29 Mar 2025 09:36:16
Anyone see that our starters lost 3-0 to our u21's? Absolutely embarrassing.
29 Mar 2025 11:31:05
I’m told that some players that were on international duty didn’t play but nevertheless I like the managers reaction.
29 Mar 2025 11:45:13
I would sooner have a coach that coachesxa team not to lose 3-0 to our youngsters Tom.
29 Mar 2025 12:39:26
So would I Bill.
29 Mar 2025 12:47:14
Bill, I want players to treat all games and training seriously. If some first team squad players didn’t perform its a good that he has them work harder in training.
29 Mar 2025 13:22:24
Some players were indeed tom but it is on no way acceptable.
29 Mar 2025 15:18:26
Standard, that’s my point. It’s not good enough to underperform in matches or training. Hence the manager did the correct thing.
29 Mar 2025 19:11:21
None of us watched the game: perhaps the first team didn’t try hard enough. However, Maresca’s response is hardly innovative; more the response of a poor coach clutching at straws to cover up his own inadequacies.
29 Mar 2025 21:23:37
I suppose he could have said well done, hard luck, take a few extra days off and see you next Tuesday.
He did what he had to do.
30 Mar 2025 10:33:19
Actually Tom
What LeicesterMaresca had to do was to win the game with the first team squad of players.
30 Mar 2025 10:59:05
Bill, without doubt he would have preferred the available players to win that game but they didn’t and he obviously wasn’t impressed. So, he called them back for extra training. I repeat, for me that was the correct response by the manager.
30 Mar 2025 12:39:53
It's also amazing that one of the young strikers he keeps overlooking, scored two goals, you just could not make it up if you tried.
30 Mar 2025 13:15:30
I think the young lad you are referring to has been in the first team squad a few times. He apparently looks a very good prospect.
I personally have no knowledge if he would be ready to play at the top level and I don’t find it strange that they are taking time with his development.
He can’t have done his case for first team inclusion any harm that’s for sure.