Leicester Metropolis boss Brendan Rodgers has revealed that Jamie Vardy is nowhere close to a return to full health because the Foxes put together to face PSV Eindhoven within the quarter closing of the Convention League.
Talking forward of the tie, which will probably be performed on the King Energy Stadium on Thursday night, Rodgers informed the media that each one of Wilfried Ndidi, Danny Ward and Ryan Bertrand stay absent by means of knee accidents of their very own, however that Luke Thomas ought to be match sufficient to play some half within the conflict if crucial.
The worst information, nevertheless, surrounded Jamie Vardy, with Rodgers admitting that he had no concept when his star man would return to the pitch. Vardy has been lacking for the Foxes since selecting up a knee harm towards Leeds United, and will properly miss the rest of the season.
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 27: Jamie Vardy of Leicester Metropolis reacts through the Carabao Cup Fourth Spherical match between Leicester Metropolis and Southampton at The King Energy Stadium on November 27, 2018 in Leicester, England. (Photograph by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Pictures)
‘It’s exhausting to place a timeline on it’, Rodgers mentioned. ‘He’s nonetheless feeling ache throughout the knee.’
‘He can run and he’s outdoors, however when he’s hanging the ball there is a matter, so we should unravel that’.
‘I should communicate to the medical workforce to see the place that’s at, but it surely doesn’t sound as if he’s too near being again.’
Leicester to complete the season strongly?
Rodgers welcomed again defensive trio Wesley Fofana, Jonny Evans and Timothy Castagne as they had been unfortunate to solely come away with a draw towards Manchester united at Outdated Trafford, regardless of a poor season to this point.
And the Leicester boss is assured that it will assist them to a powerful finish to the Premier League and European campaigns.
‘We’re returning to someplace close to the extent,’ he explained. ‘We’re nonetheless not at that but, but it surely’s nice to have gamers again. That enables us to play the sport we need to play. I used to be happy with our aggression the opposite day (vs. Man Utd), it’s important to have that physicality within the sport, and that’s returning.
‘That will increase the extent and the tempo of our soccer. The shape has been getting higher, however extra importantly the soccer.’
‘We’re returning to someplace close to the extent,’ he continued. ‘We’re nonetheless not at that but, but it surely’s nice to have gamers again. That enables us to play the sport we need to play. I used to be happy with our aggression the opposite day (vs. Man Utd), it’s important to have that physicality within the sport, and that’s returning.
“That will increase the extent and the tempo of our soccer. The shape has been getting higher, however extra importantly the soccer.”
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Premier League desk
| # | Workforce | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester Metropolis | 30 | 52 | 73 |
| 2 | Liverpool FC | 30 | 57 | 72 |
| 3 | Chelsea FC | 29 | 35 | 59 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 15 | 54 |
| 5 | Arsenal FC | 29 | 10 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 31 | 11 | 51 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 30 | 8 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 31 | 6 | 49 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Leicester Metropolis | 28 | -4 | 37 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 30 | 0 | 36 |
| 12 | Southampton FC | 30 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | -10 | 34 |
| 14 | Brentford FC | 31 | -11 | 33 |
| 15 | Newcastle United | 30 | -21 | 31 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 31 | -33 | 30 |
| 17 | Everton FC | 28 | -19 | 25 |
| 18 | Watford FC | 30 | -28 | 22 |
| 19 | Burnley FC | 28 | -18 | 21 |
| 20 | Norwich Metropolis | 30 | -45 | 18 |
| Participant | Workforce | Targets |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 20 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 14 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 14 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 12 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 12 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 11 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester Metropolis | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester Metropolis | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 9 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 9 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Participant | Workforce | Pink Playing cards | Yellow Playing cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Brownhill, Josh | Burnley FC | 0 | 9 |
| Mctominay, Scott | Manchester United | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Money, Matty | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United | 0 | 8 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Cristian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 6 |
| Participant | Workforce | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 9 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester Metropolis | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester Metropolis | 7 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 6 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma, Stated | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 6 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester Metropolis | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 5 |
| Ings, Danny | Aston Villa | 5 |