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Stoke Match Thread - 13/09/2014

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We've had two weeks to prepare for this and this is the best we can come up with?

Mahrez should not be playing after playing late Wednesday night. Can't believe Hammond and king are both still there when better players are available but it's typical Pearson.

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I'm thinking that. Fuming Stoke fans aplenty!

In all honesty though, 0-0 half time, Pearson will fire up everyone appropriately and make the right changes about 60-70 minutes to give us the edge. Considering how underwhelming we've been we've got something to play for. Hamer is impressing me though, not doing badly at all.

 

We can't wait that long. We're playing poorly now and Nigel needs to make a change now. There was nothing in that first half to suggest we will play any better with that 11. It's just not working today at all and we need to affect the game.

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I'm not sure it's Nuge's fault entirely - both our forwards have been playing practically in defence because the've had to and the shape has been suffering as a result.

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Has Hamer been good or not?

 

He's been one of the better players but started weakly not getting to crosses which should have ended in goals. Finished the half strong

 

Drinkwater and Vardy second half please.

Need to create more, do more with the ball. And we need to get in behind Stoke.

 

Definitely

 

Agree - think bring on drinky on for hammond, then cambiasso and vardy in last 20 mins

 

Agreed. Drinky has to be on first then Vardy to get behind the Stoke defence - if he gets service - then Camby

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So far it's been the tough game many of us were expecting beforehand.

 

There were always questions marks as to how we'd present ourselves with Schmeichel out and how we'd cope with Stoke's attacking threat.

We're doing reasonably well up until this point and canceling out the Potters' attacks with relative ease. Just.

 

I'd like to see more link-up play coming from the middle. Sometimes, I get the impression we're getting overrun in midfield.

Now Shawcross looks a bit off after the early collision and Crouch's been booked already.

 

Maybe we can tempt our luck and snatch a late 1-0 win. But even a goalless draw would be quite the result away from home.

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They've had 2 or 3 headers in the box, could've easily scored.

 

Personally if  we're making changes I'd swap Mahrez for Cambiasso, stiffen up the midfield.

 

Have they? We talking actual chances here because other than the Crouch one I can't remember one where I thought "we were lucky there".

Posted

Has Hamer been good or not?

I've thought he's been as wonky as a time-shifted Caveman stumbling into a 3D showing of Guardians of the Galaxy but what the hell do I know

Posted

All aboard the optimism bus!

 

I'll get on again for the second half as I fell out the back door after about 10 mins of the first half.

 

Surely it can only get better???

Posted

I'm not sure it's Nuge's fault entirely - both our forwards have been playing practically in defence because the've had to and the shape has been suffering as a result.

 

Of course it's not his fault entirely but he's certainly not affecting the game positively at all. The problem is we need an outlet when we've got so little possession and today he might as well not be there. Bringing on Vardy would make a difference to the way we are playing IMO. Nugent is just not an option when we're in possession at the moment.

Posted

We were never going to dominate against Stoke away, so I'm pleased we've rode the storm. Need an injection of pace for counter attacking - Vardy for the seemingly-knackered Mahrez - otherwise glad we survived that onslaught.

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Hammond, King & Schlupp may not be up to standards today, but no point slagging them off and calling them shit, all three have played well this season up until now.

 

Changes do need to be made though...

 

Vardy on Nugent off

Cambiasso on Schlupp off

Drinkwater on Hammond off

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