Match Thread Stoke (and Rotherham) v Leicester - PSF

[Brown Nose]

My thoughts so far are mainly about our system. It's a different setup than I thought.

I thought it would be a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3 like it was much of last year. But Perez is playing more centrally and further forward than I was expecting.

Perez is almost up top with Vardy, with a midfield 3 behind of Maddison, tielemans and Albrighton all moving about plenty but quite narrow. Choudhury is behind them all doing the defensive job, with RP and Chilwell providing width.

Interesting and can see slightly more why it's maybe an attacking mid Brendan is looking at signing rather than a winger.

After Rodgers first game at Watford, he's played the same system - 4-1-4-1

In the 4 behind Vardy, there is fluidity so it will appear that one or other player is playing wide or in a more advanced role but it isn't really anything other than the movement he expects from his attacking players to find space against different opponents.

I still think we'll sign another advanced central midfielder AND a winger.

 

[Polar Bear]

Being able to watch Leicester friendlies on Youtube, what a time to be alive.

 

[Jeff]

Albrighton!

 

[homer]

Lovely stuff

 

[homer]

We’ve used Ricardo very well in this game

 

[Polar Bear]

Ooh, yes Albrighton. Well timed.

 

[Jeff]

1-1

 

[homer]

Hopeless from Schmeichel, I’m afraid

 

[Jeff]

2-1 up at Rotherham. Nacho again

 

[Brown Nose]

1-1

Nick Powell. The self-same wankstain that we had on loan and terminated it because he couldn't even be arsed turning up for training.

 

[Graz]

Lovely goal for Albrighton that was.

 

[Jeff]

Leshabela replaces Albrighton

 

[Brown Nose]

2-1 up at Rotherham. Nacho again

Top scorer in preseason with three goals now.

 

[Jeff]

Albrighton's goal:

 

[homer]

2-2 at Rov’rum

 

[Jeff]

Tielemans!

 

[homer]

Youri !!

 

[Polar Bear]

SMooth finish from Tielemans for 2-1.

 

[Brown Nose]

 

[FOX Franks]

Quality work by the cameraman there, was he off getting a bovril or something?