August Update
Leicester City 2 – 1 Aston Villa
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Not too much to talk about in our first game of the season, we scored early through Boayke who looks just as excited to be playing in the Premier League as he did last season. Late in the 1st half we gave away a sloppy penalty which Villa duly converted.
Roberto and Isco caused Villa problems all day and it was no surprise that the win came from their play. A long ball from Roberto saw Isco break through Villa defence with a clear opportunity on goal. With no chance of catching him, the defender cut him down just inside the area. Penalty converted by Roberto.
Shawcross takes MotM and makes TotW.
Fulham 4 – 6 Leicester City
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Talk about a ‘game of two halves’. I experimented a bit with this one and the results were interesting.
In the first half I played a Control game with a very high tempo. The team attacking play was outstanding! But defensively we still looked slow and Charlie Austin tore us apart on the break time and time again. At the other end Matic was on another level and kept playing some sublime long passes from midfield to create opportunities. As the half came to a close the score stood at 4-4!
In the second half I reduced the tempo to low and changed the style to Attacking. This led to a more patient build up play but saw us look much stronger defensively. We effectively won the 2nd half 0-2 resulting in the crazy score line of 4-6.
Matic deservedly took MotM. Matic and Roman make the TotW.
A good start to the season, with players in the TotW both weeks, but still some concerns defensively, next game is Man City at home.
Leicester City 2 – 1 Aston Villa
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Not too much to talk about in our first game of the season, we scored early through Boayke who looks just as excited to be playing in the Premier League as he did last season. Late in the 1st half we gave away a sloppy penalty which Villa duly converted.
Roberto and Isco caused Villa problems all day and it was no surprise that the win came from their play. A long ball from Roberto saw Isco break through Villa defence with a clear opportunity on goal. With no chance of catching him, the defender cut him down just inside the area. Penalty converted by Roberto.
Shawcross takes MotM and makes TotW.
Fulham 4 – 6 Leicester City
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Talk about a ‘game of two halves’. I experimented a bit with this one and the results were interesting.
In the first half I played a Control game with a very high tempo. The team attacking play was outstanding! But defensively we still looked slow and Charlie Austin tore us apart on the break time and time again. At the other end Matic was on another level and kept playing some sublime long passes from midfield to create opportunities. As the half came to a close the score stood at 4-4!
In the second half I reduced the tempo to low and changed the style to Attacking. This led to a more patient build up play but saw us look much stronger defensively. We effectively won the 2nd half 0-2 resulting in the crazy score line of 4-6.
Matic deservedly took MotM. Matic and Roman make the TotW.
A good start to the season, with players in the TotW both weeks, but still some concerns defensively, next game is Man City at home.