Why Leicester City should sack Brendan Rodgers

Odd decisions and incessant deflections

When a head coach is under the negative spotlight of the media, they often cave under the pressure and say things to protect themselves. They deflect blame. They deflect from poor decision-making both before and during a fixture.

Let us analyse the Chelsea match: one we were expecting the Foxes to lose anyway, yet seem s dejected about when we actually lost it. We started with an odd line-up which shifted positions frequently during the match.

Some argued it was a 4-3-3, but it most certainly did not play like a 4-3-3. This is because of the inclusion of Dennis Praet alongside three other midfielders and Harvey Barnes who is our recognised left-winger. The belief is that Praet was a makeshift RW. This is not the whole truth.

Watching the game, he stayed much more central during most of the match, offering little threat down the right wing. In practice, we were a 4-4-2 with Barnes and Jamie Vardy up front. The Belgian AM would only mildly drift wide in the channels.

It is not a surprise that this system did not properly function to benefit Leicester. Rodgers had a confused set up when he could have placed an actual RW in the position and allowed Barnes to follow his usual style rather than adapting. Otherwise, Kelechi Iheanacho should have started with Vardy.