Questions arise for Brendan Rodgers after poor Leicester display

Not recognizing issues or changing

Rotation hasn’t been implemented, for some reason; this seems odd as Rodgers specifically said it would. But, as previously stated, even a regular starter with a knock making him doubtful began the game. That aforementioned player didn’t even begin on the bench. A beguiling scenario, to be truthful.

Regardless of how well Rodgers has done since arriving – no one is expected to be correct every time. Though the Barnes dilemma is puzzlingly pertinent here as well. The academy graduate is super talented but still a little raw, whilst continually in the XI.

Following defeat to his ex-club, Rodgers said this to lcfc.com:

"They’re great games for us to learn and develop in and we can’t be disappointed for too long because we travel tomorrow (Friday) and play Saturday. – Brendan Rodgers"

Tielemans isn’t quite up to par

Now, one other similar problem for the King Power team’s boss is his continuation with Tielemans. Belgium’s very astute midfielder is not recreating his amazing form from 2018/19. Although that bar was incredibly high, he is making too many ball retention mistakes, isn’t as dynamic. Compounding Tielemans’ disappointment is a light supply of goals as well as assists. Again, he should’ve been benched for the latest contest as FoL sees it.

Rodgers’ insistence and on playing the Belgian with his compatriot Praet – our Fox of the Match – along with the very ‘undroppable’, overworked Wilfred Ndidi and “Madders” is packing too many central-midfielders into the park. Consequently Leicester City were lacking width in the formation – an apparent 4-1-4-1 – during the clash with the Merseyside champions elect.

Because Ben Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira have Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane to contend with, it is understandable that they can’t provide quite as much forward-thinking movement as required in Rodgers’ strategy. Though when that happens, it is vital that the gaffer and his staff identify the weaknesses in strategy and modify a stratagem in-game.

Defence

There are also some defensive matters to sort of readdress: positioning, passing out constantly and giving the ball away caused Leicester to be their own worse enemy.

Happily the defenders and Kasper Schmeichel are perfectionists proficient enough to rectify them. Not to mention that the boss is absolutely efficient enough to oversee it and learn from misreading. Jonny Evans, one of the worst performers on Thursday, can also use his experience and aptitude to intervene.