StriderHiryu Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 Hmm team news makes me less confident. I know it's a good opportunity to give some players game time but it's an even better opportunity to win another trophy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxtonfox Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 I fear big time for us tomorrow night. We have no one in midfield to direct operations, actually no one since Drinky left. Looking at a 4-4-2 we will get about 15% of the ball, and the wide men of Musa and Gray are weak in tracking back so Chilwell and Amartey will not know which way to turn. Up front we'll be non-entities as Ihenacho is creeping back to fitness and Slimani,,,, well enough said. Although they will be second string Liverpool will coast into the next round and we'll be in fear again on Saturday. I'm hacked off at mo, there's no bright lights that I can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Vardy Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 Japutovic, Kasper,Okazaki, Slimani,Ulloa,Iborra, Musa,Chilwell, Dragovic, Amartey, there's ten internationals, against Liverpool reserves ....only one winner....Blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitwickfox Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 11 minutes ago, Reg Vardy said: Japutovic, Kasper,Okazaki, Slimani,Ulloa,Iborra, Musa,Chilwell, Dragovic, Amartey, there's ten internationals, against Liverpool reserves ....only one winner....Blue. This...... mind you did miss king out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callabinho Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 They will breeze throughout both fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatfoxesKid23 Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 we're going to get a thrashing aren't we Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitwickfox Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 Don't think it will be a thrashing but don't realistically see us going through Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitwickfox Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 Still rather we try and win Saturday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 49 minutes ago, whitwickfox said: Still rather we try and win Saturday We can and will win both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inckley fox Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 The big question for me is whether we try to address the midfield issues - no goals from open play in a while, lack of protection for defence etc. - with an experimental change of shape, or see if there's a serious chance of the 4-4-2 working for us this season. I'm not sure how much Shakespeare agrees with us about shape, based on those post-match comments. I understand them to a degree - he was saying that the opposition did a better job of dropping the ACM into midfield, wide players tucking in, but the truth was that we were outnumbered, and while I'm not going to slate CS, I thought his comments were wide of the mark. I saw one of the pundits say that we were involuntarily driven into a sort of 3-6-1/3-5-1-1 at times on Saturday. Simpson was often operating as an extra CB, leaving Mahrez to track the winger. Chilwell was often more advanced than the other defenders. Nacho was very deep, often with 30-40 yards between him and Vardy. Albrighton was having to muck in in the centre of the park. So if we're going to find ourselves forced into that sort of shape, it makes sense to have people doing what they're good at. A proper RWB in Albrighton, a proper ACM in Mahrez/Gray, more freedom for Kelechi to be a striker and get closer to Vardy. Alternatively, he could use this as a chance to see whether there's really any prospect of the 4-4-2 working. A lot of people think this hinges on Silva signing but obviously we can't depend on Silva being the new Drinkwater because (a) he might not be able to play for a while (b) we've still been over-run in midfield for the past year, even with Drinky and (c) players get injured or lose form. So at some point we need to show that we can both make a better fist of it than we did on Saturday and get results from top six sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjcW Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 2 hours ago, Reg Vardy said: Japutovic, Kasper,Okazaki, Slimani,Ulloa,Iborra, Musa,Chilwell, Dragovic, Amartey, there's ten internationals, against Liverpool reserves ....only one winner....Blue. 2 hours ago, whitwickfox said: This...... mind you did miss king out Are we playing two keepers lads? I’m assuming Japutovic is Jakupovic?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reg Vardy Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 Something like that!