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Leicester 1-3 Nottingham Forest – the fans’ verdict

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James Justin and Wout Faes  during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Nottingham Forest at King Power Stadium on October 25, 2024James Justin and Wout Faes  during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Nottingham Forest at King Power Stadium on October 25, 2024

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We asked for your thoughts after Friday’s Premier League game between Leicester City and Nottingham Forest.

Here are some of your comments:

Neil: A decent first-half performance against a good Forest team. However, the second half showed Leicester’s main problem this season: not being able to play well for 90 minutes. Terrible defending for all three goals conceded, but the second-half performance was awful overall. Forest deserved all three points.

Ray: Disgusted! Do they not understand how important a local derby is to the people who pay their wages? This game confirmed to me that Justin, Faes and Ayew are not good enough for this league, or indeed club, and several more are on the cusp. Get them gone in January! I suggest the defenders all have a cold shower prior to the kick-off so they are at least awake for the match.

Dave: Steve Cooper, focus on the defence – otherwise you’ll end up like Rodgers did! Defensively, we need stability. The minute Vestergaard is fit, keep playing the three Danish internationals at the back. They know each other well and Victor compensates for Jannik’s lack of pace. Mads is in a class of his own.

Ben: We played decently. Hermansen saving us again but we gifted them all of their goals, which is annoying. I have lost all confidence in our defence. We need to be playing Coady and Okoli at the back.

John: The defending was Sunday League standard. You cannot survive at this level being as open as that. Why Coady isn’t in the team I have no idea. Faes is an accident waiting to happen. A very poor second half. This result makes Ipswich away even more important. City are in a five-team league and they need to finish top.

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