foxinsox Posted 26 April 2015 Posted 26 April 2015 I would play a strong team, though if Vardeh is injured then Kramaric would be a good alternative as would Mahrez. Both would love to show off against Chelsea and we are going to need some creativity. Don't forget King was dropped by the Chelsea acadamy before he came to us. Must want to prove a point. Sub Cambiasso for Hammond early in the second half if he is flagging. Hammond is great at killing games and Chelsea have been scoring late rather than early. I would quite like to see Paniyatou if fresh legs are needed late on. He has been on fire for the under 21's. We are not going to win much in the air against Terry and Cahill. Need to play the ball around them. Kasper Was Wes Huth Albrighton King Cambo Schlupp (if fit) Nugent Kramaric Mahrez In a 343 formation with Kramaric in a free role. A lot depends on fitness Ulloa seemed to be sufferring at the dnd of the first half against Swansea. Some sort of leg problem. Hammond RDL Panayatiou Schwartzer James
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 26 April 2015 Posted 26 April 2015 Will be the biggest mistake of the season if we don't play our strongest team against Chelsea Come on you Foxes, let's have a go at them
foxes21 Posted 26 April 2015 Posted 26 April 2015 Kasper Was Wes Huth Albrighton King Cambo Schlupp Nugent Kramaric Mahrez Would play exactly this, a 3-4-3!! Nugent and Mahrez to drop back when we havn't got the ball to make it into a 5-4-1. Get Mahrez to play on the left of the three, so he can be more direct. I think we got it spot on first half against them in the first game. I would say that was one of our best performances of the season, and we had a few decent chances but they were professional and their quality shone through in the second half. We will need to be doing alot of defending on Wednesday, and I think the 3-4-3 will give us a good balance between defending in numbers and countering. I feel Ulloa/Wood would be useless in this game against any combination of Cahill/Terry/Zouma. And I wouldn't risk Vardy after his foot injections, but have him on the bench if we are desperate. So a front 3 of Nugent-Kramaric-Mahrez is what I'd play this game. Difficult to say whether we should rest Cambiasso. If we rest him I think it shows a lack of desire to win this game... We will need him and his experience against a big team like this. I can't see Pearson resting him, but I can see him coming off after the hour mark or so for James.
shailen Posted 26 April 2015 Posted 26 April 2015 I get the feeling that you're just not getting it. Do you realise that the people arguing for resting our best players want the club to win as many points as possible? Why should we go full strength against the very soon to be champions, when we'll almost certainly not win anyway, and only hurt our chances in the much more winnable match just 64 hours later? I don't think we disagree that much - I'm not suggesting wholesale changes - just rest 2 or 3 key players. While we're throwing the word naive around all over the place - don't you think it's a bit naive to expect a result against the league leaders? I don't expect us to beat Chelsea. I never said we would. I expect us to go out full strength and attempt to win it. We have 5 games left. Assume we don't beat Newcastle and Southampton then we may need 4-6 points from the last two games. This is my point. We are in no position to write off any games. We still need points and so every game for me we need to go out for the win. If this was over Christmas then I wouldn't mind rotating players for fitness reasons because there are plenty of games left for us to need players fresh for. I understand that all Leicester fans want as many points as possible, but I don't agree with cherry picking fixtures to go full strength in. We simply cannot afford to do that. If we lose the next two games having rested players on Wednesday, people will talk about how NP was being too cautious...etc. My view is that we play our best team and if we are losing badly than rest the key players after 60-65 minutes. This is what all the top teams do with their important players when games are clearly won/clearly lost Like I've said, I understand the demands of putting the same/similar team out 64 hours later. Unfortunately, for me we are not in the position to be able to rest key players for me and therefore we need to put out the best fit starting 11 that has the best chance of winning. No game is a free game for me, until we are safe. I just can't agree with your point of view, because there are so many permutations that a bad result can have. We could lose momentum/confidence if we get beat heavily and although that may happen even with our strongest side, surely our strongest side has the best ability to prevent that.
foxes21 Posted 26 April 2015 Posted 26 April 2015 Honestly, I think we can limit them to few chances if Drogba is upfront for them. I am confident the Huth/Morgan/Wasyl trio can handle the aging Drogba (don't get me wrong he is a very talented player). Then with a 3-4-3/5-4-1 formation we can press their more dangerous players like Willian/Hazard in numbers and frustrate them.
merlin1969 Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Nigel Pearson refuses to rule out playing weakened side against Chelsea as Leicester manager looks to perform 'great escape' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3056626/Nigel-Pearson-refuses-rule-playing-weakened-against-Chelsea-Leicester-manager-looks-perform-great-escape.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Rhysm Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Agree with resting vardy as unfit and perhaps sub cambiasso toward the end of the game but the rest? Goal difference could prove crucial. We can 't afford a thumping against Chelsea which I think our second string might potentially get. Would also be a shame to end the momentum like the time he tinkered against Huddersfield in the cup. A lot of our players have had rests throughout season anyway and are also championship hardened so don t see 3 games in a week as an issue.
