Leicester City brought the curtains down to their 2017/18 Premier League season with a goalfest at Wembley, losing by an excruciating 5-4 to Tottenham Hotspur. Here’s what we learned from their thriller:
The defending really needs to improve
It was the defending that let Leicester City down on the first day of the season against Arsenal (lost 4-3 having led 3-2), and it’s the same aspect of their game that has let them down for the one final time this season.
Leicester’s defence was all over the place, and barring Harry Maguire, it didn’t seem like Wes Morgan, Christian Fuchs or Danny Simpson had much of an idea about what exactly were they supposed to do.
Regardless of who the manager is, this backline can’t continue for the Foxes next season. Maguire needs quality around him, or he’d eventually leave for where he gets just that.
Jamie Vardy is the ultimate big game player
Even if Leicester City tried, they may fail to get someone who thrives against a big opposition as much as Jamie Vardy does. Following his brace against Tottenham Hotspur today, he took his tally against the big six to ten this season – that’s exactly half of his 20 league goals in 2018/19.
It just goes on to show that is a top-class striker, something that people often refuse to believe because he doesn’t play for a big club. The England international is as good as any top striker in the country, and it’s time people acknowledged that.
Gareth Southgate must really start licking the life out of his lips as the World Cup draws closer.
Riyad Mahrez will be a tough act to follow
With 12 goals and ten assists this campaign, Riyad Mahrez is the only player in the Premier League to reach double figures in both goals and assists in two of the last three seasons.
Considering the other players that have been around during this time – and the prices that they have been bought for – Mahrez’s numbers seem even better.
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It doesn’t matter how much money do Leicester City manage to get for him, he’s going to be a great loss for the team – and may even be impossible to recover from.