Danno Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 Wish we would sign a centre back who isn't at the end of his career like Upson and Wasilewski. Someone like Caulker would have been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgelcfc_ Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 I believe what wlll define whether we are strong enough is home form. Fair enough we can forget about picking up points at Man City and co, but we have to do everything we can to win against the bottom half, especially at home, and then celebrate every point away as if it were a win! As someone previously said, pretty much all teams will struggle against the top 5 or so, we need to try and be the best of a bad bunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungry Hungry Fox Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 I'm sure they've been working on set piece defending during pre season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 Can someone make one of these for our squad http://i.imgur.com/qHOnSkw.png It would be interesting to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeljkoKalac1 Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 Are we strong enough? depends what for...........Playing the top five (Chelsea, Arsenal, Man U & Arsenal) and taking wins off them, then no. Playing the other 14 teams and beating them then yes - you base your season planon beating these 14 teams once either home & away then you have 42 points, enough to claim 17th and that is the target this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GH1 Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 I think it's going to be bloody tight. Would like a couple more players to strengthen , but we can stay up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionator Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 De Laet's crossing is awful, so there's your answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 https://twitter.com/OfficialFOXES/status/496738591369093120Well done.By and large his crossing is poor and rarely beats the first man, I'm a fan of De Laet but I just dont; think he's particularly good at crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 Same with Konch, sometimes the crosses are good, but most of the time they're really bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 Had a game of tennis tonight, for the first time in ages. Myself and my mate agreed.. We have NO idea what's coming. We could either gel very quickly and do an O'Neil, or, just as easily get absolutely fookin mullered. It's nearly impossible to call. We both said though that the squad lacks quality in depth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brizzle Fox Posted 5 August 2014 Share Posted 5 August 2014 The Racing Post's prediction that we will finish 15th feels about right to me, backed up by their assertion that we were better than a tnird of the Premier League with last year's team anyway. They incidentally go for Burnley, West Brom and Hull to go down. That's of course provided that the Thai's don't get itchy trigger fingers when we have a max of 3 points after the first 6 games!!! I genuinely think by the end of August that Pearson will have filled out the squad with that bit more strength in depth that we are probably just missing at the moment. It's all going to be fine you know. Relax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col city fan Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 The Racing Post's prediction that we will finish 15th feels about right to me, backed up by their assertion that we were better than a tnird of the Premier League with last year's team anyway. They incidentally go for Burnley, West Brom and Hull to go down. That's of course provided that the Thai's don't get itchy trigger fingers when we have a max of 3 points after the first 6 games!!! I genuinely think by the end of August that Pearson will have filled out the squad with that bit more strength in depth that we are probably just missing at the moment. It's all going to be fine you know. Relax. Again, who knows? It's all conjecture. But IMO, looking at the two squads, to say that Hull have more chance of struggling than us seems ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Prussian Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Again, who knows? It's all conjecture. But IMO, looking at the two squads, to say that Hull have more chance of struggling than us seems ridiculous. In the end, it's all hypothetical. We can't tell how most teams will fare this upcoming season, only that the "big" ones are unlikely to drop from a Top Five spot, so that leaves the rest of the league to scramble for points and make the best of it. As a fan of this club, however, I'm more inclined to side with the notion that we will be doing fine in this first season back in the Premier League and just make the cut in the end. The real struggle will be to establish ourselves and not fall back to the second tier immediately after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos88LCFC Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 De Laet has the potential to be one of the best RBs in the Prem this season. Definitely not a position to be worried about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 De Laet has the potential to be one of the best RBs in the Prem this season. Definitely not a position to be worried about. Unless he gets injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickov22 Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Trust in Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos88LCFC Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Unless he gets injured. Moore is capable and then 3rd choice Pearson? (Never seen him play) and I'm sure Was wouldn't mind being shifted across. I think RB is covered well enough to not worry about for now If De Laet gets a long term injury we can always shop in January or get one in on Loan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxfanazer Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 De Laet has the potential to be one of the best RBs in the Prem this season. Definitely not a position to be worried about. Sounds ridiculous as a statement but when you think about it that's not far wrong. Not a great deal of quality Rb's in the prem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Wasilewski at RB in the Premier League jesus christ we may aswell not turn up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAprice_ Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 The league will be so tight though, a couple of flukey wins could be the difference between relegation and 15th. There are about 10 teams in that league who are all capable of beating each other. It's difficult to judge the centre-half situation, a lot will be made clearer when Upson is fit. We also have an abundance of young defenders slowly moving up. For the time being, bringing in someone like Michael Keane would be sufficient. I'm sure we're working tirelessly to cut out errors from set-pieces. Buying a new player won't make those mistakes suddenly go away. James and Drinkwater were the best partnership in the league last season by an absolute mile. Of course Hammond and King would look slightly off the pace when they play instead. It doesn't mean they're not capable though. The 2-2 draw against a very strong, in-form Wigan side is an example of how they can both be called upon when necessary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Railway Man Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Pleasing having a read of the Racing Post preview yesterday. Called us 'the most underrated side in the division' and predicted we would finish 15th and they generally know their stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfox Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Just seen the Four Four Two preview, they predict us to finish 18th & listed Drinky as our key player. We just need to add depth & make it stronger, and then we'll be fine. 3-4 more signings, and I can see a comfortable mid table finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox Ulike Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 The league will be so tight though, a couple of flukey wins could be the difference between relegation and 15th. There are about 10 teams in that league who are all capable of beating each other. It's difficult to judge the centre-half situation, a lot will be made clearer when Upson is fit. We also have an abundance of young defenders slowly moving up. For the time being, bringing in someone like Michael Keane would be sufficient. I'm sure we're working tirelessly to cut out errors from set-pieces. Buying a new player won't make those mistakes suddenly go away. James and Drinkwater were the best partnership in the league last season by an absolute mile. Of course Hammond and King would look slightly off the pace when they play instead. It doesn't mean they're not capable though. The 2-2 draw against a very strong, in-form Wigan side is an example of how they can both be called upon when necessary! Cock on. Never really understood why people expect our fringe players to be as good as our first choice players. If they were THAT good, they wouldn’t be our fringe players would they?? Every team needs players like Hammond, GTF and King who are prepared to sit on the bench and be back-up. Making lots of big money signings at once rarely improves a team and can actually cause it to get worse. I can only guess that some fans on here are too young to remember the Sven era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickov22 Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 Just seen the Four Four Two preview, they predict us to finish 18th & listed Drinky as our key player. We just need to add depth & make it stronger, and then we'll be fine. 3-4 more signings, and I can see a comfortable mid table finish. Isn't that because the writer Joe Brewin is a Leicester fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimsalabim Posted 6 August 2014 Share Posted 6 August 2014 The only thing that could make us stronger is Hulk Hogan circa 1992. Try 1990, 1992 was when he bogged off to Japan after a Steroid scandal. I think we need a tall centre back, they all seem a bit too small. I also think another Left Back is a decent shout, but Schlupp is Okay, and Konchesky can function at that level, surely. He has done before. Fancy another Centre mid tho, Injure two of Drinkwater, James, and King, and we have got big problems. Quite fancy another striker as a failsafe, in case Ulloa turns out to be pony... Which is a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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