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Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester: 3 Things we learned

By Lachlan Onions

Aston Villa's English head coach Steven Gerrard (L) and Leicester City's Northern Irish manager Brendan Rodgers (R)(Photo by GEOFF CADDICK/AFP via Getty Images)
Aston Villa's English head coach Steven Gerrard (L) and Leicester City's Northern Irish manager Brendan Rodgers (R)(Photo by GEOFF CADDICK/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Harvey Barnes of Leicester City battles for possession with Matty Cash and John McGinn of Aston Villa (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) /

Barnes’ dribbling ability was on full show against Aston Villa, with the winger creating chances for himself and fellow Leicester players. He dominated the opening half of the game with the majority of attacks going through him, however he unfortunately was not able to have that same impact in the second half as the home side seized control of the game.

Leicester City’s zonal marking needs to end

There was once a time under Brendan Rodgers where Leicester City had the best defence in the league in terms of dealing with set-pieces.  Those days are long gone and the east Midlands side are now a shadow of their former selves, as they boast the worst defensive record from set-pieces in the Premier League.

This season, the Foxes have one of the worst defensive records and have kept just the one clean sheet, and quite frankly when you consider the performance they put up against Villa. It seems highly unlikely that things will change anytime soon.

One of the major causes for this poor record is the zonal marking system that is deployed by Rodgers. Villa’s second goal exposed the major flaws that are prevalent when choosing to defend in this manner.