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Demarai Gray: The Leicester City Nowhere Man Whose Time Is Running Out to Impress

https://www.90min.com/posts/6457850-demarai-gray-the-leicester-city-nowhere-man-whose-time-is-running-out-to-impress

Early on in the second half of Manchester United and Leicester City's recent meeting at Old Trafford, an almighty roar erupted from the Stretford End. The United faithful weren't celebrating a goal, they were celebrating a tackle. 

With Demarai Gray looking to break down the right hand side - and with only his former teammate Harry Maguire to beat - ol' Slabhead stood firm, dispossessing the Foxes winger before swatting him aside and marauding up the pitch to start an attack of his own making. 

This moment has already been canonised by some Manchester United fans as the point in which Maguire became a fully fledged Red Devils hero, the immovable centre-back gallantly standing up to the hysterical Leicester fans who had had the audacity to boo their former talisman when his name was read out before the match. 

It's certainly a nice image - a compelling one as well - however Maguire's tackle is in reality far more symbolic of the point that Demarai Gray is at in his career, as opposed to where the England international is at in his. 

Let's flash back to the moment in question, whilst also adding some 'exposition' as they say in Hollywood. 

Gray inclusion in the starting XI was a shock. The winger had been absent from the squad altogether during the Foxes' opening two fixtures and a solitary substitute appearance against Bournemouth was the only prior time Gray had featured this season. 

 

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14 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I said in the summer that these predictions of Spurs being nailed on 3rd were extremely lazy, they have stagnated and are going backwards.

We have a serious shot at a comfortable 3rd place ourselves this season if we can get all our players fit.

Its as it always has been for years now. The media loves to big them up and be there for them.....partly thanks to the eng players they have. They can basically do no wrong. But yes they are done for, not even close to being the team that was close twice getting the title.

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2 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Pathetic stuff from Watford. I tuned in here expecting a somewhat competitive match after last weeks results  for these teams and now turned it off after 5 minutes.

Its City......they are too good and experienced to fuck it up often.

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Pathetic stuff from Watford. I tuned in here expecting a somewhat competitive match after last weeks results  for these teams and now turned it off after 5 minutes.

4-0 in less than 15 mins. Appoint a new manager to get humiliated.

 

Yikes

 

Edit - FIVE?! Flores ought to be ashamed

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Pathetic stuff from Watford. I tuned in here expecting a somewhat competitive match after last weeks results  for these teams and now turned it off after 5 minutes.

It is city. If you watch them play, it is so boring. Unless they conceded bone head goals like last week they usually win game with ease 

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33 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I said in the summer that these predictions of Spurs being nailed on 3rd were extremely lazy, they have stagnated and are going backwards.

We have a serious shot at a comfortable 3rd place ourselves this season if we can get all our players fit.

the 4 games that have pissed me off the most so far

 

The Super Cup, grrr, what a rotten way to lose (I do not blame Tammy, shit happens and it seems to have sparked his explosion)

 

the 1 1 Leicester game, which was 100000000% not a win due to the ASSHOLE EPL schedulers fucking us hard, (or the stupid schedulers foe the Super Cup, which should be BEFORE the season starts OR even better, a week AFTER the CL final

 

then the fucking Sheffield United cock-up supreme, blowing that 2 nil lead, arffff

 

and finally, the Valencia game (Barley/Willian pen fight)

 

I can accept the Manure thrashing, that was just one of those games

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