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Villa 2-4 Leicester: 3 important takeaways from derby victory

By Akash Roy

Tete of Leicester City celebrates with team mate James Maddison (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
Tete of Leicester City celebrates with team mate James Maddison (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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Brendan Rogers, Manager of Leicester City, interacts with James Maddison and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /

The boss, in particular, would be content with his demands getting delivered with somewhat of a minor mid-season rebuild. The young starlets at his disposal will surely see that season remains interesting.

Not Boring

During recent months, the fans remained frustrated by Leicester City’s monotonous outings. Even in mismatched knockouts of the cup competitions, the King Power club failed to impress.

The pattern was slowly growing on the outfit. It was an identity that the club needed to shed off rather quickly in order to progress.

Today, it was different to a remarkable extent. The visiting fans were taken aback by the new counter-pressing approach that rewarded Rodgers’ men with comebacks. There was no dullness left in this fierce back and forth, with exciting football from both ends.

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Hopefully, Leicester City starts in a new direction, keeping this display as their foundation to evolve. If they do that, they could rid themselves early from the perils of a relegation dogfight.