Port Vale (H) - FA Cup 3rd Round Pre-match Thread

[mikemcfc]

You have to factor in that Sergio is playing against packed defences pretty much every game, whereas Vardy rarely has to. Obviously that will affect the quality of goal scoring chances. Both have done well this season but I'd prefer Sergio in our set-up, just as Vardy is more effective for the way Leicester play.

vardy plays the same teams we do with way less possession. the difference is they take their attempts straight up field and push to the net.
As are the type of most of the goals we concede.
we take our initial possession sideways and back 15 times, till their whole team is back behind the ball then we have to break all 10 men down from a static position while they are facing forward, to get an attempt. Very easy to defend this way.
playing out from the back doesn't draw teams out anymore, in fact they've been on to that for awhile, yet we continue to spurn a lot of man advantage chances by doing this, even when you notice that most of the goals we do score now are from the few times we are direct. Yet we still dick around too much in our half and it has cost us. We need to start passing up the sides right away where the space is and get back to the diagonal through balls that on form Merlin, KDB, and Bernie are so good at, while they are put to the test, while running backwards while defending. which is much harder, before they can line up five across the back, and sergio, gabby, raz and mahrez will all benefit. Sorry for running on, we waste so much time where other teams can't afford to is my point. Seems now we can't either.

 

[willipp]

Let's face it he his a bit of a wuss, he want to get his head in gear and man up, show some fight, a bit of steel rough people up, and get fucking stuck in

He needs to get stuck in and rough people up? Fuck me that’s about as Sunday league as I’ve heard on here. Agreed he needs to get his head sorted and learn to concentrate for 90 minutes, if he could do that he’d be a great asset to the side.

 

[alexmcity]

vardy plays the same teams we do with way less possession. the difference is they take their attempts straight up field and push to the net.
As are the type of most of the goals we concede.
we take our initial possession sideways and back 15 times, till their whole team is back behind the ball then we have to break all 10 men down from a static position while they are facing forward, to get an attempt. Very easy to defend this way.
playing out from the back doesn't draw teams out anymore, in fact they've been on to that for awhile, yet we continue to spurn a lot of man advantage chances by doing this, even when you notice that most of the goals we do score now are from the few times we are direct. Yet we still dick around too much in our half and it has cost us. We need to start passing up the sides right away where the space is and get back to the diagonal through balls that on form Merlin, KDB, and Bernie are so good at, while they are put to the test, while running backwards while defending. which is much harder, before they can line up five across the back, and sergio, gabby, raz and mahrez will all benefit. Sorry for running on, we waste so much time where other teams can't afford to is my point. Seems now we can't either.

Do you realise we create more chances than any other team in Europe? Our problem is not being indirect but not being clinical enough. Which is a problem also defensively wise since when we miss chances we have to keep taking risks going forward and make it easier for the opposition to create chances themselves.

 

[richards30]

Bravo
Cancelo
Stones
Garcia
Angelino
Gundogan
David Silva
Foden
Mahrez
Braaf
Jesus

 

[asahartford1]

vardy plays the same teams we do with way less possession. the difference is they take their attempts straight up field and push to the net.
As are the type of most of the goals we concede.
we take our initial possession sideways and back 15 times, till their whole team is back behind the ball then we have to break all 10 men down from a static position while they are facing forward, to get an attempt. Very easy to defend this way.
playing out from the back doesn't draw teams out anymore, in fact they've been on to that for awhile, yet we continue to spurn a lot of man advantage chances by doing this, even when you notice that most of the goals we do score now are from the few times we are direct. Yet we still dick around too much in our half and it has cost us. We need to start passing up the sides right away where the space is and get back to the diagonal through balls that on form Merlin, KDB, and Bernie are so good at, while they are put to the test, while running backwards while defending. which is much harder, before they can line up five across the back, and sergio, gabby, raz and mahrez will all benefit. Sorry for running on, we waste so much time where other teams can't afford to is my point. Seems now we can't either.

Aye, when will our goal drought end.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

This Pope geezer has a lot to say , he thinks we are going to boo him , who the f*ck is he ?

He had a pop at Stones after an England game last season and suggested that if he played every week against our lad he'd be getting forty goals a season! Hopefully, he's another journeyman pro with a mouth bigger than his brain. He will focus on a single mistake and multiply that by forty. Would the people around him supply him with forty chances? Would Stonesy make a mistake every game? I hope the lad Garcia has him in his pocket for 99 mins, or better still, subbed after an hour as being wholly ineffective. Of course, the RDAHMeedya pick it up and run with it! Do they ever write any of this shit when Dippers or Rags have adverse comments?

 

[kun]

Bravo
Cancelo
Harwood-Bellis
Stones
Angeliño
Rodri
Doyle
Bernabé
Foden
Mahrez
Agüero

Carson
Zinchenko
García
de Bruyne
Bernardo
Braaf
Jesus

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Bravo
Cancelo
Stones
Garcia
Angelino
Gundogan
David Silva
Foden
Mahrez
Braaf
Jesus

This is a good shout but I think Pep would sooner have TD in the starting eleven than begin with JB!

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Do you realise we create more chances than any other team in Europe? Our problem is not being indirect but not being clinical enough. Which is a problem also defensively wise since when we miss chances we have to keep taking risks going forward and make it easier for the opposition to create chances themselves.

Although, odd as it seems, as well as making the most chances in the PL, we concede the fewest chances in the PL as well. Suggests that there’s not a huge amount wrong, we just need to be better in both boxes.

 

[alexmcity]

Pep said Otamendi isn't ready.

So, I expect Stones and THB at CB, plus Cancelo and Angelino at FB.

Doyle, Silva, Zinch, Foden, Bernie/Raz behind Kun.