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Seamus Leonard·6 December 2021
OneFootball
Seamus Leonard·6 December 2021
Brendan Rodgers made no effort to hide his frustration following Leicester’s 2-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Sunday.
Harvey Barnes gave the Foxes the perfect start on the road, but Ezri Konsa’s brace gave the Villans their third win in four games under new manager Steven Gerrard.
Both Konsa’s efforts came off set-pieces, a fact that infuriated Rodgers.
“On the back of the first half, we played ever so well, taken the lead in the game, but our issue at the moment – clearly – is set-pieces,” the Leicester boss told LCFC TV.
“That’s something that is zapping the confidence from the team. We’re just not doing our job in key moments of the game. It’s really costing us.”
The circumstances surrounding the winner especially annoyed the Northern Irishman.
“For the second goal, we highlighted that in the footage leading into the game, where Konsa goes – he’s mainly at the back post.
“We specifically assigned a player to pick him up and mark him, but it’s nowhere tight enough. He gets a free header and all of a sudden it’s the goal which wins the game for them.
“It’s about structure, it’s about analysing, but it’s also about doing your job on the field. When you do your job, you won’t concede.”
A sixth league loss of the season saw Leicester slip out of the top half of the Premier League table