Squad list 2014/15

[Jeff]

Our official squad, as submitted to the Premier League.

We're allowed 25 players, plus as many under 21s as we want.

Zoumana Bakayogo has not been included in the squad even though we've only named 24 players.


25-man squad

Albrighton, Marc Kevin
Cambiasso, Esteban
Dawson, Adam Ryan
De Laet, Ritchie Ria Alfons
Drinkwater, Daniel Noel
Hamer, Benjamin John
Hammond, Dean John
James, Matthew Lee
King, Andrew
Knockaert, Anthony
Konchesky, Paul Martyn
Mahrez, Riyad
Morgan, Westley Nathan
Nugent, David James
Schlupp, Jeffrey
Schmeichel, Kasper Peter
Simpson, Daniel Peter
Smith, Adam Clifford
Taylor-Fletcher, Gary
Ulloa Fernandez, Jose Leonardo
Upson, Matthew James
Vardy, Jamie
Wasilewski, Marcin
Wood, Chris


Under-21 players

Anderson, Conor Rhys
Bailey, Kyle Stuart
Barmby, Jack
Barnes, Harvey Lewis
Barrington, Marcel
Bramley, Max
Burke, Sean Joseph
Cain, Michael Dean
Chilwell, Benjamin James
Choudhury, Hamza
Davis, Joseph Steven
Dodoo, Joseph
Dombrauskis, Tomas
Dusabe, Chris
Elder, Callum Roddie
Fox, Brandon Levi
Fura, Toby Carl
Hopper, Thomas Edward
Kennedy, Kieran
King, Keenan Rakwarne
Kipre, Cedric
Knight, Joshua Michael
Lawrence, Thomas Morris
Maddison, Jonathan
McCourt, Jak
Miles, Matthew Richard
Moore, Elliott Jordan
Moore, Liam Simon
Muskwe, Admiral Dalindlela
Olukanmi, Andre Cameron
Panayiotou, Harrison Andreas
Pearson, James
Pepe-Ngoma, Herve
Percival, Elliot James
Powell, Nicholas Edward
Rowe, Daniel Isaiah
Rowley, Louis James
Scott, Kristian Adrian
Sesay, Alie
Smith-Varnam, Max Presley
Stankevicius, Simonas
Watson, Ryan

 

[Blaarev]

Maybe the reason for naming only 24 players is to make room for one of these free agents?
Preferably a centre back or a left back.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2741814/Victor-Valdes-Ronaldinho-Mario-Yepes-best-free-agents-Premier-League-sides.html

 

[drummindefender]

Strange that Dawson is in the squad but Lawrence barmby rowley aren't

 

[fox58]

Maybe the reason for naming only 24 players is to make room for one of these free agents?
Preferably a centre back or a left back.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2741814/Victor-Valdes-Ronaldinho-Mario-Yepes-best-free-agents-Premier-League-sides.html

I see St Ledger is on the list

 

[Blaarev]

I see St Ledger is on the list

Get him in!

 

[Motown Fox]

Surprised no one has had a punt on Chris Eagles

 

[Jeff]

Strange that Dawson is in the squad but Lawrence barmby rowley aren't

Dawson is in the main squad because he's too old to be on the under 21 list.

 

[FryattFox]

The Mirror have given us a rave review, especially the impact that Cambiasso and Upson had on the Everton and Arsenal results...

Leicester City have enjoyed an impressive start to the new campaign despite a run of tough fixtures, holding Everton and Arsenal to draws at the King Power Stadium.

A big part of that is down to their new arrivals, with club-record signing Leonardo Ulloa off to a particularly impressive start for the Foxes , Matthew Upson helping to shore things up at the back and Esteban Cambiasso adding plenty of experience and glamour to the City squad.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footb...s-25-man-premier-league-4159347#ixzz3CRZXqWAn

I'm just disappointed that they've overlooked Bakayogo's impact.

 

[pork pie fox]

The Mirror have given us a rave review, especially the impact that Cambiasso and Upson had on the Everton and Arsenal results...

I'm just disappointed that they've overlooked Bakayogo's impact.

:icon_lol:

Just shows how shit the reporting can be and how much attention they pay.

 

[Brown Nose]

It seems we're likely to use the 4-2-3-1 system in most games. In no particular order, we've got more than enough competition for places:

Schmeichel
Simpson Wasyl Morgan Schlupp
Drinkwater James
Albrighton Nugent Knockaert
Ulloa

or

Hamer
De Laet Moore Upson Konchesky
Cambiasso King
Mahrez Powell Lawrence
Vardy

That leaves Hammond, GTF and Wood nowhere near the bench, let alone the first team. I guess they'll be out on loan sooner rather than later.

 

[drummindefender]

Lawrence isn't in the squad

 

[Jeff]

Lawrence isn't in the squad

Neither is Moore. Doesn't mean they can't play though.

 

[drummindefender]

What !

 

[Blaarev]

They are young enough to be put in the U21 list.

 

[FOX Franks]

It seems we're likely to use the 4-2-3-1 system in most games. In no particular order, we've got more than enough competition for places:

Schmeichel
Simpson Wasyl Morgan Schlupp
Drinkwater James
Albrighton Nugent Knockaert
Ulloa

or

Hamer
De Laet Moore Upson Konchesky
Cambiasso King
Mahrez Powell Lawrence
Vardy

That leaves Hammond, GTF and Wood nowhere near the bench, let alone the first team. I guess they'll be out on loan sooner rather than later.

Can't see the second happening at all... Vardy is definitely not a lone striker and and I don't understand why Drinkwater would be left on the bench at the expense of Powell when he's been so good for us...

 

[FryattFox]

Erm...

 

[Real Sharapova]

Erm...

Come on, he makes a few fair points, in no particular order 'tho.:icon_bigg

 

[Brown Nose]

Dawson is in the main squad because he's too old to be on the under 21 list.

More about Dawson: http://www.nottinghampost.com/Rejecting-Liverpool-big-mistake-confesses-Dawson/story-22809873-detail/story.html

 

[FOX Franks]

Erm...

Come on, he makes a few fair points, in no particular order 'tho.:icon_bigg

delayed reply too, I had no access when the original was posted.

Vardy as a lone striker? Would anyone else on this forum do that by choice? Madness

 

[Brown Nose]

Vardy as a lone striker? Would anyone else on this forum do that by choice? Madness

Did you watch many games last season? In quite a few, Vardy was up front on his own with Nugent in the deeper role he has been playing this year too. He did very well on his own up there. His leap for headers is better than his height would suggest, he competes for the ball superbly, chases defenders down, brings wide men into the game, etc. He will be the first choice to play in that role if Ulloa isn't in the team. And quite right too. If you want to exploit his pace to the maximum, you play him on the opposition's last defender.

To get both Ulloa and Vardy into the starting line up, we'll either need to play two strikers (unlikely) or play him on the left of the three attacking midfielders, which is where he's played as sub so far. I get this, but it isn't the best use of him.

Overall, I'd bet that he plays more minutes of the season as a lone striker than anything else this season.