Is Kasper Schmeichel or defence the problem on set-pieces?

There was no Schmeichel in goal for either half, no senior defender carrying the baggage of last season’s defensive worries, other than Ricardo Pereira – who’s impact on defending corners is minimal due to the Portuguese’s size. But nonetheless, the Foxes still conceded two soft goals from set-pieces.

The first was especially poor and so elementary that again it poses the question of how much detailed work goes into defending these types of situations. As well as adapting when things go wrong, like the mistake when claiming the ball by Daniel Iversen for the first goal, despite having many bodies around the ball not a single LCFC player reacted quickly or anticipated any potential danger could arise from that situation.

The second goal again felt like Deja vu of what everyone saw last season. An in-swinging free-kick from the right by-line found the head of a completely unmarked Notts County player about five yards out in the centre of the goal. One thing to note is that both goals were conceded using two different marking systems, the first seemingly a mixed – zonal and man-to-man – and the second looked like more a zonal system. This again gives the indication that the Leicester boss is still trying to find the solution to this problem.

Rodgers spoke many times throughout the year about his defenders not being aggressive enough and winning their individual battles, which in some cases may be true. But, when the same thing continues to happen with such consistency regardless of personnel, it may be finally time to address the fact that the instructions given to the defence are simply not good enough and need to change.