AKCJ 15,420 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March 7 minutes ago, davieG said: I think he would have come on in place of Vardy with Nacho going as a loan striker if the injury list hadn't been so awful He's a midfielder, in the Tielemans bracket of sauce. Link to post Share on other sites
davieG 18,193 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March (edited) 7 hours ago, AKCJ said: He's a midfielder, in the Tielemans bracket of sauce. Yeah I know he'd drop in behind Nacho as a lone striker as we'd move away from 442. Edited 1 March by davieG Changed loan to loan Ooooops Link to post Share on other sites
OadbyBlue 701 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March Kasper Ric soy amartey Castagne N’didi tielemans perez? If fit if not nacho in behind Vardy under iheanacho albrighton Under is the most like for like replacement for Barnes (yes nowhere near the quality based on what we’ve seen so far), I think if we go for 2 more defensive minded midfielders in Ricardo and Albrighton it could be very dull viewing with very little created. Vardy could really do with a rest on recent evidence, can’t go a half without clearly having issues with his groin. Link to post Share on other sites
Raw Dykes 4,129 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March 1 hour ago, davieG said: Yeah I know he'd drop in behind Nacho as a loan striker as we'd move away from 442. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Dr The Singh 5,091 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March 6 hours ago, davieG said: Yeah I know he'd drop in behind Nacho as a loan striker as we'd move away from 442. Who we loaning him to? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Deeg67 3,086 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March 7 hours ago, davieG said: I think he would have come on in place of Vardy with Nacho going as a loan striker if the injury list hadn't been so awful Sounds like it was Tielemans coming off. Link to post Share on other sites
Jakemoore 467 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March Kasper Amartey Syoncu Fuchs Castagne. Thomas N’didi. Tilemans Under Albrighton Vardy Subs: Ward, Ricardo, Daley-Campbell, Evans (if fit enough), Mendy, Hamza, Ihenacho i think we have to play to our strengths and right now, despite the injury to JJ we still have several very good/class full backs so we need to keep them fit, hence rotating Ricardo. In this set up under and albrighton act more as wide attacking players than wingers, with genuine wing backs behind them. We also have two CBs who have spent most of their careers at full back. My biggest concern with this team is that it’s another game for our midfield 2 who are surely going to burn out soon. Link to post Share on other sites
st albans fox 8,749 Posted 1 March Report Share Posted 1 March I can see us rotating as much as is possible. whilst you wouldn’t have this down as an ideal game for pappy re the likely physical nature and needing to defend set plays, expect to see him ! wouldnt surprise me to see vards rested. Thomas may get the nod if he wants to play Fuchs in a back three - otherwise we may see Fuchs at left back. Castagne at RB or possibly VDC if TC’s numbers are risky all looking pretty scary at turf moor but getting a fully fit squad post the int break bar JJ and Harvey is a priority. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Vardinio'sCat 1,994 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March If it's true that Tavares is 6'2" then it's a yes from me. Link to post Share on other sites
Aus Fox 9,059 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March 2 hours ago, Vardinio'sCat said: If it's true that Tavares is 6'2" then it's a yes from me. I’ve heard they are two different measurements. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
st albans fox 8,749 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March 2 hours ago, Vardinio'sCat said: If it's true that Tavares is 6'2" then it's a yes from me. he could be 6’5” but winning a header defending a Burnley set piece requires more than just a ladder ....... 8 hours ago, Jakemoore said: Kasper Amartey Syoncu Fuchs Castagne. Thomas N’didi. Tilemans Under Albrighton Vardy Subs: Ward, Ricardo, Daley-Campbell, Evans (if fit enough), Mendy, Hamza, Ihenacho i think we have to play to our strengths and right now, despite the injury to JJ we still have several very good/class full backs so we need to keep them fit, hence rotating Ricardo. In this set up under and albrighton act more as wide attacking players than wingers, with genuine wing backs behind them. We also have two CBs who have spent most of their careers at full back. My biggest concern with this team is that it’s another game for our midfield 2 who are surely going to burn out soon. Usually, Burnley would love nothing more than to have wood and Barnes in the air against a full back. the only problem is that I’m not sure we have many options other than to play Dan alongside cags and if we need to go three then Fuchs is also a shoe in unless he decided to drop wilf in there. Could be that having three bodies in there who aren’t really too mobile as a unit (not as individuals) may be ok tomorrow as Burnley’s tactics will be likely to be ‘Chuck it in the mixer’ rather than tikka takka 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sunbury Fox 1,771 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Thomas will be totally bullied by Burnley; don't think we can play him in this game and he needs a rest anyway after 3 tough matches in a week. So if Ricardo has to be rested too, I think we might have to go with a back 4 of Castagne, Big Dan, Cags and Fuchs. At least they're all 6 foot plus to deal with the barrage of high balls. I think we must also play Ndidi as he is so important winning headers off defensive set pieces. Even if we pack our team with as many tall players as we can muster, you can bet Dyche will be licking his lips at their prospects of scoring off a set piece against us. