Next up.. Brugge, away.... Thoughts

[Old Fox]

1 hour ago, Merging Cultures said:

 

No, he is there to push KS. Time will tell if in the same class. If he can deal with a cross, he'll already be doing well.

We ask know KS is a top class shot stopper. His reactions are second to no one. But his distribution is annoying, and he doesn't dominate his box.

Time to see what Zieler can do.

 

Disagree ......first time in the clubs history in the Champions League and time to see what Zieler can do........not for me....saw enough preseason not in the same league.

 

Zieler will not dominate his area anything like you want.....mark my words!!

[lgfualol]

Cant judge Zieler off preseason, most of our players were shit. Zieler is in the same class as Schmeichel, he is highly rated by Bundesliga fans and was 2nd choice for Germany in the world cup squad. 

 

Ranieri will stick with Schmeichel. I think he'd throw a strop if he was dropped.

[49er]

Based on the game against Beveren (unless it was their second string team), they were awful. Defence vulnerable to pace, so Musa needs to start instead of Albrighton. Slimani to replace Okazaki - we need a goal threat more than someone who does some good defensive work. Their main forward player appears to be Gedoz, a Brazilian. Plays all over the place, so will need to be picked up. Takes free kicks and corners. Technically quite good (although not the higher echelons as the great Brazilian players), but no pace.

 

I don't think they are Premier League class. I would describe this as an equivalent of us playing Derby or Forest - should win comfortably, if we are up for it.

[brucey]

Club Brugge - Leicester City: Club Facts

It's finally here. Wednesday club plays its first match in the UEFA Champions League since 2005. It receives the English champions Leicester City, for whom it is the first time in the UCL. Find out here first Club Facts!

 

REFEREE

Anastasios Sidiropoulos designated as ref for Club Brugge KV - Leicester City FC. It will be the second game of his club for the 37-year-old Greek. In 2015, he also led the home game against the Danish Aalborg in the 1 / 16th finals of the UEFA Europa League, when it was 3-0.

Sidiropoulos is FIFA referee since 2011. In 2015 he was allowed Belgium - lead Israel in 2013 Dynamo Kyiv - KRC Genk. In qualifying for the European Championship won the Belgians 3-1 in the group stage of the Europa League was the 0-1 Genk.

It is the seventh time that Club play a European game with a Greek referee.

Sidiropoulos is assisted by compatriots Damianos Efthimiadis and Polychronis Kostaras (assistant refs) and Charalambos Kalogeropoulos and Alexandros Aretopoulos (additional assistant refs).Lazaros Dimitriadis is the fourth official.

UEFA referee observer, the Swede Peter Fröjdfeldt, UEFA delegate the German Bernd Barutta.

OPPONENT

The club was founded in 1884 under the name of Leicester Fosse. In 1908 they were promoted for the first time to the highest level of English, but stay lasted only one season. After the first World War, the club was renamed: Leicester City FC. In 1929 they got their best result of the pre-Premier League era to finish second, after Sheffield Wednesday in the First Divison. In 1949 the club was the first to play the final of the FA Cup, but lost 3-1 to the Wolverhampton Wolves. This would repeat the club later three times.

In the league the club fluctuated mostly between the First and Second Division. In 1992, the Premier League was established, where Leicester City for the first appointment was in 1994-95. In 2002, the Foxes opened their new stadium. Since the 2014-15 season, breaking the club back to the highest level. First there was an anonymous season ended on the 14th place, but last season the club surprised friend and foe by the first champion to play in England. The team finished with a lead of 10 points over Arsenal FC.

This season began a little less smoothly for the reigning champions. In his first five games lost to Manchester United (Community Shield), Hull City and Liverpool. Against Arsenal was a draw and a narrow victory against Swansea was made in-house.

