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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 celebrates after scoring their sides first goal with team mate Patson Daka (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) /

As the ball was sent into the box, Konsa was able to find some room in behind Caglar Soyuncu who subsequently, was left in no-mans-land attempting to cover Konsa while jumping for the ball. If Rodgers continues to persist with zonal marking, rather than the more traditional man-to-man marking system, than you can expect Leicester to drop more points this season thanks to set-pieces.

Patson Daka can fill the Jamie Vardy role

Leicester City’s summer signing was given his first start in the Premier League and although he didn’t get on the scoresheet, his impact was felt. From the opening minutes Daka was pressing the Villa defence, subsequently forcing them into mistakes.

His immense pace, and Jamie Vardy-esque runs in behind meant that he was a constant threat on the counter. The Zambian striker assisted Barnes for the first goal as he dribbled past two defenders before feeding through the LCFC winger.

As Leicester City prepare for one of the busiest December schedules in the league, Daka will be a massive asset to the side as we can expect to see Vardy and Kelechi Iheanacho rotated throughout the Christmas period.

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With Vardy turning 35 next month, he can no longer be expected to start every game of the season. Yet having a player with such similar traits and playing style to him, means that benching Vardy will not have the same impact on the squad that it once used to.