Haywood_6 Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 16 hours ago, Happy Fox said: Kasper Evans Cags Bennett Justin Maddison Ndidi Tielemans Chilwell Iheanacho Pérez I'd love to see us try this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonnieTodger Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 If we don't win this I've completely given up on the top four. Remember all the shit that Maguire got for leaving and still finishing below Leicester? Come on ffs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfan92 Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 1 hour ago, urban fox said: Personally i would go with the diamond Kasper JJ Evans Soy Chilwell NdidI Tielemens Praet Maddison Vardy Nacho Seen a few people suggest this. I was going to post this exact line up too. Tielemans for all his shortcomings still looks the best player to thread a ball through an opposition's defence. Praet has probably been most consistent midfielder (par maybe ndidi) and Maddison still has potential to scare the opposition and make things happen when he is allowed to drop some of this defensive duties. I disagree with those wanting Vardy dropped. Yes he's not at his best right now but he won't recapture his form on the bench. If he has the right type of support (we can't flood the opposition's box to get the best from Vardy, but neither can we leave him isolated), he'll find his scoring boots again in no time. And when Vardy is scoring we're normally winning. Iheanacho has done more than enough to warrant a chance at starting. My main concern (because this formation isn't without risk) is Justin. He's not going to offer the same width as Pereria who we miss greatly. We don't have the strength in squad to replace one of our stars yet, or to rotate without weakening the first team, and that's the real difference between us and the Man Cities' of this league. Chilwell gets berated, but if Brendan could get players in the box as he does his runs and he knows they are there he'd be able to cross before running out of pitch, and be able to handle the left wing by himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Claw II Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 Kasper Albrighton Evans Soy Chillwell Barnes Ndiddi Maddison Perez Vardy Nacho while I like Tielmans and Preat we need width and pace. Maddison claims he is a box to box midfielder so let’s see if he is. Albrighton is good enough defensively and offers more going forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza M Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 5 hours ago, Beechey said: Bit harsh to put Perez in the XI and yet force him to sit on the bench Hahaha. Bloody alignment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 19 hours ago, Brooksy said: Palace are very generous odds to win Unbelievable odds to be honest. Worth getting on -1 and -2 - given they've both also paid out the last two years in this fixture and everything about it suggests this is going to be more of the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 Just checked and apparently we are 3rd !!! No excuses must win by any means possible cold water in the dressing room lock the doors alter the clocks anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfoxt Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 For me I'd like to see us play the diamond formation that we used at Villa away in the league. It is a formation that suits the players in our squad and is one that Rodgers has used previously at his past clubs. Schmeichel Justin Evans Soyuncu Chilwell Ndidi Praet Tielmans Maddison Iheanacho Vardy In my view this team will play to our strengths and is a system when Ricardo returns that will work even better in the long run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetly Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 26 minutes ago, tfoxt said: For me I'd like to see us play the diamond formation that we used at Villa away in the league. It is a formation that suits the players in our squad and is one that Rodgers has used previously at his past clubs. Schmeichel Justin Evans Soyuncu Chilwell Ndidi Praet Tielmans Maddison Iheanacho Vardy In my view this team will play to our strengths and is a system when Ricardo returns that will work even better in the long run. This is the team and formation I want to see. With who is available now, and the fact all are wingers are pony it’s our best option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Md9 Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 Wouldn’t mind Fuchs coming in for a game. get Nacho up with vardy and if Fuchs can get into a few good positions his delivery is better than Chilwell and would be a bit more solid defensively. Wouldn’t hurt to try as what we have been doing isn’t really working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Earle Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 6 hours ago, Finn Claw II said: Albrighton is good enough defensively and offers more going forward. He really isn’t you know! I’ve had the misfortune to see his few outings at RWB since 2016/17 and they’ve been uniformly horrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 40 minutes ago, tfoxt said: For me I'd like to see us play the diamond formation that we used at Villa away in the league. It is a formation that suits the players in our squad and is one that Rodgers has used previously at his past clubs. Schmeichel Justin Evans Soyuncu Chilwell Ndidi Praet Tielmans Maddison Iheanacho Vardy In my view this team will play to our strengths and is a system when Ricardo returns that will work even better in the long run. We'll be murdered against Palace who utilise an attacking fullback and wingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfoxt Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 (edited) 8 minutes ago, UniFox21 