Swansea (home) Pre Match Thread/Thoughts

[Bazly]

I'd drop Albrighton for Schlupp and have Ulloa and Okazaki up front and just hope Mahrez turns up seeing he has been missing for almost a month.

[Guest LCFC_World]

When Liverpool lost the title a couple of seasons ago I can really feel the sense of how they must have felt... this is nervous it really is but we will do this I feel.

Blackburn just scraped over the line when an already relegated west ham beat Man Utd and helped them out last game of the season... Newcastle might already be relegated last game of the season when they play Spurs.......

[fsdss]

This isn't a must win game for us even though we feel like it is. The must wins start if we lose this one but I can't see anything being straight forward from now on for us or Spurs. They won't win every game albeit they look strong. Chelsea could be the factor in this but so could West Brom or any other team either of us have to play!

Yes this has been a disappointing couple of days with Vardys ban but we salvaged a point yesterday and I'm guessing Vardy will be back for the Everton game which I still think could be the decider.

Spurs have belief they can catch us but how often does that light at the end of the tunnel let you down.

If they do win every game and if do, well done them! We still need to drop 4 points to them in the last four games.

This is still very much on and whoever wins it deserves it. I just hope and pray it's us!!!!

[americanfox]

I'd like to see this:

 

Kasper
Simpson-Huth-Morgan-Fuchs
Albrighton-Kante-Drinky-Gray

Mahrez
Ulloa

 

I'd like to see Gray start instead of Schlupp. Gray has more to his game than Schlupp does in my opinion, and he'd provide some semblance of a Mahrez "replacement" on one of the wings if we were to push Mahrez to the 10 role.

 

Anyway, we need 8 points. That's two wins and two draws. I have tremendous confidence that we won't lose any matches, but believe that we will find two wins is a little stressful. But win this one Sunday against Swansea and I think we're right on the doorstep.

[STUHILL]

Could be wrong but I just have a feeling that Gray could have a huge part to play for us. He is young and fearless and already shown he is a class act. Without Vardy for maybe two games, and a Mahrez who doesn't look at his best, we need someone who can unlock defences and this is the next best person to do that after those two I think. We should still be able to keep it tight at the back but goals could be the problem without Vardy. Not saying Gray will score them, but I definitely think he can work some magic and put them on a plate for others!

 

I would do a straight swap Ulloa for Vardy but I would have Gray ready to come on for a good chunk of the game, if we need a goal 

[evostic]

Good omens: Mahrez hat-trick did for Swansea last time round. Vardy was off his game having just broken "the record". We know Albrighton can pick Mahrez out. And I think I'd play a hungry Andy King over Okazaki

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[SpinneyHillRanger]

guidolin is a friend of our claudio... but i think he will have swansea well prepared for us.

 

one thing in our favour in all this is, the other team can't really prepare for what we will play. Claudio suggested in the post match conferance he will be going with Ulloa, but i'm not sure.

 

I would like to see some pace and perhaps shinji can do more when he's the main striker.

 

maybe the long pass over the top might not be on as it was with vardy, but we will still be a good counter attacking team with guys like kante, mahrez breaking from midfield.

 

I wouldn't be against kingy making a start either, he's always good for important goals.

 

To be honest i'm not worried at all... more interested to see what claudio comes up with.

 

5 points clear with 4 to play, would much rather be in our position than spurs even without our top goal scorer

[STUHILL]

guidolin is a friend of our claudio... but i think he will have swansea well prepared for us.

 

one thing in our favour in all this is, the other team can't really prepare for what we will play. Claudio suggested in the post match conferance he will be going with Ulloa, but i'm not sure.

 

I would like to see some pace and perhaps shinji can do more when he's the main striker.

 

maybe the long pass over the top might not be on as it was with vardy, but we will still be a good counter attacking team with guys like kante, mahrez breaking from midfield.

 

I wouldn't be against kingy making a start either, he's always good for important goals.

 

To be honest i'm not worried at all... more interested to see what claudio comes up with.

 

5 points clear with 4 to play, would much rather be in our position than spurs even without our top goal scorer

 

I agree and will make winning it even sweeter if we do achieve it with these set backs. I'm worried where the goals will come from against Swansea as Mahrez hasn't looked as great recently and without Vardy's goals and assists, does make things tricky. I don't rate Ulloa infront of goal either and Okazaki tends to fall over too much to be a threat. Perhaps we will be relying on set plays to get the goals. Huth and Morgan always cause problems in the box and with Albrighton, Fuchs and Mahrez, we have players with great deliveries. We just have to stay calm and hope we find a way of playing that suits having Ulloa in the side. Perhaps Okazaki can excel in the Vardy type role too

[Dan]

We have to win. It's as simple as that. I cannot sleep tight going into that three last games with only 3 points and a significantly worse goal difference.

 

Draw this and we may have shot it.

[AyewJoking]

Biggest game in our history.

