Pre Match Club Brugge v Leicester City

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Kasper

Simpson, Morgan, Huth, Fuchs

Mahrez, Drinky, Mendy, Albrighton

Vardy
Slimani.

Vardy could play more the Okazaki role

Musa, Gray available in the subs

1-2 city win.
 
I really, really want albrighton on with Slimani.
 
Full srrength, I dont want another embarrassment so soon.
 
If we are looking to capitalise on the aerial strength of Slimani then Albrighton should start.

If you want to add in more aerial threats from Morgan and Huth then you also need Fuchs and Hernandez to start as well.
 
I think we need to be reminded that Leicester are only the 10th ever English team to play in the Champion's League and the first from the Midlands.
 
I think you lot are delusional.

Our priority should be to get some points on the board as early as possible in the league. Are we so arrogant as to take our place in the Premier League for granted already?

So far, we're not doing a good enough job. Our next three away games are Man Utd, Chelsea and Spurs. If we play anything like we have done so far. they will be three confidence sapping defeats.

This means our home matches become ever more important. Immediately following our first five Champions League games are absolutely huge home league games that we can't afford to go into half arsed because we've battered ourselves in the week.

If we prioritise the Champions League, I think we're heading for a relegation scrap because we won't pick up enough points from these matches and then we'll be stuck down there. If we make it through the Champions League group and then get battered by the first decent side we play, as is inevitable, will it be worth it? I don't think so.

The team I'd rotate to for the Brugge match still contains eight full internationals and cost us about £60m. On current form, they're also as likely to get a result as the usual side. If we'd another three of four points right now and looked like the side from last season, my view would be different.
 
Brown Nose said:
I think you lot are delusional.
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Your view is small minded.

Good job we didn't concentrate on only beating a third of the teams we played last season and give up on the others.

Stop panicking. It's early days.
 
Brown Nose said:
I think you lot are delusional.

Our priority should be to get some points on the board as early as possible in the league. Are we so arrogant as to take our place in the Premier League for granted already?

So far, we're not doing a good enough job. Our next three away games are Man Utd, Chelsea and Spurs. If we play anything like we have done so far. they will be three confidence sapping defeats.

This means our home matches become ever more important. Immediately following our first five Champions League games are absolutely huge home league games that we can't afford to go into half arsed because we've battered ourselves in the week.

If we prioritise the Champions League, I think we're heading for a relegation scrap because we won't pick up enough points from these matches and then we'll be stuck down there. If we make it through the Champions League group and then get battered by the first decent side we play, as is inevitable, will it be worth it? I don't think so.

The team I'd rotate to for the Brugge match still contains eight full internationals and cost us about £60m. On current form, they're also as likely to get a result as the usual side. If we'd another three of four points right now and looked like the side from last season, my view would be different.
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Get a ****ing grip. It's September for **** sake.
 
Any idea why we're still playing Burnley on Saturday? I thought Wednesday champ league fixtures were then moved to Sundays?
 
Club Brugge probably also have their own BN demanding serious squad rotation. They have started the league with 7 points from 6 games. They lost 0-1 to Waasland-Beveren on Friday, and have only take 1 point from their three last games. So some of their fans are probably in panic mode too.
 
Brown Nose said:
I think you lot are delusional.

Our priority should be to get some points on the board as early as possible in the league. Are we so arrogant as to take our place in the Premier League for granted already?

So far, we're not doing a good enough job. Our next three away games are Man Utd, Chelsea and Spurs. If we play anything like we have done so far. they will be three confidence sapping defeats.

This means our home matches become ever more important. Immediately following our first five Champions League games are absolutely huge home league games that we can't afford to go into half arsed because we've battered ourselves in the week.

If we prioritise the Champions League, I think we're heading for a relegation scrap because we won't pick up enough points from these matches and then we'll be stuck down there. If we make it through the Champions League group and then get battered by the first decent side we play, as is inevitable, will it be worth it? I don't think so.

The team I'd rotate to for the Brugge match still contains eight full internationals and cost us about £60m. On current form, they're also as likely to get a result as the usual side. If we'd another three of four points right now and looked like the side from last season, my view would be different.
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BN - no one mentioned taking our position in the Prem for granted, but there is no need to shit yourself at having 4 points from the first 4 games considering we have 34 games more to play.

If we carry on as we are now we will get ~38 points which will be more than enough, but we won't we will finish at least ~10th.

We must try to win the Champions League.
 
FIF said:
Your view is small minded.

Good job we didn't concentrate on only beating a third of the teams we played last season and give up on the others.

Stop panicking. It's early days.
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fitz said:
Get a ****ing grip. It's September for **** sake.
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camberwell fox said:
BN - no one mentioned taking our position in the Prem for granted, but there is no need to shit yourself at having 4 points from the first 4 games considering we have 34 games more to play.

If we carry on as we are now we will get ~38 points which will be more than enough, but we won't we will finish at least ~10th.

We must try to win the Champions League.
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Astonishing arrogance about our ability in the Premier League, the quality of the Champions League and our ability to cope with the additional matches. Look back on typical European performances from teams new to the Champions League or how several extra matches have previously weighed upon league results from squads like ours. And by all means, come back on me if we've got, say, another ten points from the next six games. But on current evidence, we'll be nowhere near.

I'm sure Ranieri understands the dilemma. The problem will be player power with the usual suspects wanting to play in every match until they get shagged out or injured. His selection for this game will be very revealing. For example, Morgan shouldn't even travel given his exertions this season already and the knock he picked up yesterday.
 
Brown Nose said:
Astonishing arrogance about our ability in the Premier League, the quality of the Champions League and our ability to cope with the additional matches. Look back on typical European performances from teams new to the Champions League or how several extra matches have previously weighed upon league results from squads like ours. And by all means, come back on me if we've got, say, another ten points from the next six games. But on current evidence, we'll be nowhere near.

I'm sure Ranieri understands the dilemma. The problem will be player power with the usual suspects wanting to play in every match until they get shagged out or injured. His selection for this game will be very revealing. For example, Morgan shouldn't even travel given his exertions this season already and the knock he picked up yesterday.
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Can't tell if you're deliberately on the wind up or you actually believe this - but there's no way we'd leave out our captain for what is a huge game in the history of this club unless we have to, especially not even on the bench!

We want to make an impression in the CL and should be going out all to win and get as far as we can. Not start most of our team in the first game!

I suspect Ranieri will make 2-3 changes at most for this one, which is right.
 
A half and half team for me. If we lose to Burnley, we will really begin to worry.
 
I'd like to see a couple of changes and can see BN's point although I think it's a bit on the extreme in terms of the rotation.

I think Ranieri could be tempted to, but I don't like changing the keeper for European or cup games.

For me I'd be resting Simpson and Morgan for their injuries/travelling. If Mendy is back I'd have him in for either Drinky or Amartey, neither covered themselves in glory on Saturday. I'd have Slimani in for Okazaki too. 4 changes, bit of necessary rotation and a bit of "resting rotation".

That side should have enough to beat Brugge and the rotation should allow a few players a breather.
 
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