Dickov22 Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 I wouldn't mind seeing Wood getting a run out. LOL LOL
Stevosevic Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Mahrez loves a game against the big boys, and I'd hardly say it weakens us.
HighPeakFox Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Nigel Pearson refuses to rule out playing weakened side against Chelsea as Leicester manager looks to perform 'great escape' This is a non-story - more shameless noise to fill up column inches
Munshi Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Kasper De laet Was Huth Morgan Schlupp Albrighton Hammond King Mahrez Ulloa/vardy
Ric Flair Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Mahrez loves a game against the big boys, and I'd hardly say it weakens us. Was just coming on here to say that. Thinking about it the two players with a big point to prove who we know have a lot of quality are two players who are fresh and we can afford to play and rest a few others, is Kramaric and Mahrez. I'd rest Vardy and if Cambiasso is to play then i'd look at the nature of the game on 60 mins and withdraw him if we're out of it or somehow winning comfortable. We can't afford to lose Esteban through injury or fatigue in the final 4 games after Wednesday, likewise Vardy. Both have been exceptional of late.
Ric Flair Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Kasper Wasyl Morgan Huth Albrighton King James Mahrez Konchesky Kramaric Ulloa I'd play the 3-4-3 against them as they'll be shocked if we go for them, Chelsea are not a team to sit back against. We showed for 60 mins away that going at them is the only way we can upset them, they love teams to sit back as it means they can slowly pick you apart and then shut up shop.
kingcarr21 Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 I agree that we need to play our strongest 11 against Chelsea. But that strongest 11 might not necessarily be the same 11 that has been playing in recent victories. For me i would certainly have Cambiasso 'rested' as i feel this is a game for Hammond. We need a defensive midfielder to do just that. Defend and help the defenders. Cambiasso floats between helping out defensively and assisting our attackers when we push forward. I would start with a 4-1-4-1. Kasper De Laet Huth Morgan Konch Hammond Albrighton Drinkwater King Schluup Ulloa Try and get Ulloa back to scoring with his head. Might be difficult though with Terry and Cahill to contend with. Maybe have Mahrez in place of Albrighton and Kram/Nuge up front. Either way i think Hammond would be a good idea. Shame though that he hasnt had gametime in the prem recently. Drinkwater can be the guy that drops back and assists Hammond so he has someone to pass the ball to. If we can get the crowd anywhere near like it was against Swansea then theres no reason we cant cause Chelsea problems. Bring it on
Long Eaton Fox Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 We don't need to rest anyone, we've only played 33 games so far unlike 45 last season at this stage. We need to go for every point available, and they are against chelsea.
Babylon Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Not sure a back three would work against them. One lone striker up front (an old Droga), the two wide men getting down the channels would either pull our CB's out wide or mean the two wide men have to drop back a lot to cover them. I think I'd be tempted (presuming Nuge, Schlupp and Vardy will miss the game due to their injuries) to go with: Kasper De Laet Huth Morgan Konch Cambiasso King Albrighton Kram Mahrez Ulloa Or the less attacking Kasper De Laet Huth Morgan Konch Cambiasso James King Albrighton Mahrez Kram
davieG Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson not ruling out weakened team vs. Chelsea Leicester manager Nigel Pearson insists that his side must not get complacent and that they are not yet safe from relegation. Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has not ruled out fielding a weakened team against Premier League leaders Chelsea on Wednesday in order to plan ahead for the Foxes' relegation fight. Leicester seemed destined for the drop at the end of March, but have won four consecutive games in April to climb a point above the relegation zone into 17th place. The Foxes face Chelsea on Wednesday before a run-in which features games against fellow relegation candidates Newcastle, Sunderland and QPR. Wolves were handed a £25,000 suspended fine from the FA in 2010 for fielding a weakened side, while Blackpool received the full £25,000 punishment in 2011 for the same offence. However, Pearson insists he is only concentrating on his team's needs before the visit of Jose Mourinho's men. "My focus is Leicester City, we will always do what is best for us," Pearson said in the Daily Mail. "If we need to freshen it up, we will. [David] Nugent is injured, [Jeff] Schlupp is injured, [Jamie] Vardy had an injection in his foot just before the [burnley] game. We will assess it. "All we are interested in is that our fate is now in our hands and the longer we can keep that, the better the chance we have of surviving. All I'm interested in is keeping our players focused on winning games." Leicester's fate is now in their own hands after four straight wins in April has left them a point above the drop zone. Pearson has successful experience of relegation battles: the coach was at Carlisle in 1999 and saw his loan signing Jimmy Glass keep the club in the Conference with an injury-time winner, while he was assistant to Bryan Robson in 2005 as West Brom escaped the drop from the Premier League. However, the manager says Leicester's recent resurgence -- capped by Saturday's 1-0 win at fellow strugglers Burnley -- has nothing to do with his history, adding: "It is about the players believing. You have to back your own ability. "You can draw [great escape] parallels but it is all about the players you have. "No two situations are the same. The only thing that is applicable from the different situations is that the players believe and they think every game is important and give 100 percent commitment. "The most important thing is we put [the four wins] behind us and concentrate on the next game."
