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DB11

Strongest XI

By DB11, in Leicester City Forum

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Simi

Simi

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It really is time to pick a co-ordinated side and it is time to accept that if we have no scorers in midfield we will never get enough goals.

Every player in the team has to be able to contribute to attacking as well as defending.

We have to play a genuine marksman and we have to find a proper answer to our problem on the right wing.

I am truly fed up with compromise or bodged solutions.

Even today - when Kelly did some good things - playing Hughes wide right and changing Maybury to left-back was ridiculous. And it isn't the first time he's done it.

I'm sure I saw Sheehan get off the team bus so there's no excuse. Sheehan is a left-back, Maybury is not.

Why Kelly persists with 4-4-2 I've no idea. For the illionth time we haven't got the personnel and the system is compromised from the word go.

We don't even make the width to make 4-4-2 effective because we play narrow and don't support from full-back.

So we have to try something that does suit our players...

Don't get me wrong - we don't have a particularly special team however you mix it. But let us give what we've got a chance.

We don't have height, strength, speedy dribblers or devastating strikers. So we have to pass and move as a unit instead of operating as individual parts, some of whom pass, some of whom don't and very few of whom move.

My strongest team would be:

Henderson;

Stearman, McAuley, Kisnorbo, Sheehan;

King, Williams, Tiatto;

Hammond, Dodds, Porter.

Porter would take all attacking free-kicks and corners unless he designates someone else for variety.

The system - having two attacking full-backs would move fluidly into 3-4-3 or 3-3-4. Every player, apart from Kisnorbo can pass and every player has shown he can score.

Subsitutes would be: Logan, Nils, Hughes, Tiatto, ryatt.

Although I have not seen much of King myself so maybe I would not play him in a 3 in midfield, this formaton is different and can provide alot more options for us going forward which is what we need. As you have said the formation can change into 3-4-3 and 3-3-4 and can also go into a 5 in midfield or 4-4-2 depending on the situation of the game. Also the front 3 is not proven at our level so I think leaving Hume out is strange, I personally would play Hume. 3 upfront is adventurous for Kelly and therefore I really doubt he would play the 3 upfront that you have selected Also 1 Tiatto is enough for me !

Thracian

Thracian

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I would actually hand back my season ticket if that was the team named. They would get destroyed.

Personally, I don't rate Tiatto that highly, but you're happy for him to both appear on the bench and in the first eleven.

Thanks for that and sorry. I was going to put Wesolowski is midfield but decided he wasn't fit and that Tiatto's aggression and ability to hit left-footed free kicks probably outweighed the advantages of using Hughes or an unfit Weso. Tiatto can also cover at left-back or provide left-sided width which the others can't.

Leicester's 12th Man

Leicester's 12th Man

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Rk would love that! Five Defenders... mmmm :wub:

.... :rolleyes:

I think it would possibly work as both Maybury and Stearman can get forward. Then when both go forward you have Wesolowski to cover in DM. I don't think it is that negatively minded and could be seen as one of the only ways to play all 3 centre backs who will always pose a threat from set pieces.

Hullfox

Hullfox

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Logan/Henderson;

Stearman, McAuley, Kisnorbo, Sheehan;

King, Williams, Wesolowski

Hammond, Hume, Porter.

subs: Logan/Henderson, Maybury, Hughes, Gradel, Dodds.

:yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn:

Douglas

Maybury

Kenton

McCarthy

Nils

Sylla

Hughes

Tiatto

Low

De Vries

O'Grady

:thumbup:

Thracian

Thracian

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:yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn::yawn:

Douglas

Maybury

Kenton

McCarthy

Nils

Sylla

Hughes

Tiatto

Low

De Vries

O'Grady

:thumbup:

That team doesn't altogether surprise me but I did think you'd spend more time drafting a few words in defence of today's effort - if only to lift our spirits for Monday.

Hullfox

Hullfox

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That team doesn't altogether surprise me but I did think you'd spend more time drafting a few words in defence of today's effort - if only to lift our spirits for Monday.

Unlike you Thrach, I don't defend the indefendable.

