Wednesday, 15 February 2012

Watford Win Despite David’s Double!

This was comfortably Leicester’s most disappointing result and performance of the season so far. On the back of a good display against high flying Cardiff, City were looking for their first back to back league victories since February 2011. Watford played a simple, direct style of football that Leicester’s back four, assembled at a cost of approximately £8 million, failed to deal with adequately. As a result, they conceded two sloppy goals in the first half and were forced to change personnel at half time. Peltier was replaced, St. Ledger was moved to right back and Morgan was brought on from the bench to play at centre back. Despite this reshuffle, Leicester still conceded a third goal in the second half and subsequently lost the game 3-2.

Frustratingly, Leicester had been 2-1 ahead, less than 20 minutes into the game, after two outstanding strikes from David Nugent.  First he cut in from the left to curl a right footed strike into the bottom corner. Just seven minutes later, he fired a fierce volley into the top corner, from outside the penalty area – an effort which must be a contender for goal of the season. Leicester dominated possession, created more chances and had more efforts on target than the home side. Despite this, they conspired to lose the game by giving away cheap free kicks and surrendering possession in dangerous areas. It has been the story of their season to date.

To have any chance of reaching the play offs, Leicester need to win 10 and draw 3 of their remaining 15 games – a completely unrealistic ambition given their results of late. Knocking the Canaries off their perch in the FA Cup this Saturday offers Leicester their final opportunity to extend any realistic, competitive interest in this season. Given their unpredictable form, it would be unwise to bet against them!

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