Why Leicester City's seemingly simple tactics work so well
The reason so few sides have been able to deal with their tactics is not because they do not know how to cope with counter-attacks and an old-fashioned 4-4-2 formation, more that not many of them have even tried.
By that, I mean when teams have played the Foxes, they have believed they could beat them playing their way - and paid the price.
Foxes' formation is a perfect fit
Some people think the 4-4-2 formation Leicester use is a bit prehistoric but they are showing it is a great system when your players know how to play it perfectly.
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That is mostly down to coaching and the work they have done as a team in training, but it also relies on the intelligence of individuals to know they are all defending when they have not got the ball - which is a lot of the time.
Unlike the rest of the top teams, they are not bothered about possession - Leicester's passing statistics are among the worst in the top flight
Instead, they defend well, do not over-play at the back and get the ball upfield quickly, using the pace and efficiency of their forward players to punish teams.
They give the ball away a lot because they play a lot of quick, long passes forward into final third of the pitch.
It is not always pretty, and is totally different to the way the rest of the leading teams play.
Those sides expect to dominate possession because, in most matches, they have the better players and they trust in their attacking quality and strength.