Vardy, Daka and Iheanacho

[majaco]

How have we got these 3?   There will be a lot of planning going on with opposition defences to deal with them.

 

Vardy has not been scoring as much yet his work rate and awareness play havoc with those he is up against.  I think this is one of the reason why we score a lot of late goals.  It looks like he will be starting on Saturday along with Barnes who, if he stays injury free, could be one of the league's stand-outs this season.

 

And now we have Daka   Daka has some similar unbelievable qualities to Vardy.   He looks horrible to play against.   And we can bring on Iheanacho alongside him.  Perhaps Barnes will still be there ripping it up.   If Daka draws too much attention, Iheanacho will be sniffing around as a deadly assassin.  Snuff out Iheanacho and opportunities arise for Daka.

 

Quite looking forward to Saturday.

[whoareyaaa]

Daka / Nacho

Vardy / Nacho

 

2 of the 3 have to be in the starting 11 if we want to get maximum points

 

I would play 4-3-3 we have the players to do it.

         

                 Vardy/Daka

Barnes                           Nacho

 

  

Edited 9 August 2021 by whoareyaaa

[LVFox]

Last time we had this level of options comparative to the standard of opponent is probably Vardy/Nugent/Wood in the championship.

A few already writing Vardy off in the press, but I think he will really benefit from Daka taking some workload from him.

Huge goal for Kelechi on Saturday, he needed something early on to give him the confidence last season wasn't a flash in the pan.

Daka is a really intriguing one, I think it will take him a season or so to fully adapt to the league, but early signs are really impressive. He's like Musa with technical competence.

[Charl91]

I feel it would be incredibly harsh for Nacho not to start, but I still get the feeling that Brendan isn't the biggest fan.

[Raw Dykes]

1 minute ago, Charl91 said:

I feel it would be incredibly harsh for Nacho not to start, but I still get the feeling that Brendan isn't the biggest fan.

The problem with Nacho starting is down to the formation. I think we're best playing a 4231, and all signs point to us making that our default again. It's difficult to fit Nacho into that without dropping Maddison, which I think would be highly unlikely. I think Nacho plays best as part of a 2 up top. We'll probably see him come off the bench a lot.

[Foxin_Mad]

Never thought the day would come I say this but for me Nacho should be starting instead of Vardy. Vardy on the wind down and will only be a bit part player at best. 

[Sharpe's Fox]

7 minutes ago, Charl91 said:

I feel it would be incredibly harsh for Nacho not to start, but I still get the feeling that Brendan isn't the biggest fan.

Comes down to how much better we play with Barnes in the side. Playing 3-5-2  for the last third of last season meant we could barely progress the ball up the pitch.

 

Edited 9 August 2021 by Sharpe's Fox

[davieG]

Let's hope that don't turn out to be the DIV team 

[Charl91]

1 minute ago, Sharpe's Fox said:

Comes down to how much better we play with Barnes in the side. Playing 3-5-2  for the last third of last season meant we could barely progress the ball up the pitch.

 

 

2 minutes ago, Raw Dykes said:

The problem with Nacho starting is down to the formation. I think we're best playing a 4231, and all signs point to us making that our default again. It's difficult to fit Nacho into that without dropping Maddison, which I think would be highly unlikely. I think Nacho plays best as part of a 2 up top. We'll probably see him come off the bench a lot.

 

I agree that's probably the case.

 

The problem is, if we're playing 4-2-3-1, you know that means that we'll be playing Perez on the right (who is sadly pretty ineffective) and Vardy as the lone striker (and I hate to say it, but he's been pretty poor in front of goal the past year). 

Frustrating having a scorer in red hot form on the bench while carrying two players on the pitch. Must be especially frustrating for Nacho.

 

I'd almost be tempted to play Maddison in the Perez role, and have Iheanacho central behind Vardy/Daka (though it's certainly not Maddisons ideal position, and we might miss Perez's better defensive attributes).

 

Not sure what the solution is, to be honest!

[Mark]

17 minutes ago, Charl91 said:

Not sure what the solution is, to be honest!

Ideally sign a decent player wide right then Maddison and Iheanacho can interchange depending on whoever is up front, neither are consistent in their form so it makes sense to bring them in and out depending on how they're performing. We've got alot of games hopefully and you can't start them all like Tielemans last season.

[Webbo]

I don't think Iheanacho can play as a wide forward. If you're going to fit him into the team you'll have to move Vardy or Daka out wide. 

[STUHILL]

VDI > MSN

[Tom12345]

2 hours ago, majaco said:

How have we got these 3?   There will be a lot of planning going on with opposition defences to deal with them.

 

Vardy has not been scoring as much yet his work rate and awareness play havoc with those he is up against.  I think this is one of the reason why we score a lot of late goals.  It looks like he will be starting on Saturday along with Barnes who, if he stays injury free, could be one of the league's stand-outs this season.

 

And now we have Daka   Daka has some similar unbelievable qualities to Vardy.   He looks horrible to play against.   And we can bring on Iheanacho alongside him.  Perhaps Barnes will still be there ripping it up.   If Daka draws too much attention, Iheanacho will be sniffing around as a deadly assassin.  Snuff out Iheanacho and opportunities arise for Daka.

