st albans fox Posted 7 November 2016 Posted 7 November 2016 20 hours ago, lcfcsnow said: He's played no form of football for three months though, could really do with playing on Tuesday in the JPT otherwise I can't see him being ready. He only had an op two weeks ago! CR said he may be available after the international break. I can't see him playing in a match before he has started full training again. I would imagine he may be available for the bench Middlesbrough home game but I doubt you will see him before that after such a troubled lay off
Spudulike Posted 7 November 2016 Posted 7 November 2016 10 minutes ago, st albans fox said: He only had an op two weeks ago! CR said he may be available after the international break. I can't see him playing in a match before he has started full training again. I would imagine he may be available for the bench Middlesbrough home game but I doubt you will see him before that after such a troubled lay off He had the op on 17th Oct .... 3 weeks ago. Claudio reported at the time that Mendy will be unavailable for 4-5 weeks.
lifted*fox Posted 7 November 2016 Posted 7 November 2016 I know it's the best we can hope for right now but those pinning their hopes on Mendy's return are going to be bitterly disappointed. He won't be the difference in this team.
AyewJoking Posted 8 November 2016 Posted 8 November 2016 when mendy does come back he may not be anywhere near his best (not that we know what his best is) he'll be a welcome option but im not getting my hopes up.
foxes21 Posted 8 November 2016 Posted 8 November 2016 everyone wanting to switch to 3-4-1-2.. But we haven't even seen Mendy in the 4-4-1-1. He could make it work.
Ted Maul Posted 8 November 2016 Posted 8 November 2016 He might not make us the force we were last season, but he'll do a hell of a lot more than King or Amartey to get us towards that level. You don't have stats like he had last season by accident, he will be a class act when he's up to speed.
Guest CityFan 06 Posted 8 November 2016 Posted 8 November 2016 I think I've mentioned it before but I think Mendy could be really good for us. From what I gather, he's of a similar style to Drinkwater with his distribution, and added to that his energy, I feel he could suit our system well. Against Arsenal (H) I liked the look of him. He was energetic, tracked back defensively and looked overall up to the level to me. Due to his supposed natural position (defensive mid), he could be ideal to sit in front of the defence as protection, and potentially allowing Drinkwater, King and James (?) to get forward more. Of course we also have Amartey who can slot in and do well, he is a good option for us I feel and we've got a good player there, who will progress with time especially with quality players around him. In regards to this injury he has, I think to get the best from him we're going to have to introduce him gradually, not put straight in. To be fair Ranieri/management/medical team etc will know this.
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 8 November 2016 Posted 8 November 2016 On 13 September 2016 at 20:58, sm1 said: Our biggest problem is we have stood still coaching wise. We play exactly the same way as last season even though the player who made that work has left and other teams have adapted and improved. I don't think Mendy or amartey are the issue, the system is, either we play 3 at the back or 3 in midfield. That is my biggest disappointment, that this wasn't addressed earlier in preseason. Claudio himself was quite vocal about the need to have different plans, yet nothing this season has shown that we have prepared for this. Arsenal last year changed Claudio's thinking and I'm hoping Liverpool will do that this season. I still think we're a good team who will climb the table and get to the knockout stages of the Champions League but that doesn't hide the fact that our recruitment and preseason has been poor. We are playing very differently to last season. Maybe this is the much talked about Plan B and we should be getting back to Plan A ffs!
Wymsey Posted 8 November 2016 Posted 8 November 2016 I imagine when Mendy returns, Amartey in particular will know key CM positions will be up for grabs, and that's a good thing - especially as most current CMs are being inconsistent with their performances. Bearing the fact that Mendy is still regarded as needed to address this CM issue, James will have a mountain to climb to even be considered when he returns himself.
Heymister2015 Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 Hernandez had a high number of interceptions last season and can pass. Why not try him alongside drinkwater
TJB-fox Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 19 minutes ago, Heymister2015 said: Hernandez had a high number of interceptions last season and can pass. Why not try him alongside drinkwater Because he's a centre back come right back Ffs. He had great passing stats because he probably just passed it from centre half to centre half all 90 minutes in la liga.
Tuna Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 19 minutes ago, Heymister2015 said: Hernandez had a high number of interceptions last season and can pass. Why not try him alongside drinkwater
Callabinho Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 We looked more solid against Arsenal with Mendy on the pitch. And he was a captain with his previous side, so I'd imagine a full tilt he's some player. But unfortunately our problems lie with out style this season, it's just not working, something has got to change.
Wymsey Posted 9 November 2016 Posted 9 November 2016 With James and Mendy picking up reoccurring/new injuries, I wonder whether training preparations are a factor in this in particular?
Realist Guy In The Room Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 10 hours ago, Heymister2015 said: Hernandez had a high number of interceptions last season and can pass. Why not try him alongside drinkwater Because he's crap.
Nick Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 I'm a bit out of the loop on Mendy. Is there news of a return?
foxy boxing Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 2 minutes ago, Swan Lesta said: I'm a bit out of the loop on Mendy. Is there news of a return? i think Mendy is still Waiting to be mended
harpendenfox Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 1 hour ago, Swan Lesta said: I'm a bit out of the loop on Mendy. Is there news of a return? none at all. He had his operation three weeks ago, and Claudio said he would be back with us around 5 weeks after it, so that would mean he resumes training towards the end of next week. I dare say he will need at least a couple of weeks of training, a couple of under 23 games, before coming into the squad. My guess, being optimistic, is that he might be part of the match day squad by early December.
TJB-fox Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 I know we've been a bit shit this year but Hernandez centre mid and drop Fuchs entirely for Chilwell, what
Blue ROI Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 Mendy must be looking at how Nice are playing and have slight regrets about leaving.
Tuna Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 6 hours ago, Blue ROI said: Mendy must be looking at how Nice are playing and have slight regrets about leaving. Until he looks at his bank balance.
Heymister2015 Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 Strange how people think Hernandez is shit! Rarely gets skinned and can pass the ball! Why not give him a chance if no other option is working. Seems silly waiting till January when something new could be tried.
dbtcity Posted 10 November 2016 Posted 10 November 2016 55 minutes ago, Heymister2015 said: Strange how people think Hernandez is shit! Rarely gets skinned and can pass the ball! Why not give him a chance if no other option is working. Seems silly waiting till January when something new could be tried. I'm yet to see this being able to pass a ball you keep mentioning.... he rarely picks out a blue shirt and is slower than Morgan or huth, he hasn't really shone when given the opportunity to play in his natural positions in defence so what you've seen of him to feel he'll be decent in cm I've personally not seen, he's looked average at best!! He may come good I just don't see him as a better option to anyone we have at the back which says it all as we've looked pretty sloppy defensively so far this season, he looks like nothing more than a squad filler imo
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