Pre-Season Schedule Summer 2024

[Lionator]

On 11/07/2024 at 08:40, norwichfox said:

Set piece coach...

We’re supposed to be getting Norwich’s 

[Ryy]

4 hours ago, Lesta2014 said:

Anyone know when they are off to Evian is it today or tomorrow? 

Tomorrow 

[Ryy]

2 hours ago, Lionator said:

We’re supposed to be getting Norwich’s 

He’s already here we just didn’t announce it 

[norwichfox]

On 11/07/2024 at 08:40, norwichfox said:

Set piece coach...

3 hours ago, Lionator said:

We’re supposed to be getting Norwich’s 

I guess you didn't see through my post as a P155 take to Huth's infamous free kick in front of goal that nearly took out the corner flag...

[davieG]

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/leicester-city-set-jet-steve-9410226?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1B5uAVcbEWlwy4YaWiB3TRlS65Lk3RMwP9AIVFqJ9Dd5pdZ4CXRQP1ges_aem_-Laps9K1DO5sBhWU_ldJ1A

 

Leicester City set to jet off as Steve Cooper looks to whittle down 33-man squad
Leicester City are heading to Evian-les-Bains on the France-Switzerland border for a week-long training camp where Steve Cooper will get a closer look at his squad

ByJordan Blackwell
13:41, 14 JUL 2024

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Leicester City’s preparations for the new Premier League season step up a notch this week as they head to France for a week-long training camp.

The City squad fly out to Evian-les-Bains on the banks of Lake Geneva on Monday. It’s a trip that will help to build the players' fitness as they train on the edge of the Alps, while it also affords new manager Steve Cooper a closer look at individuals as he builds his plans for the new campaign.

The resort on the France-Switzerland border has been a regular spot for City in pre-season, with Brendan Rodgers taking the squad there two years ago. This week, City will do a week of work before finishing with training exercise matches against other sides working in the region, including La Liga outfit Villarreal.

 

 

 

The players who head out to Evian will give further clues as to who is in Cooper’s plans for the coming season, particularly in terms of young players. In the first week of pre-season, Will Alves, Sammy Braybrooke, Logan Briggs, and Silko Thomas were all involved with the senior team from the get-go, and they will hope to continue to impress.

Cooper’s squad is quickly swelling. Twenty-four players started senior training last Monday, but since then Caleb Okoli has been brought in from Atalanta, Wilfred Ndidi has rejoined the club after signing a new contract, while midfielder Brandon Cover was called up from the development squad.

The 20-year-old made his senior debut last season, starting in the FA Cup victory over Birmingham, while he played every minute in Premier League 2 for the Under-21s. A deep-lying midfielder by trade, he often spent last season playing the hybrid role taken on by Ricardo Pereira in the first team, moving from full-back to the centre of the pitch when City had possession.

With Abdul Fatawu to be confirmed, and with five internationals – Mads Hermansen, Jannik Vestergaard, Wout Faes, Victor Kristiansen, and Bobby De Cordova-Reid – still to come into the squad, the number of players under consideration by Cooper will rise to 33, unless he starts to whittle them down. The manager will need to create space for new players too, with City still requiring signings, not least in attacking midfield.

For the likes of Okoli and fellow new signing Michael Golding, the trip also offers a chance to bond with team-mates. For that reason and a few more, it’s valuable, defender Conor Coady believes.

He told the club ahead of the trip: “Evian comes with its challenges because of how hard pre-season is. We all know it. We all understand it. I’ve had a lot of them in my career, pre-seasons. I love them each and every year.

“It’s great to spend time with the lads, going somewhere like that. New lads come all the time and it’s important we incorporate them. It’s something we’re really looking forward to, and it’s a lovely place in a lovely part of the world as well.”

[Sly]

Right.

 

Now that it’s over, time to focus Leicester.

[grobyfox1990]

23 minutes ago, Sly said:

Right.

 

Now that it’s over, time to focus Leicester.

