Detroit Blues Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 Schmeichel Pereira - Soyuncu - Evans - Castagne Mendy - Choudhury Under - Tielemans - Albrighton Vardy Assuming that Madison is not going to be ready to play four days after coming off injured, Tielemans is his natural replacement as a creative #10. I believe he played there when he first joined Leicester City on loan, prior to getting Madison from Norwich. I think Brendan knows we need to go for goals, so we need to play two attacking fullbacks in a 4-2-3-1. That necessitates playing two of the three: Pereira, Castagne, and Thomas. I prefer playing Thomas with Barnes on the left because they combine really well, but I don't think Barnes will start, so neither will Thomas. Barnes played the full 90 against Villa and Prague, and is the only player that could "replace" Vardy as a striker if there was a need (injury or whatever). If Vardy is exhausted after 70 minutes and we need a goal to advance, I am not sure moving a fatigued Barnes over from LW is going to really get it done. So I think he is on the bench until we need him. That pretty much leaves Under and Albrighton on the wings with Barnes in reserve and Pereira at RB. If we can build a 2-nil lead, we can start putting in defensive substitutes. Then against Arsenal, back to the same lineup that we used against Villa: Schmeichel Castagne- Soyuncu - Evans - Thomas Ndidi - Tielemans Periera - Madison - Barnes Vardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackneyfox Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Detroit Blues said: I think Brendan knows we need to go for goals, Fairly certain that somebody will have told him we need to score at least one at some point. Edited 22 February 2021 by hackneyfox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw Dykes Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Detroit Blues said: Schmeichel Pereira - Soyuncu - Evans - Castagne Mendy - Choudhury Under - Tielemans - Albrighton Vardy Assuming that Madison is not going to be ready to play four days after coming off injured, Tielemans is his natural replacement as a creative #10. I believe he played there when he first joined Leicester City on loan, prior to getting Madison from Norwich. I think Brendan knows we need to go for goals, so we need to play two attacking fullbacks in a 4-2-3-1. That necessitates playing two of the three: Pereira, Castagne, and Thomas. I prefer playing Thomas with Barnes on the left because they combine really well, but I don't think Barnes will start, so neither will Thomas. Barnes played the full 90 against Villa and Prague, and is the only player that could "replace" Vardy as a striker if there was a need (injury or whatever). If Vardy is exhausted after 70 minutes and we need a goal to advance, I am not sure moving a fatigued Barnes over from LW is going to really get it done. So I think he is on the bench until we need him. That pretty much leaves Under and Albrighton on the wings with Barnes in reserve and Pereira at RB. If we can build a 2-nil lead, we can start putting in defensive substitutes. Then against Arsenal, back to the same lineup that we used against Villa: Schmeichel Castagne- Soyuncu - Evans - Thomas Ndidi - Tielemans Periera - Madison - Barnes Vardy Just an FYI - Maddison was already here when Tielemans came on loan. I think they both played as no.8s with Ndidi holding behind them. I do think it's likely that Tielemans will play as a no.10 if Maddison's not fit. It could have been Perez or Nacho, but neither are available. I suppose there's a chance it could be Barnes. Not sure if Castagne and Ricardo will both be able to start both games. Would be great if they can, but they're both coming back from injury. I could see your formation for Thursday being pretty accurate. I think Ndidi might start, though. Much harder to predict for the Arsenal match right now. Edited 22 February 2021 by Raw Dykes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Blues Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 30 minutes ago, hackneyfox said: Fairly certain that somebody will have told him we need to score at least one at some point. I said "goals" plural, thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detroit Blues Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Raw Dykes said: Just an FYI - Maddison was already here when Tielemans came on loan. I think they both played as no.8s with Ndidi holding behind them. I do think it's likely that Tielemans will play as a no.10 if Maddison's not fit. It could have been Perez or Nacho, but neither are available. I suppose there's a chance it could be Barnes. Not sure if Castagne and Ricardo will both be able to start both games. Would be great if they can, but they're both coming back from injury. I could see your formation for Thursday being pretty accurate. I think Ndidi might start, though. Much harder to predict for the Arsenal match right now. You're absolutely right. I thought Tielemans came on loan first, but my memory is pretty fuzzy. I blame the beer I did look at some of the the games from when he was on loan, and many games Rodgers had Madison was out wide with Tielemans in a three in front of Ndidi and Choudhury. Edited 22 February 2021 by Detroit Blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 Do we have the same ref as last week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 1 minute ago, Ashley said: Do we have the same ref as last week? Surely not - can’t believe Brendan would publicly slaughter an official who was taking the return leg .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les-TA-Jon Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 9 minutes ago, st albans fox said: Surely not - can’t believe Brendan would publicly slaughter an official who was taking the return leg .... Are there any quotes or videos of him mentioning the ref? