Aus Fox Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 19 minutes ago, Bptiger said: Every one says there was no one worthwhile to bring in , but how did west ham get Jesse lingdard , arsenal got oddagard , I just think we were not serious about bringing anyone in . And now it will bit us on the arse , think we will miss the top four again There is no way in a million years Manchester United would have loaned us any player in January. Oddagard with everyone fit as they were in January, wouldn’t be in our starting XI why would he leave Real Madrid’s bench to sit on ours? Other than Willock going Newcastle and King to Everton - there was no other serious business in the league. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Clender Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 (edited) It's fine to say we need to bounce back and strengthen our mentality, but the injury list and lethargy currently dictates everything. Win, lose or draw, I find it really hard to be in the position of claiming we have to win this. Under normal circumstances, of course we could demand that, but with the team in its current position, I think we have to be realistic. At least we may get to see if Under can deliver some potential within a run games. For me it's the Vardy conundrum again, does he play or doesn't he? He's clearly not full bar, so let's help him, give him some recoup and have him firing for the seasons showdown. If he does play, him and Nacho have to sit down and work out their space and roles better. I'm all for seeing an overhaul in this game to reset for the Brighton and Sheffield games. Edited 1 March 2021 by Danny Clender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st albans fox Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 5 hours ago, onekeithweller said: We put 4 past these in September but unfortunately of the scorers that day, Justin, Maddison and Barnes are all definitely out and as if our luck wasn't bad enough Erik Pieters is only rated 50/50 to be fit. They had about half of their starters missing that day as well given that we failed to stop arsenal scoring from a set play, I’m not hopeful that we manage to keep them down to better than two. can you see us scoring three ? their tactics won’t be complicated- get it out wide and cross it in. consequential corners are are positive. Any free kicks within 60 yards of our goal are a positive for them. watching this will be like my childhood, watching a seventies episode of dr who from behind the sofa ...... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox85 Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 11 hours ago, Raw Dykes said: Maybe we couldn't afford new players or there weren't any available that would be worth signing? It might not have been as easy as you think. Ahhhh behave with that nonsense ffs. We have money to spend we was just being over cautious. Look at Lingard for 1, yes not a signing that every one would of wanted but would of helped us. Plenty of deals could of been done but we gambled on the fact we would be in a better position at the end of season not taking all the potential injuries into account. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Fannieri Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 Have to make wholesale changes for this one, if we persist with picking players who are knackered both physically and mentally then we run the risk of picking up more serious injuries and fatigue. Rest the players who need it, bring in players who can provide energy and aggression and hopefully we can grind out a couple of results and give the players a much needed rest in advance of the run in, I would go with and hope we can nick a point or even a win - Schmichael Amartey Soyuncu Fuchs Daley-Campbell Mendy Choudhury Tavares Albrighton Under Kelechi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Fox Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 34 minutes ago, Fox85 said: Ahhhh behave with that nonsense ffs. We have money to spend we was just being over cautious. Look at Lingard for 1, yes not a signing that every one would of wanted but would of helped us. Plenty of deals could of been done but we gambled on the fact we would be in a better position at the end of season not taking all the potential injuries into account. Do you honestly believe Manchester United would loan a player to a direct rival for a Champions League place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 37 minutes ago, Fox85 said: Ahhhh behave with that nonsense ffs. We have money to spend we was just being over cautious. Look at Lingard for 1, yes not a signing that every one would of wanted but would of helped us. Plenty of deals could of been done but we gambled on the fact we would be in a better position at the end of season not taking all the potential injuries into account. Do you work for the recruitment team or the clubs financial team? If not how could you possibly comment on whether we has the funds in place or not? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adejo92 Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 Does vardy really need a rest when he hasn't broken a sweat for over a month? