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Saturday 3 August v FC Augsburg pre-season friendly

By davieG, in Leicester City Forum

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StriderHiryu

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For me that half wasn't bad. Pre-season isn't about results, it's about understanding the style fo play, the structure and fitness. Getting realtionships working together and improving on them. In this game it's clear what the attacking and defensive strcutures are, we are going back-to-front a lot better and in general have controlled the game pretty well. Creativity is not the greatest, but better, but I can see what we are trying to do at least.

 

So my notes.

 

  • Nominally we are a 4231.
  • We have a defensive 5 and an attacking 5, just like last season.
  • When off the ball, we press and defend in a compact 442 shape.
  • However, the difference is that one of the fullbacks pushes up to become a winger, with the starting winger drifting in to become a 10/8.
  • In this game, that player is Kristiansen, and we have found him a lot.
  • The 10's make the inside channel runs like Ndidi and KDh used to make last season.
  • A big difference from last season is that Mads is not coming out to make an additional CB. That means that we don't quite have the box midfield from last season to play out from.
  • However, we are still clearly trying to play the ball out from the back, using Winks as the main person to build through. Ndidi is more of a destroyer compared to the way Ricardo used the ball a lot more last season.
  • We are running a high press with the front 5, and the back 5 are stepping up like last season. We didn't do this as much in the last few friendlies, but it's notable today. We have turned the ball over to make chances a few times, but also got caught out once or twice on transition too.

 

As the half went on we got more and more control and did start making chances. But the biggest frustration was Viktor Kristiansen. He got the ball so many times, but always turned back in! Vary it with some first time crosses, try and attack the full back from time to time, then vary it with coming back inside. Moving Stephy inside *could* work, but if the player out wide doesn't pose the same ability to beat a man, or support the inside player, then it's a waste. Last season Mavididi and KDH combined really well.

 

I am sure many will be disapointed with the display but for me there's a lot to work with here. The season is only two weeks away which is a worry, but from a coaching / tactical perspective there is a clear identity. Someone needs to tell off Kristiansen!

 

 

 

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19 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

Will Kristiansen ever put a cross in with his left foot? So frustrating!

 

From the Brednan Rodgers school of football he is!

 

 

 

When he looks up the box is empty except for Daka.

 

There not a lot of point unless you are going to get bodies in there.

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6 minutes ago, Scotch said:

Pushing VK up whilst JJ stays back is utterly pointless. I've never seen Viktor offer any attacking threat. I've said it before and I'll say it again, he's a FB, not a WB. 

He isn’t a great fullback either. He’s not great and we overpaid for him.

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3 minutes ago, davieG said:

General play ok, still can’t defend,  toothless  and unimaginative up front

I know its a friendly so i'm not going to take to much from it, but I've got to be honest with you davieG, cant defend and cant score doesnt sound like general play is ok.

 

Its a version of enzo ball thats less effective and considerable more boring...which to be frank takes some doing

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1 minute ago, ronnup said:

Are we the new Sheff united?

i think financially we've decided not to commit due probably due to uncertainties with points deduction. i think we'll see where we are in Jan and hope we're in and around survival and react then.

as such as i hate it, its probably for the best. PSR and our board has ruined us 

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1 minute ago, Pliskin said:

Didn’t we have a really poor pre-season before we won the league? Ultimately it means nothing. It’s not unusual for teams to look crap in pre season.

Do you mean last season or 15/16?

 

15/16 we won 4 and drew 1

 

Last season we won 3 lost 2

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