Leicester (a) pre-match thread

[Fordyboy46]

Loads of changes coming up again before Madrid, resulting in a defeat. 2-0 Leicester, suppose I'll get jumped on for that prediction. Think it will be this line up: Ederson, Cancelo, Zinchenko, Stones, Otamendi, Gundogan, Foden, B. Silva, Sane, Mahrez, Jesus.

 

[TINY]

Rest everyone for the big game! Villa won’t be a pushover

 

[Bobby Heaton Moor]

we're gonna win this 4 fucking nil and absolutely STORM into Real and give them the same treatment. CTIFD!!!!

 

[sh249]

Tough one re. selection. Rest key players for Madrid? Or go strong and get everyone up to speed?
I’d gravitate to the latter. Same team as last night, except Mahrez for Silva. And Fernandinho for Otamendi, if the plan is to play him with Laporte against Madrid.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

I am going for a draw, the focus has to be on Madrid and I think the players will think the same and will perform 10/20% below their maximum.

I would start our best 11 though, as Pep says they need rhythm after the break. Take off Laporte, Aguero and Kevin around 60 minutes regardless of the score.

 

[Bobby Heaton Moor]

Ederson

Cancelo
Stones
Fernandinho
Zinchenko

Gundogan
De Bruyne
Foden

Bernardo
Jesus
Mahrez

 

[TheCentralScrutinizer]

Ederson
Cancelo
Zinchenko
Stones
Fernandinho

Foden
Gundogen
D.Silva

Mahrez
Jesus
Bernardo

 

[@BluePhil8]

Ederson
Cancelo Fernandinho Stones Zinchenko
Silva Gundogan Foden
Mahrez Jesus Bernardo

Subs to be brought on; De Bruyne, Sane and Laporte.

Rest Kun for Madrid.

 

[simon23]

with the focus on madrid and the likely changes plus with us no hitting the heights we can all season, I wil take a draw from this game now. Leicester have the payers and set up to really punish us and we look shaky at the back still (though Laporte does make a difference - but will he play with Madrid in mind).

Heart says win, head says we will do well to get a draw

 

[Ederson's smiley tattoo]

Ederson

Cancelo Fernandinho Stones Zinchenko

Bernardo Gundogan Silva

Mahrez Jesus Foden

We need to rotate and not risk injuries on key players against Madrid. + it's not many days between the matches.

Leicester have all their 3 CDM's out. Ndidi still injured, Choudhury red card and Mendy injured. This team should win comfortably against Leicester without Ndidi

 

[blue b4 the moon]

The team will be interesting, I'd say the LC final and Real game are much more important.

We can then rest v Wednesday before the rags/Real again.

Will Pep play Kun and Jesus again & without a CF in Madrid?

Stones looked like a racehorse just out of the box when he came on last night, stiff & awkward as fuck.

Zinc I think has served a suspension now so must surely start to keep Mendy fit.

 

[@BluePhil8]

The team will be interesting, I'd say the LC final and Real game are much more important.

We can then rest v Wednesday before the rags/Real again.

Will Pep play Kun and Jesus again & without a CF in Madrid?

Stones looked like a racehorse just out of the box when he came on last night, stiff & awkward as fuck.

Zinc I think has served a suspension now so must surely start to keep Mendy fit.

I'd say, all league games are dead rubbers now except the games against the scum and the dippers.

 

[mat]

Weak as piss ref selected despite the League positions for this match.

 

[chesterbells]

I'd say, all league games are dead rubbers now except the games against the scum and the dippers.

And if we are still in the champions league then the game against liverpool 3 days before the 1/4 final should be viewed as strictly second tier too.

 

[Plain Speaking]

And if we are still in the champions league then the game against liverpool 3 days before the 1/4 final should be viewed as strictly second tier too.

Also that Liverpool game comes straight after an international break, hardly any time for preparation. Midweek both Argentina and Brazil are away in South America and that weekend we meet Liverpool, as you say following mid-week CL if we are still in?

 

[Easy]

Tough one re. selection. Rest key players for Madrid? Or go strong and get everyone up to speed?
I’d gravitate to the latter. Same team as last night, except Mahrez for Silva. And Fernandinho for Otamendi, if the plan is to play him with Laporte against Madrid.

it is tough. I think its a mix of both. I’d say rest the risky players like Laporte and Mendy. Dave as well due to fitness. Then give Aguero and De Bruyne only a 60 minute run out.

 

[Big Dave Watson]

And if we are still in the champions league then the game against liverpool 3 days before the 1/4 final should be viewed as strictly second tier too.

No, looks like we are the omly team capable of beating Liverpool in the league and we dont want them going a season unbeaten do we?

 

[tommybooth]

West Ham will do them Monday.

 

[cibaman]

It really depends on whether the medics decide that players such as Laporte, mendy & fernandhino would benefit from minutes or resting. It’s all about making sure the starting 11 for RM are in the best possible shape

 

[Big Swifty]

West Ham will do them Monday.

Yeah, right.....