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Bournemouth (H) Pre match thread (05.10.24, 3pm)

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https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-cooper-wont-rule-out-9597216

 

Steve Cooper won't rule out striker change with Leicester City needing to address hidden issue
Deadline-day loan signing Odsonne Edouard is waiting for his first Premier League start for Leicester City, with Jamie Vardy still the main man up top for the club


ByJordan Blackwell
05:00, 2 OCT 2024

Steve Cooper would not rule out starting Odsonne Edouard alongside Jamie Vardy in a strike partnership with Leicester City needing improvements in attack.

Edouard very briefly played alongside Vardy in the final moments of City’s 4-2 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday, but was not afforded enough time to have an impact on the game. For his debut the previous weekend, the Crystal Palace loanee came on for Vardy, while he then made his first start in last week’s Carabao Cup tie at Walsall, struggling to make himself a threat.


City's struggles in attack have been a hidden problem. They have scored in all six of their Premier League games so far and there are only seven clubs who have netted more often. However, that's been due to the quality of their finishing, rather than their creativity.

 

It seems they're not fashioning opportunities at a sustainable enough rate to keep up their scoring streak. They’ve had the fewest efforts on goal in the division, while their shots have come in from the furthest average distance too, with getting into the box another issue.

Vardy has only had three shots all season, and only one since the opening weekend. That’s fewer than seven team-mates, including defenders James Justin and Wout Faes.

Cooper’s system looks to only have room for one striker for now, but he did play with a pair up front at times during his spell in charge of Nottingham Forest. It’s not out of the question he tries that tactic again, although he needs Edouard to shake off the rustiness.


“If we want to play with two strikers, I don’t think you should ever say no to anything if we feel a game needs that, or we feel we need a change in a game,” Cooper said. “That’s why you’d rather have too many strikers than not enough, or too many wingers than not enough. I wouldn’t rule that out.

“We’ve been talking about the final third and service, and we’d like to have been sharper around him (Edouard) to give him more opportunity. But there were some decent flashes, and some little bits where you could see he hadn’t played for a while. We’re really pleased he’s here, we’re really pleased he’s played his first game, and he’ll be in the mix now going forward.”

Edouard scored seven Premier League goals last season, his best tally since coming down from Scotland. However, most of those came in the first half of last season. This calendar year, he’s only netted once in 22 competitive outings.

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7 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-cooper-wont-rule-out-9597216

 

Steve Cooper won't rule out striker change with Leicester City needing to address hidden issue
Deadline-day loan signing Odsonne Edouard is waiting for his first Premier League start for Leicester City, with Jamie Vardy still the main man up top for the club


ByJordan Blackwell
05:00, 2 OCT 2024

Steve Cooper would not rule out starting Odsonne Edouard alongside Jamie Vardy in a strike partnership with Leicester City needing improvements in attack.

Edouard very briefly played alongside Vardy in the final moments of City’s 4-2 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday, but was not afforded enough time to have an impact on the game. For his debut the previous weekend, the Crystal Palace loanee came on for Vardy, while he then made his first start in last week’s Carabao Cup tie at Walsall, struggling to make himself a threat.


City's struggles in attack have been a hidden problem. They have scored in all six of their Premier League games so far and there are only seven clubs who have netted more often. However, that's been due to the quality of their finishing, rather than their creativity.

 

It seems they're not fashioning opportunities at a sustainable enough rate to keep up their scoring streak. They’ve had the fewest efforts on goal in the division, while their shots have come in from the furthest average distance too, with getting into the box another issue.

Vardy has only had three shots all season, and only one since the opening weekend. That’s fewer than seven team-mates, including defenders James Justin and Wout Faes.

Cooper’s system looks to only have room for one striker for now, but he did play with a pair up front at times during his spell in charge of Nottingham Forest. It’s not out of the question he tries that tactic again, although he needs Edouard to shake off the rustiness.


