Europa League: v Spartak Moscow (H) Pre-Match Thread

[Lambert09]

1 hour ago, hejammy said:

Does anyone know who is quicker? Vards or Daka? Just out of interest?

Id say over 10 yards Vardy any further and its probably Daka. Vards still has some of the best acceleration in the game 

[filbertway]

1 minute ago, Ric Flair said:

Alves is very very lightweight but the club seem determined to play his way through the ranks to enable him to cope. Fcuk it, throw him in, his level of skill makes Mahrez look like Karl Henry. 

Hahaha! He looks about 5 stone wet through. Would be class to see him come in and do bits, only seen a few videos but my god I don't think I've seen anything like it from a player in a Leicester shirt (aside from Zsolt Lakzo that one time)

 

We can have a sweepstake for the minute that @Chocolate Teapot writes off the lad's Leicester career as well

 

[sacreblueits442]

1 hour ago, Matt_Lcfc said:

I just don’t think this is true is it? Watch some of the games from 19-20, we came out the blocks ridiculously fast in so many matches that season.

...we did do that, but it last for 5 to 10 minutes, we didn't score so started to drop off!!!

 The opposition would then get a foothold and effectively pressed us.

[Guest Chocolate Teapot]

9 minutes ago, filbertway said:

Hahaha! He looks about 5 stone wet through. Would be class to see him come in and do bits, only seen a few videos but my god I don't think I've seen anything like it from a player in a Leicester shirt (aside from Zsolt Lakzo that one time)

 

We can have a sweepstake for the minute that @Chocolate Teapot writes off the lad's Leicester career as well

 

Shall we have a sweepstake on when you write something intelligent and interesting? Might be waiting a while....

 

I haven't written him off, I just said he's not good enough yet. Unlike you who are digging out our manager at any given opportunity.

Edited 4 November 2021 by Chocolate Teapot

[filbertway]

7 minutes ago, Chocolate Teapot said:

Shall we have a sweepstake on when you write something intelligent and interesting? Might be waiting a while....

 

I haven't written him off, I just said he's not good enough yet. Unlike you who are digging out our manager at any given opportunity.

I'll take never

 

 

[Matt_Lcfc]

12 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...we did do that, but it last for 5 to 10 minutes, we didn't score so started to drop off!!!

 The opposition would then get a foothold and effectively pressed us.

Fair, but football isn’t as simple as merely choosing to start fast. In many ways, we’ve become victims of our own success as most teams turn up to the KP and stick ten men behind the ball and attempt to minimise the space behind. This subsequently means that it’s hard to play at a high-tempo which helps to explain why we often look like we play better against the ‘big six’ sides.

Edited 4 November 2021 by Matt_Lcfc

[ARM1968]

2 hours ago, Matt_Lcfc said:

I just don’t think this is true is it? Watch some of the games from 19-20, we came out the blocks ridiculously fast in so many matches that season.

That was then. 

[Steve Earle]

2 hours ago, StriderHiryu said:

Well I suppose the reason for keeping him is to add another defender in the box, but I can think of at least 3 goals this season that have come from targeting him:

 

Burnley - (Unfortunate own goal, but still Burnley have played the ball into his area because he's shorter than other players).

Brighton - Wellbeck's goal. 

Arsenal - Gabriel's goal.

 

For his size, Vardy is a great header of the ball. But leaving him spare and waiting to counter with him helped us win the league, and whilst he might not be that rapid anymore, he's far from slow.

 

IMO with both him and Daka there is no reason why we can't have one player minimum in that role very game. 

All for it!

 

Come to think of it, when we're defending corners, why don't we send Kasper up there with Vards? He's no ******* use otherwise...

[BirminghamFox]

They’re here on the Globe! Great lads having a good chat and beers 🍺 

[Spudulike]

2 minutes ago, BirminghamFox said:

They’re here on the Globe! Great lads having a good chat and beers 🍺 

Are they UK based? 

[BirminghamFox]

3 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Are they UK based? 

Yep Laandon

[foxer]

Are they still doing the covid checks on the way in atm?

[moore_94]

4 minutes ago, foxer said:

Are they still doing the covid checks on the way in atm?

Depends what time you get there, they usually bin it off about 15-20 mins before kick off because of the length of the queue's

[BirminghamFox]

He best thing I’ve learned from the Russians is they attended a Millwall game v Leeds when the Millwall sang:

 

Jimmy Saville…. He’s one of your own

 

🤣

[Max Power]

59 minutes ago, BirminghamFox said:

They’re here on the Globe! Great lads having a good chat and beers 🍺 

Counting house is full of Spartak fans 

[Pliskin]

7 minutes ago, BirminghamFox said:

He best thing I’ve learned from the Russians is they attended a Millwall game v Leeds when the Millwall sang:

 

Jimmy Saville…. He’s one of your own

 

🤣

Did they tell you what the Leeds fans sang back………

[Paninistickers]

59 minutes ago, foxer said:

Are they still doing the covid checks on the way in atm?

A polite 'no thanks' is all that's required. Only the people who (for reasons unknown to me) actually want to show their vaccination status are required to do it.

[Stevosevic]

Probably just as important that Napoli win tonight as it is us. 

 

I think the only way we avoid a scenario where we need a point or more in Napoli is if both us and Napoli win our next two... 

[KFS]

Will Legia just fvck off  

[Stevosevic]

Just now, KFS said:

Will Legia just fvck off  

Agreed. See my post above. 

 

 

[Wasyls Pec Deck]

Just about to post about Legia. Puts a bit of a spanner in the works.

 

I’m no expert on Napoli, but they’re team looks very much weakened. Not even a full quota on the bench, and key names are missing.

Edited 4 November 2021 by Wasyls Pec Deck

[Stevosevic]

If we finished level on 10 points with Napoli - would it be GD or head to head? 

[Nalis]

Just now, Stevosevic said:

If we finished level on 10 points with Napoli - would it be GD or head to head? 

H2H I believe 

[Stevosevic]

Just now, Nalis said:

H2H I believe 

 

Just now, Nalis said:

H2H I believe 

Crap

[moore_94]

8 minutes ago, Wasyls Pec Deck said:

Just about to post about Legia. Puts a bit of a spanner in the works.

 

I’m no expert on Napoli, but they’re team looks very much weakened. Not even a full quota on the bench, and key names are missing.

Still 7 “first choice” players in their line up from what it looks like; Petagna, Elmas, Demme, and Jesus the only back up players