Leicester (h) pre-match thread (Team News pg32)

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Looks like Aguero and Stones should be fit. Both shown on training video. Aguero in particular looked to have trained fully. Will be an interesting selection. 18 people going for a loss. They do realise we have only lost 1 at home this season and that was to Chelsea? Going for a draw I can understand but I think we will win this.
 
Looking at those that voted for a Loss - its the usual suspects.
Everyones entitled to their opinion and I'm sure they have their own reasons although i must say I'm not sure as city fans they think its because we'll lose.
Lets just get the 3 points, put United out of it and panic Loserpool into another capitulation and let them scrap it out with the Arse for fourth.
 
our tommy said:
Looks like Aguero and Stones should be fit. Both shown on training video. Aguero in particular looked to have trained fully. Will be an interesting selection. 18 people going for a loss. They do realise we have only lost 1 at home this season and that was to Chelsea? Going for a draw I can understand but I think we will win this.
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Didn't see Kompany on the video though.
 
If everyone is fit the same eleven for me as last week. The game could go either way as could any game in this league. If we are on it like we were the last game we should have too much for them, officials and luck taken into account of course. We certainly owe them one!
 
With Arsenal winning yesterday this is a must win game for us. While a win would put pressure on Liverpool for the automatic 3rd place spot, a win would also put Arsenal more or less out of the picture for that 3rd place spot, with just 2 games to go. Assuming everyone is fit I would go for the same 11 that started against Crystal Palace last Saturday.
 
TBooksbluearmy said:
With Arsenal winning yesterday this is a must win game for us. While a win would put pressure on Liverpool for the automatic 3rd place spot, a win would also put Arsenal more or less out of the picture for that 3rd place spot, with just 2 games to go. Assuming everyone is fit I would go for the same 11 that started against Crystal Palace last Saturday.
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I'm not sure that playing Fernandhino as a right back/midfield with Yaya as the pivot is best suited to playing Leicester.
 
blueparrot said:
Didn't see Kompany on the video though.
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Me neither. I wasn't sure whether he was tired at the end of the game on Saturday or whether he had felt something, but he didn't go up top for the last free kick that Otamendi score from and took a while to walk back in to position. Fingers crossed he's ok
 
A really, really important game for the players, fans and club. No high back line (Leicester will just hoof it over and run into the space), no Yaya at the start (they will just run past him), plus 100% effort from players and fans for 90+ minutes will result in 3 points. Just my opinion!
 
This game IMHO will be a real cracker. Leicester will attack and the way that we are playing we should capitalise on that. I don't think it's blind optimism to expect a win with a gap of a couple of goals at least.
 
wolfie1988 said:
Me neither. I wasn't sure whether he was tired at the end of the game on Saturday or whether he had felt something, but he didn't go up top for the last free kick that Otamendi score from and took a while to walk back in to position. Fingers crossed he's ok
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Hopefully they are being careful, he has played games in a row for the first time since I don't know when. It was only Weds training, if he misses today's then I think there will be doubts for weekend.
 
wolfie1988 said:
Me neither. I wasn't sure whether he was tired at the end of the game on Saturday or whether he had felt something, but he didn't go up top for the last free kick that Otamendi score from and took a while to walk back in to position. Fingers crossed he's ok
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Huge blow if Kompany's out. We've looked much more solid with him back in the side.
 
Big Swifty said:
Absolute must-win game. The others aren't far off us. The barbarians are at the gates.
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Well,if we dont take the 3 points we will be heaping huge pressure on ourselves,but we still have a more advantageous goal difference,so it isnt a 'must win' per se.We'll still have another 6 points to play for.

As said,Kompany will be a pivotal inclusion.
 
Ric said:
Huge blow if Kompany's out. We've looked much more solid with him back in the side.
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Would be a good chance for Otamendi to prove he's not just playing well because he's riding VK's coattails though.

I feel we should win with or without Vinny, it's more his long term future that's a worry if he's injured again.

I guess we'll find out at the press conference In a few hours.
 
Interesting comment about negativity from City supporters. Some of us older fans have grown up knowing the only thing CERTAIN about the club is the UNCERTAINTY & this can have an effect on the voting. But we all, always, want us to win !
 
Thought this was a shoe-in to pick up two in the Family Stand with it being a) on TV and b) people book hols around this time every year... nothing yet. Gutted.
 
Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater has been ruled out of the club's last three games of the season with a thigh injury.

Boss Craig Shakespeare said: “We need to give him time to recover from this. I can’t see him playing this season. It is weeks rather than months.”

Defender Robert Huth is a doubt for Saturday's game against Manchester City as he has a foot injury and Wes Morgan is not fit to return to action.
 
karen7 said:
Leicester midfielder Danny Drinkwater has been ruled out of the club's last three games of the season with a thigh injury.

Boss Craig Shakespeare said: “We need to give him time to recover from this. I can’t see him playing this season. It is weeks rather than months.”

Defender Robert Huth is a doubt for Saturday's game against Manchester City as he has a foot injury and Wes Morgan is not fit to return to action.
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Good news with drinkwater being out and also Morgan. Just need the thug Huth to be ruled out now.
 
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