Pre Match West Ham v Leicester

[Miles Away]

Vestergaard out with injury picked up in training according to the Athletic.

Nightmare that. Especially if it's serious.

Fit defenders:

Thomas
Amartey
Ricardo
Castagne
Soyuncu
Benkovic

Wilf at a stretch.

We can put together an ok back four, but an injury to Soyuncu would leave us absolutely adrift.

 

[Miles Away]

Kasper

Ricardo
Soyuncu
Amartey
Thomas

Ndidi
Tielemans
Soumare

Barnes

Nacho
Vardy

 

[Lako42]

Think we might get a bit bullied here like last season. Hope I'm wrong but we feel a bit lightweight compared to them .

 

[Graz]

Kasper

Ricardo
Soyuncu
Amartey
Thomas

Ndidi
Tielemans
Soumare

Barnes

Nacho
Vardy

I'd like this too. Although think one of the strikers would have to pull wide a bit to make it more of a 4-3-3 to keep the width

 

[Graz]

I think Amartey would've still started tonight given a lack of pre-season fitness for Vestergaard but really annoying to lose out defensive cover to injuries...

Hopefully only keeps him out of this one. We really need some defenders fit.

 

[Brown Nose]

Is now a good time to mention that after Saturday, Soyuncu goes off to play three WC Qualifiers in 6 days for Turkey.

 

[Brown Nose]

Is now a good time to mention that after Saturday, Soyuncu goes off to play three WC Qualifiers in 6 days for Turkey.

Plus, Turkey is a red list country so, under current rules, he'll have to isolate for 10 days missing the Man City game.

 

[Miles Away]

Plus, Turkey is a red list country so, under current rules, he'll have to isolate for 10 days missing the Man City game.

Might pick up a slight hamstring problem I dare say.

 

[TommyK]

Is now a good time to mention that after Saturday, Soyuncu goes off to play three WC Qualifiers in 6 days for Turkey.

Oh **** off international football

 

[Feriol]

Kasper

Ndidi Amartey Soyuncu

Ricardo Soumare Tielemans Thomas

Madison Barnes

Vardy

I hate putting Ndidi in the defense but fear if we don't in the circumstances we will get hammered.

 

[Matt_B]

Kasper

Ndidi Amartey Soyuncu

Ricardo Soumare Tielemans Thomas

Madison Barnes

Vardy

I hate putting Ndidi in the defense but fear if we don't in the circumstances we will get hammered.

Didn't we try 3 at the back both times last season?

 

[Miles Away]

Kasper

Ndidi Amartey Soyuncu

Ricardo Soumare Tielemans Thomas

Madison Barnes

Vardy

I hate putting Ndidi in the defense but fear if we don't in the circumstances we will get hammered.

It’s largely the same personnel I’ve picked (nacho instead of Maddison) but partly because it allows us to switch from a 4 to a 3 based on the game.

 

[M17TT C]

It makes sense but we all know Perez will start.

Is Bertrand definitely not available then?

 

[City Fan]

Didn't we try 3 at the back both times last season?

Yep. Didn’t learn from the first time against this lot. Hopefully it has sunk in after the second drubbing.

 

[Jimmy Lad]

Plus, Turkey is a red list country so, under current rules, he'll have to isolate for 10 days missing the Man City game.

Apparently Liverpool have refused Salah permission to play for Egypt for the very same reason. Not sure what the rules are for that scenario