Brighton 1-2 Leicester: 3 Foxes talking points
By Joe Reilly
Leicester City got back to winning ways last night after three successive games without a victory, thanks to goals from Kelechi Iheanacho and Daniel Amartey.
After a a disappointing Europa League exit, an underwhelming defeat to Arsenal and a draw to Burnley, Leicester City secured their first win in two weeks with a 1-2 victory over the Seagulls last night.
The hosts went ahead early via Adam Lallana, but the Foxes were able to to bounce back with a well-placed strike from Kelechi Iheanacho and a set piece goal (!) courtesy of Daniel Amartey. Despite bringing all three points back to the East Midlands, I’d say this was far from a convincing win and that Leicester City aren’t back to their best yet. That said, here are three talking points from yesterday’s match.
Leicester City not out of the woods yet
In my opinion, Leicester were fortunate to win last night. Brighton had some real chances and dominated the game for long stretches, and it’s only thanks to the individual quality of a few players that the Foxes were able to come home with the goods.
Though Daniel Amartey’s header was well-taken, it was the direct result of Brighton ‘keeper Robert Sanchez failing to claim Albrighton’s corner and leaving the Ghanaian free at the back post. How would we be looking at this game if Sanchez had properly claimed that ball and it finished all square? Last night was something of a let-off, so we can’t just assume that everything’s fine.
Understandably, with the extent of Leicester’s injuries we can’t be expected to dominate games like we used to; considering the situation we’re in I’m happy to take points where we can. However, with Castagne, Tielemans, Ndidi and Pereira all in the midfield I felt Leicester should’ve controlled the game far more than they did.
If Brendan Rodgers wants to dispel this miniature slump and avoid a repeat of last season’s capitulation, it’s paramount that he restores sharpness in his starting XI no matter who’s absent, to ensure that Leicester City finish in the top four.