EPL 2016/17: Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Leicester City - 5 talking points

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Ranieri’s Foxes provided evidence of how good a unit they are

#4 Rose shines, Wanyama poor for Spurs; Vardy draws a blank again

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Danny Rose kept Riyad Mahrez in check for much of the game

It was not just Leicester’s Dannys who did well; Spurs’ Danny Rose had a good game too. Tasked with keeping the dangerous Riyad Mahrez quiet, the left-back not only excelled at it but also charged forward during attacks.

Mahrez had to wrestle with his man at times in frustration, in an attempt to get the better of him which proves how difficult Rose made it for the Algerian forward.

It was Victor Wanyama ’s error that gifted the Foxes a sniff at goal, and they made the most of it. Vardy wriggled away from Wanyama before crossing for Musa who tapped in the equaliser. Besides the error, Wanyama was average throughout the evening.

Vardy, the champions’ goal-scoring hero from last season, drew a blank in the final third once again. He had no shots on target (in fact, none at all) – a far cry from the clinical goal-scoring outings of last season.

He has managed to score just two goals this season and none since the individual effort against Liverpool, way back in September. If Leicester are to get back on track, Vardy needs to pull on his scoring boots and quickly at that.

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