Louise

Louise

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Statistically speaking :D (going on individual performances this season, rather than parterships etc.) our best team for getting a result is:

Logan

Kenton McCarthy McAuley Johansson

Low Williams Wesolowski Porter

Hammond Odhiambo ;)

Subs: Henderson, Stearman, Sylla, Fryatt, Hughes

And our best team for going for the win is:

Henderson

Stearman McAuley Kisnorbo Johansson

Low Williams Tiatto Porter

Hume Hammond

Subs: Logan, McCarthy, Hughes, O'Grady, Wesolowski

;):D

Asha

Asha

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I would say

Goalkeeper - Logan

Defenders - LB Maybury, CB Kisnorbo, CB McAuley, RB Stearman

Midfielders - LM Porter, CM Hughes, CM Williams and then RM Sylla

Strikers - Hume with either Hammond, Fryatt or O'Grady (who never gets a chance)

not really fussed :thumbup:

bigneville

bigneville

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My strongest team would be:

Henderson;

Stearman, McAuley, Kisnorbo, Sheehan;

King, Williams, Tiatto;

Hammond, Dodds, Porter.

Porter would take all attacking free-kicks and corners unless he designates someone else for variety.

The system - having two attacking full-backs would move fluidly into 3-4-3 or 3-3-4. Every player, apart from Kisnorbo can pass and every player has shown he can score.

Subsitutes would be: Logan, Nils, Hughes, Wesolowski, Fryatt.

Hume not even in the squad Thracian????

Thracian

Thracian

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Hume not even in the squad Thracian????

Nothing against Hume. He needs a short break. I wouldn't want to lose Hammond's pace - we won't have any at all otherwise - and I've never really seen Hume as a natural centre-forward anyway despite his considerable efforts for us this season.

I was, however, tempted to play Porter left midfield - and go with Hammond, Dodds, Hume/Fryatt up front.

What I'm trying to get over is that we've far more players suited to 4-3-3 than 4-4-2 and we need to get potential goalscorers and attacking passers into midfield and full-back to supply what is a limited forward line and one which needs supplementing.

My teams, either with Hume in as above, or with Hume out as originally listed have goalscorers/creators/acurate passers throughout the side.

That's because we have to increase our strikes-on-goal ratio and Dodds/King will help increase our aerial capability, especially at set pieces when the big lads come up, because right now we have none.

The system uses no wingers as such - and I love wingers as you know - because we simply don't have any.

Porter can play on the wing but is a natural midfielder. He can hurt people with precision passes rather than by flying by people. The more opportunity/options he has to thread those passes the better.

Louise

Louise

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I'm all for free speech, but I see that Low has been mentioned in a couple of these messages. :o Have the new year's eve celebration started a little early in certain households?

Can't argue with the stats. ;)

Thracian

Thracian

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No, only so much room for those aged 12+

If you'll explain to me how our distinguished olders timers who you seem to like so much have had any great effect in taking us forward, making us an attractive team, scoring some goals, contributing to some exhilerating football or even clinging on to Geroge Graham type 1-0's then I'm all ears.

There's Douglas, Kenton, Johnson, Maybury, Nils, Hughes, Tiatto, Sylla, Low that you can start with. How many goals and assists between the whole lot of em this season - or last for that matter where it's appropriate.

Louise

Louise

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If you'll explain to me how our distinguished olders timers who you seem to like so much have had any great effect in taking us forward, making us an attractive team, scoring some goals, contributing to some exhilerating football or even clinging on to Geroge Graham type 1-0's then I'm all ears.

There's Douglas, Kenton, Johnson, Maybury, Nils, Hughes, Tiatto, Sylla, Low that you can start with. How many goals and assists between the whole lot of em this season - or last for that matter where it's appropriate.

Probably being rhetorical but...

This Season

Assists: 11

Goals: 4

Last Season

Assist: 7

Goals: 7

(from Football League)

Ultra

Ultra

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Logan

Kenton

McCarthy

Kisnorbo

Johansson

Wesolowski

Hughes

Porter

Cadamarteri

Fryatt

Hammond

Subs: Henderson, McAuley, Stearman, Dodds, Hume

Webbo

Webbo

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Logan

maybury

kisnorbo

mcauley

johansson

hughes

wesolowski

williams

porter

fryatt

hammond (god i hate writing that)

SUBS; henderson, tiatto, stearman, hume, cadamateri

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