 

oh no, not again

[teblin]

Against West ham we played very well and got a point against a 6th placed team with 10 men. Last season ulloa got 4 or 5 goals in the run in, when the pressure was on. He'll do the same again.

We have done well after a set back this season. Still think spurs will draw one of the last 4.

[Daggers]

Last week was the toughest, this is the easiest. We could field Megson's team of defensive right backs and still walk it. This game isn't so much in the bag as gift-wrapped and delivered by courier. Swansea are not just abysmal but away on their summer holidays, they don't give a toss.

 

Shout your bloody heads off for 90 minutes, celebrate the deluge of goals like maniacs then log on and post how great it feels to be eight points ahead with just three games to play.

[Blue Peter]

Kasper

Simpson-Huth-Morgan-Fuchs

Albrighton-Kante-Drinky-Schlupp

Mahrez

Ulloa

I like the look of this team with plenty of depth and pace.

[Stevosevic]

Put your champions scarves away until they're actually true.

[Fox 4 Life]

I think Claudio will do a straight swap Vardy for Ulloa but I think this would be a mistake. I would much rather see Shinji up top (like for Japan) and Mahrez behind in more of a free no.10 role. Bring in schlupp on the wing. If it isn't working we can then look to bring Ulloa on as the impact sub.

[Medwayfox]

I think a straight swap of Ulloa for Vardy but have King, Gray, Schlupp and Dodoo on the bench if it's not working.

 

[Bob Weasel Fox]

Biggest game in our history.

Indeed it is and then the one after and then the one after etc

Come on LEICESTER

Up the Foxes

[Ric Flair]

It's a bit of a minefield selecting what is the most effective team without Vardy as we've seldom had to do it. Ulloa deserves to start though and it's not to be underestimated how important he's been in getting those points vs Norwich and West Ham. He scored against Swansea last season and I don't see why he shouldn't start. What we need to do is play to his strengths and with that I'd start Albrighton on the right so he can get proper crosses in to the box for Ulloa to attack. I'd also play Schlupp to drive down the left and that then means who plays out of Okazaki and Mahrez. Mahrez I think needs a bit of a change and something has come to me that I think may happen, if he's deployed centrally it brings him closer to Ashley Williams for more of the game and with the hysteria surrounding us at the minute and refs I'd not be surprised to see Williams do a number on Mahrez and get his marching orders. I might be reading too much in to the away game in December but Mahrez had his kegs down and it's the sort of encounter that he'll come to life again.

 

I am buzzing now for this, I've dreaded the last few games but since all this shit I'm now revved.

[Ricey]

Ulloa tends to be better coming on as a sub. He started against Bournemouth and had a nightmare.

 

Vardy missing totally throws our usual style out of the window, so we shouldn't be afraid to make further changes.

[Thracian]

I'd have King over Shinji as well. We've been needing his quick, short, accurate passing for a while as well as his still apparent goal threat.

Schlupp or Grey is a difficult one. 

Schlupp has the pace and power to counter the loss of Vardy in some ways but Gray seems a better crosser of the ball and perhaps a bit more of a goal threat. Defensively they're both willing but Schlupp's strength and speed give him the edge in that department   

A key factor is that it's a game we need to win and one in which I'd rather we keep the Swans occupied in defence rather than us falling back so deeply as we do so often now, once we take the lead.

My team would be:    

Kasper,

Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs;

     Drinkwater, Kante, King;  

     Mahrez, Ulloa, Schlupp

 

It's hard to leave Albrighton out especially with the indifferent form of Mahrez at the moment and the need for accurate crosses to Ulloa but the Algerian did well last time out against Swansea and his habit of turning inside should offer a perfect opportunity for Ulloa to feed off curling crosses aimed into the danger area.    

 

Schlupp provides the pace we'll be missing from Vardy and King an additional feed to and from Ulloa but also the opportunity of interchange with Schlupp as well as additional defensive support.  

 

I see the line-up as flexible through 4-3-3 ,  4-5-1 or 4-4-2 but the players are intelligent enough to organise and cope with that. 

[Thracian]

We have to win. It's as simple as that. I cannot sleep tight going into that three last games with only 3 points and a significantly worse goal difference.

 

Draw this and we may have shot it.

 

 

 

My take too. It's no use hoping for Spurs to slip. We need to score goals and win the game. Then set about trying to win the next one. We need that  "fearless" tag more than ever now and everyone to adopt the Spirit of Vardy  despite his absence.  

[TeamRocket]

I say get doodoo so he can get a hat trick

[dannythefox]

Need to win this if we're going to win the title going to Utd without Vardy will be a nightmare. Watching spurs I just can't see them losing a game.

[EastAnglianFox]

Back to the type of football we played at the beginning of the season and get this game won in the first half!

That won't suit Ulloa but when we are throwing everybody forward on the counter, he can cover at the back like Dier does for Spurs..haha!

[filbertway]

I fancy Schlupp and Kingy to play big parts for us in the next 2 games. I'd say Gray as well but I don't think Ranieri trusts him as much as Schlupp.