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Leicester 1-1 Tottenham: Three things we learnt from draw

Leicester City’s Steve Cooper put out an interesting squad, with plenty of initial controversy, and yet the Foxes managed to survive a flurry and became a storm. Here is what we learnt about how Leicester are going to play under the Welshman.

By Elliot Mackness

Leicester City FC v Tottenham Hotspur FC - Premier League
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As per FB Ref, the King Power side performed extremely well given the circumstances of the first half rout. We saw Mads Hermansen prevent multiple goals, defenders making last ditch efforts, and then the second half was another story. In that second half, we saw the Foxes accumulate almost the same in xG as Spurs while increasing their utilisation of possession significantly.

As such, I suppose it is fair to say: good job Steve Cooper. I do still believe the Welshman made a few mistakes in the starting XI, but needless to say that does not matter when your team performs as they did in the second half. Well, so long as you have a talismanic player.

Leicester City’s talisman

Jamie Vardy remains the most important player at the East Midlands club. The moment the English striker scored, the whole stadium and team were uplifted from a pathetic excuse for a Premier League return to an ecstatic nostalgic Foxes performance. His importance is further evidenced by the moments after with the team.

Abdul Fatawu, Harry Winks, Facundo Bounanotte, and Wilfred Ndidi were thoroughly involved in those celebrations. All four of them upped their game massively as a result. Vardy brings these players together, excites them, demands more of them, and helps them up their quality. Talismanic in every single way: he’s not just a great player, but a leader unlike any other.

On top of this, Vardy actually should have scored another. The legendary Leicester striker linked up brilliantly with our attackers and midfielders after the goal to create chances for himself and others to have a go at goal: Fatawu and Bounanotte especially worked brilliantly with Vardy. There are few with such an impact on the game.

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