AFCON

[ALC Fox]

I'm hoping that having the ability to have Albrighton and Gray swap wings would give us a bit of an edge that other teams won't have gotten used to. Both have their different attributes and both perform different roles on either side. We'd be able to mix things up a bit. Obviously losing Mahrez is going to be a massive blow but it might (hopefully) give us an advantage for a bit.

[dannythefox]

Just now, FireFox said:

I hope not. Stick Albrighton on the right. Gray on the left. Though I'd rather have Musa on the left starting, shame he will be at AFCON.

 Musa will still be here Nigeria didn't qualify ffs.

[The whole world smiles]

Looking forward to it to be honest. If it was last season would have felt like hell on earth but seeing as we are not really playing for anything be good to see some of the fringe players get a run of games, big opportunities for gray, Mendy, musa, okazaki and ulloa coming up in the next few weeks 

[sylofox]

36 minutes ago, The whole world smiles said:

Looking forward to it to be honest. If it was last season would have felt like hell on earth but seeing as we are not really playing for anything be good to see some of the fringe players get a run of games, big opportunities for gray, Mendy, musa, okazaki and ulloa coming up in the next few weeks 

Not playing for anything?

 

I would have said our safety was pretty important.

[HighPeakFox]

9 hours ago, dannythefox said:

 Musa will still be here Nigeria didn't qualify ffs.

Thank goodness someone pointed that out... 

[The whole world smiles]

7 hours ago, sylofox said:

Not playing for anything?

 

I would have said our safety was pretty important.

We won't go down mate far too good for that couple of wins we will be looking up the table not down it.

[Loves2spooge]

I think it would be a good thing to lose mahrez for a bit , before you lynch me , let me explain 

we've built our game around him and vardy and other teams are aware of that , each and every time mahrez gets the ball 

he is marked by 2- 3 players which doesn't allow him to proceed to develop his game and every time he tries to get to vardy , he finds that vardy is either marked or misplaced , playing a couple of weeks without him would benefit the team not because he isn't a good player but because we can use that time to develop a new style of playing without relaying too much on him

[HighPeakFox]

10 minutes ago, Loves2spooge said:

I think it would be a good thing to lose mahrez for a bit , before you lynch me , let me explain 

we've built our game around him and vardy and other teams are aware of that , each and every time mahrez gets the ball 

he is marked by 2- 3 players which doesn't allow him to proceed to develop his game and every time he tries to get to vardy , he finds that vardy is either marked or misplaced , playing a couple of weeks without him would benefit the team not because he isn't a good player but because we can use that time to develop a new style of playing without relaying too much on him

And it's likely he'll be gone for good soon enough too... 

[Guest Col city fan]

On 12/24/2016 at 15:21, Dan LCFC said:

What about Musa and Ndidi? Haven't Rwanda qualified?

 Daft sod...

 

[Guest Col city fan]

12 hours ago, HighPeakFox said:

Thank goodness someone pointed that out... 

 

[funkyrobot]

My biggest concern is the loss of Ndidi and Musa both lynchpins in our team and both ready to turn out for nailed on AFCON winners Nigeria 

[Aus Fox]

Anyone know if Benalouane is in the squad? 

[AmarteyAndChill]

1 hour ago, funkyrobot said:

My biggest concern is the loss of Ndidi and Musa both lynchpins in our team and both ready to turn out for nailed on AFCON winners Nigeria 

Cannot find any odds for them winning? Must be because the trophy seems to pretty much be theirs already so bookmakers don't wanna lose any money. Fair play.

[HighPeakFox]

1 hour ago, Aus Fox said:

Anyone know if Benalouane is in the squad? 

Wait for it... 

[Foxes1]

Just put £50 on Nigeria to win it at 5000-1 surely if we can win the title at that price Nigeria can

[majaco]

With Harry Redknapp now knowing that Wes Morgan is Jamaican and not English, has he suggested that we could lose Morgan to AFCON?

[ramadaone]

This can't come quick enough

 

 

 

[funkyrobot]

Losing Slimani might do us a favour at the moment. Bit more concerned about losing Nigerians Ndidi and Musa tbh

[NewEnglandFox]

I read that players are expected to leave after the January 2nd fixtures. 2 matchdays until AFCON.

 

 

[char123]

i think it will be a blessing in disguise when the afcon comes around and we will start performing and winning (you heard it here first) by the way will musa and ndidi be going with nigeria [emoji23]

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[NewEnglandFox]

Training camps for both Algeria and Ghana start January 2nd.

 

 

 

[Aus Fox]

Anyone know when squads are announced? Are we even certain Schluup, Amartey and Slimani will be in their squads for the competition?

[the fox]

22 minutes ago, Aus Fox said:

Anyone know when squads are announced? Are we even certain Schluup, Amartey and Slimani will be in their squads for the competition?

I my self can say that slimani (if fit) gonna start for Algeria. I think amartey gonna be in the AFCON. But, I am not sure about schlupp.

[norwichfox]

6 hours ago, the fox said:

But, I am not sure about schlupp.

We can have a whip round for his fare and send him anyway.....

[AmarteyAndChill]

On 25 December 2016 at 08:45, The whole world smiles said:

We won't go down mate far too good for that couple of wins we will be looking up the table not down it.

Very close in the middle of the table. If we win the next two we could easily be 10th.