Leicester City FC plays in their current stadium since 2002. It was first called the Walkers Stadium, sponsored by a brand of chips. Since 2011 the stadium is called the King Power Stadium, named after the Thai group that bought the club. The stadium, where Club guests on November 22, can accommodate 32,500 spectators.

it is the fourth European campaign for The Foxes. In season 1961-62 they made their European debut in the Cup of Cup Winners. In the preliminary round they switched the Northern Ireland Glenavon out in the first round was too strong Spanish Atlético Madrid. The following participation only came in the UEFA Cup 1997-98. In the 1st round was again Atlético Madrid their opponent, and again the Spaniards were too strong. In season 2000-01 followed them up here last European appointment in the UEFA Cup. The Serbian Red Star Belgrade switched them in the first round off.

The Polish defender Marcin Wasilewski Leicester City has a player who was active in the Belgian league (Anderlecht). Jelle Vossen along Bruges lace, then was active in England (Middlesbrough and Burnley).

Manager of Leicester City FC last year Claudio Ranieri. After the surprising title with Leicester City, he was awarded the Manager of the Year in England. The 64-year-old Italian recently extended his contract with the Foxes until 2020. Ludovic Butelle Club Brugge he sees a former player from his time at the Spanish Valencia CF. For Ranieri is the sixth UCL campaign after he previously with Chelsea FC, Valencia CF, Juventus, AS Roma and Internazionale Milano was active.

Champion team Leicester City could be nuclear largely kept together. Only the French midfielder N'Golo Kanté left the club for Chelsea FC. Just before the close of the transfer market Leicester broke a club record by pulling the Algerian Islam Slimani from Sporting Lisbon. Further, came under another striker Ahmed Musa (Nga) [CSKA Moscow (Rus)], midfielder Nampalys Mendy (Fra) [Nice (Fra)] and defender Luis Hernandez (Esp) [Sporting Gijon (Esp)] strengthen the club.

Offensively violence is abundant in Leicester with Jamie Vardy, which has also become England international. He broke the English record last season by scoring in eleven games in a row. With 24 goals last year, he just had Harry Kane (25) to let the striker position. The Algerian striker Riyad Mahrez is a man to keep an eye out for Bjorn English and co. His 18 matches have also made sure that he was English Professional Football Player of the Year.

The Ghanaian defender Daniel Amartey scored once at Jan Breydel. With his former club FC København he found touch in the UEFA Europa League group stage with a wonderful goal, but Víctor Vázquez was still the same.

The club has a lot of internationals in its core: 
England. Midfielder Danny Drinkwater and striker Jamie Vardy 
Ghana defenders Jeff Schlupp and Daniel Amartey 
Denmark Goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel 
Jamaica: Defender Wes Morgan 
Germany Goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler 
Nigeria striker Ahmed Musa 
Wales midfielder Andy King 
Poland: midfielder Bartosz Kapustka 
Japan: striker Shinji Okazaki

CONTEST

The first play in 3934 days Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League group stage! The last time was at Jan Breydel on December 7, 2005 against the German champions FC Bayern München (1-1).Wednesday is the English champion Leicster City FC Bruges guest.

It is the fifth UEFA Champions League group stage in the history of Club Brugge. In the previous editions in 1992-93, 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2005-06 finished black and blue every time third. This yielded seven wins, six draws and eleven defeats.

This is the 25th UCL group stage match in the history of Club Brugge. It is the 292ste European game of black and blue. Opponent Leicester City comes in action in Europe the ninth time.

Simultaneously with this match also finished the game between FC Porto (Por) and FC København (Den).

Leicester City is the first English opponents Club Brugge in a UCL group stage. In the 24 previous UCL matches Club came out against two Spanish (FC Barcelona and Celta Vigo), 2 Russian (CSKA and Lokomotiv Moscow), two Italian (AC Milan & Juventus), one French (Olympique Marseille), 1 Scotch ( Rangers FC), Turkish 1 (Galatasaray), one Dutch (Ajax), one German (FC Bayern Munich) and one Austrian (Rapid Vienna) team.

