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Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Reports and reaction from the 2014-2015 season as Walsall finished 14th in League 1
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Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:32 pm

Sorry if this isn't the usual detailed match preview but thought I better start one now.

#WalsallFC XI: O'Donnell; Taylor, O'Connor, Downing, Chambers A, Sawyers, Baxendale, Benning, Chambers J, Grimes, Trialist

Subs: Roberts; Holden, Bradshaw, Jezeph, Morris, Heath, Bakayoko, Kinsella, Henry, Trialist

One trialist is Webber, other one apparently Mathieu Manset.
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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:45pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:35 pm

Although from what it says on wiki, he signed a 18 month contract with Royal Antwerp in January?

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:45 pm

1-0 down. Wes Morgan. Downing poor under pressure.

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:48 pm

Who is playing central midfield alongside Chambers?

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 6:59 pm

2-0 down now.

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:45pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:02 pm

mosaddler wrote:live commentary here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioleicester


Just been listening to the above, commentators really impressed with our lot.....NOT
Asked who has impressed him for the home side? "Sawyers, looks capable, otherwise an utterly average league one side, without much creativity, they need to speed up a little, Grimes is a little go-getter, but has failed to impress, good work by the ball girl"

Says it all really....Im sayin nowt......

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:02 pm

SoccerHQ wrote:Who is playing central midfield alongside Chambers?

Goodness only knows. I know Mantom, Cook and Purkiss are all still injured but where are McGillivray and Flanagan?

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:03 pm

I think we may be playing some sort of 4-3-3. Unless it's Bax in the centre.

2-0 Leicester, bit of a worldy apparently. Radio Leic commentators have said 'Walsall would look miles better if they countered and moved the ball forward much quicker'. Can you feel the sense of shockwave?

Commentators referring to 'Manset'.

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:03 pm

TheSwift wrote:other one apparently Mathieu Manset.


He's played for Hereford!
Edit, just noticed we already knew that!
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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:45pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:18 pm

Ancient Moaner wrote:
mosaddler wrote:live commentary here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radioleicester


Just been listening to the above, commentators really impressed with our lot.....NOT
Asked who has impressed him for the home side? "Sawyers, looks capable, otherwise an utterly average league one side, without much creativity, they need to speed up a little, Grimes is a little go-getter, but has failed to impress, good work by the ball girl"


..which is precisely the sort of thing the rest of the Premier League will be saying about Leicester. Down by Christmas - hopefully.

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:19 pm

2-1, Manset just on half time.

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:21 pm

Route 1,from O'Donnelll, mix up between defender and keeper, Manset nipped in. Watching the goals in a sunny villa in Spain!

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:22 pm

Sadders wrote:2-1, Manset just on half time.


French superstar

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Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:30 pm

Live satellite feed of the game here
for those who got multi sat system

Eurobird 16A (16.0°E)
Fréquence: 12540 - Pol: V - SR: 10000 - FEC: 5/6
Catégorie: Sport - Football
Transmis en: MPEG-4
Infos: Walsall v Leicester (S2 HD)

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:33 pm

What channel is that on?

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:37 pm

Anyone got an internet stream link?

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:39 pm

2-2, Grimes from a Manset cross.

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:39 pm

Grimes 2-2. Set up by Manset

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:41 pm

Strikers actually scoring. :shock: Could be a strange season. :)

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:43 pm

Manset did well, strong, low cross from the left, near post finish from Grimes.

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:44 pm

coxy wrote:What channel is that on?
its not on any specific channel. if you have s largesh satellite dish which moves and a non standard satellite receiver then its possible to watch. btw good move for second goal and well finished

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:45 pm

mosaddler wrote:
coxy wrote:What channel is that on?
its not on any specific channel. if you have s largesh satellite dish which moves and a non standard satellite receiver then its possible to watch. btw good move for second goal and well finished

Just wondered if it was on some Iraqi TV channel so I could find it on the net....

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:49 pm

coxy wrote:Manset did well, strong, low cross from the left, near post finish from Grimes.


Even more of a French superstar

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:19 pm

Leicester go back in front with 3 minutes to go...

Edit: 2-3 fulltime

Attendance 2,119 with 664 from Leicester.
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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:22 pm

"Great goal from distance" Oh well, a worldly.

On a more positive note, Everton lost to them a few days ago. We'm have a better forward line than Everton. (without Lukaku) :)

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:29 pm

http://youtu.be/jTI7_vnESLc

Some nice stuff here...
Strong, less bambiesque than NGoo....

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:47 pm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... g-run.html

Looks as if the mail reckons our new captain is Adam Jambers :lol:

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:02 pm

With so many second-half changes (by both teams), it is difficult to draw too many conclusions. There were positives to draw but one thing continues to concern me - namely, how poor we are in the air in defence now that Butler has gone. OK, Leicester are a Premier League team, two levels above us, but those faults were equally glaring against a Conference side, Alfreton, from two levels BELOW.

I have confidence that DS and ROK will sort the attacking play out, once all the players are fit (I see that Flanagan was sitting in the stand, watching, tonight) but the defensive shortcomings need to be addressed as a matter of urgency - and no, I don't think that Purkiss will be the answer.

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Re: Leicester City (H) 30/07/14 Pre-Season Friendly 7:30pm

Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:14 pm

To be perfectly honest, I think we looked good once they scored two. It kicked us up a gear, and from Manset scoring to them scoring their 3rd goal and 2nd worldy, we looked really good and well in the game. To be fair to us as well, their 3rd goal came at a time where we have 3 first year pro's on the pitch and two second years - against premier league opposition, it was bound to happen!

Baxo played centrally alongside Chambers, and looked alright, tracked back well and did the more dirty stuff. His passing was a bit off at times, but he did okay considering he was out of position for the most part. Manset looked class, really tried hard and chased down the goalkeeper, which I think instantly made him a fan favourite since he ain't lazy...

Grimes played out of position on the right, and he didn't really do anything which is expected to be honest - but when he got his opportunity and was in the box, he scored very, very clinically.

Surprisingly hopeful after this performance, much more than what I was before it anyway.

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