Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson makes most of break
Nigel Pearson believes Leicester City's fixture programme is completely unbalanced, but he says they just have to get on with the demands of Championship football.
City have finished a schedule of six games in the first three weeks of the season but are now in the midst of a two-week break without a game.
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Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson
Instead of complaining about the schedule, Pearson said they will be focused on making the most of the international break and will concentrate on getting every member of the squad who is not away on international duty ready for the trip to face Wolves a week on Sunday.
"The games come when they come," he said. "If you get hung up about when the breaks come, along you make yourself ill.
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"The bottom line is that the programme is totally unbalanced. We have months where we have had three or four games and others when there are seven games.
"We have got absolutely no control over that so there is no point getting worked up about it.
"We have seven players away, congratulations to them, and we have other players who need a bit of a top-up on fitness because they have not played games.
"There are some players who have played an awful lot of football so far, so they may need a break. It will be a tailor-made international break, so some players will rest, one or two will be tested as well and we'll get more fitness work in for one or two.
"They won't thank me for that but it is a long season, so we have to make sure that the next time we reconvene as a squad, our preparations are such that we go into the game at Wolves feeling pretty positive after the Blackpool win.
"But we need to also get an away win pretty sharpish."
Comments
by dobranich
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 2:16PM
“yes geoff they re a strange bunch at the LM but they are all weve got. Not quite with it today watched the tennis till 2.15am. Glad the haggis muncher won hes worked hard. Off to sleep walk golf course at 4. Yes hope they can get in on ok against Wolves im not over hopeful its been "after the lord Mayors" so often.”
by TheGeofflane
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 10:31AM
“Dunno Dobbo. Sometimes the Merc. gives us all a rest. Marshall (real reason I posted) gets a full game for the U.21s. If only he could be qualified for Jamaica, like 17yr.old Sterling, he'd be in the first team squad. Like death and taxes I'm still here, rooting for Nigel, City and WINGERS.”
by lcfctilidie
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 10:26AM
“yes he looked lively so he should be sharp to come off the bench if needed at the weekend.
Marshall had a good solid game.”
by dobranich
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 9:20AM
“didnt know result. Was in car heard Waggy had good shot saved”
by lcfctilidie
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 9:11AM
“Marshall played a full game for England u21's. So he should be sharp and on a high. They won. 1-0”
by dobranich
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 8:34AM
“lcfc yes almost sleeping on greens, fairways, bunkers. Mobile phones, smoking, talking like washer women, washer women. You name it you get it. If getting 2 fringe players fit is worth losing momentum then ill stand .......
Im sorry i like to help folk but i think a new brain is asking a lot.”
by dobranich
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 1:14AM
“If they beat Wolves the break didnt harm. If they lose it took them off the boil. If its a draw ill take it.”
by dobranich
Tuesday, September 11 2012, 1:13AM
“In the word of the great Wilfred Brambell....COBBLERS”
by acullingham
Monday, September 10 2012, 1:22PM
“The break gives pearson a chance to get more shooting practice or bring in a loan player and to get Wellens and whitbread fit. The two week break has come at a good time for City.”
by lcfctilidie
Monday, September 10 2012, 10:06AM
“yes, momentum is a big thing. The speed of golf though, how slow is slow play?
People sleeping on the green?
On a totally unrelated issue, did you see Wayne Rooney has an autobiography out. Is it a pop up book?”