Sheffield United Pre Match

[kingfox]

Jakupovic

Amartey - Dragovic - Maguire - Fuchs

Diabate - Iborra - Silva - Gray

Iheanacho

Vardy

 

I expect a mixture again, few back up players will more than likely get a run out.

[NewEnglandFox]

9 hours ago, Ricey said:

Why are most people picking Jakupovic? A keeper who clearly hasn't impressed anyone at the club.

 

 

Because picking the guy who played the previous 3 cups matches is an easy pick. It's not really a "why" question, more of a he has so he probably will.

[Stevosevic]

2 minutes ago, NewEnglandFox said:

Because picking the guy who played the previous 3 cups matches is an easy pick. It's not really a "why" question, more of a he has so he probably will.

Hamer played at Peterborough so it's a tough one to call.

[dnewty]

9 hours ago, Ricey said:

Why are most people picking Jakupovic? A keeper who clearly hasn't impressed anyone at the club.

 

I know Kaspar had a 'mare on Saturday, but he is by far and away our best goalkeeper. He doesn't need resting, so play him and give ourselves the best chance we can of winning the match.

Kasper should play he needs to get that last game out of his system and get some confidence back.

[SemperEadem]

I hope if Vardy plays and scores it's at the Family stand end.

[Beechey]

Trying to rattle my brain to get our best squad, and all I can think of to fit them all in is like a 433 or 442 diamond.

 

                                          Schmeichel

 

         Amartey          Dragovic          Maguire          Chilwell

 

                                              Iborra

                                  Ndidi                  Silva

 

                                              Mahrez

 

                                    Vardy          Iheanacho

 

Leaves us lacking in width, but I think this is our technically most gifted side available. In my mind, I want to keep playing Diabate,but his position completely clashes with Mahrez, so we can't really play both unless one plays centrally and one on the right.

[the fox]

I just want to see mahrez, diabate and silva playing in the same team for 90 minutes.

Edited 12 February 2018 by the fox

[Nigel Graham Pearson]

14 minutes ago, the fox said:

I just want to see mahrez, diabate and silva playing in the same team for 90 minutes.

Impossible. That’d be too much natural quality for a Leicester side ?

[Foxxed]

Vardy and Mahrez were the spine our offense.

 

But that era is passing. I want to see Ian, Barnes, Diabate and Gray again.

 

                Kasper

Amartey Maguire Drag Fuchs

             Ndidi Silva

      Diabate Gray Barnes

                    Ian

 

I'd stick in Hamza only because he looks good in PL2 and I want to see how he'd do in a couple of levels further up.

 

Edited 12 February 2018 by Foxxed

[red5]

3 hours ago, Beechey said:

Trying to rattle my brain to get our best squad, and all I can think of to fit them all in is like a 433 or 442 diamond.

 

                                          Schmeichel

 

         Amartey          Dragovic          Maguire          Chilwell

 

                                              Iborra

                                  Ndidi                  Silva

 

                                              Mahrez

 

                                    Vardy          Iheanacho

 

Leaves us lacking in width, but I think this is our technically most gifted side available. In my mind, I want to keep playing Diabate,but his position completely clashes with Mahrez, so we can't really play both unless one plays centrally and one on the right.

I want some of what you're smoking.

[Wymsey]

Could be a season-defining game.

If it's a win - great.

If a loss or even a draw - many will question the team further as they are at the moment.

[mozartfox]

8 hours ago, Nigel Graham Pearson said:

Impossible. That’d be too much natural quality for a Leicester side ?

Agree. We need an element of 'hoofing' in there somewhere.

[fox_favourite]

This is more the squad is be expecting rather than want...

 

Jakupovic, Amartey, Benny, Dragovic, Fuchs, Gray, iborra, Silva, Barnes, Diabate, Iheanacho. 

 

Subs - Hamer, chilwell, N'didi, Maguire, Vards, James, Mahrez. 

 

But would love to see Huth play some part. May see Morgan if he's alive and managed to get his stair lift installed at his house. 

Edited 13 February 2018 by fox_favourite

[surrifox]

We're playing a more than decent championship side who could yet be Prem rivals next year. We can't be putting out the likes of Benny, Barnes and (unfit?) Huth or it'll be another year of dying wonderin'

 

[Guest Col city fan]

I would certainly expect Dan Amartey to feature tonight.

Have a feeling it's going to be a good game this one.

[FLAN]

13 hours ago, baker11 said:

I hope if Vardy plays and scores it's at the Family stand end.

So do I providing the club have by then seen sense and swapped it with the kop 

[surrifox]

22 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

I would certainly expect Dan Amartey to feature tonight.

Have a feeling it's going to be a good game this one.

Tonight?

[eddylcfc]

Kasper

 

Amartey

Dragovic

Maguire

Fuchs

 

Ndidi

Silva

 

Mahrez

Kelechi

Diabate

 

Vardy

 

Love the idea of Mahrez and Diabate in the same side. I have Diabate starting on the left but give them license to interchange and float and we could see some lovely stuff.

Edited 13 February 2018 by eddylcfc

[Captain...]

Kasper

Amartey Maguire Dragovic Fuchs

Iborra Silva

Mahrez Okazaki Gray

Nacho

 

No need for Benny unless we have injury concerns,would be nice to see Huth or Morgan back on the bench

 

Okazaki hasn't played much and we generally play better with him in the team, I think Nacho would benefit from being the main striker with Okazaki working his balls off behind him. Mahrez needs to get this nonsense behind him and back to playing, Gray deserves more game time and Kasper needs to put Man City game behind him.

 

Iborra and Silva would be my choice, but happy with Ndidi or James in there or any combination of the 4. Okazaki's work rate will help out the midfield, so happy to rest Ndidi for this one. Mixture of youth and experience on the bench, Vardy, Diabate, Barnes, Hamza, Chilwell, Huth/Morgan/Simpson, Hamer/Jakupovic.

[Bob Weasel Fox]

49 minutes ago, Col city fan said:

I would certainly expect Dan Amartey to feature tonight.

Have a feeling it's going to be a good game this one.

Friday night Col?

 

yep I think he will. It will be a mixed team some first team some fringes and some youth I suspect 

 

as long as we get through I don’t mind however Sheffield United will be well up for this with nothing to lose

 

I expect a very tough game  

[Guest Col city fan]

31 minutes ago, surrifox said:

Tonight?

My bad. Must have been having a brain freeze

[Max Wall]

Too many painful historical defeats to lesser lights in this trophy, don't want another.

I trust in Puel, he'll pick what he thinks is the best team for the club at this time. 

Get through this round and there's guaranteed to be a few very beatable teams left in the next round.

Please just win.

[Ian Nacho]

Jakupovic, 

Amartey, Huth, Maguire, Chilwell, 

Mahrez, Iborra, N'Didi, Gray, 

Iheanacho, 

Vardy 

 

[sylofox]

1 hour ago, Col city fan said:

My bad. Must have been having a brain freeze

Can you freeze an empty space?

[RutlanderFox]

I’d go with:

Jakupovic (perfectly capable and better than Hamer imo), Amartey (harshly dropped), Huth (want him to get some game time), Maguire, Fuchs (in better form than Chilwell), Diabate (another chance to shine), Silva (keep the game time coming), Iborra (hasn’t played for a while), Mahrez (the ideal game to bed him back in and get all the fans back on his side), Iheanacho (keep up the FA Cup golscoring), Vardy (want our strongest players out, plus he’s in very good form and we only have 2 fit strikers anyway!)

 

A strong side to beat a championship side at home and we need a win and good performance to get confidence back up after recent weeks