The complete Leicester 2020/21 season review: Part 3

Conclusions from the season and looking ahead

Overall season grade: B+

From browsing LCFC Twitter after the Spurs game, it is clear to see fans take one of three perspectives. On one side, you have the ‘we were in league one in 2008/9’ view, which seeks to bring perspective to the party. On the other side stand the ‘we bottled top four again, it’s the end of the world’ camp. Finally, some take a view between both extremes, which is probably the sensible approach.

It is without a doubt that LCFC have progressed significantly since the arrival of our brilliant Thai owners and that some perspective is needed. It’s also true that many fans (especially of a younger age) have become accustomed to success without seeing the lean times the club has experienced such as administration in 2003.

Nevertheless, football is a fast-moving game and there is little room for sentiment, you tell Claudio Ranieri that. To be successful, ambition and hunger for more and more are needed and the comments of Khun Top help outline that vision.

With only the eighth-highest wage bill and the 10th highest budget in the league, LCFC are overachieving, this is a fact. Leicester City have had a great season and won a trophy. Even the Spurs game doesn’t take away from this. What is more disappointing is the manner of the defeat, which sums up Rodgers’ undeserved reputation as a ‘nearly man’ who can’t get his sides over the line.

Brendan Rodgers is right when he says what matters is where you finish after 38 games. There have been several flashpoints that have arguably been the demise of Leicester City’s top-four hopes, yet this ultimately boils down to three main issues.

Firstly injuries, which have largely been outside of Rodgers’ control but could at times have been managed better. Secondly, the terrible home form, with Leicester losing nine of 12 defeats at the KPS. Hopefully, the relaying of the pitch, along with the potential return of supporters, will alleviate this.

Finally, the inability to break down the deep-block or make the most of set-pieces is a tactical conundrum for Rodgers to work on over pre-season. Progress can hopefully be made in these areas, which would be in keeping with the general trend under the Northern Irishman.

Moving forward- an ideal transfer window for LCFC

Brendan Rodgers is a big advocate of using failure as a means to eventual success, but there are only so many times in football this can carry on, until either the fans or players lose patience. Therefore Leicester City need to strengthen in key positions to consolidate their progress.

An ideal and realistic transfer window for LCFC according to FoL would be as such:

A striker to ‘replace’ Jamie Vardy (Odsonne Edouard)

A match-winning right-winger

A reliable backup left-back (Ryan Bertrand)

A quality midfielder who can challenge Ndidi and Tielemans (Boubakary Soumaré)

A left-winger to compete with Harvey Barnes

Three of these are already close to completion if reports are to be believed, with the other positions hopefully to be filled sooner rather than later. In terms of outgoings, fringe players such as Choudhury and Ünder are likely to make way, with Peréz and Praet also potential leavers. If these ambitions are fulfilled, then Leicester City fans can look forward to another exciting season.