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Post by Football News on Jan 4, 2016 16:00:14 GMT
Leicester’s Jamie Vardy to miss one match as he undergoes groin surgery• Vardy expected to be back after Sunday’s FA Cup clash at Spurs • Initial fears were that Vardy could be sidelined for two weeks Jamie Vardy has failed to score in his last four Leicester matches and may miss the forthcoming double header against Tottenham. Jamie Vardy is set to undergo minor groin surgery but the Leicester City striker is expected to miss just one match rather than endure a two-week lay-off that had previously been feared. The 28-year-old, the joint-leading scorer in the Premier League, requires surgery to repair a long-standing problem. He is only expected to miss Sunday’s FA Cup clash at Tottenham, a game he was likely to have been rested for anyway with the Leicester manager, Claudio Ranieri, set to make several changes to his starting line-up for the third-round tie. The 15-goal striker should be fit again when Leicester return to White Hart Lane in the Premier League three days later before facing Aston Villa on 16 January. Vardy has not scored in his last four matches, while Leicester have not found the net in their last three but despite a defeat and back-to-back draws, Ranieri’s side remain second in the table. Guardian
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Post by sheff on Jan 4, 2016 22:47:21 GMT
Leicester need to buy another goal scorer and they'd have a real chance of top 4 if not winning it.
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Post by Football News on Jan 9, 2016 11:17:53 GMT
Leicester’s Jamie Vardy may miss both Tottenham games after groin operation• Manager Claudio Ranieri may not risk striker for league match on 13 January • ‘He’s OK. I say to my physio I do not want to lose him for a long time’ Jamie Vardy’s groin operation was a success but the Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri is prepared to be without him for the league match at Tottenham. Jamie Vardy will not be rushed back by Leicester City after undergoing a minor groin operation. The joint-leading scorer in the Premier League required surgery to repair a longstanding problem and had the operation this week. The procedure was a success and the 28-year-old is expected to need around 10 days to recover, meaning he could be back in contention for the league game against Tottenham next Wednesday. However, Claudio Ranieri may not risk him at White Hart Lane next week in a fixture that comes three days after the two sides meet at the same venue in the FA Cup third round. “He’s OK,” the manager said. “Today [Thursday] Jamie is working with the physio and he should be OK for the league game. I say to my physio I do not want to lose him for a long time. If he is ready for the second Tottenham game, it’s OK. If not – Aston Villa.” Leicester have been this season’s surprise package in the Premier League but Tottenham, their FA Cup opponents on Sunday, have impressed Ranieri, who used the north London club as an example of how he wants the Foxes to progress. “They have a lot of young players. Why? Because they started earlier than us,” said the Italian, who could hand a debut to the 19-year-old winger Demarai Gray following his arrival from Birmingham this week. “Pochettino is doing a good job. Their squad is fantastic. When we drew with Tottenham at home earlier [this season] I felt they were something special. “It is difficult to play Tottenham because they have fantastic players. They have a first team and second team the same. They have a good mix of young and old. We want to follow their example. “When I signed, [club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha] told me he wants to build good, young players and a team that can compete with the big teams, to get into Europe in two or three years, after that the Champions League. I said we’ll work hard to achieve it. We want to improve. It is my first six months that I am working with these players. We have to improve a lot. We already improve, but we need more, I believe.” As he did in the League Cup this season, Ranieri will also make wholesale changes to his team in the FA Cup. He said: “We will change a lot, because these players deserve a chance to play. It will be a blend of players. Our mentality won’t change. We go to win. If Tottenham are better, well done to them.” Guardian
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Post by Avinalaff on Jan 9, 2016 11:31:47 GMT
It will be a shame if they fall as a loss of their striker, but at the same time it will give us an indication how strong they are and whether they are genuine contenders this season.
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Post by Koeman's Clogs on Jan 9, 2016 12:05:03 GMT
It will be a shame if they fall as a loss of their striker, but at the same time it will give us an indication how strong they are and whether they are genuine contenders this season. They've not scored a goal in their last 3 league games.
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