Pre Match Leicester City Vs Watford

[Rock Fox]

- as below - perhaps I should have said: 'the thought that Wes and Huth could be out...'
Leicester City will spend the Bank Holiday counting the cost of their victory over West Brom as a number of players will be receiving treatment for knocks and niggles.

Robert Huth has a badly swollen ankle that will be assessed over the next few days, but do not expect manager Craig Shakespeare to be giving too much away about injuries after he admitted he overplayed captain Wes Morgan's chances of being fit to face the Baggies in the build-up to the game.

Shakespeare said Morgan was touch-and-go to be fit and that City would leave it as late as possible to decide whether he was ready to return after a stretched hamstring.

 

[Joe_Fox]

We aren't safe just yet and nor are Watford. A draw would suit us both very nicely. Keep it in the centre circle for the whole match please.

 

[City Fan]

We aren't safe just yet and nor are Watford. A draw would suit us both very nicely. Keep it in the centre circle for the whole match please.

A draw would definitely not suit either of us. Both teams are already safe (sod the mathematics) and we both have 8th place to chase.

 

[H T B]

We're not safe yet. We're not safe yet!!!

Grow some bollox

We are safe.
Try some fringe players (not all at once) let's plan for next season.

 

[Graz]

I'd give the 3-5-2 from Atletico a try.

Schmeichel
Simpson, Morgan, Benny
Albrighton, Ndidi, Amartey, Chillwell
Mahrez
Slimani, Vardy​

Or could even try the 3-4-3 that seems to be growing in popularity, with Mahrez and Gray flanking Vardy.

 

[londonfox]

Pick the strongest 11 available, confirm safety, and they start with Musa, Amartey, Zieler, Gray etc. in the remaining games.

 

[City Fan]

Pick the strongest 11 available, confirm safety, and they start with Musa, Amartey, Zieler, Gray etc. in the remaining games.

Confirm safety? Are you kidding?

 

[Skitzo]

If we aren't gunna give one or 2 youngsters a game now we may as well screw the academy the games are effectively a dead rubber Chilwell and Gray should play every game we have left with Kap and Barnes on the bench

 

[big_mac4824]

We aren't safe just yet and nor are Watford. A draw would suit us both very nicely. Keep it in the centre circle for the whole match please.

I think it will end like this I disregarded the top 8 teams and concentrated on everything below still think Swansea may struggle to get past 33 Pts, Sunderland will be the only chance. What was the lowest points required for survival?

 

[City Fan]

If we aren't gunna give one or 2 youngsters a game now we may as well screw the academy the games are effectively a dead rubber Chilwell and Gray should play every game we have left with Kap and Barnes on the bench

I agree.

 

[Mike - True Blue Tinter]

If we aren't gunna give one or 2 youngsters a game now we may as well screw the academy the games are effectively a dead rubber Chilwell and Gray should play every game we have left with Kap and Barnes on the bench

There is still a lot of money per place up the table to play for, so no kids and let us push on to 8th or 9th.

 

[Skitzo]

There is still a lot of money per place up the table to play for, so no kids and let us push on to 8th or 9th.

Gray and Chilwell aren't kids, also when did football fans become accountants, playing these players would benefit us long term far better than a few extra million would

 

[FIF]

There is still a lot of money per place up the table to play for, so no kids and let us push on to 8th or 9th.

Gray and Chilwell are better than the incumbents.

 

[Brown Nose]

I don't want us to rotate at all for the next three matches. First and foremost, we're not mathematically safe and if we're claiming this in public, then we need to demonstrate it.

At Man City, I want us to try to do the double over them and embarrass Guardiola some more.

Against Spurs, I want to make sure we stop them from having any chance of winning the league.

Couldn't care less against Bournemouth so play who they like.

 

[Skitzo]

is it really rotating to drop a woefully out of form player that hasn't looked like scoring or creating a goal or is it just doing what you are supposed to do in dropping them?

 

[popillius]

Gray and Chilwell are better than the incumbents.

I like Gray and think some of the criticism of him had been far too over the top however let's not get carried away. If you're suggesting he's anywhere near close to Mahrez as a player then that's not plausible. I'm pretty sure he will become a very good player given time, I'm less sure he'll ever possess the attributes that Mahrez does.

You could be right about Chilwell however. He isn't as good as Fuchs is yet, for lots of reasons, but he does have potential. He has to get the defensive basics right more often but he looks a very good prospect.

 

[Brown Nose]

is it really rotating to drop a woefully out of form player that hasn't looked like scoring or creating a goal or is it just doing what you are supposed to do in dropping them?

I think that an out of form Mahrez playing as he did on Saturday is still markedly better than any of the alternative options we have in the squad.

What you say just isn't true either. For example, Mahrez had our best shot at goal against Arsenal and hit the outside of the post against WBA.

 

[glyn]

Heading up from South Wales for this one, part of the thinking being to see some of our greatest team one last time in the flesh before they head to pastures new so I'm hoping for a full strength side and a push for the top 8 finish.

 

[Skitzo]

Told Barnes is available he should be on the bench then

 

[glyn]

Told Barnes is available he should be on the bench then

Despite what I've said above would have no problem in that.