Match Thread Leicester v Chelsea (FA Cup QF)

[Jeff]

Schmeichel
Justin
Evans
Soyuncu
Chilwell
Ndidi
Praet
Tielemans
Perez
Barnes
Vardy

 

[Jeff]

Subs: Ward, Morgan, Bennett, Fuchs, Choudhury, Mendy, Gray, Albrighton, Iheanacho.

 

[Skitzo]

 

[Jenks]

No Madders? Is he crocked?

 

[fitz]

No Madders? Is he crocked?

He's been a crock the last few games

 

[FryattFox]

Be interesting to see how we get on without Maddison. Gives Praet and Tielemans a chance to step up (and hopefully find some form).

 

[Miles Away]

You know what. I actually think that’s our best side (Ricardo aside).

 

[FryattFox]

No Madders? Is he crocked?

Yeah, injured

 

[Skitzo]

Would like to see more creativity on the bench, Mendy could have been left off for one of the young forwards but starting 11 wise very happy

 

[M17TT C]

Shame to see Maddison miss out as I still think he can always create us something and always a threat from a well placed direct free kick.

Still though, be interesting to see how the two Belgians get on with Ndidi there also.

Not confident about this at all though as we need to be completely different from our first two games back if we are to even have a chance.

 

[City Fan]

Glad Praet is starting, but looks like it’s only because of Maddison’s injury.

I’ve said it numerous times this season, but we really need to add some quality to our wide forwards. The fact we’re back to playing the terrible Perez says it all about the quality we have there.

 

[bocadillo]

Shame to see Maddison miss out

Not on his current form, it's not.

 

[Skitzo]

whilst 7 goals and 4 assists isn't great it is far from "terrible"

 

[popillius]

On form, Maddison is one of our best players by a mile and certainly one of our most creative. Unfortunately, he's been well off the pace for the last two games. Whether that was to do with injury or something else is neither here nor there, he needed replacing. To say he wouldn't be in our best eleven however is mental. He's had a far better season than Tielemans for a start. It was interesting to read that many commentators (at least 3 I have read and a comment from Mark Lawrenson) had Maddison as our best player against Brighton... I think they must've been watching a different game!

Praet deserves his place today but my worry with him is that he never looks forward. He's not a creative player, more a 'safe pair of feet' and I really can't see with Ndidi, Praet and the current Tielemans we are seeing, where we are going to be in any way imaginative in creating openings.

 

[Skitzo]

could be that Praet sits as a deep lying ball player, that's how he was playing with Wilf out before the shut down, Wilf goes more box-to-box Kante esq marauding ball winner and Tielemans pulling the strings creatively

 

[Skitzo]

Maddison has "a knock" according to BT Sport

 

[popillius]

could be that Praet sits as a deep lying ball player, that's how he was playing with Wilf out before the shut down, Wilf goes more box-to-box Kante esq marauding ball winner and Tielemans pulling the strings creatively

I agree that the creativity must come from Tielemans given the personnel but he's been woefully short of ideas of late.

 

[homer]

Love that team, actually

 

[homer]

Maddison is "a crock....of shite" according to BT Sport

He certainly has been recently

 

[Jeff]

Joe Cole needs to get a decent router. It looks like his wifi only works on his stairs.