“If we want to play with two strikers, I don’t think you should ever say no to anything if we feel a game needs that, or we feel we need a change in a game,” Cooper said. “That’s why you’d rather have too many strikers than not enough, or too many wingers than not enough. I wouldn’t rule that out.

“We’ve been talking about the final third and service, and we’d like to have been sharper around him (Edouard) to give him more opportunity. But there were some decent flashes, and some little bits where you could see he hadn’t played for a while. We’re really pleased he’s here, we’re really pleased he’s played his first game, and he’ll be in the mix now going forward.”

Edouard scored seven Premier League goals last season, his best tally since coming down from Scotland. However, most of those came in the first half of last season. This calendar year, he’s only netted once in 22 competitive outings.

Play 2 strikers?? Best play 4 defensive mids to compensate 

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1 hour ago, AKCJ said:

Hermansen

Justin Faes Okoli Kristiansen

Winks Skipp

Fatawu Buonanotte Mavididi

Vardy 

He just wont drop ndidi so we will need to be realistic and say the best we can hope for is this team but ndidi for buonanotte

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This has filled me with confidence for the next game. Vardy isn’t the problem and this shows that he doesn’t understand what the issue is. 
 

Mav has to do everything and gets doubled up on, Ndidi has a brain freeze every time he has more than 5 seconds to think which unmarked player to pass to and Ayew falls over after hogging the ball. 
 

He won’t play with 2 wingers so no chance playing with 2 strikers, if he does he’ll shoe horn him into another position. 
 

 

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Richmondfox

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1 hour ago, AKCJ said:

Hermansen

Justin Faes Okoli Kristiansen

Winks Skipp

Fatawu Buonanotte Mavididi

Vardy 

The obvious and logical choice of playing players in their natural position where they are strongest and most skilled. 
 

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8 minutes ago, Richmondfox said:

This has filled me with confidence for the next game. Vardy isn’t the problem and this shows that he doesn’t understand what the issue is. 
 

Mav has to do everything and gets doubled up on, Ndidi has a brain freeze every time he has more than 5 seconds to think which unmarked player to pass to and Ayew falls over after hogging the ball. 
 

He won’t play with 2 wingers so no chance playing with 2 strikers, if he does he’ll shoe horn him into another position. 
 

 

Has a striker on the wing sound to it.

 

Im not against playing Ndidi as an 8/10 as long as we play Fatawu and Stephy as wide as possible. 

Richmondfox

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5 minutes ago, kenny said:

Has a striker on the wing sound to it.

 

Im not against playing Ndidi as an 8/10 as long as we play Fatawu and Stephy as wide as possible. 

He already is playing with one useless striker on the wing, might as well get one up front.  It wouldn’t surprise me if he dropped Vardy and played Edouard and classed that as playing two strikers. 

All he does is rotate a singular issue and avoids making a bigger change as it’s obvious he doesn’t know what to do. 

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1 hour ago, davieG said:

Cooper said. “That’s why you’d rather have too many strikers than not enough, or too many wingers than not enough. I wouldn’t rule that out.

Yeah not when they're Jordan Ayew, Odsonne Edouard or Bobby Reid, though

moore_94

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3 hours ago, AKCJ said:

Hermansen

Justin Faes Okoli Kristiansen

Winks Skipp

Fatawu Buonanotte Mavididi

Vardy 

Not enough Ayew in there unfortunately

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That Cooper interview above shows he hasn’t got a clue. “We might give two strikers a go together”

 

he hasn’t got any plan or tactics, he’s just throwing shit at a board and hoping something sticks.

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davieG

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11 minutes ago, jim5000 said:

That Cooper interview above shows he hasn’t got a clue. “We might give two strikers a go together”

 

he hasn’t got any plan or tactics, he’s just throwing shit at a board and hoping something sticks.

To be fair most of what he has  to throw is shit or at best smells a bit.

