Blaarev
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That’s more or less their best 11
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That’s more or less their best 11
mabrah
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If Evans is not fit, and my guess is he won't be and BR will not risk aggravating an injury and losing him for the cup final, then we might see Ndidi drop back to CB again. He does a decent job there and is perhaps more trustworthy than Amartey. We have greater options/cover in midfield than CB at the moment.
parafox
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Exactly this.
He's predictable in that he will always always always play Vardy, Maddison and Ricardo provided they are at least conscious and still have all their limbs, but unpredictable in some of his truly ****ing bizarre defensive lineups.
Blaarev
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No, he doesn’t
bocadillo
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You think that they're not already 110% certain of Champions League qualification?
parafox
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Villa currently ahead. United to respond by thrashing us on Tuesday. It's fate isn't it?
parafox
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You don't think those three players are living off past performances despite being completely ineffectual at the moment?
Blaarev
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He isn’t always always always playing them. Well, maybe except Vardy.
mabrah
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I reckon Ricardo is only being used at the moment to get his match fitness up, to help him recover form. I think it's clear to all that he's not back to being the player he was before his injury and neither is BR expecting him to be. A balance being struck perhaps?
Similar with Maddison though a difference is that Maddison is closer to being back to form. Also, and I know some folk don't rate him but for me, he remains a player that can make something happen.
Which brings us to Vardy. Maybe there is a case for dropping him (on balance I think not but I am open to persuasion) but you've then got to ask yourself who you replace him with and what that'll do to our shape and, ironically, to Nacho's form. Nacho's finding the net (yep, I find myself saying that in almost incredulity! ) and whilst our striking partnership is working, you don't dick with it. Besides, whilst defenders are still aware of Vardy, he's a thorn it serves to keep.
Similar with Maddison though a difference is that Maddison is closer to being back to form. Also, and I know some folk don't rate him but for me, he remains a player that can make something happen.
Which brings us to Vardy. Maybe there is a case for dropping him (on balance I think not but I am open to persuasion) but you've then got to ask yourself who you replace him with and what that'll do to our shape and, ironically, to Nacho's form. Nacho's finding the net (yep, I find myself saying that in almost incredulity! ) and whilst our striking partnership is working, you don't dick with it. Besides, whilst defenders are still aware of Vardy, he's a thorn it serves to keep.
homer
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About right - we are playing two players who look nowhere near fit, and nowhere near match ready. They’re way off the pace
And that’s precisely why we’ve just shat five points down the shitter and look like pissing top 4 up the wall (again)
****ing ridiculous
controller72
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West Ham losing
parafox
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He leaves them out if they're having major surgery or being abducted by aliens
Ricardo has been on the bench for three of the last four games.
Blaarev
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Probably an alien who abducted him and hid him on the bench then.
Brown Nose
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West Ham will blow it. It's in their DNA.
The way I see it, is if we can beat Man Utd reserves on Tuesday and Man Utd first team can beat Liverpool on Thursday, that's pretty much it. We've finished top four. Whatever happens between now and the final day, we will have a game against Spurs (who will have nothing to play for) to do it if we haven't already.
What on earth are all the meltdowns for?
The way I see it, is if we can beat Man Utd reserves on Tuesday and Man Utd first team can beat Liverpool on Thursday, that's pretty much it. We've finished top four. Whatever happens between now and the final day, we will have a game against Spurs (who will have nothing to play for) to do it if we haven't already.
What on earth are all the meltdowns for?
parafox
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I'm not saying he's always used as often as Vardy and Maddison but he is often included for not much reason despite being way off it for a while now. Your pedantry is appreciated though
mabrah
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To give you something to reply to
If I'd realised "always always always" means "sometimes" I wouldn't have replied.
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