Leicester City

[Sponge]

A clean sheet?! Bogdan, Pratley, and Knight our best players?!

Still, a decent point.

[TKIZ!]

Pretty drab match by all accounts but a clean sheet surely is a plus for the defence and Adam Bogdan. It's not all about the goals, its about picking up points when we're not playing that well, and i'd imagine this match comes down in that category.

From the stats it looked like it was a pretty end to end type of game in the second half. Schmeichel/Bogdan in top form, both not for beating

[thebish]

If we don't win 4-0 tonight, #freedmanout as far as I'm concerned.

Freedman Out!!

[Mar]

Can't imagine the forward lineup suggested too many goals for Bolton today. But you know the managers gone in there and said a clean sheet is a must. Dig in and grind out the clean sheet and move on from there. Unfortunately it wasn't managed against Cardiff but the signs were there that we could get a clean sheet and today's proved it. Get a bit of confidence flowing through the defence and the rest of the team and take it from there. It's a platform to build on. A 0-0 draw isn't a brilliant result but it's probably what we needed.

[Notakalou]

Decent result. Would have obviously loved a win but, a clean sheet and a good performance from Bogdan are going to help confidence at the back.

Concerned about the Sordell situation but, I'm not sure if its been blown out of proportion.

[Ianmooreslovechild]

The fact Kevin Davies is still on the pitch shows that Dougie doesn't trust Sordell....

KD playing well and not tiring so why take him off?

because he isn't scoring goals.... Why people continue to make him out to be god is beyond me... he is a striker... strikers have to score goals... he hasn't scored so you bring on another striker.

Not God by any means. The point was he was playing effectively and combining well with Pratley and the others getting in around him.Sordell is a very different sort of player from the little we've seen of him.

[TANGODANCER]

Four points from two teams up at the sharp end is no tragedy. Let's hope we can kick on from here.

[thebish]

The fact Kevin Davies is still on the pitch shows that Dougie doesn't trust Sordell....

KD playing well and not tiring so why take him off?

because he isn't scoring goals.... Why people continue to make him out to be god is beyond me... he is a striker... strikers have to score goals... he hasn't scored so you bring on another striker.

Not God by any means. The point was he was playing effectively and combining well with Pratley and the others getting in around him.Sordell is a very different sort of player from the little we've seen of him.

how many minutes has he actually played for us?

[TKIZ!]

I'm not concerned we didn't score tonight, had they nicked it then it would have been a huge set back. We're creating chances and that's 4 points from two games which is great to build on. Keep the Faith

[TANGODANCER]

Afobe probably had to be guaranteed so many minutes playing time. Maybe we're getting them out of the way and then can kick oh with Sordell. Don't know that, but there has to be some reason our 3m striker isn't playing.

[Ianmooreslovechild]

Can't imagine the forward lineup suggested too many goals for Bolton today. But you know the managers gone in there and said a clean sheet is a must. Dig in and grind out the clean sheet and move on from there. Unfortunately it wasn't managed against Cardiff but the signs were there that we could get a clean sheet and today's proved it. Get a bit of confidence flowing through the defence and the rest of the team and take it from there. It's a platform to build on. A 0-0 draw isn't a brilliant result but it's probably what we needed.

Only listening but it sounded like the plan was to get it to KD and use pratley joining him. Close to coming off on a number of occasions.Pratley was never going to be part of a 442 but you can see how with a bit of confidence he could be a very useful part of 451.
Still a clean sheet, no crazy all out attack and lose nonsense, bogdan and Pratley growing in confidence.Mears not in the team.Knight playing well
I'm at a bit of a loss now for someone to call crap!

[TKIZ!]

Maybe his heads not in the game, maybe he doesn't train well...I don't know

[thebish]

Maybe his heads not in the game, maybe he doesn't train well...I don't know

if so - why have him on the bench??

[CarlosHernandez]

Hard to believe we have a 0-0 result after having to rely on scoring for the last couple of years. I was only listening on the wireless tonught so it was hard to get a read on the match, but four points from the two fancied teams in the division is a solid start to the DF reign. Bogdan sounded like he had a good one which is timely too.

A little confused by the omission of Spearing. He seems to be a great fit in this hard working midfield, but I guess the results are speaking for themselves at the moment.

[Notakalou]

Afobe probably had to be guaranteed so many minutes playing time. Maybe we're getting them out of the way and then can kick oh with Sordell. Don't know that, but there has to be some reason our 3m striker isn't playing.

The thing that worries me is that we have nothing to judge Sordell off, whereas the management this season see him everyday in training and nobodys felt that he should get some game time.

[TANGODANCER]

If we're going to fire ariel balls at a front man, somebody has to be there to benefit. Toshack and Keegan and Kevin Phillips and Nial Quinn used that to great effect. Davo keeps on winning the flicks but nobody is cashing in on them.

[Ianmooreslovechild]

Afobe probably had to be guaranteed so many minutes playing time. Maybe we're getting them out of the way and then can kick oh with Sordell. Don't know that, but there has to be some reason our 3m striker isn't playing.

Surely that cant be written and held to in a contract/agreement.
Maybe sordell needs to work a bit harder or maybe he just doesnt fit what Freedman is trying to do.The little I've seen suggested sordell was a bit lightweight and linked play ok and maybe was a bit laid back. Doesnt have the strength of Ngog kd so not right for the lone striker. Doesnt have the workrate of pratley so not right for behind the striker in the current system.
Could be talking arse but thats my guess. Afobe being that bit more direct and pacy made swnse as a late sub.

[thebish]

If we're going to fire ariel balls at a front man, somebody has to be there to benefit. Toshack and Keegan and Kevin Phillips and Nial Quinn used that to great effect. Davo keeps on winning the flicks but nobody is cashing in on them.

maybe he should direct his flicks better!

[Armchair Wanderer]

Afobe probably had to be guaranteed so many minutes playing time. Maybe we're getting them out of the way and then can kick oh with Sordell. Don't know that, but there has to be some reason our 3m striker isn't playing.

The thing that worries me is that we have nothing to judge Sordell off, whereas the management this season see him everyday in training and nobodys felt that he should get some game time.

Heard something on the radio the other day before it broke. Someone was saying some strikers are rubbish in training, bad attitude, but come gameday if you play them they generally do the business. No idea if Sordell is one of them. With both OC and DF being attacking players when they played you'd think one of them would be able to get something out of him.

[Tucking Fypo]

Freedman impressed me at the weekend, with his subs turning the game on its head. For instance, N'gog scoring a legitimate goal with his second touch as opposed to Kevin Davies losing the ball for 60 mins. But today they were woeful, the fact that Kevin Davies got a full game is beyond me. I can accept him starting, it worked against Cardiff in spite of his performance, but Sordell could have offered much more of a threat.

Barring a couple of good performances at the end of last season, what has he done to justify being first choice? All he's doing is flick ons to the opposition!