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Ayew is better at falling over more often, that is about it

@Stadt I have actually just been through and done a load of the stats (per 90) in comparison between the two Not far enough into the season for Fbref to do it annoyingly

Opta: A duel is an 1v1 contest between two players of opposing sides in the match. For every Duel Won there is a corresponding Duel Lost depending on the outcome of the contest.

Steve Cooper Pre-Match Press Conference vs Southampton Fresh injuries? “Nothing’s changed. Jannik Vestergaard has played a couple of games for the national team. He’s in a much better place now following his recovery from his ankle injury. We’re still waiting for a few to get back.” Daka? “He’s making good progress. It was a serious operation he had. He’s not far off the final stages of rehab. You’ll see him on the grass from time to time but he’s still with the medical team.” Ndidi? “He’s fine. He’s back with us, safe and well. We were in close contact with him throughout the situation they found themselves in. He kept us updated. There were wifi issues so it wasn’t as often as we would have liked. He was back with us soon after and has trained. He’s in a safe place, and that includes the mental side of it too.” Pressure off now you've got first win? “There’s always pressure, whatever you’re playing for. It’s great to get everybody back together. We have such a good opportunity to build momentum. We’ve seen signs of what we want to become. Training days are about striving to what we want to be. We see everything behind the scenes and we know the direction we’re travelling in. It's a rocky road sometimes but we’re excited about the journey ahead. We’re really motivated to go to Southampton.” No Winks last time out? “It’s a real positive thing that we can make decisions all over the pitch in terms of what we need for each game. This week, it’s about the context of what happens in the international break and how that affects selection. You need a strong squad and players pushing for starts. At times you need different profiles in every area of the pitch and that’s where you want to be.” Frustrated at timing of international break? “Momentum is definitely the objective and we’re excited to create that. I wouldn’t say frustrated as you know it’s coming and you have a plan for it. It’s always better going into an international break with a win as everything is more optimistic. We’ve got to attack the game at the weekend.” Not going to be straightforward this weekend? “No games are straightforward. Whatever game it is, the position we’re in, we’re optimistic about having positive days in the way we want to go about our work. It is Southampton and it’s a game we’re ready for. It’s a chance to go back-to-back wins and create more positivity.” Southampton's style - can work to expose it? “Every team has a style of play. Every team has consistencies in things they do. We’ll always respect our opponents and expect them to be at their best.” Choudhury? “Hamza’s making decent progress. With an injury like his, it’s always whether there is an operation or you let it recover naturally. We’ve not gone down the operation route and he’s recovering nicely. He’s attacking the injury in a ruthless manner. He’ll be back when he’s ready, but we don’t know when yet.” Stolarczyk? “He’s back on the grass. His rehab is different because he’s a goalkeeper. He’s doing a bit of work with the goalkeeping coach.” Ndidi - how's he trained? “He trained really well yesterday which was pleasing to see. Maybe he needed that release. He’s fine. We’ve checked with him in every way we can. He’ll be ready like everybody else.” Targets? “We’ve definitely set agreed goals with the team on what we want to achieve this year. That’s points and positions and other things as well that becomes our daily work. There’s always blocks throughout the season. To achieve any goal is focusing on what we’re in control of and that’s our commitment to our daily work.” Back-to-back wins possible? “That’s the exciting opportunity we have. It’s the recognition of the work we put in against Bournemouth. We’ve not been narrow-minded enough over the results to ignore that we’ve done good stuff in every game. We want to build on all of those things. We’re really excited about that.”

Injuries Fresh injuries? “Nothing’s changed. Jannik Vestergaard has played a couple of games for the national team. He’s in a much better place now following his recovery from his ankle injury. We’re still waiting for a few to get back.” Daka? “He’s making good progress. It was a serious operation he had. He’s not far off the final stages of rehab. You’ll see him on the grass from time to time but he’s still with the medical team.” Choudhury? “Hamza’s making decent progress. With an injury like his, it’s always whether there is an operation or you let it recover naturally. We’ve not gone down the operation route and he’s recovering nicely. He’s attacking the injury in a ruthless manner. He’ll be back when he’s ready, but we don’t know when yet.” Stolarczyk? “He’s back on the grass. His rehab is different because he’s a goalkeeper. He’s doing a bit of work with the goalkeeping coach.”

