Sunderland (A) - Tuesday 5th March - 7.45pm

[filbertway]

32 minutes ago, Clever Fox said:

I'm a big fan of Mark but I don't see this working, For a start his legs are nearly gone. It will be too busy in that position with little time for a rest. 

At least on the wing he'd a get a break from time to time. Though he will bring a lot of experience and has an understanding with Vardy.

Unless Fats plays on the inside as he's always very busy, Chases back and is good on the Ball.

 

Though we'll know how it works out in a few Hours.

He'd probably be good for a half but I know what you mean. I'd prefer him there to the wing tbh, especially over the other 2. Depends if we want to make a quick start to the game, he certainly always injects tempo into the team.

[David Hankey]

This game has suddenly become our biggest of the season and I hope Enzo has got his squad fired up.

 

We need a result, win that is.

[Lambert09]

Give yunus a shot from the off. I think he’s someone that would benefit from feeling his way into the game. My only hesitance is how physical sunderland are but we don’t really have a stronger option. 

 

 

[TrentFox]

My son has made two games this season. We lost both. He’s at the stadium of light this evening. 😞

[CountesthorpeFox1]

3 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

My son has made two games this season. We lost both. He’s at the stadium of light this evening. 😞

3rd time lucky? 

[Legend_in_blue]

This is a huge, huge, huge game for us.  

[Leicesterpool]

Sadly I feel 1-1 draw coming, Leicester score first. Will look on top, pushing for that second to kill it off but unable to find it, Sunderland grab a late frustrating equaliser. 

[Clever Fox]

39 minutes ago, filbertway said:

He'd probably be good for a half but I know what you mean. I'd prefer him there to the wing tbh, especially over the other 2. Depends if we want to make a quick start to the game, he certainly always injects tempo into the team.

He should have been used more often on the Wing in preference to McAteer or Yunus. He certainly won't let anyone down and he does have that special understanding with Vardy.

So yes a high tempo game and a quick start is possibly part of the approach tonight. And an early goal would certainly help calm the Fans as well as the Players.

 

Enjoy the game whatever, Cheers

[dmayne7]

These wazzocks better pull their collective fingers out tonight.

[Chelmofox]

Big game for KDH tonight, and a lot depends on who he has next to him. If he want to be recognised as one of the best in the division he needs to step it up.

[Craig]

1 minute ago, Chelmofox said:

Big game for KDH tonight, and a lot depends on who he has next to him. If he want to be recognised as one of the best in the division he needs to step it up.

In truth a lot depends on which side he is (presuming we stick with that system which we will) regardless of his partner. Left side and he'll be on it as usual, right side and he just runs into traffic and is completely nullified. 

[ARM1968]

3 minutes ago, Chelmofox said:

Big game for KDH tonight, and a lot depends on who he has next to him. If he want to be recognised as one of the best in the division he needs to step it up.

I was going to say that KDH has been crap recently, but wouldn’t be fair to single him out as he hasn’t been alone. Played some of our best football against Leeds and then fell apart. Still, we go again tonight. I’m fully onboard, fired up and ready. I expect the team to be the same. 

[JimJams]

Emulating last nights Arsenal performance. Gonna piss it.

[String fellow]

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and City taking a one-goal first-half lead in vital matches then hanging on until about 10 minutes from time when the opposition finally equalises then grabs a late winner via a deflected shot.

[HighPeakFox]

1 minute ago, String fellow said:

There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and City taking a one-goal first-half lead in vital matches then hanging on until about 10 minutes from time when the opposition finally equalises then grabs a late winner via a deflected shot.

(Apart from all the instances when this didn't happen at all until very recently).

[Muzzy_no7]

It’s pretty much a must win for them too so hopefully we exploit the gaps and finish our chances for once. 

[WigstonWanderer]

There was something different about the QPR loss which made it by far the worst of the current batch. The previous two could easily be put down as genuinely bad luck, whereas with QPR we seemed to have run out of ideas against a dogged defence.

 

With Vesty, Ricardo and Ndidi out, perhaps we could put it down to a cumulative loss of key players. That, plus KDH, JJ, Winks, Daka and both our wingers not being at their best.

 

Everyone’s going to have to be at their best tonight to get back to winning ways, as our personnel issues are the same despite rumours of an Ndidi return - we really shouldn’t expect too much from him just yet even if he does make an appearance.

 

Just hoping Enzo comes up with something and the players put in a shift 🤞

[J. James]

Score first and we likely win it, concede first and we lose. Simple as.

[Aleksz]

Yet to be sent the team

[HybridFox]

It's a 3-1 game. Question is home or away? 

[Pliskin]

2 minutes ago, Aleksz said:

Yet to be sent the team

Kasper 

 

Simpson

Huth

Morgan

Fuchs

 

Mahrez

Drinkwater 

Kante

Albrighton 

 

Vardy

Okazaki

[whoareyaaa]

We need to score 2 goals to be comfortable with playing this style it would seem

[Scanchez]

51 minutes ago, TrentFox said:

My son has made two games this season. We lost both. He’s at the stadium of light this evening. 😞

Well, that's just splendid.

[Scanchez]

6 minutes ago, whoareyaaa said:

We need to score 2 goals to be comfortable with playing this style it would seem

Big time.

If we're only 1-0 in the 85th minute, there's still a good chance we'll lose.

[lcfcfoz]

Vardy with 2, Mavidi with 2. 0-4

Edited 5 March 2024 by lcfcfoz