Ollie93 Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 If Hull had lost last night a draw would have been great. Mourinho won't line up as defensively as he did against Man U or Arsenal but he will be cautious about us and our recent form. They won't be too expansive as they don't want to lose but I feel we could still cause them one or two problems. I wouldn't play Ulloa as I think his height will be useless against Terry/Cahill/Zouma. Prefer to see Kram with a bit of silky skill to cause them problems.
tommypello Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 If Hull had lost last night a draw would have been great. Mourinho won't line up as defensively as he did against Man U or Arsenal but he will be cautious about us and our recent form. They won't be too expansive as they don't want to lose but I feel we could still cause them one or two problems. I wouldn't play Ulloa as I think his height will be useless against Terry/Cahill/Zouma. Prefer to see Kram with a bit of silky skill to cause them problems. Only Cahill is taller than Ulloa, don't really understand the point your making?
Max Power Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Only Cahill is taller than Ulloa, don't really understand the point your making? All three are better in the air than Ulloa? I'm going 1-1. Kramaric and Hazard. MASSIVE point ahead of the weekend
Claridge Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Expect 5 at the back and Chris Wood up top cutting a forlorn figure. I will be a forlorn figure if wood starts up front on his own
Claridge Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 If Hull had lost last night a draw would have been great. Mourinho won't line up as defensively as he did against Man U or Arsenal but he will be cautious about us and our recent form. They won't be too expansive as they don't want to lose but I feel we could still cause them one or two problems. I wouldn't play Ulloa as I think his height will be useless against Terry/Cahill/Zouma. Prefer to see Kram with a bit of silky skill to cause them problems. Kramaric may go on to be a great player for us but at the moment he is not strong enough or quick enough and i think his finishing has been average. 5 stepovers every time you touch it doesn't do it for me. Ulloa above him every time
lee7 Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Like others have said if we want to win this then we have to dictate the pace of the game (a lot easier said than done) No point sitting off of them and letting them spray the ball around, get in their faces and force errors. I honestly think they'll be too good for us and spank us 3-0. Hopefully the atmosphere is as good as it was vs Swansea!
filbertway Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Kramaric may go on to be a great player for us but at the moment he is not strong enough or quick enough and i think his finishing has been average. 5 stepovers every time you touch it doesn't do it for me. Ulloa above him every time Aside from probably cambi and maybe Mahrez he is technically our best player and his footballing brain is class. Very disrespectful to say all he offers is step-overs. Has Kram started a game up front yet since we stopped dicking about with 5 4 1?
Monsell1976 Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 A point would be a great achievement tonight, but in my opinion we cannot set up to get a draw, as we are not good enough to absorb the pressure. Have a real go at them like we did arsenal and Man U, we just might get a valuable point tonight. Either way, we are not expected to get anything tonight, and I just hope Chelsea come with the attitude, that it's an easy 3 points, and we have a go and attack them, come on boys, let's keep this good run going.
ozleicester Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Fvck it... wasnt planning to get up for this (2.45am) but im thinking i might have to now... grrr
Ollie93 Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Only Cahill is taller than Ulloa, don't really understand the point your making? My point is when we play Ulloa, we use him as an aerial threat, or long balls up to him. That isn't going to work against Chelsea, he isn't good enough to get the better of Terry and Cahill, thus making it harder for us to have an outlet.
cc_star Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 My point is when we play Ulloa, we use him as an aerial threat, or long balls up to him. That isn't going to work against Chelsea, he isn't good enough to get the better of Terry and Cahill, thus making it harder for us to have an outlet. A valid point - Terry & Cahill dealt with the balls up to him, with ease at Stamford, and it was really hard for us to find any outlet at all But lining up against the many Chelsea corners they're attacking play will win, and the freekicks Hazard's dribbling will win - We need more than just Huth to defend the likes of Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill & Drogba
Ollie93 Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Kramaric may go on to be a great player for us but at the moment he is not strong enough or quick enough and i think his finishing has been average. 5 stepovers every time you touch it doesn't do it for me. Ulloa above him every time I see what you're saying and I agree to an extent. But against Chelsea Ulloa will be very ineffective. Look how Chelsea completely nullified Fellaini, and he's better in the air and technically than Ulloa. I know they don't play exactly the same role but are used for the same purposes.
