Leicester (h) pre-match thread

[Super David Silva 21]

Kompany seems to be a booking waiting to happen unfortunately, we can't afford kompany being booked in the first 15 minutes.

How about maybe Fernandinho at the back????

 

[80s Shorts]

5 early goals to settle the nerves a bit :-/

 

[nellyonthewing]

Woke up at 1am then again at 4 as nervous as hell. Hope the players slept better.

 

[SWP's back]

Good post, but.....personally I think this is our toughest ask of the run in. They're currently the 3rd best team in the Prem on form, they have some serious pace (Vardy, Barnes, Grey), they've got a Europa League spot to play for, and in Madison and Tielemans sufficient technique to feed and support Vardy, plus it's D-Day, and I imagine the crowd's nerves will be on full display should we fail to break them down early doors. Yeh, we should win, but I'm expecting a very difficult evening

Lol. Every game has been our hardest out of the last 12 games if you read this forum and the press.

 

[Pezzer2]

Already been on the toilette 3 times this morning absolute bricking it. We haven’t had a comprehensive win for a while probably due to the amount of games in quick succession but come on tonight’s the night to banish our nerves.
I’m still reeling from them stuffy scousers the other night I was at a festival in Liverpool and was trying to avoid the score after it became 2-2. Huge cheer erupted and my heart sank.

 

[vmsuhail]

Yeah of course you did.

Seriously yes. Probably the travesty of the Newcastle game is to blame.

 

[80s Shorts]

Woke up at 1am then again at 4 as nervous as hell. Hope the players slept better.

Hat Trick

 

[rnblade]

Quicker movement of the ball when we regain possession is a MUST.
We have to keep the ball on the floor and have Razza, Bernardo and Leroy RUNNING at them.
If they decide to defend deep (more than likely) we HAVE to take our chances. Teams have now figured out how to shut out the space we need, we do create chances but need to be more clinical and not so wasteful. We don’t always have to get into the 6 yard box to score.
We have more than enough to win this game if we go about it the right way, if we get sucked into a fight, I fear we will see some of the worst officiating ever in the PL.

If we get an early goal or possibly 2, we can just make them chase the ball and employ some professional game management.
3-1

 

[Stoned Rose]

I slept like a fucking log.

Woke up confident as fuck.

We are 41 points better off and we’re at home.

We’ll fuck them all over the gaff.

The lads have this.

Man up and get behind them.

 

[jollylescott]

Seems to be talk that Mahrez may play ahead of Leroy because he’s a ‘safer’ option re ball retention.

I hope that’s not the case. We need to play positively and, imo, go for it.

 

[80s Shorts]

Seems to be talk that Mahrez may play ahead of Leroy because he’s a ‘safer’ option re ball retention.

I hope that’s not the case. We need to play positively and, imo, go for it.

Talk from where ?

Be amazed if he's anywhere near the starting lineup

 

[Stoned Rose]

This is true but obviously being so tense though people do worry. Rodgers teams tend to cause us problems, even a poor Celtic side did in the champions league home and away a couple of seasons back.

Kolarov and co like this post.

Totally different animal these days mate.

 

[jollylescott]

Talk from where ?

Be amazed if he's anywhere near the starting lineup

On the 93:20 podcast.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Seems to be talk that Mahrez may play ahead of Leroy because he’s a ‘safer’ option re ball retention.

I hope that’s not the case. We need to play positively and, imo, go for it.

Neither will start, he'll go with Ferna, Gundog and Silva in midfield, Bernardo, Raz and Serg up front.

 

[Stoned Rose]

That's what's worrying me about tonight. I can't help thinking there is a cheeky little sending off for one of our players in the offing. Lots of early yellow cards. Leicester allow to cripple our players with impunity. It's not as if the officials haven't been blatant in their partiality recently.

Leicester won’t get the ball.

We will be that hot tonight, the referee will be able to do fuck all to hurt us.

These are fucking getting it.

 

[Exeter Blue I am here]

Lol. Every game has been our hardest out of the last 12 games if you read this forum and the press.

I know...... [hangs head]!

 

[Stoned Rose]

Neither will start, he'll go with Ferna, Gundog and Silva in midfield, Bernardo, Raz and Serg up front.

Is Fern fit?

Though he was in a leg brace.

 

[bluemoon32]

Any way you look at this game then we are much the better side and should win but as we all know, upsets can happen & do every weekend.
I've thought for some time that we'd win every game to become Champions but this game is giving me the shits.
By tonight i'll be a bundle of nerves and not good company at all, like pretty much every other supporter of Manchester City.
The typical City tag is long gone but for older fans like me, it still feels very real ffs.
City 3 Leicester 1

 

[SWP's back]

I’m almost certain he’ll get booked!

First five minutes no doubt.

 

[Blue Theatre]

I’m almost certain he’ll get booked!

"Kompany + Vardy + Dean" might be tempting fate?

Although I see that Leicester themselves are prone to a red card - they've had 5 this season, which is also the average number of cards Dean hands out each game.