Leicester City (H) - Sat 3pm

[Dan]

Tricky tie this. I’d go as strong as possible.

 

Reckon Karius starts.

[Tommy Cockles]

Play VvD & be damned with the regulations.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

Play VvD & be damned with the regulations.

 

I'm as dead excited as the next man over VvD and have little regard for rules on this occasion but it would be prudent to put at least a few more players on the pitch to give him a hand out.

[scoose]

I hope Degsy's head doesnt go

[psl]

Salah, Mane and Firmino to start I reckon.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

 

Last 3 matches above with Watford 2-1 defeat away being the most recent.

• Right Back: Danny Simpson has started every PL game but is out with injury, in the last game, Aleksandar Dragovic (16) started his first game for Leicester in the league.
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• Left Back: Fuchs (28) has played more minutes but Chilwell (3) has had the jersey recently, whoever he picks is likely against Salah
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• Center Backs: Wes Morgan (5) and Harry Maguire (15)
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• Center Mids: King (10) came in for the last game to replace Iborra (21). I think he'll be back with Ndidi (25)
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• RW: Mahrez (26) on the right probably taking care of Dragovic and up against Robertson and Klavan on that side. Cutting in on his left foot might make Milner an option
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• LW: Albrighton (11) will likely play and support Chilwell against Salah. 
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• CF: Vardy (9) and one of either Okazaki (20) or Gray (7). They've had 10 and 9 starts respectively with Okazaki playing the recent game but Gray playing against Palace and Utd before that.
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If its Dragovic (LB) and Morgan (LCB) being covered by Mahrez I'd like to see Coutinho deeper with Mane at LW.

On our right against Gray and Albrighton running those channels I think I'd go with AOC (RCM) and TAA (RB) given their pace. Hopefully Matip is available.

 

I'd go;

 

 

 

Karius

 

TAA Matip Lovren Robertson

 

AOC Can Countinho

 

Salah Firmino Mane

 

Subs: Mignolet, Gomez, Klavan, Milner, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Solanke

 

 

[Jiggy Hates Jazz]

I hope Degsy's head doesnt go

 

 

It will.  He's mentally weak

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

f***ing hell - Saturday, Monday, Friday. That's taking the piss

[Hightown Phil]

f***ing hell - Saturday, Monday, Friday. That's taking the piss

 

In our advantage though really. The other teams we're playing aren't doing anything different and we're better than all of them. 

[psl]

I don't get why Spurs don't play for ages and then play Tuesday and Thursday.

[Hightown Phil]

I don't get why Spurs don't play for ages and then play Tuesday and Thursday.

We’re supposed to play NYE but Wembley wasn’t allowed to be used.

[RP]

Spurs were due to play West Ham on New Years Eve - moved to 4-Jan for ssfety reasons. The 'authorities' would only give a licence for a maximum of 43,000 for the game (at Wembley).

[Ombudsam]

In our advantage though really. The other teams we're playing aren't doing anything different and we're better than all of them.

 

Yeah. We’ve got way more resources so if we’re stretched and the others are stretched then adv Liverpool

[Hightown Phil]

Yeah. We’ve got way more resources so if we’re stretched and the others are stretched then adv Liverpool

Reckon if you handpick when Burnley is it’s when we play them.

[Ombudsam]

Reckon if you handpick when Burnley is it’s when we play them.

Agreed. It’s their organisation and energy and willingness to turn everything into a scrap that could do for us but they’ll have to be at their most tired mentally and physically.

[psl]

We’re supposed to play NYE but Wembley wasn’t allowed to be used.

Ah I see. Cheers.

[downunder]

Spurs were due to play West Ham on New Years Eve - moved to 4-Jan for ssfety reasons. The 'authorities' would only give a licence for a maximum of 43,000 for the game (at Wembley).

 

Was it the same for all games? Would Emirates or The London Stadium had same restrictions?

[Metro]

Salah, Mane and Firmino to start I reckon.

Salah rested.

I don't get why Spurs don't play for ages and then play Tuesday and Thursday.

Plus the following Sunday.....

[RP]

Was it the same for all games? Would Emirates or The London Stadium had same restrictions?

 

 

If the hypothetical fixture was deemed similarly high risk, then I guess there would have been some restrictions. I doubt Arsenal v Spurs would have been given the green light, for example. Or West Ham v Chelsea.

[psl]

Salah rested

Not sure. He took him off early v Swansea.

[The_Adder]

Fab 4 and Lovren starting over vam Dijk is the rumour.

[LicK]

Fab 4 and Lovren starting over vam Dijk is the rumour.

Being pedantic, we'd be silly to play Van Dijk before Jan 1st.

[Murphman]

Being pedantic, we'd be silly to play Van Dijk before Jan 1st.

 

Southampton would probably complain to the FA, the touchy c*nts.

[stonty]

Give them Lovren and Clyne as peace offerings

[psl]

If Klopp doesn't start VVD, HE SHOULD GO.