This is the 101st European match between a South African and an English club. It is the 23th European match of Club Brugge against an English club. Leicster City FC, had never been to a Belgian club.

In the past, there was one player who played well for Club Brugge as Leicester City: Roger Davies. He is best known for the most spectacular cup match in the club history: the 4-3 victory against Anderlecht with black and blue, partly still omboog a backlog 1-3 thanks to two goals from the Englishman in a victory. Club got the double that year, because the title race took it from Anderlecht.The following season was Davies argued with FCB coach Ernst Happel, after which he left for Leicester City Club. Therefore he would Eurocup I miss final against Liverpool. In his homeland he played two years at Leicester, but after relegation to the Second Division Davies chose an adventure in America at the Tulsa Roughnecks.

Besides Roger Davies played there with Ray Clarke and Brian Hill two Englishmen at Club Brugge.Leicester City Richie De Laet a Belgian former player.

[49er]

The only player to play for both clubs:

 

[st albans fox]

hopefully the ref wont hold Claudio's tenure with Greece against us! 

[Heymister2015]

Any news on Mendy?

[RowlattsFox]

I just know we are going to get screwed over by a referee at some point, will probably be the Porto games. 

 

 

[adam95581]

Will anybody be watching this in Derby? I've recently taken a project here (I'm sorry) and so will be here Mon-Thursday for the next year

[49er]

1 minute ago, adam95581 said:

Will anybody be watching this in Derby? I've recently taken a project here (I'm sorry) and so will be here Mon-Thursday for the next year

Pearson and Powell perhaps?

[DelBoy73]

2 hours ago, lcfcben76 said:

Don't know if it's been mentioned in here but just heard on radio Leicester that they only have 6 points out of 6 games. That's surely very very poor for them in that league, would be very disappointed if we didn't win this

When it comes to CL footy, i always take domestic league form aside, because it is absolutely irrelevant.

Just remember how shiet raggs were when Moyes put them through the group stages a few seasons ago.

Every CL fixture has to be taken as a proper battle with no easy outcome.  

[Vardinio'sCat]

 

Bruges sound like they play a bit like us, according to RL, so I now think we will see a decent amount of the ball. Given the heat, that may help us.

 

Sorry to Bruges fans for my ignorance, we are an insular bunch, as we recently proved. 

[TheLittleBigMan]

Think we'll see more changes for the Burnley match than this one. 1-2 city. God help us if we lose this, FT will lose it's sh*t.

[Merging Cultures]

Cant judge Zieler off preseason, most of our players were shit. Zieler is in the same class as Schmeichel, he is highly rated by Bundesliga fans and was 2nd choice for Germany in the world cup squad. 

 

Ranieri will stick with Schmeichel. I think he'd throw a strop if he was dropped.

I agree 100%. Zieler is "quality" and KS would bee grumpy if he wasn't selected.

And that is a problem. Players shouldn't be dictating that they play. The huge salaries some of them are on almost makes them undroppable too.

He'll play KS in this game. But any more shenanigans and he should be benched, regardless of past performance or wages.

[ARM1968]

Got to go for it in my opinion. Don't think we are solid enough at present to just try and hold on for a point. 

 

Need a a confidence boost and this could be it. 

 

Lets get behind the lads. We can do this. 

[biggs]

27 minutes ago, Merging Cultures said:

 

I agree 100%. Zieler is "quality" and KS would bee grumpy if he wasn't selected.

And that is a problem. Players shouldn't be dictating that they play. The huge salaries some of them are on almost makes them undroppable too.

He'll play KS in this game. But any more shenanigans and he should be benched, regardless of past performance or wages.

