Leicester (a) pre-match thread

[SebastianBlue]

Is there a slower back five than Stones, Zab, Kolarov, Sagna and Fernando in world football?

Going with the Socratic method of forum participation today?

 

[aguero93:20]

Nailed on then. Albrighton and Vardy will get arches behind that back 5

Nando is quick enough, Stones is alright. Full backs are worrying, would have given the two kids a chance, especially Maffeo.

 

[deano ou812]

Good attacking line up,more concerned about the defence with kolarov in there vardy and co are pretty quick,was worried about this game earlier in the week but think we will get a draw at least,as long as we keep it tight first 15-20 mins..

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Is there a slower back five than Stones, Zab, Kolarov, Sagna and Fernando in world football?

you dont need pace, just clever defenders,. ac milans back four wasnnt the quickest or juvesntus now. we struggle as we are more attack minded

 

[aguero93:20]

you dont need pace, just clever defenders,. ac milans back four wasnnt the quickest or juvesntus now. we struggle as we are more attack minded

Both sat/sit a lot deeper though, less space behind.

 

[cookster]

Going with the Socratic method of forum participation today?

No just sarcasm ;) It what we do best, thinking the worst, hoping the best.

 

[kaz7]

Worryingly that is a small and slow team. Huth and Morgan will dominate set pieces

That is indeed mad,we used to have a big strong team,we might be more technical but full of short arses

 

[cookster]

Nando is quick enough, Stones is alright. Full backs are worrying, would have given the two kids a chance, especially Maffeo.

Leicester won't defend so high up though. I don't have an issue so much with the personnel just them and a high line.

 

[ID70]

Kolarov up against Mahrez, that could be fun

 

[cookster]

Leicester's?

It's close but they won't be defending on the halfway line.

 

[lonestay]

BT already rooting for Leicester and it's only been on 5 mins

 

[super_city_si]

Not confident at all now. Hope to be proved wrong but in the word of Han Solo "I have a bad feeling about this"

 

[cookster]

you dont need pace, just clever defenders,. ac milans back four wasnnt the quickest or juvesntus now. we struggle as we are more attack minded

Don't recall that Milan side playing with a high line and Juve have excellent wing backs with good engines.

 

[mat]

6-3 to us.

And BT will still say we're shite.

 

[kaz7]

They have only lost once at home this season
Pep says we play the same way,talked about their counter attacks,hope he learnt from last week

 

[richards30]

Merlin and navas are gonna have to work their bollocks off in that formation!

 

[schfc6]

It's close but they won't be defending on the halfway line.

I was only really talking tongue in cheek. Weren't we lead to believe Stones was very quick? Sagna is no slouch and times his tackles well.

If Pep goes to Leicester with a high line, we're in for an interesting season..

 

[cookster]

They have only lost once at home this season
Pep says we play the same way,talked about their counter attacks,hope he learnt from last week

Counter is Leicesters default style, remember the home game last season? They won the league with the least possession average of any previous Champions.

That side doesn't look setup to stop the counter, let's just hope we can outscore them.

 

[Adlab123]

They have only lost once at home this season
Pep says we play the same way,talked about their counter attacks,hope he learnt from last week

After all this bet it ends up 0-0!

 

[NorCalBlue]

Any chance we're going with a back 3 with Zaba and Fernando playing DM?