Mad Dog Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Why are people even bothering to suggest anything other than 4-4-2 Same as every pre-match thread ever in Foxestalk. I bet there isn't a single one going back as long as this forum had been here that doesn't have 3-5-2 suggested!
Arriba Los Zorros Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 For me: Kasp Simpson Morgan Huth Fuchs Mahrez Drinky Inler Schlupp Vardy Okazaki relevant subs: King Ulloa Albrighton Amartey
filbertstreet Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Kasper Big Wes Huth Schlupp Filbert Fox Mahrez Gray Okazaki Vardy Ulloa Albrighton
HighPeakFox Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Same as every pre-match thread ever in Foxestalk. I bet there isn't a single one going back as long as this forum had been here that doesn't have 3-5-2 suggested! I think with Kante missing and WBA being narrow and tall, it's not an unreasonable option to consider on this occasion. It's not pandering to WBA, it might be doing what they least want/expect
DennisNedry Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Taking my girlfriend to her first ever City game because my Dad is ill so she's having his ticket. She doesn't like football at all (she went to Swansea games with her Welsh dad a few times as a kid, back when they were shit) but wants to go because she knows I'd like her to. Therefore I really hope it's a good win tonight, if so I might get her down there again, if it's poor she'll be put off for good!
Lionator Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 No Kante could work to our advantage in a game like this. We're expected to be on the front foot so we'll need players getting forward and King is more likely to do this than Kante. We also probably won't need anybody sweeping up quite like Kante does so effectively in his own half.
DJ Barry Hammond Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 I don't think we should be changing our usual formation and tactics to accommodate West Brom. Play our tried and tested formation and usual player positions and if it's not working after 60 mins then look to change. It would probably be the same as the last game with 3-4-1-2 with Albrighton on the right and Schlupp on the left to give us width and thus creating more space for Mahrez in the middle just behind Vardy and Ulloa. I'm very nervous about tonight without Kante so I'd appreciate if we can get an early goal. I think if we're going to win the league we'll need at least a 5pt gap going into the last three games. We have to be aiming to break the back of this league in our next 8 games so for me the next eight will all be virtually MUST WIN. But we have at least one enforced change and I think having Albrighton on the right will aid us, not hinder us... especially as Fuchs could become more of a threat on the overlap with Mahrez naturally drifting inside (to a space that Shinji often creates) - Albirghton doesn't do that on the left, he attacks the flank and then checks back. The one thing I would concede to you is that if Claudio was thinking of such a change, tonight's game might not be the best for it given the limited time to prepare since the Norwich game, but seeing where our goal came from on Saturday I imagine it's a strong thought in his mind... and would at least like to see it considered within the first half if things haven't gone to plan.
kingfox Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Hopefully... Schmeichel Simpson Huth Morgan Fuchs Mahrez King Drinkwater Albrighton Ulloa Vardy Subs - Schwarzer, Amartey, Wasilewski, Inler, Schlupp, Gray, Okazaki Will happily take another 1-0 tonight, WBA will make it difficult, can see the game being very scrappy in parts with a lot of hoof ball.
nnfox Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 I'm detecting some nervousness in the thread. I hope that it doesn't translate itself in the atmosphere and through to the players. Us fans played a major part of our run in success last season and we can do it again. Let's just focus on each game as it comes. I know it is difficult to not get excited but we should be in party mood at the last 11 games, not getting scared. Spur the team on in each game and the points will look after themselves. What a time to be alive - just enjoy it!
bovril Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Yeah agreed, it won't be easy at all. If I was offered a awful boring 1-0 right now with them scoring a owl goal I would very happily take it. now with 10 games left we just need 3 points. Swooping in the box or 365 degree turn?
sylofox Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Taking my girlfriend to her first ever City game because my Dad is ill so she's having his ticket. She doesn't like football at all (she went to Swansea games with her Welsh dad a few times as a kid, back when they were shit) but wants to go because she knows I'd like her to. Therefore I really hope it's a good win tonight, if so I might get her down there again, if it's poor she'll be put off for good! Can you leave your sex life out of it this is a football forum. If she goes down bully for you lol
leicesterseddon Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Think we'll start quickly this evening - scoring early would open the game up and play to our advantage. The Norwich game was a great result but ideally we don't want to be breaking teams down in the 70th, 80th minute, etc. Not sure about King in the middle from the start but we'll see. I can see an argument that we need to be better at scoring from outside the box, so hopefully he might help us with that.
Sunbury Fox Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 No Kante could work to our advantage in a game like this. We're expected to be on the front foot so we'll need players getting forward and King is more likely to do this than Kante. We also probably won't need anybody sweeping up quite like Kante does so effectively in his own half. But Kanté is much more than a defensive midfielder. He drives forward with the ball with real pace, something King can't do. There is no doubt we'll miss Kanté hugely. But still confident King will do a job.
lifted*fox Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Time for Kingy to step up and score one of his well-timed Leicester wonder-goals. King's goal against West Ham started this run so long ago now - it's time he chipped in with another and carried it on. Just finishing up my beer and gonna head out the door - up the Foxes!
The Guvnor Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Although Kante is a tremendous player I am more worried about his absence for the Watford game than this one due to expecting Watford to play more expansive football at home. Relax people, King is no Kante but he has other qualities which I'm sure will assist in a win tonight.
st albans fox Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Albrighton RW Mahrez LW Please Claudio Are you wanting us to get behind them and to pull the ball back? Just getting down the flanks and chucking high crosses in will probably not be enough against the WBA defence. They will love that. However, checking back inside and floating diagonal crosses In would be even more wasteful.
Detroit Blues Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Think we'll start quickly this evening - scoring early would open the game up and play to our advantage. The Norwich game was a great result but ideally we don't want to be breaking teams down in the 70th, 80th minute, etc. Not sure about King in the middle from the start but we'll see. I can see an argument that we need to be better at scoring from outside the box, so hopefully he might help us with that. I totally agree. It would be great to see us come out of the gate and do something with the possession West Brom are likely to give us. Put some quality crosses into the box for Ulloa or Vardy to try and get on the end of, or have Mahrez break down a defender and get a foul in dangerous territory. If we can do that, and score a goal early, we can open up the game for our counterattack.
crisp packet Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 90 mins of "come on Leicester boys, make some Fukcing noise" !! Need to rock the k.p We have a awful record at home against these which is good THIS season . Record breakers. 3-points!
Mad Dog Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Same as every pre-match thread ever in Foxestalk. I bet there isn't a single one going back as long as this forum had been here that doesn't have 3-5-2 suggested! Indeed; on 29 July 2004 at 10:57am, 'TeEnO' became the first to suggest a 3-5-2 in Foxestalks first ever pre-match thread, before the 0-0 with West Ham in our first season back in the Champo.
MC Prussian Posted 1 March 2016 Posted 1 March 2016 Still undecided whether I'd want to see King or Inler next to Drinkwater. But who knows? Maybe King and Inler both start together tonight and Drinkwater's given some time off. I'm excited, although I do expect a tough game. In an ideal world, Pulis admires us and our success that much that he'll let us roll over them. Theoretically, they only need two more wins out of their last 11 games to be safe, anyway.
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