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Development/Youth Squads 2021/2022 Thread

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Ric Flair

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8 minutes ago, lcfcsnow said:

I don't think it is a last resort, he's been going to it since his very first game in charge here. If Rodgers has Evans Soyuncu and Fofana available I guarantee he'd start with a back five, as he did in the second half of the previous two seasons.

He really wouldn't, didn't do that for January and February when all 3 were fit until Maddison and Barnes got injured. 

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19 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

He really wouldn't, didn't do that for January and February when all 3 were fit until Maddison and Barnes got injured. 

We were playing it last season with Barnes and Maddison available, remember how often we had Praet or Maddison out wide? We played Fuchs as the LCB in a three quite regularly in the first half of the season until Soyuncu returned. Most of those games we were poor until he changed formation second half, maybe because it was behind closed doors its less memorable.

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Ric Flair

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3 hours ago, lcfcsnow said:

We were playing it last season with Barnes and Maddison available, remember how often we had Praet or Maddison out wide? We played Fuchs as the LCB in a three quite regularly in the first half of the season until Soyuncu returned. Most of those games we were poor until he changed formation second half, maybe because it was behind closed doors its less memorable.

That was because Ndidi was out and he didn't trust Mendy to protect a back 4. As soon as Ndidi was available again in mid December we straight the way went back to a back 4, all the way until after we were beaten by Arsenal at home where Barnes was seriously injured and Maddison had been bs Villa the week before.

 

That stretch was some of the best football and results we'd had beating Spurs, drawing vs Man Utd, beating Chelsea, Southampton and Villa. Barnes and Maddison were electric. Soyuncu had also returned around the new year and was largely on the bench and only coming on to see out games with Fofana and Evans as 1st choice back 4. Then Fofana got injured vs Leeds and Soyuncu dropped in and we stuck with the back 4 until after Arsenal.

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4 hours ago, lcfcsnow said:

.......... If Rodgers has Evans Soyuncu and Fofana available I guarantee he'd start with a back five, as he did in the second half of the previous two seasons.

Interesting correlation, if true, with us switching to a back 5 and having a terrible 2nd half to each of those seasons.  Having said that, subsequent comments on here cast doubt on the synchronicity of the two events.  Pity.  It's a good theory for those of us who can't stand the back 5. :rolleyes:

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18th best academy according to Training Guru

 

Points are weighted according to the level an Academy graduate played at last season (from Premier League to National League) and in cases in which they attended more than one Academy (which is common), the points are split between the clubs.

 

 

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50 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

U18s play Bournemouth in the cup down here tomorrow night. My horrendous luck continues this season and I'm not able to go. It's at the stadium and was only a fiver :thumbdown:

That's a shame you could have given us all a report on Chris Popov. Hopefully there'll be a stream, there often is in the latter rounds.

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29 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

That's a shame you could have given us all a report on Chris Popov. Hopefully there'll be a stream, there often is in the latter rounds.

Yeah would have loved to have gone. Went to St Mary's a few years back in the same competition, saw Hamza, Barnes and Chilwell. 

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19 hours ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

Yeah would have loved to have gone. Went to St Mary's a few years back in the same competition, saw Hamza, Barnes and Chilwell. 

Not Leicester related but I worked for a team who played Chelsea in the youth cup last year. Anyway we had a 15 year old (highly rated by the club) at left back who got terrorised by their right back. Certain staff made a big point to this 15 year old lad of how big the gap was between our club and Chelsea and how a lot of Chelseas players won't make it in the professional game. Fast forward not even 12 months and that same right back has been played week in week out in the premier League on loan at Southampton lol it's a great competition for getting to watch some real talented young players. 

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56 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said:

Do we know if we will be able to watch this at all tonight?

Their YouTube channel had a live stream for their 4th round game vs QPR so hopefully tonight's will be on there too.

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Kasey McAteer has gone to Forest Green Rovers on loan. Hopefully they aren't going to blow their run for promotion this season, and it will be a nice positive experience for him. 

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4 minutes ago, rachhere said:

Kasey McAteer has gone to Forest Green Rovers on loan. Hopefully they aren't going to blow their run for promotion this season, and it will be a nice positive experience for him. 

Excellent news, hopefully a few more get loans too before Monday.

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12 minutes ago, Devonfox1884 said:

Hope it goes well for him, if it does and they go up could potentially go back next season too.

I would say 'its hard to see how they won't go up right now'. But after last season...! Hopefully no more freak injuries this year. Did anyone see what their striker did to his hand? Not one to look at whilst eating your dinner. (I follow FGRs results, so I am quite excited about this one in general - hoping we have agreed a preseason friendly alongside the deal..!). 

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3 minutes ago, rachhere said:

I would say 'its hard to see how they won't go up right now'. But after last season...! Hopefully no more freak injuries this year. Did anyone see what their striker did to his hand? Not one to look at whilst eating your dinner. (I follow FGRs results, so I am quite excited about this one in general - hoping we have agreed a preseason friendly alongside the deal..!). 

What system do FGR play? Wonder whether he'll play as an ACM or a wing back, they seem to be his two favoured positions in our academy.

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Forest Green’s director of football, Rich Hughes, thanked City for allowing the deal to go through, which he felt was “too good to turn down”.

He said: "We're really pleased to have Kasey on board with us for the remaining games of the season. His athleticism, technical ability and flexibility provides us with another good addition to the squad.

"Our position coming into the window was that we were really happy with the group and that has continued, however we felt that the opportunity to bring Kasey into the group was too good to turn down, he is a player we have tracked for a long period of time and think he will be an asset for the second half of the season.


"We would like to thank Leicester for their help in finalising the deal and look forward to seeing Kasey in an FGR shirt.”

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