Pre Match Burnley v Leicester

[mabrah]

Under is the only attacking player with any pace left. And he’s crap.

I had genuinely excluded him as an option.

But then maybe Billy-no-mates up front might suit him. He can run into as many of their defenders as he likes, cannon a shot off as many as he chooses. If 1 in 10 even hit the mark then it's got to be an option.

 

[M17TT C]

Nachos up front

Albrighton and Ünder out wide.

Wilf, Taveres and Mendy in midfield.

Thomas and Castagne full backs with Cags and Amartey in the middle.

Kasper reminding them to head it away whilst he's standing between the sticks.

 

[FOX Franks]

It’s a 90 minute football match every 3 days.

Try watching the tennis someday.

You're right, it clearly has no impact

 

[Feriol]

I would be very tempted to give our overworked players some time off, and it feels very important now. Play whoever is left against Burnley and Brighton.

We are not going to get results with Tielemans and Vardy not running anyway.

Ward

Albrighton
Amartey
Soyunchu
Fuchs
Thomas

Ünder
Tavares
Mendy
Any youth winger?

Iheanacho

 

[sparky79]

I genuinely don't think we will see anything meaningful from Vardy, Barnes, Maddison for the rest of the season which effectively means its season over.
Barnes looked resigned as he lay on the pitch today in the way that Justin did when he went off. I've been waiting for it for a while with the sheer amount of explosive running he has been tasked with doing and now it has finally happened.
If we do see Vardy or Maddison I imagine it will be in the reduced mobility capacity that we've seen of Vardy recently and Maddison earlier in the season.

I don't mean to be pessimistic but in that scenario you'd normally go for solidity (which we can do) and pace or mobility out wide, which normally we could do but neither Ricardo nor Castagne are back at full tilt and won't be for a little while. We alsp can't go for height or physicality up top to play around as we don't have the player(s) to do that so we are essentially a lame duck albeit with a strong defence.

 

[Brown Nose]

If you look at the squad and pick out players that should be available and fresh enough to put a shift in, we still have: Amartey, Castagne, Thomas, Fuchs, Mendy, Choudhury, Iheanacho, Under, Albrighton.

The keepers should be fine, as should Soyuncu who only really started playing at the start of January.

The players that need to not play on Wednesday are: Evans, Tielemans, Ndidi, Ricardo and Vardy.

So no reason why we couldn't go with:

Schmeichel
Amartey Soyuncu Fuchs
Castagne Mendy Choudhury Thomas
Under Iheanacho Albrighton

 

[Skitzo]

Ricardo could play, he's in the same boat as Castagne as far as recovery, don't forget Castagne is just back from a second hamstring injury

 

[Brown Nose]

Ricardo could play, he's in the same boat as Castagne as far as recovery

Ricardo is miles short of his usual levels. He's best not playing twice in a week as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Jimmy Lad]

Surely the obvious side for this is:

Fuchs
Fuchs Fuchs Fuchs Fuchs
Fuchs Fuchs
Fuchs Fuchs Fuchs
Fuchs

When this team loses it will be ‘for Fuchs sake’

 

[sparky79]

I would give serious consideration to sticking Fofana up top.

 

[City Fan]

I would give serious consideration to sticking Fofana up top.

Wow that’s even more ludicrous an idea than Fuchs at right back.

 

[Micky]

Great opportunity for some young kids to make a name for themselves.

 

[Blue Maniac]

What’s Phil Gee doing at the minute?

 

[martin peters]

Problem really is up front, sadly Kelechi is not the man so who is left? no one so we have to use Iheanacho, Tavares and Leshabela may have to step up and play as a 10 if they can, not seen enough of either to make a judgment , either way someone needs to show some balls and give us some effort.

 

[mabrah]

Schmeichel
Amartey Soyuncu Fuchs
Castagne Mendy Choudhury Thomas
Under Iheanacho Albrighton

That's not a bad side in fairness, it could certainly be a whole lot worse. Not exciting but could do a job and give others some time off. Hopefully, we have enough points in the bag (and other teams around us equally struggle) we might just see the season out with some impetus coming back in as it does.

Hopefully the club have some dosh available in the kitty to strengthen the squad come summer. We obviously can't carry on as we have, it's not sustainable. Some commentators might think we have a decent squad but it's not one to compete on 3 fronts.

 

[fitz]

Wow that’s even more ludicrous an idea than Fuchs at right back.

Yet less ludicrous than playing Under.

 

[Bezu Fache Fox]

I bet I'm not the only one now wishing we'd brought Lingard in. Genuinely worried about the rest of this season.

Does anyone know much about Tavares or Leshabela?

 

[M17TT C]

Even still having Demarai Gray would improve our options now!

 

[Lako42]

Should have got Lingard and Sturridge.

At least we'd have options

 

[Jeff]

Should have got Lingard and Sturridge.

Has Sturridge got a club yet?
We might still be able to sign him.