Don't expect the Leicester game to be a walkover

Nigel Pearson sets his teams up to be well organised, defensive and counter attacking, looking to soak up pressure and break away quickly with players like Beckford, Dyer (rapidly quick) and Nugent. They've kept 4 clean sheets in their last 5 games and have a very good keeper in Kasper Schmeichel. They've only lost 3 games out of 14 since Pearson returned, opposed to the 7 games out of 19 they lost previous to that this season.

Their league position isn't really a good indicator of where they are as a team right now, just think of Crystal Palace in 03/04 before Dowie took over them. It will be a tough game, I can see it going to a replay if we don't field a well motivated, high quality XI.

Still, ILWT.

Posted By: Common Sense Police on January 29th 2012 at 16:49:51

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Don't expect the Leicester game to be a walkover (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 16:49:51
- Couldnt you have said the same thing about Burnley? (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 29, 17:37:58
  - Have Burnley had a change in manager recently? (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 17:48:59
    - Huh? Burnley are above them and Howe has only been there a year. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 29, 18:02:20
      - League position doesn't indicate how tough a team are to beat (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 18:10:49
        
        So you are saying League position is no indicator of quality..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 29, 18:37:21
        
        Did I mention quality being irrelavent to league position? (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 18:59:01
        
        Also need to point out that their points per game ratio HAS improved under Pearson (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 19:18:26
        
        I think most of your arguments are weak at best. (NCFC) - usacanary, Jan 29, 20:14:39
        
        Wasn't my argument, you brought it up originally (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 20:35:12
    - Sorry, that should be lost 7 from 14 previous to playing us (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 17:50:08
- Oh. Forgot about the Nugent factor. He WILL score. (NCFC) - col canary, Jan 29, 17:04:21
- A good thing about PL is that he won't be underestimating them (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Jan 29, 17:01:20
- nice that they have 4 games before to our 3 (NCFC) - SCC 28, Jan 29, 16:58:17
  - Hopefully they believe that they can make the p.o's this year (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 17:02:42
- We'll destroy them (NCFC) - Huge Small, Jan 29, 16:53:26
  - I hope so (n/m) (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 16:55:02
- they have nothing for us to be that scared of (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jan 29, 16:52:57
  - Paul Gallagher (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jan 29, 17:01:24
    - lol (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 17:04:20
  - Not saying we should be scared, just that it will be a tough game (NCFC) - Common Sense Police, Jan 29, 16:54:44
    - ok, cheers (n/m) (NCFC) - South_West_Canary, Jan 29, 16:55:37
  - drew 1-1 (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Jan 29, 16:54:20

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