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[st albans fox]

Claudio said mendy not ready to start this game

 

that means 2 in the middle cos there aren't any other options that are ready to play a game of this intensity (king and amartey!!)

[davieG]

Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri will assess Kasper Schmeichel’s fitness ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Manchester City. 

 

While it may be too soon for the stopper to make a return from his hand injury, Schmeichel is progressing well and could potentially feature as early as Tuesday against Bournemouth, according to Ranieri. 

 

The Denmark international has not played for the Foxes since fracturing his hand against FC Copenhagen in early November. 

 

The City boss said: “Kasper is getting better and maybe he is ready for Bournemouth. I think Saturday is too soon but let me speak to him on Friday. 

 

“For the me the possibility [to play against Manchester City] is no, but Kasper is a fighter. He could be [ready].” 

 

Meanwhile, Ranieri was pleased with Nampalys Mendy’s return to action against FC Porto and says the midfielder is available for selection on Saturday. 

 

Ranieri added: “Of course now he’s made just a week or 10 days with us. I wanted to give to him just 60 minutes, not all the match. 

 

“I couldn’t change any more and he played all the match, so he needs to recover a little more. He’s available, but not to play from the beginning.” 

 

Finally, Danny Drinkwater is in contention to face Bournemouth on Tuesday evening as he serves the final game of his three-match suspension against Man City. 

 

“He’s getting better,” Ranieri said of Drinkwater. “For him it was right for him to make a match after two suspended matches. Now Saturday, then he’s available for Bournemouth next.”

Read more at http://www.lcfc.com/news/article/2016-17/ranieris-fitness-update-schmeichel-drinkwater-mendy-3458893.aspx#ZC63vHxeFAfyRuVh.99

[Guest ttfn]

5 hours ago, lgfualol said:

 

saturday. we're not the train btw

Can't imagine we'd put up that much resistance.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

20 hours ago, Bob Weasel Fox said:

We will lose 7-0 (would of been around 13-0 but Aguero is out)

Anything better than this will be amazing

 

[jammie82uk]

Stat time

• Manchester City haven't lost an away game to Leicester in the Premier League (D2 L3), with their last top-flight league defeat in Leicester coming in March 1987.
• Claudio Ranieri has won seven of his eight Premier League games against Manchester City, with the only draw coming at the King Power Stadium last season.
• Manchester City have won their last six fixtures against defending champions in the Premier League, last losing to Chelsea in March 2011.
• Jamie Vardy has scored against 20 of the 23 different teams he's faced in the Premier League, but Manchester City are one of the three opponents he's yet to net against in the competition (4 apps, 0 goals), alongside Hull City & Middlesbrough.
• Riyad Mahrez has created just one goalscoring chance for Jamie Vardy in the Premier League this season so far, despite them playing 939 mins together. Last season, the Algerian created 22 chances for him (with five of those being assists) in 2815 mins together on the pitch - one every 128 mins.
• Robert Huth scored twice for Leicester in their 3-1 win over Manchester City last season, in what was their first league win over the Citizens since November 2003.
• In the last five Premier League matches that Sergio Aguero hasn't appeared in for Manchester City, Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho has scored five goals.
• Man City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has been passed to on 245 occasions this season - more often than any other ‘keeper in the Premier League.
• Manchester City have won their last six league meetings with the reigning Premier League champions - winning home and away against Manchester United in 2011-12 & 2013-14 and against Chelsea in 2015-16.
• This is Pep Guardiola's lowest points tally after 14 games of a top-flight season as a manager (30); surpassing his 31-point tally after 14 MD's of Barcelona's 2011-12 La Liga campaign.
• Manchester City have made the most changes to their starting XI overall this season in the Premier League (46). Whilst in charge of Bayern Munich, the German side made the second most last season (111), while they made more than any other side in both 2013-14 (120) and 2014-15 (106).  

[Corky]

Lawro thinks we'll win 2-1

 

Where was he when we were good?

[Guest]

19 minutes ago, Corky said:

Lawro thinks we'll win 2-1

****ing hell. Insult to injury and all that. Piss off Lawro and get back to predicting losses for us

[Chico1958]

 

That's how we should approach this game

 

Perhaps they'll take pity on us

 

[STUHILL]

I don't expect us to win, but can we please just have a performance with energy and passion! Closing down and tight marking, with aggression and hunger all over the pitch. 

[ZeGuy]

2 hours ago, jammie82uk said:

Stat time

• Manchester City haven't lost an away game to Leicester in the Premier League (D2 L3), with their last top-flight league defeat in Leicester coming in March 1987.
• Claudio Ranieri has won seven of his eight Premier League games against Manchester City, with the only draw coming at the King Power Stadium last season.
• Manchester City have won their last six fixtures against defending champions in the Premier League, last losing to Chelsea in March 2011.
• Jamie Vardy has scored against 20 of the 23 different teams he's faced in the Premier League, but Manchester City are one of the three opponents he's yet to net against in the competition (4 apps, 0 goals), alongside Hull City & Middlesbrough.
• Riyad Mahrez has created just one goalscoring chance for Jamie Vardy in the Premier League this season so far, despite them playing 939 mins together. Last season, the Algerian created 22 chances for him (with five of those being assists) in 2815 mins together on the pitch - one every 128 mins.
• Robert Huth scored twice for Leicester in their 3-1 win over Manchester City last season, in what was their first league win over the Citizens since November 2003.
• In the last five Premier League matches that Sergio Aguero hasn't appeared in for Manchester City, Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho has scored five goals.
• Man City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo has been passed to on 245 occasions this season - more often than any other ‘keeper in the Premier League.
• Manchester City have won their last six league meetings with the reigning Premier League champions - winning home and away against Manchester United in 2011-12 & 2013-14 and against Chelsea in 2015-16.
• This is Pep Guardiola's lowest points tally after 14 games of a top-flight season as a manager (30); surpassing his 31-point tally after 14 MD's of Barcelona's 2011-12 La Liga campaign.
• Manchester City have made the most changes to their starting XI overall this season in the Premier League (46). Whilst in charge of Bayern Munich, the German side made the second most last season (111), while they made more than any other side in both 2013-14 (120) and 2014-15 (106).  

Every single time I read your stats it didn't end well. Every.Single.Time.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

3 hours ago, STUHILL said:

I don't expect us to win, but can we please just have a performance with energy and passion! Closing down and tight marking, with aggression and hunger all over the pitch. 

Yep I agree that is all we ask

 

please actually be competitive City (Leicester)

[erlee]

i reckon if we get beaten 5-0 or 6-0...  DILLY DING DILLY GONE

[UPinCarolina]

I'm sensing a draw. 

 

No reason why. Just suspect a formation change second half. 

[WigstonWanderer]

On 8 December 2016 at 05:45, Brooksy said:

Does anyone give a shit anymore.

 

We already know Vardy and Mahrez will start, we'll play shit and get battered. Lets focus on Bournemouth away

Get beat up there as well though

[TheLittleBigMan]

Someone needs to sh*t in their kit bag. We're getting nothing from this.

[WigstonWanderer]

On 8 December 2016 at 08:38, AYLESBURY FOX 1961 said:

i am so glad I will be in the air coming back from porto while this game is being played - after the result/performance here in porto I dont want to let the football get in the way of having a good time - just a few more drinks of port should wipe my memory of the last game - im sure it didnt happen it was just a nightmare wasnt it ?

Their penalty was a bit weak and we might have scored a couple, so I think we can agree the real score was 4-2

[reynard]

20 hours ago, FireFox said:

Fernandinho has been their rock in midfield.

Regardless of how limited our midfield will/can be, theirs might not hold up if Yaya/Fernando/Gundogan/whoever can't step up.

That's not a bad idea actually playing a rock in our midfield. Could probably pass and tackle better than anything we already have and show better movement off the ball as well.

Seriously we won't be able to cope with their movement and Gundogan looks a really good player.

[lgfualol]

Well Lawro has lost the plot. Thinks we'll beat Man City 2-1. 

[Stevosevic]

Stoke have been a top half side with quality players for 5 years.

 

It's not asking too much to aim for that as a benchmark

[erlee]

Leicester 5.25

ManCity 1.70

 

quite juicy odds

[StriderHiryu]

I can handle a loss here as long as we put in a good performance and show some fight. If we end up losing 2-0 but actually try and lose because they have more quality, then that would be OK for me.

 

If we are 3 or 4 down at half time with another disgraceful display then the team can do one.

[Max Power]

31 minutes ago, erlee said:

Leicester 5.25

ManCity 1.70

 

quite juicy odds

That Man City price good lord

 

 

[Guest]

i'm going with OP we can easily smash out a draw in this

[lifted*fox]

It's a shame the Fearless Foxes exhibition at the New Walk Museum has gone - Claudio and the players could do with another visit there before the game this weekend to remind them of what's it's like to FIGHT and be FEARLESS. 

 

We've got all the fight and fearlessness of a ****ing damp sponge at the moment. 

[suffolk fox]

time for me to hang my boots up from this forum.  I have been a member since Jan 2006 and I can even recall my first post a thread re Dion Dublin, what a good buy he would be for us, he can play in defence or attack, how wrong was I he was sent off on his debut against West Ham.  Lol.

 

I fear now, the lunatics, however, have taken over the asylum so it is time for me to go.  For all the doom mongers, put me downers, moaners and whingers, on this forum I would like to sign out with the followings,

 

if if you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you, if you can trust yourself when all men doubt you but make allowances for all their doubting too,. If you can wait but not be tired by waiting.  Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, or being hated, don't give way to hating.  And yet look too good, nor talk to wise.  If you can dream and make dreams your master, if you can think and not make thoughts your aim, if you can meet with triumph and disaster, and treat those two imposters just the same, if you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken, twisted by knives, to trap a fool or watch the things you gave your life to broken, and stoop and build em up with worn out tools.  If you can make one heap of all your winnings and risk it on one turn or pitch or toss.,. If you can force your heart and sinew to serve your turn long after they are gone, and so hold on where there is nothing in you except the will which says, to them, hold on.

 

if you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue or walk with kings nor lose the common touch if neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you if all men count with you, but none too much, if you can fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distant run, yours is the earth and everything's that's in it.  And which is more you'll be a man my son!

 

Leicester will play 4 4 fooking 2.