I assume it was the bit about him asking Vardy about his contract who responded with a comment about Rudkin

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2024/oct/14/next-generation-2024-20-of-the-best-talents-at-premier-league-clubs?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter A local lad who grew up just south of Leicester in Lutterworth, Page is a box-to-box midfielder who loves to run with the ball and penetrate the opposition box. He is one of the youngest first-year scholars on the club’s books but made his under-21s debut in victory against Hull last month and proved he could cope with the step up in class. Technically, he is a gifted player, capable of manipulating and keeping the ball in tight areas. Physically, the sense is there is still more to come but Page has cemented a place in Leicester's Under-18s, for whom he shone against West Ham, and is expected to push for regular game time in the under-21s. Page, the son of Don, the former Rotherham and Wigan forward, joined the club aged nine.

Do we reckon they have enough ads on that website?

Hopefully that is his regular brainfart out of the way for a bit

Former Fox Sophia Poor on the bench for Villa

Right back / right wing back

Todays Results - Saturday 12th October League Two: Brandon Cover (7.4 + clean sheet - 67 mins) - Port Vale 1-0 MK Dons FA Cup Qualification Stage - 4th Round: Brad Young (90 mins) - Hartlepool United 1-1 Brackley Town

They are loan facilities that we have taken out previously guaranteed against transfer fees owed to us by other clubs and future Prem monies They are all paid up/will have ended by now so it is just going to be the club tidying them up

Yeah pretty much Goes on holiday in a country = must be moving to a club there

Under 16s lost 5-0 in the first game to Man City Won 1-0 in the second game against Ipswich

No mention from Cooper that it could be Ayew who could drop out I really do hate that it seemingly can only be one of Mavididi or Fatawu starting Mavididi playing well should have no influence on whether Fatawu starts or not https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-cooper-responds-abdul-fatawu-9624847#comments-wrapper Last season’s regular wide-men have not started together so far this Premier League season, with Fatawu in the line-up for the first three games, and with Mavididi in the 11 for the four matches since. Cooper’s preference for a winger who can double up as an attacking midfielder has seen Facundo Buonanotte, Jordan Ayew, or Bobby De Cordova-Reid occupy the other wide spot. While City supporters questioned Mavididi’sabsence in the opening weeks of the campaign, there are now calls for Fatawu to earn his place back, with fans keen for last season’s wide duo to play at the same time. Fatawu has been brought on in every game he’s been a substitute, but he has been used sparingly in recent weeks, coming in added time against Everton and Arsenal, and playing the final 10 minutes or so against Bournemouth. For Cooper, Fatawu’s omission is a normal part of having a competitive squad. It’s not the case that the Ghanaian is doing anything wrong, more so that Mavididi has been in good form. “That question could be for anybody who doesn’t start,” Cooper said last week, before City’s win over Bournemouth. “We have a squad. Everybody’s working hard. We have a team that will start and players that will finish. “Three or four games ago, it was Stephy. Now it’s Abdul. It could be Kasey (McAteer). It’s a normal question to ask, I understand that. But the question should really be about Stephy and not Abdul. Next week will be somebody else. “What I do know is that we have a group that are really working hard in training, fighting for the shirt. Some guys deserve more opportunities than they’ve been given but we’ve got the numbers that we’ve got. “We’re trying to manage all that in a positive way. The guys are doing that, they’re putting the team first. We will continue with that regardless of anything else. “Abdul’s a really good young player, really exciting, a good attitude, a nice kid, and he’s got a really bright future in front of him. Getting to the player he wants and will become, there will be spells like he had last year in the Championship where he did really well, and he’s also going to have spells where he needs to come through. It’s normal.”

Looks like they have just cleared up and closed off all the ones that will have ended / no more money is owed to MacQuarie

This is all I will ever remember that Southampton game for Rubbish. Watch and analyse the game properly and stop writing headlines like that which you know makes fans pile on with negativity. Play like that and we’ll be absolutely fine. Created numerous brilliant chances and win comfortably on another day.

2 times isn’t it? Beat them twice last season but lost both times against them in the relegation season

Yesterday’s Result - Tuesday 8th October EFL Trophy: Silko Thomas (6.8 + yellow card - 30 mins) - Wigan Athletic 2-0 Carlisle

We had a third on the bench… Soumare