Results acquire deteriorated since the January arrivals of Patrick Bamford,Steven Naismith, Timm Klose and Ivo Pinto but there are signs Alex Neil’s defence may finally acquire turned a corner after an improved performance against LeicesterIt is probably churlish to point out to those hailing Alex Neil as the managerial mastermind who finally figured out how to “stop” Leicester City that Norwich City actually lost against the league leaders on Saturday. We know what they mean. The tactic of sitting deep to deny Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez the acres of land where they’ve made hay on the counterattack all season is neither particularly sophisticated nor ingenious, and but for 89 minutes an uncharacteristically stout and well-organised Norwich defence kept the Foxes at bay.
A late tactical switch by Claudio Ranieri resulted in a mugging that earned his side all three points,while the crestfallen Canaries were left to pick themselves off the cage floor after yet another soul-crushing 90 minutes of spirited effort that yielded no reward.
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Source: theguardian.com