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ClaphamFox 1,015 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March 43 minutes ago, Sunbury Fox said: Thomas will be totally bullied by Burnley; don't think we can play him in this game and he needs a rest anyway after 3 tough matches in a week. So if Ricardo has to be rested too, I think we might have to go with a back 4 of Castagne, Big Dan, Cags and Fuchs. At least they're all 6 foot plus to deal with the barrage of high balls. I think we must also play Ndidi as he is so important winning headers off defensive set pieces. Even if we pack our team with as many tall players as we can muster, you can bet Dyche will be licking his lips at their prospects of scoring off a set piece against us. Fofana will most likely replace Evans, not Big Dan. Link to post Share on other sites
Dahnsouff 5,958 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Guessing too soon for Wes, but Ayoze? Link to post Share on other sites
Pliskin 2,953 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Have we had an update on Perez? Id chuck Fafs in if he is fit. Link to post Share on other sites
dsr-burnley 580 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Just as an aside to all this talk about needing height to match Burnley's strength in the air, it might be of interest to know that Leicester's outfield players were marginally taller than Burnley's outfield players based on Sunday's teams. Though if Wood comes in for Rodriguez as rumoured, Burnley would sneak it. Burnley aren't a big side. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
filbertway 3,157 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Height isnt the main issue. The fact Rodgers or whoever coaches set pieces has the players stood like statues marking thin air in the main problem. Also we bring everyone back which means the other teams can really load up the box 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ric Flair 23,028 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March I can see Fuchs starting this one 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Deeg67 3,086 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March I think this is the sort of game Mendy could be effective in. He'll have plenty of time in midfield and he can pick an efficient short pass going forward under those circumstances. If Evans and Fofana are both out I'd plunk Wilf back there and use Mendy in midfield. Link to post Share on other sites
Heymister2015 506 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Based on the team being dead on there feet I’d go Schmeichel, castagne, Soyuncu, Evans, Fuchs, Albrighton, Mendy, Tavares, Thomas, under behind Iheanacho. Bring on Vardy, tieliemans, ndidi in the second half Link to post Share on other sites
mozartfox 5,367 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March To many 'No Go Zones' in our zonal marking system. Needs binning off and sorting out in the Summer. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
yorkie1999 4,769 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March 30 minutes ago, Heymister2015 said: Based on the team being dead on there feet I’d go Schmeichel, castagne, Soyuncu, Evans, Fuchs, Albrighton, Mendy, Tavares, Thomas, under behind Iheanacho. Bring on Vardy, tieliemans, ndidi in the second half Surely you'd start those three and hope to take them off in the second half and defend a lead, if we had one obviously, 45 minutes isn't going to make much difference to fitness. Link to post Share on other sites
filbertway 3,157 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March 24 minutes ago, yorkie1999 said: Surely you'd start those three and hope to take them off in the second half and defend a lead, if we had one obviously, 45 minutes isn't going to make much difference to fitness. Always seems preferable to start the stronger players and get the lead to defend. Link to post Share on other sites
whoareyaaa 2,553 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March Never been a fan of zonal marking, leave Vardy and Barnes up top and everyone take a man (or any other attacker with Vardy) 2 Link to post Share on other sites
turlo 201 Posted 2 March Report Share Posted 2 March 2 hours ago, Pliskin said: Have we had an update on Perez? Id chuck Fafs in if he is fit. Not quire ready according to the Rodgers However, Rodgers thinks this week’s games will be too early for the Spaniard. “He (Perez) is out training,” Rodgers said. “I don’t think he’ll be available for the two games this week. “I saw him out on the grass with the medical team. He’s feeling good. That was his first introduction back out. “We’ll see how he is at the end of the week. Then maybe available for the game after Brighton (against Sheffield United).” Link to post Share on other sites
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