Injuries and absences: Two recovering Leicester stars will play vs Roma
Foxes of Leicester detail the injuries and absences at Leicester City, as two vital, recovering stars will be fit for selection versus Roma.
I had to be awoken to write this particular piece as I was still fast asleep from Leicester’s uninteresting 0-0 draw with Aston Villa. All jokes aside, it was very pleasing that Brendan Rodgers rested the most important players ready for the most significant competition at the moment, the Europa Conference League. Barring some crucial personnel such as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and James Maddison.
Why the UECL is so important is because a triumph guarantees Europa League entry next season. Rodgers actually, strangely, suggests that mere progression to the final would make this one of ‘his best campaigns ever as a manager’. Oh, and he makes this statement providing Leicester finish in the top half of the Premier League. No, Foxes of Leicester doesn’t know what the LCFC gaffer is talking about there, either! Only winning this brand new European cup will suffice in rescuing a partially regressive season.
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A couple of the players who missed out on the Villa stalemate were centreback Jonny Evans and rightback Ricardo Pereira. Both are available to be selected versus Jose Mourinho’s Roma on Thursday. Though the pair have had many injury issues over the past couple of years, therefore no risks are being taken over their continued fitness.
"“Jonny we gave a recovery to,” Rodgers said on the Northern Irishman’s absence. “He was a bit stiff after the midweek game, so we didn’t need to take a risk there.“It was the same with Ricardo Pereira. We gave them a recovery. It was good to have Wesley playing consecutive games as well, that was his first.”– Brendan Rodgers, Leicester Mercury"
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Jose Mourinho on upcoming Leicester City clash
Focus is firmly on the big match with the Yellow and Reds, so let’s hear from the famous Mourinho. The Portuguese boss, formerly of Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, says realising his team’s dream of lifting the UECL trophy at Albania’s Arena Kombëtare in Tirana will be tough. And that is partly due to having to play at King Power Stadium next.