Brendan Rodgers made a surprise change in his line-up, letting Demarai Gray start this football game, without any previous starts this season, strange and “too smart” as Rodgers isolates the strengths of this player and see him being the “genius act”, and Gray was of course not. Gareth Southgate never gave James Maddison the chance…
Month: September 2019
Match Preview, Manchester United, Old Trafford, Sat, 14.09.2019
Leicester City’s start to the season has been phenomenal and staying 3rd in the Premier League table at the moment, some of the football played is very impressive and the as Manchester United a young and flourishing squad, who are a step in front of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s new agenda at Old Trafford. Leicester City…
Former Liverpool and Leicester City star tells his story, a must read!
The book of Emile Heskey, his biography “Even Heskey Scored” is out now, don’t miss this one from one of the best Leicester City footballers of all time. A key and pinnacle in the sides of Martin O’Neill, winning the EFL Cup twice and also doing top 10 performances in the Premier League. Emile is…
In both camps, Manchester United
To go to Old Trafford is always one of the big once, and as we all know there are players who have played in both camps. You will at least two players, maybe three going out on Saturday who have shared the feeling of wearing a Leicester City and Man Utd shirt The player that…
Drinkwater’s sad decline, from bright Manchester United talent to Manchester Nightclub drunken fracas!
The decline of Danny Drinkwater is a “nightmare” to watch. A bright talent at Manchester United, and fantastic at Leicester City. No one faulted Danny, and as a Leicester City fan really loved his presence. Sadly he didn’t recognize the fans of this club in the same way, wanted to leave with a self belief…
Leaving Leicester City for a former Chelsea great and Dr. Constantin
Leicester City have parted company with young left back Alexandru Pascanu. Not much noticed in the English press with a minor fee paid by Romanian club CFR Cluj for the players services. The manager at Cluj is former Chelsea great Dan Petrescu, and they play their home games at the Dr. Constantin Radulescu stadium. Pascanu…
From Premier League to Gibraltar, Julian Joachim, our meeting and winning a bet
Being in Leicester for the last game of the season v. Chelsea made the journey special, not only because of the result and the game, but also because we “surprisingly” met up with Julian Joachim. We were all gathered at the Mumbai In, had ordered our food and were well seated, when I looked to…
Leicester City premature list of 25 includes departed players, opens up for “the forgotten”
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers looks as if he has managed to bring his squad into balance, being able to get a good load of players send out, either on permanent moves or season long loans. The last player to be confirmed is Fousseni Diabatè, who has been announced as a new loan signing for…
The move that most fans might have missed, Leicester City man leaving ground!
Most of us are readers of the Leicester Mercury and for the last ten years we have been spoiled by good reports from Rob Tanner. Tanner has been like family really, and on my computer screen a lot, since looking at his posts has been a daily routine. To see him gone and moving on…
Leicester 3, Bournemouth 1, positives and negatives, player ratings and match report
Brendan Rodgers fielded a more offensive first 11, which of course looked logic, seeing Leicester City the way we do at the moment. Harvey Barnes and Marc Albrighton were both in the team, Wilfred Ndidi and Ben Chilwell both started. Bournemouth at home is a must win any day of the week, another result would…
