Everton 1-1 Leicester: Three positives after more dropped points

This is almost “quarterback” role, like Trent Alexander-Arnold is afforded, albeit starting as a right-back instead of reverting into that space. By playing him in these spaces, Tielemans can receive possession early in the building stage — an undoubted positive given his quality in possession. He’s given additional time on the ball, as the opposition’s left-winger is covering the advancing full-back (Pereira), and his mobility isn’t punished centrally in turnovers, instead one of the CBs can push out to squeeze the space, or the other two midfielders shuttle across and close that area of the pitch. It’s about limiting the speed of transitions, once it’s been caught, the Foxes can set up their block, which does a good job of protecting Tielemans.

A lot of football performance analysis applications; WhoScored.com and Sofascore rated Tielemans fairly poorly for his performance against Everton (6.1 out of 10 by both — the lowest performance score from the entire starting XI on both sites), but his work was subtle, acute and difficult to account for on their automated collection processes. I personally thought he showed glimpses of his better self, and with some rest, might be a crucial aid in the UEFA Conference League for Leicester.