 

Quite looking forward to Saturday.

Unleash all 3 of them together and we would not need to worry about defence!

 

[KFS]

A possible option:
 

                Kasper

Ricardo Dan Cags Bertrand

                  Wilf

      Tielemans Maddison

              Iheanacho

      Vardy           Daka

 

What it will be:

 

                Kasper

Ricardo Dan Cags Bertrand

                  Wilf

      Tielemans Maddison

    Perez                 Barnes

                 Vardy

[Crazy Kop Corner]

1 hour ago, Charl91 said:

I feel it would be incredibly harsh for Nacho not to start, but I still get the feeling that Brendan isn't the biggest fan.

I agree.

 

He was absolutely mustard when he came on against those Spanish Twonks last Wednesday and of course was the match winner on Saturday. 

 

He looks really sharp and now that he's a crowd favourite I'm hoping for great things from him. 

 

[Sol thewall Bamba]

8 minutes ago, KFS said:

A possible option:
 

                Kasper

Ricardo Dan Cags Bertrand

                  Wilf

      Tielemans Maddison

              Iheanacho

      Vardy           Daka

 

What it will be:

 

                Kasper

Ricardo Dan Cags Bertrand

                  Wilf

      Tielemans Maddison

    Perez                 Barnes

                 Vardy

I refuse to believe you have put Perez in a starting line up  

[drumbeat]

For me, Nacho is an enigma. I could get why BR might have reservations. Nacho's first touch and control can be woeful. His passing can be, let's be kind, wayward. He can be too easily disposed (or loose possession) and that counter attack is turned around and we're just as quickly going backwards. Yet the canny little beggar can find the net, lord knows how sometimes, but that is kinda the most important stat for a striker. Oh, and somewhat infuriatingly, he'll sometimes show that lurking just beneath that apparent technical inability and jammy good luck is a footballer.

 

You've got to love him though. He's kinda our clown prince.

[Neutral]

I wonder if against weaker teams, 1 of Daka/Iheanacho would replace Perez. You see why Perez plays in a lot of matches, but assuming Vardy is still an automatic starter when fit, that is a ton of goal threat and potential to leave on the pitch when trying to break teams down.

[MPH]

We have the potential now to catch  people on the break similar to our title winning season….

 

 

the pace we have will  mean other team will be extra wary about committing  so many men forward too.

 

 

barnes or soumare bombing forward with the ball  threading it through to either Vardy or Daka and iheanacho there to deftly slice in any knockbacks into the top corner

 

It’s the stuff of dreams.

 

 Yes some big teams have strengthened big, but so have we. We’ll be there or there about again this season..

[MonmoreStef]

I can see us not really having a clear first choice 11, maybe with exception of when we play the top sides. The last two seasons our legs have wobbled late in the season and Brendan will be more than aware a lot of this was down to players having played so many games. Alternating the starting eleven could be a big feature this season. 

[drumbeat]

9 minutes ago, MonmoreStef said:

I can see us not really having a clear first choice 11,

I think that's a good thing. One of the things that has impressed me about the preseason (Charity Shield included) was that our substitutions have not weakened us, arguably improved us. We've actually got the guts of a decent squad now (CB aside) I've been mighty impressed with those that have come in (KDH, the kids) and contributed. It bodes well. Just a p*sser that we'll be without Fofana this season.

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, Foxin_Mad said:

Never thought the day would come I say this but for me Nacho should be starting instead of Vardy. Vardy on the wind down and will only be a bit part player at best. 

....Vardy shooting first time, every time now, and it's not working!!!

He seems to be very happy within himself and it has taken the edge off his game in respect of his ability to convert. He thrives of adversity and without it, that 10% goes. He may be in a very good place mentally and you would wish that for anyone, and a Vardy working alongside Daka and supporting Nacho on and off the pitch is something I can live with.

[KFS]

54 minutes ago, Sol thewall Bamba said:

I refuse to believe you have put Perez in a starting line up  

It’s like getting to the meal deal isle late in the day and all they’ve got left is original Walkers. Shit but you’re hungry  

[Aus Fox]

I think we need to go for Musical Youth and

Patson Daka on the left hand side

 

 

[Hoopla10]

58 minutes ago, KFS said:

A possible option:
 

                Kasper

Ricardo Dan Cags Bertrand

                  Wilf

      Tielemans Maddison

              Iheanacho

      Vardy           Daka

This I like (though I would probably expect Vardy to play more on the left). Perez isn't consistent or good enough. I think I've been pretty fair on Perez but he shows no signs of stepping up and Saturday's game was just more proof of that. He'll do okay as a utility player coming on when needed. Nacho' needs players in and around him imo. Vardy was brilliant at that last season but I don't know whether in that supporting role he sacrificed scoring himself. It was great to see Nacho score on Saturday (obvs) but my greater joy was seeing him interact with the crowd. It's been my only small doubt, whether he can perform with a crowd there.