Rasmic123 Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 i think the fact that esteban played the full 90 vs burnley and that vardy had a pain killing injection, we should rest those two
wattolcfc Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Get the ball down and play, pack out the midfield and we'll compete. Kasper Huth Wes Was Albrighton Hammond Konchesky King Drinkwater Mahrez Kramaric
Kitchandro Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 i think the fact that esteban played the full 90 vs burnley and that vardy had a pain killing injection, we should rest those two If players aren't fit, they aren't fit, but just because older players have played 90 minutes doesn't mean they aren't capable of playing at least an hour against Chelsea.
teblin Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 The majority of the squad are used to playing this many games in a short space of time. Though if any are carrying knocks they shouldn't play.
Kitchandro Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Very short sighted view The point folk are making is that by playing our strongest IX vs chelsea, it makes our best players unfit for the more winnable newcastle. Making our best IX worse for saturday. Therefore it gives us less chance to win either. It brings a new dimension to the Chelsea game tactics though. Our approach needs to be disciplined. If we want players at their best for BOTH games they cant spend wednesday night chasing the ball for 90 minutes. I think people realise this is the point they are making, but it is bullshit. People have been brainwashed by those on the telly who tell you that playing football twice in a week makes you unfit. Most of the people who say this are thick current/ex footballers who haven't the slightest clue about the science of the human body. Playing football does not automatically make you unfit. In fact, it's far more accurate when players talk about needing to play matches to be match fit. A lot of managers rest players in certain matches because they are overly-cautious. This is something you can afford to do in certain matches but not something we can afford to do when every point is massive. Some may be actually unfit or injured, and then resting them has some sense behind it. But there's nothing behind the theory that too much football will hinder performances. Not unless you're playing every day. Newcastle is more winnable on paper but looking back on the season, we've generally performed much better, and therefore made the game more winnable for ourselves, against the better sides.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Liverpool away was a starting XI quite different from the previous game off memory. We looked sharper than them that day who played a similar team. ? That would have been just changing the side. What we are on about here is resting players - almost giving up on the Chelsea game - in the hope that being fresher will ensure a win against Newcastle. Don't know that we rested a bunch in the previous game to Liverpool game?
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 I agree that we need to play our strongest 11 against Chelsea. But that strongest 11 might not necessarily be the same 11 that has been playing in recent victories. For me i would certainly have Cambiasso 'rested' as i feel this is a game for Hammond. We need a defensive midfielder to do just that. Defend and help the defenders. Cambiasso floats between helping out defensively and assisting our attackers when we push forward. I would start with a 4-1-4-1. Kasper De Laet Huth Morgan Konch Hammond Albrighton Drinkwater King Schluup Ulloa Try and get Ulloa back to scoring with his head. Might be difficult though with Terry and Cahill to contend with. Maybe have Mahrez in place of Albrighton and Kram/Nuge up front. Either way i think Hammond would be a good idea. Shame though that he hasnt had gametime in the prem recently. Drinkwater can be the guy that drops back and assists Hammond so he has someone to pass the ball to. If we can get the crowd anywhere near like it was against Swansea then theres no reason we cant cause Chelsea problems. Bring it on Hammond? I don't get this. He's an ageing Championship player, who has not been fit for months, who did ok in a few games earlier in the season. Now however he's got the answers to one of Europe's best teams?
kingcarr21 Posted 27 April 2015 Posted 27 April 2015 Hammond? I don't get this. He's an ageing Championship player, who has not been fit for months, who did ok in a few games earlier in the season. Now however he's got the answers to one of Europe's best teams? We picked up points at the start of the season against tough teams and for me one of the reasons we did was because we had a defensive midfielder on the pitch whose role was to help out defensively ONLY. He's the only player we have in our ranks that can play that role. Im not saying he's our saviour or anything . He's been back from injury for a few games now so maybe an idea to bring him back and help out defensively. If we have the likes of King/James/Cambiasso/Drinkwater on the pitch without a defensive midfielder then Hazard is going to have a field day.
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