The Blue Army support set to be in attendance at King Power Stadium can expect changes for the visit of Middlesbrough on Tuesday evening. Marti Cifuentes' development of the Leicester City squad isn't going according to plan at all; particularly in recent games. The Catalan has failed, or struggled, to discover, implement and deploy his so-called, elusive best starting lineup. And that is, naturally, to the detriment of team progress.
That being said, the City gaffer isn't a stubborn nor self-important type of boss; like a Brendan Rodgers. Cifuentes maintains a malleable system; he has the capacity to admit his errors, so to speak. Not to mention having a clear willingness to adapt or change his XI within matches. Indeed, these are positive elements of the 43-year-old's character and modus operandi.
Although unfortunately for the Foxes, Cifuentes' apparent adaptability during fixtures hasn't paid off. As a matter of fact, the ex-Queens Park Rangers head coach often makes unpopular or unsuccessful substitutions. An already struggling LCFC often go off the rails further when the gaffer makes in-game alterations.
However, Cifuentes is likely to drop a few of his men for the Boro visit. Here are the four Foxes who could be omitted for Leicester's clash with Middlesbrough.
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First of all, in spite of recent, warranted criticism, Jakub Stolarczyk will probably continue in goal. Though his defence will plausibly be different when Rob Edwards and squad arrive on Filbert Way.
Leicester Mercury envision Hamza Choudhury replacing Ricardo Pereira. This would be more of a precautionary switch for the Portuguese as opposed to a form issue. Victor Kristiansen could be replaced by Luke Thomas after a dreadful display.
"Predicted City line-up (4-3-3): Stolarczyk; Choudhury, Okoli, Vestergaard, L Thomas; Winks, James, De Cordova-Reid; Fatawu, Daka, Mavididi."LCFC Live
The other two changes the outlet predict are Boubakary Soumare losing his spot to Bobby De Cordova-Reid; the latter would play a more advanced role. Patson Daka might come in for Julian Carranza as well.