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gubbins Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 Cant believe the amount of people wanting to drop/rest Ndidi. Of all our remaining best players he has had the most off time this season and even more than that he, assuming Evan's doesnt play, is the only guy alongside amartey who will be able to deal with Burnley at corners. They are gonna score at least one as it stands anyway as we are genuinely so so poor at defending them but without him they could quite easily take the game beyond us with corners alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claudio Fannieri Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 1 minute ago, adejo92 said: Does vardy really need a rest when he hasn't broken a sweat for over a month? There is clearly a reason he is playing within himself he is clearly not fit, so rather than risk him suffering a reoccurance let’s rest him get him fit and then hopefully he comes back firing on all cylinders ....a half fit Vardy does not offer enough to justify taking the risk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 I think the luxury is Burnley are absolute dog shit. So we can afford to tinker with the side I think. I think we have to focus our attack to the flanks. Ideally I would suggest a back 3 with Timmy and Riccy as wing backs, the only conundrum with this is if we don't have Madder or Perez available, who plays in midfield in an advanced central role? Or we could try this. Kasper Amartey Evans Cags Ricardo Castagne Youri Ndidi Under Albrighton Vardy I am thinking with Ricardo as a wing back, it would take the pressure off Under a little, so he won't have to focus so much on his defending, plus the added protection from the back three. Burnley will just look to lob balls into Chris Wood so keeping Under pushed higher up may help us. Sometimes a wounded animal are the worst teams to play, I think we're exactly that at the moment so I am thinking go strong to start with, try and get a few goals and then potentially change Youri for Mendy and Vardy for Kelch at half time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nnfox Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 We should be able to field a fairly strong defensive team. Cags, Amartey, Castagne, Thomas, Ricardo, Ndidi, Hamza, Mendy, Fuchs all fit and a question mark over Evans. Attack wise, it's a different story. Nacho and Under are where the goals will come from unless Vardy can find some form, but he hasn't looked right for a while. Big responsibility and huge opportunity for both. I hope they deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pliskin Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 31 minutes ago, adejo92 said: Does vardy really need a rest when he hasn't broken a sweat for over a month? I would argue he needs the opposite and more games. I fancy him on Wednesday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrielCaziado Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 I am feeling a Brendan masterclass coming. This will be considered his greatest achievement when he manages to totally bore Burnley for 94min and then nick a late late winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 1 minute ago, OrielCaziado said: I am feeling a Brendan masterclass coming. This will be considered his greatest achievement when he manages to totally bore Burnley for 94min and then nick a late late winner. With our injuries I'd definitely take that if it also meant no other injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox_up_north Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 11 minutes ago, Pliskin said: I would argue he needs the opposite and more games. I fancy him on Wednesday. Only on Wednesday? I'd love to see who you've got eyes for the rest of the week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Guiza Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 Given the injuries, and the players who are out of form, I would be inclined to go three at the back, despite the fact that I'm not the biggest fan. The only issue however is the Maddison injury leaving a huge creative whole in the middle, but that would be the case in practically any formation at the moment, so it is somewhat reliant on Perez being fit. Schmeichel Amartey Soyuncu Fuchs Ricardo Ndidi Tielemans Perez Castagne Iheanacho Vardy Not particularly a team that I'd like to put out, but needs must. If Evans is out then I wouldn't trust a back two of Amartey and Soyuncu, and it negates the need to play the out of form Under and or Albrighton. Those two, plus the injured Barnes, somewhat limits the wide options. I also don't get the impression that Perez is fit, so it's perhaps immaterial in any event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 I think we are effectively looking at what are two line ups will be v Burnley and v Brighton together I'd go for the below v Burnley: Kasper Thomas Soyuncu Amartey Castagne Youri Mendy Under Taveres Ricardo Pereira Iheanacho Vs Brighton Kasper Ricardo Pereira Soyuncu Evans (if fit) Castagne Ndidi Choudhury Under Iheanacho Albrighton Vardy Being realistic, 4pts from the 6 would be a good return with our injuries and form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannythefox Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 Really need to just keep plugging away and picking up the points now I’d happily take 6points out the next 3. Get praet and fofona back and Maddison shouldn’t be far away either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalis Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, David Guiza said: Given the injuries, and the players who are out of form, I would be inclined to go three at the back, despite the fact that I'm not the biggest fan. The only issue however is the Maddison injury leaving a huge creative whole in the middle, but that would be the case in practically any formation at the moment, so it is somewhat reliant on Perez being fit. Schmeichel Amartey Soyuncu Fuchs Ricardo Ndidi Tielemans Perez Castagne Iheanacho Vardy Not particularly a team that I'd like to put