what they want to do. Throw that in with an inexperienced manager who has never struggled, and they’re where they are. Leicester knows how they want to play, and how players fit. Can’t say that about the club from London.
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I fully expected this result, I predicted it before the game and explained why I was saying it, and exactly what I said would occur happened. That's separate from it being completely unacceptable for a club of our stature with the massive talent and wages we have to be getting run off the field by Leicester like this. It's not that we lost, it's how we lost and Lampard's pathetic reaction to it after the game.
 
Blender said:
Maddison made a comment about competing with "big teams that bring in big players on big wages" because of their better team spirit and effort.

Great interview overall.
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I came here to post this, that may have been the best post-match interview I've seen in a long time...in any sport.

What a likable, knowledgeable young man. Long career in the game if he wants it.
 
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I also think there’s a bunch of players for Chelsea who are massively overrated and some players for Leicester who could do a job at a club a few rungs higher than they are without breaking a sweat.
 
Blender said:
They play much better, but player to player they aren't better on paper. When you have a squad like this you can't go saying that a club that spent a fraction of what you have is better and act like you were underdogs for the match.
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Why does everyone say this when talking about Leicester? They are just as good as a lot of teams player to player.

Schmeichel
Castagne Fofana Silva Chillwell
Ndidi
Hudson-Odoi Tielemans Maddison Barnes
Vardy

That's the best 11 of the two teams who started today and most of them are from Leicester.
 
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