Is Brendan Rodgers’ performance at Leicester substandard?

The following match was at Carrow Road, versus Norwich. Leicester were missing a couple of key men in their starting XI – most notably, Wilfred Ndidi and Youri Tielemans. Rodgers decided to bring on the former in the 67th minute, replacing Hamza Choudhury. Post substitutions, Leicester managed to have 75% possession with 9 touches in the Canaries penalty area. It was through unfortunate circumstances that Jamal Lewis found the back of the net – an excellent strike that he’s not reproduced since – therefore, outlining the substitutions as being the issue would once again, be harsh.

Lastly, there’s the Bournemouth game. Which is fundamentally Rodgers’ responsibility. But, for the extreme Foxes’ fans to exclaim they want him sacked or replaced because of this is totally absurd. Hopefully, Rodgers will learn from this mishap, and no longer scrutinise the insignificant issues in his teams performances – the defensive weakness in the wings – and look at the overwhelming positives.

Out of 35 Premier League games this season, Rodgers has been punished five times for his substitutions, despite this, I only put the blame on him for the Bournemouth match. However, there’s a pattern in his tactical changes that I do disagree with.

When Leicester City have small, one-goal margins, Rodgers seems to sacrifice any attacking intent to close the games out. Not only is this incredibly dangerous, it’s intrinsically negative, especially when considering the opposition the Foxes are facing.