Leicester City 2-2 West Ham: 3 Things you may have missed

Leicester City managed to drop two points and draw while facing a side that has dominated them in the past. What happened this time?

Well, it was the Foxes‘ game to lose as they dropped two precious points right at the end of regulation time. West Ham managed to salvage a point from their away trip. It was painful, as those three points could have done a lot for the East Midlanders.

Let us look at the three vital things that you might have missed from the late drama at the King Power.

Leicester City’s 3 things you may have missed

Justin’s early exit- The most concerning matter for Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers will be the assessed extent of James Justin’s injury. Maybe the manager exercised him a bit too much? It had a critical role to play in terms of exhaustion. It is not a pretty sight, and Leicester City fans will be worried about an all-familiar sight.

Previously, Ricardo Pereira and James Maddison got injured after making their respective injury comebacks. This incident closely resembles those patterns.

Marking system fails- Harvey Barnes was possibly one of the standout performers in this game. He tried his best to cut in and feed deliveries into the oppositional box. It did earn the King Power Club their second goal, but they couldn’t hold on to that lead all the way through.

Transitioning from a zonal marking system to a hybrid and then to a man-marking system, the backline looks disoriented and confused. Too many changes in a short period have left the markers confounded. It also cannot be overstated that it took a few seconds for the side to concede when Jannik Vestergaard appeared to provide a bit of physicality.

Same old- Yet another match, which could have taken us to 10th position in the Premier League table, with 2 points above the 11th side, was stalled. With three games in hand, the side looks secured, but if the problems remain unsolved for the second half of the season, the Foxes can lose out on the reputation they have built for years.

Finishing in the top half is not good enough, but being incapable of protecting a lead makes even that sound like a decent objective. Things need to change, and Rodgers and his coaching staff might not have all the answers.