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Next: Leicester

Postby london blue 2 » Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:37 pm

Haven't started a thread in ages and I'm really excited about this one. I think if we can win we will pull clear in three or four matches.

Team wise I have no clue what pellers will do, although I suspect he will name a similar team to the Sunderland match.

Id go with:

----------------Hart
Sagna - Otter - Mangala - Clichy
------- F1 --- Yaya ----Delph
Brown ---------------------Silva
---------------- Aguero

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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby nottsblue » Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:53 pm

Vital game given the arse got three points today. We should be the fresher of the two sides having had the easier fixture on Boxing Day.

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Sagna, Otter, Mangala, Kola
Delph, Fernandinho,
Navas, Silva, KDB
Aguero

Keep it tight for half an hour to quieten the crowd and hit them on the break. Treat it like an away fixture in Europe. We then have Yaya to come on and a Sterling to inject power and pace should we need to
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby South Stand Balti » Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:54 pm

london blue 2 wrote:Haven't started a thread in ages and I'm really excited about this one. I think if we can win we will pull clear in three or four matches.

Team wise I have no clue what pellers will do, although I suspect he will name a similar team to the Sunderland match.

Id go with:

----------------Hart
Sagna - Otter - Mangala - Clichy
------- F1 --- Yaya ----Delph
Brown ---------------------Silva
---------------- Aguero

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Yes, I like that line up. MEN reporting Aguero trained today and is 100%. I hope he does put the extra man in midfield and Clichy should play as Leicester are quick.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby london blue 2 » Mon Dec 28, 2015 9:59 pm

South Stand Balti wrote:
london blue 2 wrote:Haven't started a thread in ages and I'm really excited about this one. I think if we can win we will pull clear in three or four matches.

Team wise I have no clue what pellers will do, although I suspect he will name a similar team to the Sunderland match.

Id go with:

----------------Hart
Sagna - Otter - Mangala - Clichy
------- F1 --- Yaya ----Delph
Brown ---------------------Silva
---------------- Aguero

LFTCRU

Yes, I like that line up. MEN reporting Aguero trained today and is 100%. I hope he does put the extra man in midfield and Clichy should play as Leicester are quick.

My thoughts exactly. Win the midfield battle and have the pace to defend the odd pacy counter.

Sergio to put in a performance would be great as well.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby Pretty Boy Lee » Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:05 pm

Such a big game, feels strange all round. I really do think a decent win for us could put them in a bit of a slide back down the ladder, but 3 points will give them belief beyond what they already have.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby sheblue » Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:06 pm

I think we will nick it, but still worried about the defending which is still basically shite.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby Piccsnumberoneblue » Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:04 pm

Not swamping the midfield. Attack.
Silva, Yaya, KDB, Sterling and Aguero.
Frighten the fucking life out of them.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby Vhero » Tue Dec 29, 2015 12:57 am

We win this game and I think it could be the start of Leicesters fall from the top which is a shame but it wasn't gonna last all season lets be honest.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby CTID Hants » Tue Dec 29, 2015 9:58 am

I've not kept an eye Kasper since he left us, is he still vulnerable from deep crosses and corners?
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby s1ty m » Tue Dec 29, 2015 10:52 am

Betfair has us as strong favourites. This is a bit strange as we are the away side and our defence is appalling. Leicester are 3-1. Generous?
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby Beefymcfc » Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:01 am

Vhero wrote:We win this game and I think it could be the start of Leicesters fall from the top which is a shame but it wasn't gonna last all season lets be honest.

What if we draw or ....... Brrrrrrrrrrrrr, lose?
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby Bluez » Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:09 am

Leicester are exactly the sort of team we do badly against. Quick, counter attacking teams. We will have 75% of possession and lose 2-0
I hope I am wrong, but we never learn how to deal with counter attacks.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby Beefymcfc » Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:22 am

Bluez wrote:Leicester are exactly the sort of team we do badly against. Quick, counter attacking teams. We will have 75% of possession and lose 2-0
I hope I am wrong, but we never learn how to deal with counter attacks.

Maybe if we decided to keep a few players back and not have 9 players passing it around in their half, we may get a little better.

Mahrez and Vardey came off early in the last game, they could be very effective if theyve had a recharge. Albrighton as well, he seems to feed what Mahrez does.

However, as mentioned before, now we have players back I think we have more than enough to take them.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby mr_nool » Tue Dec 29, 2015 11:42 am

They were very poor against Liverpool (was forced to watch that game instead of ours) until the last ten minutes. Hopefully it was the beginning of a run of poor form rather than a temporary dip.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby Hutch's Shoulder » Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:25 pm

I hope they put out their best team, play well, and we win anyway.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby Dameerto » Tue Dec 29, 2015 3:59 pm

Their first eleven must be getting pretty tired by now, as far as I can tell they don't have much depth - we just have to outlast them in the match then blow them away in the last half hour. (easier said than done given our lack of clean sheets though)
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby South Stand Balti » Tue Dec 29, 2015 5:57 pm

It's a massive game for us, almost regardless of Leicester being the opposition. No team has ever won the Prem having lost 5 games before Xmas. The stats are against us there but it's clearly possible still. No team has won the Prem with more than 6 defeats in a season over the last 10 years so we are in the last chance saloon there. Leicester are the sort of team that can beat us and make us look hopeless. I just can't see it happening though. This game is pivotal to the rest of our season. A defeat would be a disaster but we don't lose games like that. When it gets this crucial we perform. I can only see us winning tonight.
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Re: Next: Leicester

Postby DoomMerchant » Tue Dec 29, 2015 6:01 pm

mr_nool wrote: (was forced to watch that game instead of ours)


Ball gag and say some eye shunts a la clockwork Orange? Do tell!

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