Leicester (A) - Sat 11 Sep 15:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[domalino]

Leicester might have no centrebacks.

Soyuncu is suspended. Fofana is injured.

Evans and Vestergaard were not fit enough to play the last match or go on international duty.

That just leaves them with Filip Benkovic, who is a 24 year old who's never played a league game for them and has barely played at all in the last few years while on loans around Europe.

 

[Cobwebcat]

Leicester might have no centrebacks.

Soyuncu is suspended. Fofana is injured.

Evans and Vestergaard were not fit enough to play the last match or go on international duty.

That just leaves them with Filip Benkovic, who is a 24 year old who's never played a league game for them and has barely played at all in the last few years while on loans around Europe.

They should be made to hop everywhere if we lose both our keepers…then it’s fair.

 

[Gorton_Tubster]

I've gone draw. I think it will be a tough game after the int. break and normally Leicester is tough anyway. The great unknown is how we are mentally because we've always got more than enough to beat them as long as the guys are up for it (despite what the ref and VAR do)

 

[eastmanc]

I'm all funned out with international breaks... GET THE PROPER FOOTY BACK ON!!!

How boring is the international break?

 

[youngbob]

Carson
Walker, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo, Gundogan
Mahrez, Torres, Grealish

Cancelo, Ake, Stones, Fernandinho, Foden, De Bruyne, Palmer, Edozie, Raheem.

No keeper on the bench! Should be fun.

 

[youngbob]

Leicester currently having a massive injury crisis with almost all of their defenders out or being rushed back from injury. Fofana is out, James Justin is out, Pereira is touch and go, Evans is out, Vestegaard and Bertrand are touch and go.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Carson
Walker, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo, Gundogan
Mahrez, Torres, Grealish

Cancelo, Ake, Stones, Fernandinho, Foden, De Bruyne, Palmer, Edozie, Raheem.

No keeper on the bench! Should be fun.

Ref/var will be itching to send Carson off for any tiny indiscretion.

 

[Cobra]

Leicester might have no centrebacks.

Soyuncu is suspended. Fofana is injured.

Evans and Vestergaard were not fit enough to play the last match or go on international duty.

That just leaves them with Filip Benkovic, who is a 24 year old who's never played a league game for them and has barely played at all in the last few years while on loans around Europe.

Soyuncu isn’t suspended.

 

[mat]

Bring it...

 

[117 M34]

Leicester currently having a massive injury crisis with almost all of their defenders out or being rushed back from injury. Fofana is out, James Justin is out, Pereira is touch and go, Evans is out, Vestegaard and Bertrand are touch and go.

And we will have Carson in net so it will be 5-4 either way

 

[Marvin]

Leicester currently having a massive injury crisis with almost all of their defenders out or being rushed back from injury. Fofana is out, James Justin is out, Pereira is touch and go, Evans is out, Vestegaard and Bertrand are touch and go.

Are you sure Evans is out?

 

[Blue Smarties]

I've just glanced at their forum and it seems Evans is a doubt but Soyuncu should play. They'll still have Ndidi and Tielemans in midfield which will be a task. Our GK situation and their defence should make for an entertaining game.

The media have tried to pinpoint Ronaldo's debut as a cry to arms re: the 3pm blackout, but the clear and obvious is this would be far more entertaining for the neutral.

 

[chaddblue]

Are you sure Evans is out?

According to physio Room

Perez - Ruled out
Bertrand - 75% chance of being available
Vestergaard - 50% chance
Evans - 50% chance
Pereira - Ruled out
Austin - Ruled out
Fofana - Ruled out
Mendy - Ruled out

 

[jamesha]

According to physio Room

Perez - Ruled out
Bertrand - 75% chance of being available
Vestergaard - 50% chance
Evans - 50% chance
Pereira - Ruled out
Austin - Ruled out
Fofana - Ruled out
Mendy - Ruled out

Soyuncu was sent off for two daft fouls in the Netherlands-Turkey game which ended 6-1 so he will not be on the top of his game particularly if JFE is not there to direct him.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Hope ederson plays but I'm not worried about Carson playing think ederson has had about 2 shots to save so far in 3 games and non in last 2 I expect leicester will play on counter and leave us to do the attacking so long as we have no brain farts at the back we will be fine.

 

[big gaz]

Carson
Walker, Dias, Laporte, Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo, Gundogan
Mahrez, Torres, Grealish

Cancelo, Ake, Stones, Fernandinho, Foden, De Bruyne, Palmer, Edozie, Raheem.

No keeper on the bench! Should be fun.

Always got Kyle if we need him :-)

 

[Blu3m00n91]

GK? Walker Dias Laporte Zinc; Rodri Bernardo Gundo; Grealish Torres Sterling

 

[richards30]

I still think this gets sorted out tomorrow and Eddie and Gabby will play.

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Laporte
Cancelo
Rodri
De Bruyne
Bernardo Silva
Gundogan
Grealish
Torres

 

[Gray]

I still think this gets sorted out tomorrow and Eddie and Gabby will play.

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Laporte
Cancelo
Rodri
De Bruyne
Bernardo Silva
Gundogan
Grealish
Torres

And you have not picked Jesus?

 

[Semper aggressus]

I have a feeling how this will go. We’ll be all over them, but fail to score in the first half as usual, then fall to two sucker punch goals, at least one from Vardy whose pace always causes us issues, and despite a typical late rally from us after a slow arsed stroll after missing 20 chances we’ll get one back but it won’t be enough.

Coupled with the media circus over some old rag player that will inevitably follow this will be a weekend to ignore all football and watch the cricket.

I hope my pessimism is seriously misplaced, but our failure to sign a striker has put such a huge downer on this season for me. Maybe the lads can show me I’m wrong, I really hope so.

Come on City!