filbertboy Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 15 hours ago, Old Fox said: Personally don't want Slimani anywhere near the starting 11........Ulloa for me... Absolutely correct ! Give Leo a start !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammie82uk Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 Stat time Leicester are unbeaten in their last three in the Premier League against West Ham (W2 D1) - they've never gone four without defeat against the Hammers in the Premier League. West Ham last failed to score against Leicester in a league match in August 2004 (in the Championship). West Ham have only beaten the reigning Premier League champions once in an away match (D1 L18), beating Manchester United 1-0 in December 2001. Leicester City haven't lost their final league match of a calendar year since 2010, winning three and drawing two in the five years since. The Foxes have lost two of their last four home Premier League games - as many as they'd lost in their previous 31 top-flight matches at the King Power Stadium. West Ham have won their last three Premier League games - they last won four consecutively in February 2014. Leicester are without a clean sheet in any of their last 11 Premier League games, their worst run since August 2014 (also 11 games). They last went on a longer run in April 2002, when they went 14 top-flight games without a shutout. Since the start of last season, Michail Antonio has scored 16 Premier League goals for West Ham - five more than any other Hammers player (Payet and Carroll on 11). Foxes midfielder Andy King's last league brace came against West Ham in a Championship encounter in October 2011. Leicester have made the second worst start by a top-flight reigning champion after 18 games (17 points), since Ipswich Town in 1962/63 (15 points, assuming three for a win). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwichfox Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 I hate seeing the stats....puts me on a downer before match day even starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crinklyfox Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 History has never won a match. If it did we wouldn't have been anywhere near the PL title last season. It's more to do with the competence of the current squad, their attitude and desire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 Hope we can get a point but I think confidence is so low now and we'll continue playing our out of form/out of passion players. Defence will let us down again. 1-3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 Come on Leicester we need a positive performance and result in this one come on City please turn up and give battle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 We really can't afford to lose this one if we don't want to get sucked into the middle of a relegation scrap. If we win, it will drag us out of immediate danger. Lose, and with our atrocious away form and difficult home fixtures coming up, we could well end up being in the bottom 3 going into March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKA Castroneves Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 I'd stick with my FM formation, Claudio if you want further details PM --------------------------------------SCHMEICHEL--------------------------------------------- ---SIMPSON----------MORGAN(c)-----------------HUTH------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------FUCHS-------- <-slightly higher, Wing Back position ------------------------AMARTEY-------------------------------------------------------------- <-Amartey dropping back infront of the defense as a ball winner when defending --------------------------------------------DRINKWATER-------------------------------------- ---MAHREZ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------KING--------------OKAZAKI---------------------------------------- <-Okazaki can shift alongside King over to support Fuchs on the left who comes forward to draw the space for Mahrez on the right -------------------------------------SLIMANI---------------------------------------------------- <- Slimani support target man, looking for runs of Mahrez Bench: ZIELER, HERNANDEZ, CHILWELL, ALBRIGHTON, MUSA, ULLOA, GRAY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 ----------------------Kasper --------------Huth----Morgan----Fuchs Albrighton-----Mendy----Drinkwater-------Chilwell ----------------------Mahrez -----------------Ulloa----Okazaki Hard workers with extra support for the weak defence. We just need to grind out a result, even if this gets us to 0-0 after an hour before bringing on some more creativity. 4-4-2 has to go, whatever the players/manager want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 25 minutes ago, sdb said: ----------------------Kasper --------------Huth----Morgan----Fuchs Albrighton-----Mendy----Drinkwater-------Chilwell ----------------------Mahrez -----------------Ulloa----Okazaki Hard workers with extra support for the weak defence. We just need to grind out a result, even if this gets us to 0-0 after an hour before bringing on some more creativity. 4-4-2 has to go, whatever the players/manager want. Would like us to try this, but swap Morgan and Huth around or play Hernandez on the right and see how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest seanfox778 Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 I'd like to see Ulloa and Musa up top, throwback to the days of Deane and Dickov. Long kick from Kasper, flick on from Leo and a neat finish from Musa. If only it were so simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudulike Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 I'm expecting an 'angry' performance akin to the second 45 mins at Stoke. I'll be pumped up. C'mon yer bastids, lets 'ave it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy_Jeff Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 Schmeichel Simpson Huth Morgan Fuchs Mahrez Drinkwater Mendy Gray Okazaki Ulloa Zieler, Amartey, Schlupp, King, Musa, Albrighton, Slimani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil jack Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 Merson says West Ham win 1-3. Meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacreblueits442 Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 2 hours ago, sdb said: ----------------------Kasper --------------Huth----Morgan----Fuchs Albrighton-----Mendy----Drinkwater-------Chilwell ----------------------Mahrez -----------------Ulloa----Okazaki Hard workers with extra support for the weak defence. We just need to grind out a result, even if this gets us to 0-0 after an hour before bringing on some more creativity. 4-4-2 has to go, whatever the players/manager want. Looks good to me. It is essential that Mahrez is given a free role as in his current position he is too restricted and predictable. Claudio unable to get the team playing with high tempo at the start is very worrying. I do not agree that Mahrez has lost his form (see Man. City game), he just needs a change of position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tickler28 Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 People saying start X and drop Z need to bear in mind that Z will then start on Monday. There's less than 48 hours between the matches so we'd be mad to start the same team twice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 18 minutes ago, tickler28 said: People saying start X and drop Z need to bear in mind that Z will then start on Monday. There's less than 48 hours between the matches so we'd be mad to start the same team twice!! They've had 3 months off, they can do 2 games in 72 hours!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 That's a chance to get 6 points in two days as far as I can see.Which would do nicely Lets see em do it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UPinCarolina Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 4 hours ago, Ted Maul said: We really can't afford to lose this one if we don't want to get sucked into the middle of a relegation scrap. We're already in one mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul Posted 29 December 2016 Share Posted 29 December 2016 3 minutes ago, UPinCarolina said: We're already in one mate. Not quite. We're a good 2 or 3 game run away from being completely out of it, as it stands. A couple more losses and we're right in the thick of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Campbell Posted 30 December 2016 Share Posted 30 December 2016 On 27/12/2016 at 05:17, Matt said: Points deduction then I guess. Yeh I'm a bit thick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted 30 December 2016 Share Posted 30 December 2016 1 hour ago, Pete Campbell said: Yeh I'm a bit thick Well no, I have a question. Vardy, got a straight red card, got a 3 match ban. Redmond, got a straight red card but according to my Premier League app he should be available again on the 2nd January, so if that is correct he's only got a 1 match ban? Is that correct or is the app wrong, if it's correct why the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stu Posted 30 December 2016 Share Posted 30 December 2016 13 minutes ago, Matt said: Well no, I have a question. Vardy, got a straight red card, got a 3 match ban. Redmond, got a straight red card but according to my Premier League app he should be available again on the 2nd January, so if that is correct he's only got a 1 match ban? Is that correct or is the app wrong, if it's correct why the difference? I've not seen Redmond's red card, but I read that his red card was from preventing a clear goal scoring opportunity rather than 'violent conduct' like Vardy's was. If so the punishment for a preventing a clear goal scoring opportunity is a one match ban, where as violent conduct is minimum of three matches. Hence the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudFox Posted 30 December 2016 Share Posted 30 December 2016 What I'd like to see: What we will probably see: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 30 December 2016 Share Posted 30 December 2016 Defence has got to be a bit more savvy with Carrol this year. Wes needs to start giving a bit of the old kidology back and give the ref something to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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