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Game to watch – Tottenham v Leicester
Granted, it’s not quite the Big Weekend we were looking forward to.
If all the matches were going ahead, Leicester’s trip to Spurs might not scrape into the Premier League’s top three games, with Chelsea’s clash against Liverpool and Leeds going to Manchester United more eagerly anticipated by most.
Even Brighton and Palace fans would make the case for their grudge match being bigger than the Saturday evening kick-off between a team that is yet to lose and one yet to win.
Being the form team, Spurs ought to cruise past the Premier League’s bottom-placed side but Antonio Conte’s men showed their vulnerabilities in their first defeat of the campaign, a potentially costly late collapse at Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.
More vulnerable than most at Spurs is Heung-min Son. The South Korean shared the Premier League’s Golden Boot last season but this term, he’s yet to register a goal or an assist. He looks absolutely knackered and talk of dropping Son, an unthinkable prospect not long ago, is getting louder, especially while Antonio Conte has Dejan Kulusevski – who looked dangerous as a substitute in Lisbon – champing at the bit.
Brendan Rodgers would kill for Conte’s problems right now. Leicester have a single solitary point and fans are turning against the manager. On paper, there was no shame in losing by the odd goal to Chelsea and Manchester United but in both games, the Foxes lacked the aggression and seemingly the belief they oozed before a summer that has left everyone at the King Power down in the dumps.
The same was true of their visit to Brighton, who really rubbed Rodgers’ nose in it. As the manager and players acknowledged the away fans at the AmEx, a white bedsheet emerged with ‘RODGERS OUT’ scrawled across it. A few weeks ago, the Northern Irishman might have attributed it to the odd loon, but Rodgers cannot deny now that opinion is turning against him, however much his hands might be tied.
The international break comes at a bad time for Rodgers. There has been little appetite for change among the Leicester hierarchy but the Foxes need pulling out of their slump quickly. It might not be must-win for Rodgers, but another meek surrender similar to the Brighton debacle may…
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