Knockout Stages - Round of 16

[FoxesWalk]

12 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

If Rice is fit then:

 

Pickford

 

Konsa

Stones

Guehi

O’Reilly

 

Rice (Anderson if not)

Mainoo

 

Saka

Jude

Rogers

 

Kane

Given the conditions and fitness status of a number of our players, pretty confident it will be:

 

Pickford 

Quansah, Guehi, Konsa, OReilly

Bellingham, Anderson, Rice

Madueke, Kane, Gordon

 

with Rogers/Eze/Mainoo coming on for Bellingham/Rice as needed, and both wingers changing to Saka and Rashford at the hour mark. We will tire in the conditions, so subs will be very important. I’d rather have the likes of Saka on vs. tired legs. Holding out and slowing the game down first 20 mins will be pretty important. Spence may start again at rb as well given that side full back is up against Quinones. 

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[Muzzy_no7]

1 minute ago, FoxesWalk said:

Given the conditions and fitness status of a number of our players, pretty confident it will be:

 

Pickford 

Quansah, Guehi, Konsa, OReilly

Bellingham, Anderson, Rice

Madueke, Kane, Gordon

 

with Rogers/Eze/Mainoo coming on for Bellingham/Rice as needed, and both wingers changing to Saka and Rashford at the hour mark. We will tire in the conditions, so subs will be very important. I’d rather have the likes of Saka on vs. tired legs. Holding out and slowing the game down first 20 mins will be pretty important. 

Quansah and Madueke Jesus wept, Christ the redeemer and Mary Mother of God

[FoxesWalk]

5 minutes ago, Muzzy_no7 said:

Quansah and Madueke Jesus wept, Christ the redeemer and Mary Mother of God

Madueke has been alright, just isn’t as good as Saka. I’d also personally pick Konza at right back, I just don’t think Tuchel will. He’s more likely to pick Spence and Quansah there. That Madueke position is just hug the touchline, hold the width, and try to get crosses in, avoiding cutting inside. Rogers is not the best suited to that.
 

Saka isn’t fit enough to play the full game, so it’ll be Madueke on that side, and Saka on last 30. If Saka is fully fit, he should obviously start and play 90. 

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[FoxesWalk]

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[whoareyaaa]

6 hours ago, Lionator said:

Nap at around 5pm, no roast dinner, no beer till at least 9.

Decided to have a roast dinner at 9pm should see more through then, maybe some coffee

[Jaspa]

[whoareyaaa]

If it's possible we should have Rashford and Gordon in the same team even if one has to play on the other side.

[spacemunky]

6 minutes ago, Jaspa said:

Prediction: Turbulence!

[spacemunky]

6 hours ago, Raj said:

It was embarrassing  when he said he would rather be in Canadas shoes than Moroccos after the game🤣🤣🤣

 

 

I think a lot of people misinterpreted what Jesse was trying to say.

 

He just meant that he's glad he doesn't have to live in Africa.

[fox_favourite]

11 minutes ago, Jaspa said:

I think that is a little out on the maths there 

[fox_favourite]

So it sounds like it will be delayed due to the weather...

[JonnyZeroFox]

29 minutes ago, Jaspa said:

I hope we have our spacesuits prepared 

[StanSP]

1 hour ago, FoxesWalk said:

Madueke has been alright

That performance vs Congo was shite. 

[fox_favourite]

1 hour ago, FoxesWalk said:

Madueke has been alright

Completely the opposite. He runs at players loses the ball, he passes it backwards more times than Ayew and he has too many brain farts when in the box and doesn't know what to do. 

 

I really don't rate him at all. 

[FoxesWalk]

15 minutes ago, StanSP said:

That performance vs Congo was shite. 

I thought I was imagining him having a good game so had to go check… He had the most successful dribbles, most key passes, highest xA and most big chances created in that game, with 92% passing accuracy in the attacking third.
 

The various stats bodies and rating bodies like sofa score etc. all gave him at least 8/10 vs. Congo.  My only real criticism of him there from memory was he tried to come back inside too often and just ran into 3 players in their block. He could have tracked back for their goal, but Anderson also could have just dropped in to free up Spence (who was poor generally, but not really to blame for that goal) .
 

I thought Madueke did well against Croatia and Congo, but poorly vs Ghana and Panama. 

[JimJams]

As with all our wingers so far, they've been better from the bench.

[FoxesWalk]

Just now, JimJams said:

As with all our wingers so far, they've been better from the bench.

That’s true of wingers generally isn’t it? Brining them on against tired legs is usually to their advantage.

[Dan]

Thought France's antics all game were a disgrace. Only picking up three yellow cards despite spending 90 minutes trying to ruin a perfectly good game of football from Paraguay. Football lost last night!

[Parafox]

3 minutes ago, Dan said:

Thought France's antics all game were a disgrace. Only picking up three yellow cards despite spending 90 minutes trying to ruin a perfectly good game of football from Paraguay. Football lost last night!

Either that's sarcasm or I watched a completely different game to you.

[shen]

Balogun's match-ban suspended. Bull.

[Dan]

Host bias is definitely a thing.

[when_you're_smiling]

[MPH]

5 minutes ago, shen said:

Balogun's match-ban suspended. Bull.

 

 Just for clarification, you mean the red card has been overturned, right?

[moore_94]

1 minute ago, MPH said:

 

 Just for clarification, you mean the red card has been overturned, right?

Nope - the ban is just suspended

 

Same as what happened with Ronaldo

 

Get another and the ban gets added back on

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[shen]

Just now, MPH said:

 

 Just for clarification, you mean the red card has been overturned, right?

I suppose it has. No idea if the legal mumbo jumbo splits hairs.