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Leicester game - hope we go fairly strong. Was surprised yesterday to find we had gone really strong v Gills. I could not look at the Team we fielded till the Game was over and assumed we had gone "weak" Wrong.I think we will overcome MKD fairly easily but is that me just being "rose coloured Rovers". I dont honestly know but feel we should win easily
After that debacle I hope the lads reflect and sort it out! If not I envisage a battering from Leicester! We need Tayls playing with Sads up front Alfie on the wing imo . Not sure about the cb’s ? Daniels?
Bit torn on the Leicester game. I'd be inclined to play most of those who played at Gillingham yesterday, with perhaps the exception of Dieng and Copps. On the other hand, it might be nice if some of the fringe players- eg Amos, Greaves, Blaney, Watters, Longbottom- actually got the chance to play a full game and show if they are worth a start against MK Dons.
According to Ifollow we are playing Leicester tomorrow at the King Power stadium.
I would definitely play Anderson against Leicester for 3 reasons:He is our best defenderKeep his match sharpness for when he returnsOne less player to risk injury or suspension with 3 games in 7 daysBy the way, has the rule changed this year? I thought only Yellows were competition specific last season?
I think the Leicester City game is a good chance to get the Gillingham game out of the heads of those that played... Hopefully DM will send them out with intent and positivity and we can get a performance.The Saturday game against MK Dons is a game that on paper we should win....... although games are not played on paper etc etc....MK Dons haven't won in the league since 14 September (11 games) and have lost 10 out of the intervening 11 games. They will be without regulars George Williams and Baily Cargill - both recently sent off - and are struggling to find the net, having the second poorest scoring record in League One with just 15 goals from 18 games. I would hope that we can get off to a quick start and impose ourselves on a team that will be lacking confidence.
Quote from: Dutch Uncle on December 02, 2019, 12:24:42 pmI would definitely play Anderson against Leicester for 3 reasons:He is our best defenderKeep his match sharpness for when he returnsOne less player to risk injury or suspension with 3 games in 7 daysBy the way, has the rule changed this year? I thought only Yellows were competition specific last season? Dutch, on the Anderson thing.......I have said often enough that I don’t think that this competition is officially classed as a first team fixture.My view has been questioned by some and some have agreed with me.I think the fact that this game doesn’t count as one of Anderson’s suspension matches confirms what I have thought.As it doesn’t count then I think it would be sensible to play him in this game as he should be available.This competition is not of major interest to me and I don’t bother attending, mainly because of the participation of the under 21 teams in what should be a competition for L1 and L2 teams.Team selection for the games also indicates that DM doesn’t have it high on his list of priorities.Because the game is on Wednesday I expect that he will play the likes of Amos, May and Lawlor and possibly even AJ Greaves whilst giving such as Copps and Whiteman the night off.Obviously DM won’t want major players picking up knocks with one less day between this game and the more important one against MK Dons.
it's nice to see Selby finally getting into the black friday spirit (read two threads at once) and we can all save on time that's called a 50% discount it's such a shame Rovers decided to have a "black Saturday" now does anyone know the difference between Leicester under 23's and leicester under 21's ?https://www.lcfc.com/news/1499016/citys-youngsters-away-at-doncaster-in-efl-trophy/press-releaseLeicester City U23s 4 Derby County U23s 1All the images from Holmes Park as Leicester City's Development Squad make it six wins in a row with victory over Derby County.https://www.lcfc.com/galleries/1505143/leicester-city-u23s-4--derby-county-u23s-1at the moment the forecast doesn't look that good against these lot whatever side Rovers put out when the Leicester team is announced does anyone fancy checking how many out of the 6 wins in a row mob turn out compared to the Derby match ?.of course this match could have a silver lining if one of their youngsters could "strike" a loan deal here.Lincoln got one from Everton on loan after the match this season
Thomas needs to be up front for me. He gives us that physical presence which we sorely lacked on Saturday. If we are getting pressed then sometimes we need an out ball. He is exactly that. His strength seems to be giving Copps more space as well as the defenders are squaring up to Thomas and leaving a pocket in front.
Quote from: 5 on Tour on December 03, 2019, 11:37:24 amThomas needs to be up front for me. He gives us that physical presence which we sorely lacked on Saturday. If we are getting pressed then sometimes we need an out ball. He is exactly that. His strength seems to be giving Copps more space as well as the defenders are squaring up to Thomas and leaving a pocket in front. Agree with this. Bingham tried on Sunday but ended up drifting backwards which added nothing. Thomas works well as a focal point and the three behind him can play off and around him. Please though no more confused three at the back nonsense.
Please god no more Sheaf dropping into the CB role to get the ball moving. Never ever again. Yes if you have Kante or Busquets in your team then it might very well work but it quite evidently doesn’t, and won’t, work for us.