EPL 2016/17 - Leicester City 0-3 Chelsea - 5 Talking Points

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14:  Marcos Alonso (C) of Chelsea celebrates with teammates Victor Moses (L) and Gary Cahill (R) after scoring his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Chelsea at The King Power Stadium on January 14, 2017 in Leicester, England.  (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
Victor Moses, Marcos Alonso, Gary Cahill (L-R) celebrate Chelsea’s second goal against Leicester City 

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 07:  Claudio Ranieri manager of Leicester City looks on during the Emirates FA Cup third round match between Everton and Leicester City at Goodison Park on January 7, 2017 in Liverpool, England.  (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
Claudio Ranieri was awarded the FIFA Men’s Best Coach award this past week

Back when Chelsea had just become flush with cash, Claudio Ranieri was entrusted with transforming the club into a team of champions. Even though he came quite close, he never quite made it thanks to his tendency to tinker with his side week after week. So, it was quite the shock when the Italian led Leicester to the league trophy with a consistent and well-oiled squad last season.

However, it seemed like a blast from the past when Ranieri changed his side around from their signature 4-4-2 to a 3-5-2 to combat Conte’s successful system. After all, Tottenham had just pulled off that same tactic to great effect just a couple of weeks ago when they ended the Blues’ 13-game unbeaten run.

Ranieri’s plan failed as Leicester were very static while defending. Wes Morgan seemed clueless about his role and Marc Albrighton had to make up for his teammate's shortcomings. As the two on the left struggled, Alonso and Pedro had a ball as they found spaces in behind the defence. By the end of the night, all three of Chelsea’s goals came from that end.

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