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LCFC v Norwich (A) - 20/09/23 @ 8:00PM - PRE MATCH THREAD

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1 minute ago, StanSP said:

3-3 draw. Last minute equaliser for us from Vardy. 

I'd take a draw in this one. Yet, I'm going for a 2-1 win. Vardy to bag both whether he starts or comes on.. he's scored a goal now, that usually means he'll have a run of them

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2 hours ago, StriderHiryu said:

Press Conference:

 

Learn anything from two games a week in UCL with Man City?

“Probably the only thing I can say is that when you want to reach something important, you need 20 players. The season is so long so for sure we’re going to use them. The clear example is JJ. Before he played just in cup game. The other day he was unbelievable. The same thing for the rest, they have to train well because we will need them.”

 

Compare this to Rodgers who liked a tiny squad which ended up biting us on the arse, especially when he made zero subs in certain games.

 

Nice to have 4 or 5 options on the wings too, rather than 1 or 2, and having to shoehorn someone in there.

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7 hours ago, RowlattsFox said:

I've not actually watched Norwich this season but they don't strike me as a team who will sit back, I think they will have a go at us. 

I think they will sit back and have a go - as odd as that sounds. Their possession stats are very mediocre (for example they only had 31% possession in their 4-4 draw with Southampton). Their best asset is that they have been very efficient in front of goal so far. Already their G-xG is +3.4 (only WBA's is better) and their 0.14 goals per shot is only bettered by Preston and Rotherham. I think we'll dominate possession but we need to be wary of the counter as they have been clinical in front of goal.

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19 minutes ago, SouthStandUpperTier said:

I think they will sit back and have a go - as odd as that sounds. Their possession stats are very mediocre (for example they only had 31% possession in their 4-4 draw with Southampton). Their best asset is that they have been very efficient in front of goal so far. Already their G-xG is +3.4 (only WBA's is better) and their 0.14 goals per shot is only bettered by Preston and Rotherham. I think we'll dominate possession but we need to be wary of the counter as they have been clinical in front of goal.

Sargaent is out injured isn’t he? Who’s up front for them other than Ashley Barnes?

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4 hours ago, Leicester_Loyal said:

Compare this to Rodgers who liked a tiny squad which ended up biting us on the arse, especially when he made zero subs in certain games.

 

Nice to have 4 or 5 options on the wings too, rather than 1 or 2, and having to shoehorn someone in there.

Everyone talks about Pep roulette, but one of the big benefits in that regular shake up is that it doesn't feel like a player is being "dropped". It's just part of the way they manage their squad. 

 

We've chopped and changed quite a bit so far but should have better squad depth than the majority of the division. Maresca is spot on, we'll need 20+ making good contributions over the season.

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Feels like a big game now with both Ipswich and Preston winning.

 

Don't want those two breaking away with too much daylight between us.

 

Play like we did at Southampton and we should be good for the 3 points I reckon.

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9 minutes ago, Izzy said:

Feels like a big game now with both Ipswich and Preston winning.

 

Don't want those two breaking away with too much daylight between us.

 

Play like we did at Southampton and we should be good for the 3 points I reckon.

Even if we don’t win, there’s still 39 games left lol 

 

That’s more than a PL season…no need to be worrying about a 4 point gap this early on. 

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2 minutes ago, Stevosevic said:

Even if we don’t win, there’s still 39 games left lol 

 

That’s more than a PL season…no need to be worrying about a 4 point gap this early on. 

Well sorry but I do worry.

 

If we don't go up automatically this year, I fear the worst.

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10 hours ago, StriderHiryu said:

Press Conference:

 

Injuries?

“No. Fortunately everyone is fine. Only Tom. We found a problem when he signed. Because he’s a long-term investment, it means we don’t need him now. We prefer to be careful now. We need to make checks. He’s not training with us. It will be quite a long time. It’s very similar to Dennis’s injury. It’s a stress fracture in his back. But we don’t know how long. He didn’t train any sessions with us.”

 

Southampton?

“I think it was a complete performance on and off the ball. Off the ball it was exactly how we prepared. Very aggressive. We showed there to try to be aggressive and win the game. On the ball, we did the same thing since day one. In the official, there have been five or six actions where there have been 30 passes but we didn’t score.”

 

33-pass goal?

“I’m pleased for the players. They can see what we are working on. I showed them all after every game, good combinations and long combinations, but unfortunately they didn’t end up in goal. This time it did.”

 

Busy week?

“We need to manage this situation and share minutes. This was why we made changes the other day. We’ll see tomorrow if we make more changes.”

 

Wingers?

“It’s not easy. Probably now it’s Wanya is the guy getting less minutes. He’s playing with Under-21s but it’s not because he does bad with us. We have so many wingers. Hopefully we don’t get injuries. It’s good to have choices.”

 

Difficult to balance?

“The only thing I can say is that Stephy, Yunus, and Fatawu, they didn’t arrive here 100 per cent fit. They came from a different country with a different tempo. Stephy said it was different. Abdul played 90 minutes last in June. He is dangerous in one on ones, but he needs step by step to get better. Hopefully soon they will all be 100 per cent and we can decide.”

 

Norwich?

“They are a very good team. They have different ways to play. They are in one shape on the ball, a different shape off it. They are unbelievable. We’re going to try to be ourselves on and off the ball and try to get some points there.”

 

Learn anything from two games a week in UCL with Man City?

“Probably the only thing I can say is that when you want to reach something important, you need 20 players. The season is so long so for sure we’re going to use them. The clear example is JJ. Before he played just in cup game. The other day he was unbelievable. The same thing for the rest, they have to train well because we will need them.”

 

Difficult to leave players out?

“They train every day because they want to play. Not to sit on the bench. I know that because I played for 20 years. Sometimes you have to take a decision. Sometimes my decision is not the right one. But they have to accept and be ready in the right way.”

 

What do you want to see over next week?

“Continue to improve. We have many things to improve. The international break, we tried to add some solutions, even if they were not all here. The only way to continue is to improve as a player. Automatically, we will improve as a team.”

 

@moore_94 ?

He must be asleep. We have a press conference and no live updates? It's a spell on the bench for him I'm afraid. He will be with the U21's until further notice. :ph34r:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breath of fresh air. So important to explain things where possible. Wanya hears that today and has a target, understands the difficulty ahead of him but that he's valued and in the mix.

 

I know it's a lower level but Maresca has blown me away in his team selection in the midst of the mandate of promotion at all costs.

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