Leicester skal altså i ilden hjemme mot Spartak Moskva i kveld.
I Championship betydde 3 evt 4 dagers hvile kontra 7 en hel del. Med Premier League-klubbers bedre kvalitet i spillerstallene betyr det gjerne ikke like mye men likevel, det er fordel oss at vi har spillefri og de ikke...
Jeg vet ikke helt hvor bred stall Leicester har, men den har neppe samme bredden som 'de største' klubbene.
Ellers har Brendan Rodgers gått ut med kritikk hvordan Leicester har startet kampene.
But Leicester have been largely inconsistent so far this term and Rodgers admitted concern at his side's habit of starting slowly after last weekend's 2-0 defeat at Arsenal.
The Foxes were 2-0 down after just 18 minutes as Gabriel and Emile Smith Rowe both struck and, unlike in previous games this season, this time there was no way back.
Leicester managed to fight back to beat both Premier League visitors Manchester United Europa League hosts Spartak Moscow last month but not against Arsenal and the issue is clearly at the forefront of Rodgers' mind, his side now 11th in the table, only four points and six places above Leeds.
Rodgers uttalelser:
"A poor start cost us," the Leicester boss told LCFC TV at the weekend after the defeat to the Gunners.
"It's a lack of concentration and then you’re chasing the game against a good side.
"We’ve been able to do it in a few games recently where we’ve not had a great start and come back, but you can’t give teams a 2-0 start, especially a good team like Arsenal.
"We were too passive, so it is a concern.
"When you have players finding the level and the constant mentality, if you don’t start the game well, then it can cost you and today it cost us.
"In the second half, we can’t have any complaints. I thought we were excellent.
"We had to make changes to shift the dynamic of the game, but we got punished for that opening 20 minutes."
https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/brendan-rodgers-cites-leicester-city-concern-ahead-of-leeds-united-trip-3443883Så det er bare for Leeds å gå all in fra start av, det er ikke noe vi ofte har klart å gjøre i det siste.
Samtidig skal vi altså vite at å lede 2-0 mot Leicester ikke er det samme som at det holder helt inn...