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Can we please please please just try an attacking midfield of Mavididi, Buonanotte and Fatawu? Wouldn't that just be a little bit more fun, Steve? Please.

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3 hours ago, AKCJ said:

Hermansen

Justin Faes Okoli Kristiansen

Winks Skipp

Fatawu Buonanotte Mavididi

Vardy 

This, but Vesty for Okoli to improve passing out from back.

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AKCJ

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37 minutes ago, moore_94 said:

Not enough Ayew in there unfortunately

Ayew off the bench for the last 30 minutes.

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Richmondfox

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37 minutes ago, AKCJ said:

Ayew off the bench for the last 30 minutes.

Ayew will start, any changes will be at 80 - 90 mins. 
 

It’s sad that what should be exaggerated jokes and sarcasm are currently reality. 
 

Nothing will change as he doesn’t know what is causing the problems. 

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whoareyaaa

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6 hours ago, davieG said:

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/steve-cooper-wont-rule-out-9597216

 

Steve Cooper won't rule out striker change with Leicester City needing to address hidden issue
Deadline-day loan signing Odsonne Edouard is waiting for his first Premier League start for Leicester City, with Jamie Vardy still the main man up top for the club


ByJordan Blackwell
05:00, 2 OCT 2024

Steve Cooper would not rule out starting Odsonne Edouard alongside Jamie Vardy in a strike partnership with Leicester City needing improvements in attack.

Edouard very briefly played alongside Vardy in the final moments of City’s 4-2 defeat to Arsenal on Saturday, but was not afforded enough time to have an impact on the game. For his debut the previous weekend, the Crystal Palace loanee came on for Vardy, while he then made his first start in last week’s Carabao Cup tie at Walsall, struggling to make himself a threat.


City's struggles in attack have been a hidden problem. They have scored in all six of their Premier League games so far and there are only seven clubs who have netted more often. However, that's been due to the quality of their finishing, rather than their creativity.

 

It seems they're not fashioning opportunities at a sustainable enough rate to keep up their scoring streak. They’ve had the fewest efforts on goal in the division, while their shots have come in from the furthest average distance too, with getting into the box another issue.

Vardy has only had three shots all season, and only one since the opening weekend. That’s fewer than seven team-mates, including defenders James Justin and Wout Faes.

Cooper’s system looks to only have room for one striker for now, but he did play with a pair up front at times during his spell in charge of Nottingham Forest. It’s not out of the question he tries that tactic again, although he needs Edouard to shake off the rustiness.


“If we want to play with two strikers, I don’t think you should ever say no to anything if we feel a game needs that, or we feel we need a change in a game,” Cooper said. “That’s why you’d rather have too many strikers than not enough, or too many wingers than not enough. I wouldn’t rule that out.

“We’ve been talking about the final third and service, and we’d like to have been sharper around him (Edouard) to give him more opportunity. But there were some decent flashes, and some little bits where you could see he hadn’t played for a while. We’re really pleased he’s here, we’re really pleased he’s played his first game, and he’ll be in the mix now going forward.”

Edouard scored seven Premier League goals last season, his best tally since coming down from Scotland. However, most of those came in the first half of last season. This calendar year, he’s only netted once in 22 competitive outings.

Can’t remember the last time we played with two out and out strikers

Guppys Love Child

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4 hours ago, Richmondfox said:

Ayew will start, any changes will be at 80 - 90 mins. 
 

It’s sad that what should be exaggerated jokes and sarcasm are currently reality. 
 

Nothing will change as he doesn’t know what is causing the problems. 

But we do.....him.

 

And I fear the first part of your post my friend is sadly correct, or pretty close to it.

 

"Insanity is doing the same thing  ove......" .Yes we all know the saying.

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I hope I’m wrong but I think Bournemouth will have too much for us. 
I can’t think of a case for us winning the game.

Perhaps this will enhance the removal of Cooper, but I suspect not..

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