The central midfielder had a difficult time the entire game against the Foxes.
Southampton was defeated 4-1 by Leicester City in the Championship at St. Mary’s, adding to their frustration after losing 5-0 to Sunderland prior to the international break.
In Southampton’s defeat to Leicester, who scored?
Within the opening 30 seconds of play, the opposition scored first. Shea Charles’ careless error caused a scuffle in the box, where Jamie Vardy easily finished from 12 yards.
The second came after a careless touchline pass allowed Leicester to weave a pass through for Kasey McAtee to score from six yards away with plenty of time and space.
Che Adams’ deft pass behind the defense to Samuel Edozie, who dinked the ball into the goal, allowed Russell Martin’s team to get one back.
Wilfred Ndidi expertly jinked past a defender just before the halftime whistle, then poked the ball past Gavin Bazunu inside the area to add a third.
The fourth goal was added by Mavididi, who took advantage of a weak ball from Kamaldeen Sulemana to evade a defender and advance into goal, where he found the bottom corner.
With a few seconds left on the clock, Sulemana was then given a straight red card for a late challenge that resulted in his catching James Justin on the ankle.
What was Will Small bone’s performance versus Leicester like?
Will Small bone was the genuine culprit for Martin on the night because he left the Saints way too vulnerable in the centre of the field, even though the Ghanaian international had a shocker with his cameo off the bench.
In 52 minutes of play, Sulemana generated one chance, won five of his 10 ground duels, and made three dribbles.
The fourth goal was added by Mavididi, who took advantage of a weak ball from Kamaldeen Sulemana to evade a defender and advance into goal, where he found the bottom corner.
With a few seconds left on the clock, Sulemana was then given a straight red card for a late challenge that resulted in his catching James Justin on the ankle.
What was Will Small bone’s performance versus Leicester like?
Will Small bone was the genuine culprit for Martin on the night because he left the Saints way too vulnerable in the centre of the field, even though the Ghanaian international had a shocker with his cameo off the bench.
In 52 minutes of play, Sulemana generated one chance, won five of his 10 ground duels, and made three dribbles.
Although he started Mavididi’s goal and was given a red card to end the game, there were some encouraging moments in between as he battled for the ball and attempted to create opportunities in the final third.
But in 90 minutes of midfield action, Small bone failed to try a single cross into the box and only managed to create one opportunity for his teammates.
as there weren’t many seconds remaining in the game.
Martin will thus be hoping for much better performance from his midfield general the following time because Smallbone was the real villain of the evening in his eyes.