Ollie93 Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 A valid point - Terry & Cahill dealt with the balls up to him, with ease at Stamford, and it was really hard for us to find any outlet at all But lining up against the many Chelsea corners they're attacking play will win, and the freekicks Hazard's dribbling will win - We need more than just Huth to defend the likes of Ivanovic, Terry, Cahill & Drogba True. But can you justify starting him just for his defensive responsibilities? I guess you can.
kingfox Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Schmeichel Wasilewski Huth Morgan De Laet King Hammond Albrighton Vardy Ulloa Kramaric
indierich06 Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Tonight suddenly feels very important Nah, I won't be losing any sleep if we lose - as long as make a decent showing. Wouldn't want us to roll over. The games against Sunderland, Newcastle and QPR are the important ones.
lgfualol Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 I think we should play three wingers on one side to deal with Hazard.
Claridge Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Aside from probably cambi and maybe Mahrez he is technically our best player and his footballing brain is class. Very disrespectful to say all he offers is step-overs. Has Kram started a game up front yet since we stopped dicking about with 5 4 1? I do agree he is technically very good and i think he will be a top player, but he gets a lot of praise on here when at the moment he doesn't offer enough to be starting.With regards the stepovers, I meant that a few pieces of skill blind people into thinking he must play. The work Ulloa does getting bashed around by the centre halfs is more important to the current team.If Vardy' rested i would play him with Ulloa tonight
Rincewind Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Anything better than a 2-0 loss will be good. Well goodish.
Manwell Pablo Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Might be a bit controvertial but I'd go back to the 5-4-1 tonight. This lot want to be attacked. Playing them at their own game could well result in a goaless draw which would be a great result for us.
Callabinho Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Article on BT sport. It is so easy to create an artificial controversy in the Premier League. The nonsense about Leicester City fielding a supposedly weakened team against Chelsea at the KP Stadium tonight is a case in point. The way preparations are being portrayed in certain quarters, the groundsman will be in goal, the kit man will anchor midfield, and the tea lady will have a free role in attack. Nigel Pearson, who has overseen four successive victories which have lifted Leicester a point clear of the relegation zone, is right to regard the speculation as an insult. “ Pearson has more than a right to consider the advantages of using some of his fringe players, who should be fresh and eager to play their part. He has a duty to a club on a crest of a wave. Of course, logic suggests Saturday’s home game against Newcastle United, which will be shown live on BT Sport, is eminently more winnable. The visit of the champions-elect is a bonus game, in which honourable defeat is understandable, if not totally acceptable. Anything better would not have been factored into the survival strategy. Modern football is a squad game. All managers have a finely attuned sense of when to rotate and who would benefit most from a respite. Treatment rooms are full at this time of the season. Sports scientists liaise closely with coaching staffs to isolate and monitor those players operating in the physiological red zone. Jamie Vardy’s pace and finishing instincts have been critical factors in the recent revival. He cannot go on having last minute injections to ease a long standing foot injury. The sort of calf problems which kept David Nugent and Jeffrey Schlupp out of the vital victory at Burnley last weekend may well benefit from another couple of days rest. Selection decisions are taken after careful analysis of the data. Experience and professional instinct also play their part. Pearson has more than a right to consider the advantages of using some of his fringe players, who should be fresh and eager to play their part. He has a duty to a club on a crest of a wave. Keeping a newly-promoted side of Leicester’s stature in the Premier League would be a huge achievement which requires a 360-degree view of the season. Pearson’s players have obvious mental strength, since they maintained their self-belief during a 140-day sequence at the bottom of the table. No team has been in last place for so long and survived. Critical judgements must be made, without being clouded by sentiment, or the sanctimony of strangers. A quiet word to the hysterics, wondering loudly about the integrity of the process: Let Nigel Pearson get on with his job. He’s rather good at it, you know.
Wycombe Fox Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Bloody hell it's only 1330 and I've already got rusty-water type nerves
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 We need to play well, A heavy defeat could make us more nervy, and less confident in the coming matches. I'll be optimistic, and go for a draw.
Kitchandro Posted 29 April 2015 Posted 29 April 2015 Kramaric may go on to be a great player for us but at the moment he is not strong enough or quick enough and i think his finishing has been average. 5 stepovers every time you touch it doesn't do it for me. Ulloa above him every time The guy is a natural finisher, just look at his two goals for us. Had he been given a chance as a central striker with support I've no doubt he'd have got a very decent return. Ulloa has been doggo in some games recently, and he's got nowhere near as much quality as Krama.
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