Pre Match FA Cup Stoke v Leicester

[FryattFox]

Stop any competitive training as well then?

how often do we suffer lengthy injuries through games?

Why do most teams rest players then?

 

[Matt_B]

Stop any competitive training as well then?

how often do we suffer lengthy injuries through games?

Yup they all tackle as hard as Charlie Adam in training. Even you can see the difference.

 

[Miles Away]

I mean, define "resting". If we played the same side as we did against Millwall?

 

[Lako42]

Yup they all tackle as hard as Charlie Adam in training. Even you can see the difference.

It was a serious point.

The majority of injuries we seem to suffer are off the field, cant' remember the last serious injury we suffered in a game.

 

[camberwell fox]

It was a serious point.

The majority of injuries we seem to suffer are off the field, cant' remember the last serious injury we suffered in a game.

Well there's the kiss of death.

 

[Graz]

It was a serious point.

The majority of injuries we seem to suffer are off the field, cant' remember the last serious injury we suffered in a game.

Really? I'd say far more of our injuries come from players picking them up in games than in training.


As others have said, I want to see us progress in the cup and it disappoints me that we'll rest players... but it makes sense to!

Will be interesting having made 5 changes yesterday though how many and who Nigel rests for the weekend.

I'd definitely rest Morgan, Nugent and Dyer. Important players that have had to do a lot.


Maybe something like:

Kasper
RDL, Moore, Wasi, Miquel
Knocky, Hammond, James, King, Schlupp
Waghorn (or Vardy)

 

[Graz]

Didn't everyone moan when we rested half the team for Huddersfield last season because we "lost momentum"? Yet now it's appropriate to? I mean I'm all for resting and that's why we have a squad, but how can the mood change so much from last season?

Think the majority of those complaints came afterwards though...

 

[Motown Fox]

Yup they all tackle as hard as Charlie Adam in training. Even you can see the difference.

He would probably kick Knocky just because he's a flair player. I would put him and Nugent on the bench and either Moore or Morgan as well. GTF and Vardy up front with Hammond James Drinky in midfield and Dyer in a free role

 

[sparky79]

Schmeichel
De Laet Was Miquel Konch
Hammond James
King
GTF Nugent Schlupp

A competitive away side with knockers, Dyer, Waghorn, Vardy Moore and Drink water on the bench if needs be...we need was, Miquel, king, Schlupp and gtf match fit enough to contribute. Morgan should be in the stands in cotton wool....

 

[drummindefender]

give ****ing Zoumana a game !

 

[SJN-Fox]

I think I'd be more inclined to rest/protect Kasper. The thought of having to have Logan in goal for a run of league games does not fill me with confidence.

 

[spionfox]

1-0 Leicester. Parker.

And stoned and bottled on the way back to the car.

 

[pork pie fox]

And stoned and bottled on the way back to the car.

Did you go with Macky?

 

[Blaarev]

Did you go with Macky?

I thought I had posted the exact same. Must have forgotten to submit...

 

[Brown Nose]

Didn't everyone moan when we rested half the team for Huddersfield last season because we "lost momentum"? Yet now it's appropriate to? I mean I'm all for resting and that's why we have a squad, but how can the mood change so much from last season?

The circumstances are different though. Our team is very settled at the moment, they've had a tough spell of fixtures and many of the players look utterly exhausted. We are also more reliant on a handful of key players this time round.

As a general principle, when it is right to make changes, I advocate wholesale change as opposed to two or three. That was the mistake we made last year against Huddersfield. We didn't change the team enough and it upset those left out and those left in. All of a sudden, nobody knew who was first choice and who wasn't and everything got messy. If you make it clear that you're just changing the team around because you need to rest players, everyone knows where they stand. Those coming in can nudge themselves closer to the side, those out know why and that it's temporary.

The changes against Millwall were about spot on. NP inferred that he's less committed to the Cup than the league so to expect anything other than wholesale change is odd. I expect Stoke to make major changes too. Sadly, the FA Cup isn't what it once was. Unless the FA dramatically decide to increase the reward for winning it in terms of a Champions League place or huge financial rewards, it will inexorably deteriorate as a competition. See Paul Lambert's quote yesterday as an example. Truth told, tomorrow's game is nothing more than an inconvenience for us and most other sides with something much more serious to play for.

 

[Hazzman]

I want at least four youngsters on the bench.

 

[pork pie fox]

I want at least four youngsters on the bench.

Perv.

 

[Lako42]

Kozak - Broken leg in training this week I believe.

 

[FryattFox]

Kozak - Broken leg in training this week I believe.

Anderson Silva broke his leg a few days ago not in training.

1-1.

 

[Lako42]

Anderson Silva broke his leg a few days ago not in training.

1-1.

Poo