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LCFC BEAST Posted 18 September 2017 Share Posted 18 September 2017 Musa masterclass incoming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 Today: Hamer Knight Dragovic Maguire Chillwell Musa Iborra King Gray Iheanacho Slimani 4-0 to Leicester against Liverpool's C team. Musa with a hattrick including one off his arse. Slimani to score trademark header after Gray weaves his way past the Liverpool defence at the 15th attempt and his shot ricochets off the foot and knee of their right back which is met by Slimani's head. Ulloa comes on in the last 9 minutes for a laugh, and has one ruled out by the ref because he's just as baffled as we are why we offered him a new contract. Klopp revealed to have been a mannequin for the whole match as he has other things to concentrate on. Shakey holds a pair of (foot)balls at some point. Saturday: Kasper Simpson Morgan Maguire Chillwell Mahrez Iborra Ndidi Alrbighton Iheanacho Vardy 3-1, Vardy with 2 and Nachoman with 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redouane Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 11 hours ago, Reg Vardy said: Japutovic, Kasper,Okazaki, Slimani,Ulloa,Iborra, Musa,Chilwell, Dragovic, Amartey, there's ten internationals, against Liverpool reserves ....only one winner....Blue. Musa is on loan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlloverthefloorYesNdidi Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 6 minutes ago, Redouane said: Musa is on loan Don't think he is Bru. I was feeling optimistic about tonight, but looking at who Liverpool will probably field I think they will have a strong team, bit worried. We need a big performance from the Moose and I believe it will come. Up the Moose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 Up the Moose?? I would not make those sort of comments on a family forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papasmurf Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 Any ideas what their team is going to look like? Think Ox is starting for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeGuy Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 56 minutes ago, Redouane said: Musa is on loan He's not. Didn't want to go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 Jakupovic Amartey Maguire Dragovic Albrighton Iborra Choudhury Chilwell Gray Iheanacho Musa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 Everything is just a bit meh at the moment isn't it! i don't think anybody can be really happy with how they're performing at the moment, and that includes the backroom staff. Maybe we just need that one big result to lift everybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domsdad Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 1 hour ago, Papasmurf said: Any ideas what their team is going to look like? Think Ox is starting for them. Looks like Ox, Solanki, and Coutinho all playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieTodger Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 Can you be arsed with Hamer, Amartey and Ulloa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifted*fox Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 I'm possibly going to miss Saturday's game against Liverpool as I'm working in London until mid-afternoon so not sure I'll get the train back in time. I was going to go to this instead but I just can't get myself excited for it. I think I'll be staying in the warm and watching a stream tbh. I'm almost annoyed with myself for how blasé I've become with the football recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotTheMarketLeader Posted 19 September 2017 Share Posted 19 September 2017 13 hours ago, inckley fox said: The big question for me is whether we try to address the midfield issues - no goals from open play in a while, lack of protection for defence etc. - with an experimental change of shape, or see if there's a serious chance of the 4-4-2 working for us this season. I'm not sure how much Shakespeare agrees with us about shape, based on those post-match comments. I understand them to a degree - he was saying that the opposition did a better job of dropping the ACM into midfield, wide players tucking in, but the truth was that we were outnumbered, and while I'm not going to slate CS, I thought his comments were wide of the mark. I saw one of the pundits say that we were involuntarily driven into a sort of 3-6-1/3-5-1-1 at times on Saturday. Simpson was often operating as an extra CB, leaving Mahrez to track the winger. Chilwell was often more advanced than the other defenders. Nacho was very deep, often with 30-40 yards between him and Vardy. Albrighton was having to muck in in the centre of the park. So if we're going to find ourselves forced into that sort of shape, it makes sense to have people doing what they're good at. A proper RWB in Albrighton, a proper ACM in Mahrez/Gray, more freedom for Kelechi to be a striker and get closer to Vardy. Alternatively, he could use this as a chance to see whether there's really any prospect of the 4-4-2 working. A lot of people think this hinges on Silva signing but obviously we can't depend on Silva being the new Drinkwater because (a) he might not be able to play for a while (b) we've still been over-run in midfield for the past year, even with Drinky and (c) players get injured or lose form. So at some point we need to show that we can both make a better fist of it than we did on Saturday and get results from top six sides. Why won't you slate Shakey when you've admitted, to put it crudely, he was talking shit in the post match interview. There are two possibilities for me; he's lying to us, or he does not have a clue what he's doing. A slating therefore would be perfectly acceptable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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