Brentford v Leicester, FA Cup: expected Foxes lineup
Leicester City tackle Brentford at their Community Stadium in the FA Cup Fourth Round on Sunday. This is Foxes of Leicester’s predicted Foxes XI.
With near perfection in guaranteeing Europa League progression and being near the top of the Premier League table, Brendan Rodgers could be forgiven for sitting back, relaxing and enjoying the moment.
But complacency is not how one makes it as one of the best managers in the foremost division on the planet. No, Rodgers and his cohorts of Foxes coaches and analysts at the new Seagrave centre will be working overtime.
We know the Recruitment department has been given orders; in a complete turnaround from the King Power side, they do now want a to sign a forward-thinking player during this window. Additionally, the Northern Irishman will envision victory in the FA Cup, where Brentford await.
Expected Leicester City XI for Brentford
Rodgers confirmed that he will rotate his starting team for the trip down to London this weekend. However, the boss also happily mentioned the fact that it will still be an eleven full of international players. Papy Mendy has had a neck injury, or we’d expect him to feature.
FoL expects the linuep to be something like this, below:
Kasper Schmeichel (captain); Christian Fuchs/Luke Thomas, Jonny Evans, Caglar Soyuncu, Ricardo Pereira; Hamza Choudhury, Youri Tielemans; James Maddison; Demarai Gray, Cengiz Under; and Ayoze Perez.
Hot. Maddison is living the dream on and off the field. light
Other elements of the squad Rodgers talked about at his pre-match press conference, included: Jamie Vardy’s planned surgery, as well as coping without the former England forward; a start for Soyuncu; targeting an attacking midfielder in the transfer market; Maddison’s incredible form; and how the Foxes will lineup for the opposition in the knockout competition. You can read Leicestershire Live’s entire transcript by clicking here.