Match Thread Leicester v Chelsea (FA Cup QF)

[popillius]

Love that team, actually

Best we have given the circumstances and current form.

 

[mabrah]

My concern with the Tielemens/Praet combo is one of pace; neither are the quickest. Against a marauding Chelsea, who like to play quickly, the pair of them will have to have excellent communication to avoid us being caught short if Chelsea break. At least they speak the same language... don't they?

 

[Skitzo]

can't they find another ex Leicester player to be a pundit other than Savage

 

[bocadillo]

Maddison has "a knock" according to BT Sport

An unspecific knock. Yup - as good a reason as any I could have thought of.

 

[Brown Nose]

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.

I think Praet is a creative player, it's just that he's almost always played in a deeper role. Think about his cross field pass at Brentford that got us the key goal. I think we criminally underrate him as a creative player.

 

[popillius]

An unspecific knock. Yup - as good a reason as any I could have thought of.

I'd have gone with 'Tweak' or 'Personal matter'.

 

[bocadillo]

Praet [...] never looks forward

His assist at Brentford must have been a lucky hoof then.

 

[Brown Nose]

Maddison has "a knock" according to BT Sport

Strained alice band?

 

[homer]

I'd have gone with 'Tweak' or 'Personal matter'.

Well I’d have gone with “He’s been absolute wank so far - so ****ing hopeless that we considered playing Matty James in front of the useless twat”

 

[popillius]

I think Praet is a creative player, it's just that he's almost always played in a deeper role. Think about his cross field pass at Brentford that got us the key goal. I think we criminally underrate him as a creative player.

Every single time. I've seen him play, the vast majority of his game has been tidying up and passing the ball backwards or square. He very, very rarely moves the game forward. It may well be to do with where we have played him but until we see otherwise, he hasn't shown that he can be creative enough to provide enough goal scoring chances.

 

[popillius]

His assist at Brentford must have been a lucky hoof then.

Ah. One pass. He must be creative.

 

[Skitzo]

Strained alice band?

dunno BT sport too busy talking about Chelsea to give us any more details

 

[popillius]

Strained alice band?

Wrist. It's all the handshaking.... I hope.

 

[Skitzo]

Well I’d have gone with “He’s been absolute wank so far - so ****ing hopeless that we considered playing Matty James in front of the useless twat”

I mean he's been poor but that was vicious, he's not Junior Lewis or Dennis Wise ffs

 

[LoopisDeLupis]

Abraham hasn’t scored for a while has he.
Stuck a fiver on him getting a hat trick. Make no mistake, we’re getting walloped this afternoon.

 

[Brown Nose]

can't they find another ex Leicester player to be a pundit other than Savage

He did just provide the tremendous insight that he played in our last FA Cup quarter final. Except for the three we've played since, including two of those being against Chelsea.

 

[Graz]

Like that team, looks well balanced.

Concerning not having Maddison though, even on the bench. Very limited for attacking options on the bench.

 

[TommyK]

Abraham hasn’t scored for a while has he.
Stuck a fiver on him getting a hat trick. Make no mistake, we’re getting walloped this afternoon.

For some reason I think we'll be really up for this. I think we'll win.

 

[popillius]

Barnes should score there! Or hit the target at least!

 

[homer]

We’re all over the ****ers