3 Things learned from Leicester’s loss to Bournemouth

Lacking creativity

The King Power side had 14 shots to Bournemouth’s 19, with only four of our shots being on target. Now then, this could come under mistakes with poor choices for the final pass or shot, but more acutely we clearly are not creating enough clear cut opportunities. The Foxes may create one or two, but for entire swathes of the match they could do nothing.

The first half was even worse than the dross against Aston Villa. Build-up play was nascent, passing lethargic, off-the-ball movement stagnant: there are not many worse assessments to place upon the former European-place challengers. In possession, Leicester City did not know what to do until parts of the second half. They would pass around aimlessly and fail to construct anything of note. Pathetic.

As such, what the King Power club needs is to bring back some passion and creativity, a bit of desire and hunger. There are those players who already have that, but seldom do we see it. Some of the U23s would provide a better backbone of energy to the side. Honestly, we need a refresh before the end of the season.

On top of that, we need a new style. Boring, cautious, possession-based football was what failed Claude Puel. It is time for exciting football. It is time for that American Jesse Marsch and some aggressive ‘S.A.R.D‘ football to create entertainment and chances.