Leicester (H) build up thread

[The Bear]

Does that screw 4-2-3-1 now? Unless he plays MGW or Vitinha it'll be 4-3-3 or back to a back three.

 

[YoungWolf]

Corbeanu might get a chance now, he's probably our next in line wide player

Will be on the bench for sure, but considering Nuno put Hoever on ahead of him, even in the cup, suggests he won’t use him if he doesn’t have to

 

[Tony Towner]

Does that screw 4-2-3-1 now? Unless he plays MGW or Vitinha it'll be 4-3-3 or back to a back three.

If you aren't going to play MGW now then I don't know why he's at the club

 

[AndyWolves]

Will be on the bench for sure, but considering Nuno put Hoever on ahead of him, even in the cup, suggests he won’t use him if he doesn’t have to

I'm hoping Hoever will be at RB but I get what you're saying

 

[PuntsWolf]

If you aren't going to play MGW now then I don't know why he's at the club

Entirely correct. The fact Vitinha is getting on ahead of him at the moment though is not a good sign for him.

 

[YoungWolf]

Entirely correct. The fact Vitinha is getting on ahead of him at the moment though is not a good sign for him.

Tbf most recently he’s just had COVID but he’s had a full week of training now, so should be ready for some minutes. Before that he seemed to be ahead of Vitinha

 

[PuntsWolf]

Tbf most recently he’s just had COVID but he’s had a full week of training now, so should be ready for some minutes. Before that he seemed to be ahead of Vitinha

Forgot about the Covid. Guess tomorrow will tell us more.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Bit of a red herring to talk about it impacting on wide positions. By and large we haven't been using him there for about three months, only the odd game here and there. He's been mostly central in behind the striker or we've played that crappy false nine which never ever works.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Rui

Semedo Boly Coady Kilman (Hoever)
Donk Neves
MGW
Traore WJ Neto

I’d be disappointed if it’s anything but that tbh. Harsh on Moutinho but the first half this week showed we need more energy in there. MGW should offer workrate and energy too if nothing else (hopefully technical ability as well though) and Mark Albrighton isn’t Bukayo Saka so with the increased energy and mobility in midfield, less wastefulness in possesion and slight adjustments in pressure and defensive line then he shouldn’t be anywhere near as exposed.

 

[YoungWolf]

Rui

Semedo Boly Coady Kilman (Hoever)
Donk Neves
MGW
Traore WJ Neto

I’d be disappointed if it’s anything but that tbh. Harsh on Moutinho but the first half this week showed we need more energy in there. MGW should offer workrate and energy too if nothing else (hopefully technical ability as well though) and Mark Albrighton isn’t Bukayo Saka so with the increased energy and mobility in midfield, less wastefulness in possesion and slight adjustments in pressure and defensive line then he shouldn’t be anywhere near as exposed.

I agree with your team but it will be a flat midfield 3 to try and cope with their midfield

 

[PuntsWolf]

I agree with your team but it will be a flat midfield 3 to try and cope with their midfield

In which case you know it will be Moutinho.

Will look forward to Dendocnker playing upfront/inside right being more of a hinderance than a benefit, Moutinho doing neither aspects well and Neves being left isolated at the base hitting hopeful long balls, where we lose the knockdown and we are wide open on the counter with Semedo and Traore miles up the pitch.

 

[Deano]

Bit of a red herring to talk about it impacting on wide positions. By and large we haven't been using him there for about three months, only the odd game here and there. He's been mostly central in behind the striker or we've played that crappy false nine which never ever works.

Yeah but the problem is we don't even have the choice now.. Neto and Adama are going to have to play every game and if either of those 2 get injured,.we are going to have to change the formation.. again.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

It's 16 games (plus the cup). They've got all summer to get over it (well, apart from the Euros. Maybe. Although I doubt Adama will get picked)

You have to balance these things out, we can't be forever holding fourth, fifth and sixth choice players just in case. It's a waste of money, it means you get unhappy or unmotivated people in the squad and the manager doesn't even want that balance.

 

[Jinky]

Yeah but the problem is we don't even have the choice now.. Neto and Adama are going to have to play every game and if either of those 2 get injured,.we are going to have to change the formation.. again.

* incoming laughing face ‘like’ from Johnny for agreeing with me *

 

[Deano]

It's 16 games (plus the cup). They've got all summer to get over it (well, apart from the Euros. Maybe. Although I doubt Adama will get picked)

You have to balance these things out, we can't be forever holding fourth, fifth and sixth choice players just in case. It's a waste of money, it means you get unhappy or unmotivated people in the squad and the manager doesn't even want that balance.

If we are playing 4-2-3-1 going forward and Podence is playing the 10 then all of Neto, Adama and Podence are on the pitch so we are definitely short in those positions - any signing wouldnt be coming in as fourth, fifth or sixth choice they'd get game time straight away even if off the bench.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Yeah, well these weren't issues we could fix in January, for a number of reasons. I don't deny we need options per se - just we couldn't do it then (we had one glaring issue, and we sorted it out) and for the time being Podence's absence in itself doesn't change anything out wide as he wasn't there. It'd be like saying that when Donck was injured, we had fewer options at centre half. Accurate to a point but didn't actually change anything in that respect.

 

[Johnny75]

If we are playing 4-2-3-1 going forward and Podence is playing the 10 then all of Neto, Adama and Podence are on the pitch so we are definitely short in those positions - any signing wouldnt be coming in as fourth, fifth or sixth choice they'd get game time straight away even if off the bench.

Raul will be back next season and I think we may well end up in a 4-2-4 style formation with Neto and Adama wide. Drops into a 4-5-1 when not in possession. We’d then have 3 for the wide positions and Raul can play a wide forward role if necessary. Would like to see another player come in but I don’t think it’s top of the list.

Nuno did similar with Porto (more 4-4-1-1 but the point is the same).

 

[Haggstone]

I think we may have a battle on our hands to keep Netto at the club over the summer to be honest. Unbelievable talent.

 

[prawnking]

I think we may have a battle on our hands to keep Netto at the club

I'd say there's Lidl chance of him leaving tbh

 

[The Saturday Boy]

I'd say there's Lidl chance of him leaving tbh

Aldi hype is a little premature imo, he needs a bit more time playing regularly. Asda club don’t have to sell this summer i think he will stay.