Quite simply,a win or a change of manager,we are going nowhere,CS is beginning to look a bad appointment ,hope am wrong,but we just don't Look anything like we should under current manager.
Social stigma of being in the bottom three hmmm no i would say more like anti-social sphincter at the thought or another season of fighting relegation.
But 3 points and we will be mid-table
Big match today. Being down at the bottom with two teams who would be expected to improve would not represent a good situation, tough start or otherwise.
I'm not sure what to expect with the starting 11 - particularly up front considering the recent internationals. I'd like to see Iborra start in the middle of the park though, and for us to try to dictate the match at home to the lowest possession side in the league. (Although of course they have other qualities and a great record in Leicester so that's not to say it'll be easy.)
Has CS got the minerals to start with another striker than Ozi theres not going to be any space for Vardy over the top and they have good full backs.
Can't see past a draw prove me wrong Craig.
From an Albion perspective, i'm surprised to see you guys struggling though that could change tonight.
We've been pretty awful of late.
Still it never surprises me when we grind out a draw irrespective of who we're playing.
I'm predicting a bore draw!
A low-scoring affair does usually look the most likely, but rarely seems to turn out that way in this fixture through recent seasons. On that form, the good bet in a goal-fest with both sides scoring at least 2. I don't know why that is. But then again very little seems to make sense in this fixture as both sides have a far better record at the other's ground.
An early goal for us could be crucial.
Play Hoof Ball tonight and the ball will disappear in the clouds!
"Morgan goes long..."
"..."
"..."
"...We hear it's landed just outside Stockholm."
I think it will be a draw but not a boring one.
The Baggies have got a hoodoo on us so if it goes like most of the previous encounters - Leicester to have most of the early threat, Rondon scores against the run of play, Leicester equalise and then concede from a corner. Vardy snatches a late equaliser and we all go home thinking maybe in hindsight, a draw wasn't such a bad result !
Usual team, with Shinji up behind Vards. Think Iborra has to start.
Why on earth would Okazaki be dropped Nev!?
Yes, it would be a brave call by Shakespeare, but why do it?
So you can play the new striker in the position you bought him. KTF rather than playing QZI to protect the midfield. Two goal scoring stickers to worry about keeping the defence busy rather than pushing up
There's a general acceptance around the club that Okazaki suffers quite a lot from jetlag. If he's been away (I assume he has) then it may be sensible that he doesn't start in this one.
Vardy and Nacho are too similar to play together up front for me. I really don't know how we're going to play them both as strikers at once without one of them changing their natural game - banging goals in.
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comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 47 minutes ago
There's a general acceptance around the club that Okazaki suffers quite a lot from jetlag. If he's been away (I assume he has) then it may be sensible that he doesn't start in this one.
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I’ll try again.
Yes he has and missed Thursday Training but will have had a couple more days to recover.
With Vardy and Oki being our in form Strikers I can perfectly understand them starting.
Awkward start for Ian at LCFC, he came to us unfit so wasn’t in contention to start at the beginning of he Seaon then injured his toe when he did play setting him back.
So far due to this he’s shown us very little, unless OKI is jet lagged there is no reason for Ian to start ahead of him.
23 years since we last beat West Brom at home...
...that must have been the evening game with that horrendous thunderstorm hovering over Filbo. I was there 🙄
If bad weather’s a good omen for this fixture then maybe our luck’s in today ⚡️💨
TB - I'm still not sure he'll play. It's good if the club are trying to deal with the situation but maybe that's just the way Okazaki works.
STS - From interviews with the man himself, Iheanacho says his preference is the number 10 role behind a front striker; so in theory he should be able to play with Vardy. Unlike Vardy and Slimani, who both want to play the number 9 role.
Well Dunge, from what I've seen of him (which isn't too much admittedly as he only seemed to have a bit part role at Man City) he appears to like running onto a ball and sticking it away, rather than being foil for a number 9 which is what a good number 10 (like Oki) does.
Hope I'm proved wrong as it would be great to have two natural goalscoring options up front rather than Vardy with Oki behind or Vardy with Slimani going for the same ball and just getting in the way.
And speaking of previous matched against West Brom, anyone remember that night match at Filbo in the 90's where West Brom looked to be in danger of going down and Richard Sneekes hit a shot so hard it went in and got stuck in the frame of the goal?!!
I remember walking out of Filbo feeling incredibly sick after that match.
Ian very much likes playing as a number 10, but that's much easier when your number 9 doesn't play on the shoulder.
I think Nacho will come good, but he's going to have to learn how to play in this team which is very different to a front 3 he's played in at Man City.
Until he's got it, I also don't understand why you would drop our player of the season so far.
If he's 90% or more ready, Okazaki has to start. I think he will in the usual 4-4-2 with Iborra in for King.
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 3 hours, 23 minutes ago
Ian very much likes playing as a number 10, but that's much easier when your number 9 doesn't play on the shoulder.
I think Nacho will come good, but he's going to have to learn how to play in this team which is very different to a front 3 he's played in at Man City.
Until he's got it, I also don't understand why you would drop our player of the season so far.
If he's 90% or more ready, Okazaki has to start. I think he will in the usual 4-4-2 with Iborra in for King.
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Nope.....CS has gone with Vardy and Ian Iborra and Mahrez in too
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posted on 16/10/17
Quite simply,a win or a change of manager,we are going nowhere,CS is beginning to look a bad appointment ,hope am wrong,but we just don't Look anything like we should under current manager.
posted on 16/10/17
Social stigma of being in the bottom three hmmm no i would say more like anti-social sphincter at the thought or another season of fighting relegation.
But 3 points and we will be mid-table
posted on 16/10/17
Big match today. Being down at the bottom with two teams who would be expected to improve would not represent a good situation, tough start or otherwise.
I'm not sure what to expect with the starting 11 - particularly up front considering the recent internationals. I'd like to see Iborra start in the middle of the park though, and for us to try to dictate the match at home to the lowest possession side in the league. (Although of course they have other qualities and a great record in Leicester so that's not to say it'll be easy.)
posted on 16/10/17
Has CS got the minerals to start with another striker than Ozi theres not going to be any space for Vardy over the top and they have good full backs.
Can't see past a draw prove me wrong Craig.
posted on 16/10/17
From an Albion perspective, i'm surprised to see you guys struggling though that could change tonight.
We've been pretty awful of late.
Still it never surprises me when we grind out a draw irrespective of who we're playing.
I'm predicting a bore draw!
posted on 16/10/17
A low-scoring affair does usually look the most likely, but rarely seems to turn out that way in this fixture through recent seasons. On that form, the good bet in a goal-fest with both sides scoring at least 2. I don't know why that is. But then again very little seems to make sense in this fixture as both sides have a far better record at the other's ground.
posted on 16/10/17
An early goal for us could be crucial.
posted on 16/10/17
Play Hoof Ball tonight and the ball will disappear in the clouds!
posted on 16/10/17
"Morgan goes long..."
"..."
"..."
"...We hear it's landed just outside Stockholm."
posted on 16/10/17
I think it will be a draw but not a boring one.
The Baggies have got a hoodoo on us so if it goes like most of the previous encounters - Leicester to have most of the early threat, Rondon scores against the run of play, Leicester equalise and then concede from a corner. Vardy snatches a late equaliser and we all go home thinking maybe in hindsight, a draw wasn't such a bad result !
Usual team, with Shinji up behind Vards. Think Iborra has to start.
posted on 16/10/17
Why on earth would Okazaki be dropped Nev!?
Yes, it would be a brave call by Shakespeare, but why do it?
posted on 16/10/17
So you can play the new striker in the position you bought him. KTF rather than playing QZI to protect the midfield. Two goal scoring stickers to worry about keeping the defence busy rather than pushing up
posted on 16/10/17
There's a general acceptance around the club that Okazaki suffers quite a lot from jetlag. If he's been away (I assume he has) then it may be sensible that he doesn't start in this one.
posted on 16/10/17
Vardy and Nacho are too similar to play together up front for me. I really don't know how we're going to play them both as strikers at once without one of them changing their natural game - banging goals in.
posted on 16/10/17
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posted on 16/10/17
comment by The_Dungeon_Master (U4830)
posted 47 minutes ago
There's a general acceptance around the club that Okazaki suffers quite a lot from jetlag. If he's been away (I assume he has) then it may be sensible that he doesn't start in this one.
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I’ll try again.
Yes he has and missed Thursday Training but will have had a couple more days to recover.
With Vardy and Oki being our in form Strikers I can perfectly understand them starting.
Awkward start for Ian at LCFC, he came to us unfit so wasn’t in contention to start at the beginning of he Seaon then injured his toe when he did play setting him back.
So far due to this he’s shown us very little, unless OKI is jet lagged there is no reason for Ian to start ahead of him.
posted on 16/10/17
23 years since we last beat West Brom at home...
...that must have been the evening game with that horrendous thunderstorm hovering over Filbo. I was there 🙄
If bad weather’s a good omen for this fixture then maybe our luck’s in today ⚡️💨
posted on 16/10/17
TB - I'm still not sure he'll play. It's good if the club are trying to deal with the situation but maybe that's just the way Okazaki works.
STS - From interviews with the man himself, Iheanacho says his preference is the number 10 role behind a front striker; so in theory he should be able to play with Vardy. Unlike Vardy and Slimani, who both want to play the number 9 role.
posted on 16/10/17
Well Dunge, from what I've seen of him (which isn't too much admittedly as he only seemed to have a bit part role at Man City) he appears to like running onto a ball and sticking it away, rather than being foil for a number 9 which is what a good number 10 (like Oki) does.
Hope I'm proved wrong as it would be great to have two natural goalscoring options up front rather than Vardy with Oki behind or Vardy with Slimani going for the same ball and just getting in the way.
And speaking of previous matched against West Brom, anyone remember that night match at Filbo in the 90's where West Brom looked to be in danger of going down and Richard Sneekes hit a shot so hard it went in and got stuck in the frame of the goal?!!
I remember walking out of Filbo feeling incredibly sick after that match.
posted on 16/10/17
Ian very much likes playing as a number 10, but that's much easier when your number 9 doesn't play on the shoulder.
I think Nacho will come good, but he's going to have to learn how to play in this team which is very different to a front 3 he's played in at Man City.
Until he's got it, I also don't understand why you would drop our player of the season so far.
If he's 90% or more ready, Okazaki has to start. I think he will in the usual 4-4-2 with Iborra in for King.
posted on 16/10/17
Great Team
posted on 16/10/17
comment by Merseysidefox (U4842)
posted 3 hours, 23 minutes ago
Ian very much likes playing as a number 10, but that's much easier when your number 9 doesn't play on the shoulder.
I think Nacho will come good, but he's going to have to learn how to play in this team which is very different to a front 3 he's played in at Man City.
Until he's got it, I also don't understand why you would drop our player of the season so far.
If he's 90% or more ready, Okazaki has to start. I think he will in the usual 4-4-2 with Iborra in for King.
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Nope.....CS has gone with Vardy and Ian Iborra and Mahrez in too
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