5 Major Talking Points from Chelsea vs Leicester City

Chelsea vs Leicester City

2) Squad rotation by Ranieri backfired

Keeping Slimani and Mehrez in the bench was a big decision by Ranieri that backfired ultimately. Returning from the international break, Leicester has a set of 3 games in 7 days, including a Champions League home tie against FC Copenhagen. In order to keep everyone fresh, Ranieri decided a starting XI bereft of these 2. In their absence, Vardy cut a lonely figure and couldn’t avoid Chelsea’s domination.

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