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Someone like that will spend a lot of time on the bench imo.
Flat-tracking = vs lesser oppo...?
If we can't depend on our players against lesser teams then what use are they to us at all?
Not that I'm suggesting that equates to Son...
Also, lesser teams park the bus against us; something that both Vardy & Lukaku are proven to struggle with.
----------------------Lloris--------------------
--------Toby-------Foyth-------Jan--------
Aurier----Winks----Sissoko----Davies
-------------Eriksen---Dele-----------------
----------------------Kane---------------------
Defensively, we are a shambles at the minute. I'm going for a 3 at the back for us, not them.Are they really so good we need to go 3 at the back against them?
I'm not sure they are. I like the formation though anyways.
Defensively, we are a shambles at the minute. I'm going for a 3 at the back for us, not them.
Southampton had 18 shots or something silly against us.
Not even thinking about CL tbh. But that is a good point.I think that's more to do with the fact that Winks and Dier was our midfield 2 - one is a midfielder who shouldn't be playing in a midfield 2 (Winks) and the other is proving that he can't seem to play without Dembele in a midfield 2 (Dier)
If we went to a midfield 3 and added Dele in there and perhaps Sissoko, we'll stop giving teams as many chances as we are.
I wouldn't be against 3 at the back though. I just don't think we'll risk one of Toby/Vert going into our final CL game knowing that if one DOES get injured, we'll have to play Dier there and that worries me.
Very much so. Between that and Vardy's legs starting to go, they're having an iffy time of it.They haven't got Mahrez anymore that puts a huge damper on their attack.
Surely all this reasoning should also apply to needing a new CM then.
Surely our players should cope etc etc
The point is that sometimes they don’t cope, and in games like Wolves the other week I would love to bring someone on can give us some energy as a striker rather than sit there waiting for 0-3 to become 4-3.
There is a reason that option is not Llorente and I don’t mean Son, I mean a specific back up striker that we are prepared to play.
If Vardy has the personality of Kane, you’d all be up for it. It could be anyone, I’m not fussed to be honest, just someone in the style of Robbie Keane etc not Llorente or Janssen.
Had we been 1-0 up last night when Southampton started piling on the pressure at the end, would you have been happier to bring on Llorente, some fantasy Pirlo figure you’re all dreaming of, or Jamie Vardy?
Yeah, I see what you meanWe'll have to work for it in this one. Leicester never give points away for free against us.
He had a nasty habit of scoring against us.They haven't got Mahrez anymore that puts a huge damper on their attack.
Surely Vertonghen needs some game time?My line up for this match:
Lloris
Aurier, Toby, Foyth, Rose
Sissoko, Dier, Winks
Lucas, Kane, Son
I want Vertonghen, Eriksen and Dele to rest for the Tuesday's match against Barça. This is a very tough match. It is always tough to win at KP Stadium. I predicte a 0-1 win with a Kane goal.