14 clearances, 8 aerial duels victories: Leicester City star dominates Europa League
Sam PrestonFebruary 19, 2021
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Leicester experienced a more low-key return to the Europa League last night than any other English club.
Tottenham, Manchester United and Rangers all scored four goals at home in Europe last night.
But Leicester had to settle for a 0-0 draw with Slavia Prague – not the worst result.
An away goal would have been ideal, but Jamie Vardy had just 13 touches before coming off in the 63rd minute.
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That meant the defense took center stage and Çaglar Söyüncü was a great performer.
according to who scoreshe won eight headers on the night, four more than any other player on either side.
He also made an astonishing 14 clearances. That’s more than all the other Leicester players combined last night.
This totally dominant display earned him the WhoScored Star Man award.
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Söyüncü has had to be patient at times this season, given Wesley Fofana’s impressive introduction to English football.
But the Frenchman was injured at this point, giving Söyüncü an opportunity he seemed determined to seize.
Leicester now know that any win at the King Power Stadium on Thursday will take them into the last 16.
If Söyüncü had a similar performance on that occasion, they would have a chance to keep another clean sheet, which would provide the best platform to continue and do it.
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Sam Preston is an NCTJ Gold Standard News and Sports Reporter who studied at the Press Association. He also holds a 2:1 Law and French Law degree from the University of Birmingham, which includes a year of study at the University of Montaigne in Bordeaux. He is an FA Level 1 football coach who appeared on the BBC’s Victoria Derby County programme in 2018 and has also written digital football content and games for Colchester United, