NaijaFox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 9 minutes ago, Foxxed said: Four wingers and two defenders on the bench! Perez and Grey can double in a central attacking role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumbleFox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 6-0, easy. X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 1 minute ago, urban.spaceman said: Very interesting. Hope to see Harvey and/or Demarai at some point! Both Barnes and Gray is might end up playing up top coming on as a sub for Nacho. When we played 442 Diamond at the end of the Spurs game and against Sheffield United, Barnes was up top with Vardy for large periods. Or of course if the system is totally pants, we can go back to the 4141 that has worked so well for us. Rodgers is really good tactically. Going 352 against Everton won us the game, and 442 Diamond versus Spurs also won it, despite playing quite well before changing. So I am hoping he's seen something specific about Villa that he things we can exploit with the system. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaijaFox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 6 minutes ago, GorlestonFox said: Would have preferred to see Hamza on the bench instead of one the 47858263 wingers! Is he injured? Yep! Would have preferred Hamza on the bench instead of Albrighton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will1981 Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 13 minutes ago, lcfcsnow said: When has the diamond ever worked? Last time I remember was at Sheffield United but that wasn't convincing. 4-0 against Derby under Sven. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonFox1884 Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Brendan has not got a lot wrong so far, so the lack of any recognised wingers will be interesting.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifted*fox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 1 minute ago, RumbleFox said: 6-0, easy. X I'd ****ing love that rumble pal. Best mate is villa, I'd love to absolutely ruin them today. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyN11 Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 We're up against England's best current goalkeeper BTW. Fully expecting Albrighton to come on and score against his old club, celebrate like mad and grab a ball boy 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langtonfox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Hope he proves me wrong but I’m unsure with that team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanya Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Very nervous about this one. Aston Villa are a good team. Still, I think the diamond, in theory, should suit us with our talented midfielders and flying fullbacks. Super excited for Dennis and Nacho. Happy to see what they can do. C'mon Leicester! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueBrett Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Very interesting. Looking forward to seeing how this lineup/formation gets on in what's sure to be a tough game. We have a fk ton of width and pace on the bench to change things up second half if need be but I have faith Maddison can pull the strings and create enough chances for our front 2. We will have better balance and despite the narrow midfield potentially equal threat from wide as vs Watford with Chilwell coming back into the side anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg67 Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Most of the Diamond we played early in the season, with N'didi and Hamza on the pitch together. That's why it didn't work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester Dontlie Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Very excited about this set up, Nacho and Vards together, no Perez or Barnes... I reckon Rodgers wants to prove Leicester can fly without wings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon789us Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Interesting line up just hope madders ain’t pulled wide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandfox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 10 minutes ago, GorlestonFox said: Would have preferred to see Hamza on the bench instead of one the 47858263 wingers! Is he injured? Not a lot of point having another CM on the bench when you are already playing 4 in the starting 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 2 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said: Yep that could be the logic behind the move. This is deliberate so there has to be something in it. Villa however, do not play a diamond as sometimes that is one reason to pic kit - to mirror the opposition system. Appreciate the worries from some on here, but I can tell you now that Praet was very specifically signed so that we had the option to play a diamond formation if we wanted to. At Sampdoria last season they played a diamond and statistically he was one of the most creative players in that league in that system. At Liverpool he also used the system many times. Usually the system means a bit less possession but more of a direct goal threat. On paper that sounds good against a team who has just come up from the Championship. Will it work out today? Can't say until we see it in action! But Nacho was electric against Everton and Praet usually impresses when he plays, even if he was a bit lackluster against Watford when coming on. I don’t think we need to change formation to neutralise McGinn/Grealish. Could have just played Praet instead of Tielemans or Maddison and maybe bring Albrighton in. Or even Gray, who does track back tbf & would help force Grealish backwards to defend (Grealish has been playing LW if i recall correctly). 4-1-4-1 is just so key for me, but lets see how it plays out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw_leics772 Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 (edited) Whatever the formation is, I'm pretty sure it's not this. Edited 8 December 2019 by gw_leics772 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammo Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Doubt whether any of us would have picked that team but Rodgers watches them train and, let’s be honest. Perez and Barnes have not done the business of late. Bit of a gamble, definitely, but let’s hope it’s another tactical master stroke from The Magician. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SO1 Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 Wingers! We don't need no stinking wingers! Goals! Goals! Goals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartfox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 When are we going to see Benko on the bench? He was described as the next VVD during his time at Chris Sutton’s Celtic, yet cannot edge out a 36 year old veteran. Something very strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrington fox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 In Brendan we trust! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumbleFox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, lifted*fox said: I'd ****ing love that rumble pal. Best mate is villa, I'd love to absolutely ruin them today. I'll gladly make a pact with any evil entity that may be watching over my life to make it happen. If you're listening Pazuzu, can we make a deal? X Edited 8 December 2019 by RumbleFox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozleicester Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 watching the interview with BR... but its time to ask... WTF is the Kappa logo about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaijaFox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 20 minutes ago, murphy said: He'll be behind the front two. TIelemans and Praet on the wide side of the diamond. Tielemans wide left will leave Chilly badly exposed because Youri offers little defensive help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 8 December 2019 Share Posted 8 December 2019 (edited) Not necessarily a diamond, with the midfielders we have it could easily be a straight 442, the normal 4141 or a narrow 433, or 4132! We’ll see a mix of a few today I think, Brendan likes it nice + fluid and flexible. Edited 8 December 2019 by TJB-fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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