Leicester lost 2-1 away from home for the second time in a week at Blackburn this afternoon. Gomes gave the home side the lead after netting in the 33rd minute. Vardy then scored his first league goal for City, equalising just ten minutes in to the second half. However, Pedersen scored a superb winner 11 minutes from time to take all 3 points for the home side.
Serious questions must now be asked about Nigel Pearson's transfer policy over the summer months. A former central defender himself, Pearson has sold four defenders - Mills, Bamba, Peltier and Parkes. Tunchev was also released. Over the same period, he has purchased two defenders - De Laet and Whitbread, the latter being particularly injury prone. Indeed, Whitbread is currently unavailable through injury. Morgan is an experienced campaigner but his current partner at centre-back, Liam Moore, had only made two senior appearances for the Foxes before the start of this season. The only other central defender at the club, St. Ledger, is a player that the manager fell out with last season and nearly sold to Ipswich! St. Ledger is also currently injured.
With a minimum of 49 games to play this season, you have to question whether City have the defensive strength-in-depth to mount a serious promotion challenge. It is a sad state of affairs that, after just three games of the season, there wasn't a single defender on the substitute's bench for this afternoon's game at Blackburn. Liam Moore hobbled around for the final couple of minutes with nobody to replace him. Let's hope that Pearson signs another central defender before the transfer window closes on Friday. Perhaps he could exchange one of his 7 strikers?!
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