out, but needs must. If Evans is out then I wouldn't trust a back two of Amartey and Soyuncu, and it negates the need to play the out of form Under and or Albrighton. Those two, plus the injured Barnes, somewhat limits the wide options. I also don't get the impression that Perez is fit, so it's perhaps immaterial in any event. Will Perez be back? I'm not his biggest fan but he contributes more than Under so it would be good if he was an option. Edit - realised you addressed my point already. Guess we'll have to find out by Wednesday. Edited 1 March 2021 by Nalis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAFKA Castroneves Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 Had a deep delve on FM21 for this one my brother in law raised a good point yesterday about how we’ve only really rotated due to injuries - not to manage legs as much, thus players like Wilf, Youri and Vardy are starting to look pretty wreaked after always being called upon game after game and this probably hasn’t helped at all. These lads need to sit a game out, I can understand Brendan wanting to play the best team possible all the time where he can, but for example we could have rested Youri once or twice more recently for Mendy or Hamza. Hands are tied now or else it’s looking like we will lose yet more players to injury. Is Big Wes actually out injured? Seems to be listed as that but if he’s available he’d be in today for me. (5-3-2) Schmeichel Albrighton - Amartey - Söyüncü - Fuchs - Thomas Mendy - Choudhury Hulme Under - Iheanacho Bench: Ward / DVC / Taveres / Leshabala / Ricardo / Castagne / Wilf / Pennant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reynard Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 5 minutes ago, Nalis said: Will Perez be back? I'm not his biggest fan but he contributes more than Under so it would be good if he was an option. Not heard any indication he is likely to be fit for this match. He has one of our "two week injuries" which could mean that or could mean two months. Anyone thinking he will be the saviour is likely to be disappointed but yes probably more effective than Under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 11 hours ago, Raw Dykes said: No, I don't think you can afford to keep two players who offered very little for us for ~£130k (?) a week when you likely won't need them anyway. Let's not forget how ineffective they looked the last time they played for us. For all we know, they may have been unhappy here, anyway. I'd say it's likely, considering how little they played. 2x strikers, 2x ACMs and 4x wingers is two players for each position. I do agree that that is bare minimum, but then Ricardo can also play on the wing. I'd certainly rather him play there than Gray. I don't really know exactly how much our injuries are down to luck, but I wouldn't have predicted a crisis anything like this bad. I don't really see how injuries earlier in the season have any bearing on how bad they are now. I wouldn't have predicted it would be as bad as earlier in the season, just because it's not normal for it to be like that. I'd have thought the chances were that things would improve. Ideally, we'd have signed one or two attacking players in January, but I think it's clear that we did try. I'm guessing it was just too difficult. I guess the players we wanted were unavailable, or we'd have had to pay way over the odds for players who either wouldn't make much difference or who we could get on the cheap in the summer. Not aimed at you at all, but it just annoys me when people imply the club were sitting on their hands through January instead of making signings. Maybe they were, but we don't know that and it seems very unlikely to me. " wouldn't have predicted a crisis as bad " but we'd already paid the price of not freshening things up in Jan 2020 and we juggled the entire 1st half of this season with injuries and there was enough evidence there that it was more likely our players would buckle than it were they'd all get fit and stay fit. We've not had a fully fit squad for the best part of 14-15 months. I know it's hindsight but we never take the January transfer market seriously enough, it's a rough window to recruit but needs must when you put yourself in the position we have 2 seasons on the spin with a squad that doesn't have the luxury of much depth of quality. Whats the point of waiting until the summer each season to recruit to improve and progress over 38 games and then get to half way in a great position only to be blighted by injuries and and fall short. Repeat repeat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Flair Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 36 minutes ago, Pliskin said: I would argue he needs the opposite and more games. I fancy him on Wednesday. Yeah me too, Vardy will score 5 in his next 3 league games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVFox Posted 1 March 2021 Share Posted 1 March 2021 Really weird feeling around this match, we have so many injuries, and it appears confidence and fitness is low around the entire squad. However Burnley looked awful yesterday, and if we are going to finish top 4 we have to have the mentality to dust ourselves off and grind out a result. Kasper Amartey Soyuncu Fuchs Ricardo Choudhury Tielemans Ndidi Castagne Iheanacho Vardy Under to come off the bench if we are needing a goal, these next few games are his chance to show if he's ever going to be here long term. If Evans is fit, I'd go 4-4-2 and bring Under, Evans & Albrighton in for Amartey, Fuchs and Choudhury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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