Saint_clark

Because we're not even trying to play the ball through him.

Missing Romeu badly.

We have one at left back, people moan like fuck about him as well.

Salisu trying to Cruyff turn past a player on the wing ffs. Why can't our players just stick to what they're good at and start being a solid, effective team before we start trying the extravagant shit?

They just had a drinks break so doubt it's tactical. Great, McCarthy in goal again. Should have let the cunt go and got two in during the summer ffs.

Amazing. It was a great touch to nick it away and he got the ball through, not his fault Mara didn't hold his run well enough.

Great pass and finish there. Shame.

No-one moving for the throw in so we just give it to a Leicester player to keep the game moving. How sporting of us.

We're trying these outrageous long passes - just keep it simple first ffs.

Are leciester really chanting "oh when the saints go marching down"? 😂

When defending Armstrong drops back but when we have the ball he's definitely up alongside Mara.

Brilliant run and pass from Djenepo, really unlucky.

That's not what I'm seeing.

I like ABKs physicality.

Vardy trying to cheat the ref into giving a penalty there. Cunt.

Stu seems to have been on a decline since the start of last season I have to be honest. Maybe he just hasn't had a consistent run of games in that time but he's never controlled our attacking game the way he did his first couple of seasons here. Side note, I just Googled him and was surprised to realise he's been here since 2018 - this is his fifth season for us and he's got 119 premier League appearances.

Yep, need to attack mostly down our right as well so if we do give it away Djenepo isn't at risk of being instantly 1v2.

If nothing else he's our only midfielder who has the knack of getting into the box and finding space, and he's a decent finisher when he does so. Inconsistent yes, but if he was banging in 10-15 goals from midfield with assists to match he wouldn't be with us anymore.

I'm very confused about the whole back 5 thing. Is it true that Ralph said players can't come in and automatically know how to play his 4-2-2-2 formation with the pressing triggers etc? Well if that's the case, how on earth is playing a completely DIFFERENT formation going to help them learn it?

You mean our third top goalscorer and third top assister from last season? I'm more excited with him starting and Mara and Armstrong up top, a lot of movement in the box there. We'll win today.

3 CBs could work as long as he was picking 3 attacking players at the other end with the freedom to go at Leicester with the wingbacks, leaving the three CBs and Lavia to sit deep defending the break with JWP lingering for the long range shot. Trouble is he picks 3 at the back, one striker and one attacking midfielder.

If we're signing another fullback it seems crazy to sign a right back rather than a left back.

Out of all the linked strikers and having wanted the club to splash the cash for some time, it's funny now that the one link I most want to come to fruition is Andrea Bellotti on a free. Hopefully his transfer to Roma dies a death and we can tempt him to the Prem even if just on a 2 year contract for one season in the shop window with a cheap £20million release clause. Failing that, and knowing nothing about the rest except what I've seen in clips posted, there's something about Højlund I really like.

100% yes to that.

A lot of money for a player that got 7 goals in 29 appearances last season...