Everything Rodgers is getting wrong at Leicester

The regular hit and trials are not cracking the tactical code for Brendan Rodgers‘ Leicester City. Answers to the piling questions need sorting soon.

Several inconsistencies in the Foxes’ performances against Brighton & Hove Albion need to be analyzed critically. But before we get to that, let us address the elephant in the room. There is no denying the obvious that several objectionable decisions taken by the officials handed out the undeserving loss to Brendan Rodgers’ side today.

However, it still doesn’t sugarcoat that we accounted for several avoidable mistakes of our own. First and foremost, the lineup was an experimental one. Going in with a 4-3-3 with James Maddison as a makeshift right-winger, only to drop as an AMF from the get-go to make Ricardo Pereira cover his space, was a lackluster tactic.

Brendan Rodgers’ costly mistakes for Leicester City

The midfield looked disorganized due to the players playing with different roles assigned to them. The possession kept on getting dispossessed constantly. Leicester City’s predatory counter-attacking style was skillfully used against them by Graham Potter.

I have been critical of Rodgers’ ill-usage of Kelechi Iheanacho and Ademola Lookman in the recent past. Both display a lot of attacking prowess once they are entrusted with minutes. Sadly, again an underperforming Maddison was cherry-picked over these two players.

Experts say the need to try out new combinations when things aren’t working. I am disappointed in the manager’s lack of temptation in sorting things out quickly with tools right at his disposal. Due to this, the overreliance on Jamie Vardy becomes continuously impending.

Attacking is the best form of defense at the moment for the King Power Club. Until the boss refrains from a similar cold shoulder treatment to offensive players as he did with Cengiz Ünder, the problem will keep on happening. There is no shortcut around it.

A newly established partnership between the centre-backs will need time to flourish. Until then, the reliance on an attacking and pressing line-up should be up for contention.

The other significant factor is the poor defending from a set-piece. It seems whenever there is an oppositional corner or a free-kick, the Blue Army needs to go through a routine of anxiety. There is no caliber in the squad to nullify the threats from dead-ball situations. Surely that cannot stay as an impossibility to mend exclusive for us?