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxes96 Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 Hmm tricky one, with us potentially missing all our attacking midfielders Maddison, Perez and Praet, and even Iheanacho can play in the 10 position. Both Castagne and Pereira are just back from injury and I’d loathe to lose either of them to injury again. Thomas hasn’t played very many minutes this season and as a young lad will only get better with game time. The only change i would consider would be Castagne/ pereira in for Amartey. Or give Evans a rest and move Amartey across one. The only alternative attacking option would be Ünder I guess who could come in for Barnes if he needs a rest, but think he’s too important to leave out at the minute. Get the job done early and ring the changes and get all of the CDM’s on to see it out. vs Prague Schmeichel Amartey - Evans - Söyüncü - Thomas Choudhury - Ndidi - Tielemans Albrighton - Vardy - Barnes vs Arsenal Schmeichel Castagne - Evans - Söyüncü - Thomas Ndidi - Tielemans Pereira - Maddison - Barnes Vardy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJB-fox Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 29 minutes ago, Les-TA-Jon said: Are there any quotes or videos of him mentioning the ref? In his post-match interview he said the ‘officiating was poor’ and was clearly confused/disappointed over inconsistency with free kicks and yellow cards 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxaholic ME Posted 22 February 2021 Share Posted 22 February 2021 4 hours ago, Raw Dykes said: Just an FYI - Maddison was already here when Tielemans came on loan. I think they both played as no.8s with Ndidi holding behind them. I do think it's likely that Tielemans will play as a no.10 if Maddison's not fit. It could have been Perez or Nacho, but neither are available. I suppose there's a chance it could be Barnes. Not sure if Castagne and Ricardo will both be able to start both games. Would be great if they can, but they're both coming back from injury. I could see your formation for Thursday being pretty accurate. I think Ndidi might start, though. Much harder to predict for the Arsenal match right now. Possiblly Amartey in one game for Evans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gamble92 Posted 23 February 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 23 February 2021 19 hours ago, Nick said: So, we’ve got this on Thursday followed by games on Sunday, Weds & Saturday. That’s a right mare. I've handled this well on FIFA Career mode so i don't see why this should be an issue to be honest 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeg67 Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 Under isn't starting any more games for BR. Not happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 1 hour ago, Deeg67 said: Under isn't starting any more games for BR. Not happening. I actually think Amartey stands a better chance of starting RW than Ünder. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzFOX Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 Let’s get the job done quick in a 1st half blitzkrieg! 3-0 than shut up shop for the 2nd rest players that will probably need it like Vardy feel sorry for tillemans as he could use a little break but he’s just too important to leave out and if madders needs to recover he has to stay. Oh yeh a better ref for this game please UEFA (last one was absolute pants)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glebe_sydneyfox Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 I'm torn by this.. I want us to have a real crack at going deep into this competition, but am fully aware of the toll that will place on our wonderful squad who have pushed themselves to the limit already. Do we go all in and try to win the thing or conserve and protect our top 4 status? Brendans problem! And a fantastic one to try and solve. Its been a lot of fun watching us back in Europe. May this be the beginning of a pretty special era for our club which in my opinion (and many many others who don't support us) is one of the best run around. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 Tavares in the hole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 As much as I want to rest players, we can't afford to. Unchanged from Villa for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUltimateWinner Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) is ref for this (different from the first leg - although, know nothing about him!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stu Posted 23 February 2021 Popular Post Share Posted 23 February 2021 18 minutes ago, TheUltimateWinner said: Serdar Gözübüyük (NED) is ref for this (different from the first leg - although, know nothing about him!) I think I’ll just call him Ned... 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehrez Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 50 minutes ago, Ric Flair said: Tavares in the hole You wish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 Kasper Ricardo Soyuncu Evans Castagne Ndidi Mendy Albrighton Tielemans Barnes Vardy. Assuming Maddison is injured of course. Can’t see him starting Under. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 Just now, Bert said: Kasper Ricardo Soyuncu Evans Castagne Ndidi Mendy Albrighton Tielemans Barnes Vardy. Assuming Maddison is injured of course. Can’t see him starting Under. Just start Tavares and wrap this up EARLY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 Just now, Ric Flair said: Just start Tavares and wrap this up EARLY. Ok. Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demon_dog Posted 23 February 2021 Share Posted 23 February 2021 9 minutes ago, Bert said: Ok. Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Tavares Heaven Brendan must be missing an ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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