Next up... Barcelona

[MrSpaM]

It would be just like us to get a shock win from this, with some ridiculous thing like schlupp scoring from a deflection off the back of his head to win it for us

[ozvaldo]

I think if we play Mendy alongside Drinky in a 442, we'll struggle massively.  I think I'm quicker than Mendy 
Amartey will give us a better chance of protecting the defence, but I'd like to see a 433:

 

Zieler
Simpson Hernandez Wes Chillwill
Amartey Drinky Mendy
Mahrez  Vardy Schlupp

[Guest]

2 hours ago, MrSpaM said:

It would be just like us to get a shock win from this, with some ridiculous thing like schlupp scoring from a deflection off the back of his head to win it for us

After having shot the ball himself.

[daddylonglegs]

1 hour ago, ozvaldo said:

I think if we play Mendy alongside Drinky in a 442, we'll struggle massively.  I think I'm quicker than Mendy 
Amartey will give us a better chance of protecting the defence, but I'd like to see a 433:

 

Zieler
Simpson Hernandez Wes Chillwill
Amartey Drinky Mendy
Mahrez  Vardy Schlupp

You'd start Chilwell over Fuchs? Lets say this is the 1st day of the season - rather than a PS friendly

[sm1]

With Chilwell bombing forward and leaving lots of space behind him, Barca will destroy us. I'd go for Fuchs on this occasion.

[Fox42]

47 minutes ago, sm1 said:

With Chilwell bombing forward and leaving lots of space behind him, Barca will destroy us. I'd go for Fuchs on this occasion.

That will be the case inevitably anyway.

[Fox92]

Suarez and Messi running at us  

[Fox92]

For me...

 

Zieler
Simpson -- Hernandez  -- Morgan -- Chillwill
Mahrez/Gray -- Amartey -- Drinkwater -- Albrighton

Gray/Mahrez
Vardy

[Manwell Pablo]

5 minutes ago, MShaffu42 said:

That will be the case inevitably anyway.

Yep

 

More than likely lesson number 2 in what can be achieved when possession based football is played correctly I'd imagine.

[purpleronnie]

I'd be happy if we keep them to less than 4 goals.

[Fox92]

It's going to be painful watching Kasper aimlessly kick the ball long just for us to give Barcelona possession. We'll never get the ball back.

[Grewks]

If Zieler plays the whole game, and gets a clean sheet for instance, is Kasper still number 1 going into next season?

 

 

After calls on here for the England manager to pick players on 'form' not on past achievements, it would be interesting to see whether Ranieri picks Kasper or Zieler at Hull.

[Jimothy]

5 hours ago, Ric Flair said:

Zieler

 

Simpson

Morgan

Hernandez

Simpson

 

Mendy

Drinkwater

Kaputska

 

Gray

Musa

Mahrez

 

Simpson impressed me last season but playing both full back roles is a tough ask

[foxy boxing]

lets just try and keep the score down?

[StriderHiryu]

Don't think we should be too negative guys! The irony against PSG is that they countered US, not the other way round which is what we are famous for. We pushed up trying to save the game and got punished for it.

 

I expect Barca to win given that in friendlies you're unlikely to see a blood and thunder style display, but I hope we keep to our game plan and show some adaptation from PSG.

[weller54]

29 minutes ago, Facecloth said:

 

Simpson impressed me last season but playing both full back roles is a tough ask

Haven't you ever heard of The Simpsons? 

[Jimothy]

We're playing Marge at left back?

[VLC86]

23 minutes ago, foxy boxing said:

lets just try and keep the score down?

 

That's a good point, beating them 6-0 wont do us any favours.

[CosbehFox]

3-0 Musa hat trick 

[Socks]

another 4-0 5-0 rout

 

this is what happens when a smaller club wins a major title unexpectedly

 

we play the real big boys and get battered

 

the reason we won last year is a lot of the top teams were shite, that's obvious now, if they are shite again this season we may defend our title

 

but......

 

 

[gurru991]

I love how the negativity jumps up so quickly. It's pre-season !!! It doesn't matter. It's about match fitness & seeing how the new players mesh with the old. CR is still making plans.

[Webbo]

What time's kickoff?

[AKCJ]

Just now, Webbo said:

What time's kickoff?

7pm BST I think.

[Webbo]

1 minute ago, AKCJ said:

7pm BST I think.

Bah, I have to take my daughters to the airport. Is it on RL?

[AKCJ]

Just now, Webbo said:

Bah, I have to take my daughters to the airport. Is it on RL?

Yeah it should be.