Leicester City 0-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: three talking points

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LEICESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 11: Hamza Choudhury of Leicester City in action during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers at The King Power Stadium on August 11, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images) /

Willy Boly’s arm saved Leicester City from an opening day defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers as they played out a goalless draw at the King Power Stadium. Here are the talking points from the stalemate on Sunday:

Brendan Rodgers cannot opt for two defensive midfielders against Chelsea

There isn’t a person who wasn’t left flummoxed after Leicester announced their line-up.

Brendan Rodgers was expected to start with either Harvey Barnes or Marc Albrighton on the wing alongside Ayoze Perez, with James Maddison and Youri Tielemans sitting ahead of Wilfred Ndidi; however, he went for a more conservative approach, starting both Hamza Choudhury and Wilfred Ndidi in the midfield at the expense of a wide man.

Playing Maddison on the wing has worked at times, but mostly, it has done more bad than good to the overall attacking play – as it did yesterday. Choudhury and Ndidi did what they had to, but it also meant little or no threat from out wide.

Leicester play Chelsea next at Stamford Bridge. Normally, that is the kind of fixture you’d want more security in, but the Blues have been hammered 4-0 by Manchester United and could well lose to Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.

It would make sense for the Foxes to aim for the spectacular and be more attacking, which means two proper wingers and one defensive midfielder.