Pre Match Pre Match - Leicester (A) - Sun 16:30

[Brizzle]

Interesting game here in that Leicester’s relegation is confirmed if they fail to win. Let’s make them miserable!

Hard to know what we send out. I’d shoot for

Ali

Bradley
Ibu
Virgil
Tsimi

Gravy
Macca
Szobo

Salah
Diaz
Gakpo

Get Szobo effectively playing as a #9. Jota can get fucked, let’s shove Diaz back down the middle or overloading the left with Gakpo.

 

[Modo]

Relegation is a certainty at this point so, they don't really have anything to play for.

Ali

Bradley
Ibu
Virgil
Tsimi

Gravy
Macca
Szobo

Salah
Jota
Diaz

 

[MomoWASright]

Interesting game here in that Leicester’s relegation is confirmed if they fail to win. Let’s make them miserable!

Hard to know what we send out. I’d shoot for

Ali

Bradley
Ibu
Virgil
Tsimi

Gravy
Macca
Szobo

Salah
Diaz
Gakpo

Get Szobo effectively playing as a #9. Jota can get fucked, let’s shove Diaz back down the middle or overloading the left with Gakpo.

I’d keep Diaz on the wing and push Gakpo centre forward.

Robbo will start.

 

[binomial]

Let's just skip this and roll on the Liverpool are crown champions v Spurs thread.

1 more win needed.

 

[SummerOnions]

I think Slot is just gonna hobble through and fix it in the summer

 

[Modo]

I’d keep Diaz on the wing and push Gakpo centre forward.

Robbo will start.

Fuck no...Gakpo is even shittier up front

 

[Tinto]

Play the 4-4-2 that started against City.

 

[MomoWASright]

Fuck no...Gakpo is even shittier up front

We look better with Diaz on the wing. Gakpo looks like he’s running in treacle.

 

[Modo]

We look better with Diaz on the wing. Gakpo looks like he’s running in treacle.

Exactly. Keep him there, play Jota in the middle and hope for a miracle. It's fucking Leicester after all.

 

[MomoWASright]

Playing Jota is like playing with 10. Sod it. Lash in cheesey. But we know Slot won’t do that.

 

[Frogfish]

Relegation is a certainty at this point so, they don't really have anything to play for.

Ali

Bradley
Ibu
Virgil
Tsimi

Gravy
Macca
Szobo

Salah
Jota
Diaz

Yeah that team - Leicester will play the lowest of low blocks and at least Jota has a better goals per min as well as assists per min than anyone else bar Mo. who leaves everyone in the dust. Jota can head a ball too which may be important.

The only possible change I'd make is Jones or Elliott (yeah I know - no chance) for Szobo. We won't need his energy but more creativity in and around their box.

 

[Hansern]

Fuck no...Gakpo is even shittier up front

"Even shittier". Fucking hell people have short memories. 22 G/A in 42 games from the wing. Tearing it up before his injury.

 

[Modo]

"Even shittier". Fucking hell people have short memories. 22 G/A in 42 games from the wing. Tearing it up before his injury.

Dude as a CF

 

[Hansern]

Dude as a CF

"Even shittier" as in more shit at CF then LW. He's not shit as a LW.

 

[Modo]

"Even shittier" as in more shit at CF then LW. He's not shit as a LW.

Than Jota

 

[Hansern]

Than Jota

Its probably

Jota
Diaz
Salah
Chiesa
Gakpo
Darwin

At the minute…

 

[mark1975]

Can't believe people are still persisting with picking Jota.

 

[Modo]

Can't believe people are still persisting with picking Jota.

Because,
1. he's imo our only option.
2. he's the one who created something out of nothing against Everton
3. imo he barely gets the ball in dangerous areas and he's being unfairly scapegoated.

 

[mark1975]

Can't believe people are still persisting with picking Jota.

I mean, Jones gets binned off for being inconsistent, but the same logic doesnt apply to Jota or Szobo. Jota's our striker and his record and general performance has been abysmal. Chiesa deserves a go, or Gapko back on the left with Diaz floating, or play Elliott in a 4 man midfield. Whatever, just quit persisting with Jota, he's done.

The contradiction in people's logic and bias is baffling and largely predictable.

 

[Dreambeliever]

Gakpo in for Jota and Dom in for Jones looks likely.

Fuck all this talk of playing well and rotating.

Win the 3pts first and foremost.

 

[darkstarexodus]

I'd play Diaz through the middle, Gakpo on the left and sub Gakpo at 70 mins for Chiesa as we build back Gakpo's fitness.

Either Jota or Darwin can come on for Diaz, if needed.

 

[Brizzle]

Can't believe people are still persisting with picking Jota.

I was reading this expecting it to be about the pre match thread starter 🤣

 

[Hansern]

I think Diaz is our best bet as a 9.

There were some rumors about Darwin having been omitted from the squad because of poor attitude in training. Wonder if it’s true.
Will be interesting to see if he makes the squad this weekend.

 

[Squiggles]

---------------------Ali--
---Bradley--Konate---VVD------Tsimikas
-----------------Endo-----------------
----------Grav---------Mac------------
----Salah-------Diaz----------Jota/Gakpo

I'd probably run with this, but it won't happen. Slot will start Szobo, Jota through the middle and Diaz or Gakpo at LW.

 

[mark1975]

Gakpo in for Jota and Dom in for Jones looks likely.

Fuck all this talk of playing well and rotating.

Win the 3pts first and foremost.

This is a great philosophy if the first team is in form, but it isn't, so there's plenty of justification for changing a few players, as there has been for weeks.

 

[binomial]

Rather see Trey start over Jones or Dom tbh, how many more chances do these chokers need.

Release.the.Trey

 

[Fabio]

Who the fuck is trey

 

[dmishra]

Nyoni I assume

 

[dogboy]

Who the fuck is trey

And motherfuckers act like they forgot about Trey. 😉

 

[Fabio]

Nyoni I assume

Completely forgot he existed

Like slot I suppose