And thank god for that. Had enough of all these part time shirters wildly clapping like performing seals when England win a throw in. And wearing replica shirts to watch a football match in a pub. Back to miserable, moaning and doom laden city fans, just how I like it 

[Lesta2014]

Hoping for some good content on socials to wet the appetite. Watching England you realise how lucky we are to have won the trophies we have in our lifetime and is way more than I ever imagined we would!! 

[phoneticerror]

8 hours ago, grobyfox1990 said:

And thank god for that. Had enough of all these part time shirters wildly clapping like performing seals when England win a throw in. And wearing replica shirts to watch a football match in a pub. Back to miserable, moaning and doom laden city fans, just how I like it 

It was bad enough when all the fake Leicester fans rocked up for the trophy parade, then hardly any of them knew what songs were being sang. 😂

[Noahfence]

I feel like we’ve got hardly any friendlies arranged so far? 

[CosbehFox]

6 minutes ago, Noahfence said:

I feel like we’ve got hardly any friendlies arranged so far? 

Be a few behind close doors I suspect. 
 

FC Annecy and SC Caen both said they playing us. Suspect that will be on camp in Evian and probably 60 min matches or similar 

Edited 15 July by CosbehFox

[Lesta2014]

10 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

Be a few behind close doors I suspect. 
 

FC Annecy and SC Caen both said they playing us. Suspect that will be on camp in Evian and probably 60 min matches or similar 

Villarreal said we got them too whilst in Evian haven’t they?

[CosbehFox]

38 minutes ago, Lesta2014 said:

Villarreal said we got them too whilst in Evian haven’t they?

Yeah. On Saturday. Of course LCFC’s superb communications skills haven’t even acknowledged that yet. 

[LcFc_Smiv]

We've already had one behind closed doors

[phoneticerror]

1 hour ago, Lesta2014 said:

Villarreal said we got them too whilst in Evian haven’t they?

Hopefully no broken bones this time

[davieG]

2 hours ago, Noahfence said:

I feel like we’ve got hardly any friendlies arranged so far? 

5 games so far

 

Villarreal v LCFC July 20 / Ligue 2 side Annecy (Behind Closed Doors)

Shrewsbury Town v LCFC Tues 23 July @ 7.45

FC Augsberg v LCFC Sat 3 August @ 2.30

RC Lens v LCFC Sat 10 August @ 3.00

[Ryy]

 

[Lambert09]

8 minutes ago, Ryy said:

 

Ffs this is exactly what the American owners wanted 

 

The game is gone 

Edited 15 July by Lambert09

[Bert]

Good chance for some to get a new ground in I would imagine 

[AjcW]

Guessing Palermo are at St Georges Park and the Pirelli wasn't available? Had a soft spot for them since a holiday in Sicily and those amazing pink kits!

 

Hope it's ticketed, spent a lot of time at that ground in 2014 for work, nice easy trip there too. 

Edited 15 July by AjcW

[SemperEadem]

5 minutes ago, Bert said:

Good chance for some to get a new ground in I would imagine 

Yeah was a small gate when we last played there in pre season.

[StanSP]

How fvcking random

 

[Lambert09]

Can’t believe we’d play villarael again after last time. 

 

Absolutely classless club 

[Ryy]

6 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Guessing Palermo are at St Georges Park and the Pirelli wasn't available? Had a soft spot for them since a holiday in Sicily and those amazing pink kits!

 

Hope it's ticketed, spent a lot of time at that ground in 2014 for work, nice easy trip there too. 

It is 

 

 

[CosbehFox]

9 minutes ago, AjcW said:

Guessing Palermo are at St Georges Park and the Pirelli wasn't available? Had a soft spot for them since a holiday in Sicily and those amazing pink kits!

 

Hope it's ticketed, spent a lot of time at that ground in 2014 for work, nice easy trip there too. 

Palermo are using Man City's training setup - both owned by the City Group. 

 

They are playing Oxford the week after. (another Man City link)