Leicester 2-3 Tottenham – 3 things we learned: The future and the bad

Vestergaard is a scapegoat for a bigger issue

Okay, we’ve looked at the positives, now it is time to truly look at the major issue last night: the shambolic defending. And yes, Vestergaard is a scapegoat – of sorts. Last night, Tottenham had Leicester on the ropes throughout that first half. If they had lost the game, Spurs would have rued the missed chances they made.

Before Kane equalised for Spurs, they had two chances cleared off of the line, as well as Kane himself smashing the bar with a header from a corner. Davidson Sanchez also missed a guilt-edged chance after Leicester couldn’t clear from another corner, as he skewed a header into the side-netting. Leicester rode their luck and did just enough, until the very end.

With resources still stretched, Leicester played a 5 back last night, with a makeshift line of Hamza Choudhury, Jannik Vestergaard and Caglar Soyuncu as the centre backs, with Luke Thomas and Marc Albrighton playing as the wingbacks. In the second half, when they should have removed Vestergaard, Rodgers instead took off Luke Thomas for the returning James Justin who, rightfully, received a fantastic and heart-warming ovation from the crowd.

The defensive shape wasn’t the issue last night, it was the players who were in it. When your best centre back is Choudhury who is only playing his second game in that position, you must look at what an earth Soyuncu and Vestergaard were doing.