CR imo would have carte blanche on team selection. Mahrez top player was pulled a number of times last year and it worked well for the team. No doubt, the tinkerman will take what he's seen to date and make the necessary changes. He has to adjust too and it's not a simple overnight decision. There's no chance players are dictating who plays. Picking any player......Mahrez despite his poor play for his normal standard has likely been left on because he can change a game but I can't see CR staying this course for anytime longer after what he's seen this year......changes will be made. If CR believes Kasper needs a rest or Zieler deserves a chance, it'll happen because CR has this option.

[Aus Fox]

On a side note does Vardy ever score in cup competitions? 

Charity Shield aside, I don't remember him ever scoring in a cup competition.

Putting myself out there to be embarrassed, but I don't think he has for us.

Go with Musa and Slim both played and scored goals in Europe for this one.

Give Vards a rest and let him score a couple on Saturday, when we're back in the league.

[Strokes]

3 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

On a side note does Vardy ever score in cup competitions? 

Charity Shield aside, I don't remember him ever scoring in a cup competition.

Putting myself out there to be embarrassed, but I don't think he has for us.

Go with Musa and Slim both played and scored goals in Europe for this one.

Give Vards a rest and let him score a couple on Saturday, when we're back in the league.

Hull last season in the league cup.

[Aus Fox]

1 minute ago, Strokes said:

Hull last season in the league cup.

Knew as soon as I put it up there would be an obvious goal or two I couldn't recall.

well played sir

[Stevosevic]

5 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

Knew as soon as I put it up there would be an obvious goal or two I couldn't recall.

well played sir

Also his debut in the LC in 2012

[VLC86]

2 hours ago, Heymister2015 said:

Any news on Mendy?

On the Mendy apparently.

 

 

So so sorry.

[jayfox26]

On Saturday, September 10, 2016 at 23:53, Aus Fox said:

Changes will be made, not drastic but some players didn't look 100% against Liverpool.

 

I think

 

Kasper

 

Albighton

Hernandez ( don't think Morgan was anywhere near 100%)

Huth

Chilwell ( Don't think Fuchs was fit)

 

Mahrez

Amartey

King

Drinkwater

Gray

 

Vardy

 

Think we will go 5 in the middle after the performance on Sat.

Its a bit like the Arsenal at home last season, changes will be made and we will improve.

2-1 win and off to a flyer in Champions League Vardy and King goals.

 

 

 

 

Very much doubt we will drop our captain. I was as disappointed and annoyed about our performance against Liverpool but dropping our best players is not the answer. If we dropped everyone who underperformed against Liverpool we would be making 11 changes. Although Brugge aren't the best, a draw away from home in our first ever champs league game would be a decent result. I reckon if we draw away to Brugge and Kobenhavn and beat them both at home, we could lose both games to Porto and still go through 

[Russell sprout]

3 hours ago, lgfualol said:

Cant judge Zieler off preseason, most of our players were shit. Zieler is in the same class as Schmeichel, he is highly rated by Bundesliga fans and was 2nd choice for Germany in the world cup squad. 

 

Ranieri will stick with Schmeichel. I think he'd throw a strop if he was dropped.

I'm not knocking zieler as I've not seen much of him,but some of the points you make seem a little much,

such as yes he was 2nd choice for Germany's World Cup winning side,but that was 4 years ago,

ranieri will stick with schmicheal on merit,

hes a good keeper,though does have a rush of blood to the head at times,he'll earn you more points than he looses you,

and I doubt cr would be fussed about him throwing a strop,

I think it's as much down to zieler to show what he can do when he plays as it is for kasper

[Guest Mickyblueeyes]

The criticism of Kasper really is unwarranted at times. He has won us far more points than he lost over his time year. 

 

His is distribution is excellent and theirs very few keepers who spring an attack like he can. Unless a pass is perfect 99.9% of a time people seem to criticise him. I don't get it. 

[WigstonWanderer]

What exactly has Kasper done to warrant all this criticism? With any other keeper Liverpool would probably have scored at least another couple of goals, and possibly more.

 

Even the much-maligned effort he made when he came out for their 4th, I suspect they would have scored anyway.