Leicester 2-3 Tottenham – 3 things we learned: The future and the bad
By Will Kennedy
Dewsbury-Hall is Leicester City’s future
At the start of this season, I was worried for Kiernan. He had been a stand-out player for Leicester in pre-season, and this was the season in which he would break through to the first team after two very successful loan spells away from King Power.
The hope and expectation were high, but Kiernan’s chances in the first team weren’t consistently coming. This isn’t surprising given the talent of Wilfred Ndidi, Youri Tielemans, James Maddison and Boubakary Soumare. When he did get opportunities, he sometimes looked a little intimidated, especially in the Europa League.
Again, this is to be expected. The jump up from Championship football to Premier League, to European football is a sharp one. Naturally it would take time for the academy graduate. A busy December schedule, and increasing amounts of injuries, meant that Dewsbury-Hall got the chance that fans were crying out for, and my oh my has he performed.
The Luton player of the year had his breakout performance against Liverpool in December, with his utterly ridiculous work rate on full show in a big tie. Before, it was only a few in the media who were talking about the No.22, but after an assist and a MotM performance in the 1-0 win over the Reds, suddenly everyone was paying attention to the youngster.