said: We'll be murdered against Palace who utilise an attacking fullback and wingers. Having watched Palace's recent matches they will spend most of the match camped in their own half looking to catch us on the break. I don't think their fullbacks will be getting forward too much. This formation however relies on one of the three midfielders helping out the fullback for attacks down the wings and so it would be possible to play it against a team with attacking full backs if your midfield is able to cover large distances. Also its not like some of current wingers e.g Barnes provide much cover as it is. Edited 2 July 2020 by tfoxt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 1 minute ago, tfoxt said: Having watched Palace's recent matches they will spend most of the match camped in their own half looking to catch us on the break. I don't think their fullbacks will be getting forward too much. This formation however relies on one of the three midfielders helping out the fullback for attacks down the wings and so it would be possible to play it against a team with attacking full backs if your midfield is able to cover large distances. Like Wilf or Papy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroughtonFox Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 I’d be tempted to try something new and go for a back three. Kasper Soyuncu Evans Fuchs Albrighton/Justin Ndidi Praet Chilwell Maddison Nacho Vardy/Perez Half tempting to drop Vardy but if we’re trying two up top from the start I’d give him another go but wouldn’t mind him sitting out for Perez either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dahnsouff Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 Nah, start Vardy from the bench, he could be terrifying off the bench later on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevosevic Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 How the f**k are we still 3rd? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UniFox21 Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 6 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said: Nah, start Vardy from the bench, he could be terrifying off the bench later on. Might piss him off a bit to actually get a shot away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tickler28 Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 (edited) I'd mix it up a bit for shits and giggles: Schmeichel Soyuncu. Big Wes. Fuchs Albrighton. Chilwell Tielemans. Ndidi. Praet Perez Vardy Note I've given Evans a rest Edited 2 July 2020 by tickler28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereBeFoxes Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 10 hours ago, StanSP said: Freeview version of Sky One? It's on channel 11 on Freeview. They've had a few games already including the Everton Liverpool game. They've got our Bournemouth game on there as well. Also on channel 144/147(HD) on freesat for us freesatters out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxin_Mad Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 1 hour ago, Stevosevic said: How the f**k are we still 3rd? Everyone else is a bit shit too. If we can wake from our slumber and win a few games, we can finish this job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 18 minutes ago, Foxin_Mad said: Everyone else is a bit shit too. If we can wake from our slumber and win a few games, we can finish this job. Everyone below us was v sh1t up until the restart ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Weasel Fox Posted 2 July 2020 Share Posted 2 July 2020 Come on Leicester!!! lets get our shit together and beat these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom12345 Posted 3 July 2020 Share Posted 3 July 2020 First half of season: Teams thought we like to “counterattack” and so to neutralise Vardy they tended to sit back, allowing our midfielders to get the ball more and play. Second half against Everton showed what we can do when the likes of Maddison, Nachos and Tielemans (I would add Praet if he stayed on and Perez and Gray if they were utilised properly) can play further upfield. Second half of season: In December 2019, teams tried to neutralise us by pushing upfield and press us at the back (eg. Norwich, Crystal Palace, Man City, Liverpool). We could not get out of our half - other teams do it so much better than us - and the effect is that our entire football strategy is neutralised. We could not play counterattacking or any other build up that we were so good at during first half of season. Team after team since then played against us in the same way, and we had no answer, so we are bottling it. Furthermore, they know our left side is our weakness with Chilwell’s constant passback or poor final ball, so they keep pressing to let us play wide on the left. Critical solution: We need to play the ball more upfield and by our talented midfielders. We cannot rely on Evans, Soy, Kasper and Chilwell to play creative football from our own half. I understand why BR moved Maddison down to help out, but he is not effective there. We need to rethink formation and the use of Ndidi who has been poor since the restart. Maybe we play 3 at the back with 2 DMs (Ndidi and Praet) or even just Praet in place of Ndidi if we keep to a back 4. We need our better ball handlers to get the ball out. Proof: You can see that even during the last minute of the Everton game, despite the urgency, Evans, Soy and Chilwell could not even manage to pump the ball upfield into the box and they were so minded to pass sideways even in that situation!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vardinio'sCat Posted 3 July 2020 Share Posted 3 July 2020 The second half team again, 3-4-1-2 with Tielemans and Wilf sitting... At least Youri finds more space and time that way. Obviously the wings would be our issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts