Leicester City (A) - Sun 29th Dec, 14:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[mancity111]

If the topic of conversation is bout a 37 year old talisman and what he will do to our defense then you get a picture of how bad we really are now.

You have to at least think for a second just what the owners are thinking about and we are going to do to reset and how we have let this monumental collapse rarely if ever seen before occur.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Thought we looked OK against Everton. Rico played as a conventional right back and Bernie played deeper, we looked more compact.

Hearing rumors Ake is injured again otherwise I would play the same team but switch out Foden for Kdb and Grealish for Doku.

Ake clearly isn't match fit, he was running in treacle yesterday.

 

[Gray]

Ake clearly isn't match fit, he was running in treacle yesterday.

Made one outstanding tackle and was the only player who looked like he knew how to defend. Also I suspect that Akanji is not fully fit as well.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Made one outstanding tackle and was the only player who looked like he knew how to defend. Also I suspect that Akanji is not fully fit aa well.

You are right but I didn't say he didn't play well. The poor lad looked shattered and a yard short of pace.

 

[Bluewars II]

Ake clearly isn't match fit, he was running in treacle yesterday.

I noticed, did well with a couple of last ditch tackles too, looks like he hasn't got his full acceleration back yet.

Somebody will probably stumble off the injury table and into the line-up, my guess is Walker.

 

[TueartsCossackSpray]

As we have blown it this season i’ll enjoy Leicester more as there feels less pressure. So i’ll be on the IPA on the train and in Spoons Leicester having a jolly good time win lose or draw

 

[the blue panther]

Ake clearly isn't match fit, he was running in treacle yesterday.

He always looks like that. Over the last 3 years he's been our most reliable defender - when he's on the pitch.

 

[Bellamy's Caddy]

He always looks like that. Over the last 3 years he's been our most reliable defender - when he's on the pitch.

Agree, we always play better with him in the side and he never let's us down. Real shame that he's injury prone though, and sadly the same can be said of too many at the moment.

 

[Lavinda Past]

In our current situation, a point will do.

 

[chaddblue]

Don’t care how shit we currently are

Anything less than 3 points here is unacceptable

They’ve just lost at home to wolves 3-0 !!!!

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Think we will smash these, they are dross and the look on horse heads face when we score the 4th will be nothing but a pleasure.

4-1 City.

 

[ninjamonkey]

No reason to expect anything different to our last dozen games.

Imagine peps teamtalk the night before will be something like "Same gameplan lads, its catastrophically failed us for a dozen games but this time it might just work if everybody is 100% perfect, they hand us a few goals on a plate and they dont bother attacking"

It will be Keep ball as much as possible, rarely if ever threaten to score, give the ball away cheaply making intricate, risky passes that will achieve nothing even if they come off that then result in a counter that leaves us outnumbered, we concede have to chase the game and we chase it by refusing to shoot.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

No reason to expect anything different to our last dozen games.

Imagine peps teamtalk the night before will be something like "Same gameplan lads, its catastrophically failed us for a dozen games but this time it might just work if everybody is 100% perfect, they hand us a few goals on a plate and they dont bother attacking"

It will be Keep ball as much as possible, rarely if ever threaten to score, give the ball away cheaply making intricate, risky passes that will achieve nothing even if they come off that then result in a counter that leaves us outnumbered, we concede have to chase the game and we chase it by refusing to shoot.

When life imitates art……

“Doing precisely what we’ve done 18 times before, is exactly the last thing they’ll expect us to do this time!”

 

[tommybooth]

Back on track.

 

[The Fat el Hombre]

Come on now City

 

[deano ou812]

Another draw possibly,but the team is fragile and I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if we lost ..

 

[stevekr]

We need Beanie back.

 

[give & go]

Any idea of parking , coming from Sheffield
Remember a few years ago nightmare getting away , need a good getaway

 

[big gaz]

Did you not see kdb when he came on?

The like is for the point you make , not what I saw of KDB ;-)

 

[DMA's]

I expect our unbeaten run since Christmas to continue. 1 - 3