Leicester 0-2 Man City: Foxes not as effective on counter attack

The second-goal is wonderful, and truly a testament to the quality of personnel in their attacking line. Again, did both Fofana and Evans need to commit themselves to intercepting the pass – only allowing the ball to find Jesus completely unmarked, probably not. But, the weight of pass and timing of the run calved the Foxes open and gave the Citizen’s a deserved 2-0 score line.

This was ultimately the undoing of Leicester City – who had defended to near perfection prior to the goals. But, when you deploy a system that involves sitting deep and allowing your opposition to create chances, the slightest of mistakes cause bigger issues – and the Foxes were punished.

To be completely honest though, Leicester also conceded two goals to Manchester City in the 5-2 decimation – that day the Foxes executed their counter attack scenarios to their maximum and they didn’t replicate that. It’s the small margins of football, and that’s why I find the discourse of Leicester being “awful” yesterday a little bit bewildering – when compared to the “perfection” of the previous tie.

Alas, that’s the Foxes most difficult league game out of the way and it’s not shameful to lose to Guardiola’s side in that form. I don’t think the result is a fair reflection of Leicester’s chance of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League and shouldn’t damage the fans’ perspective.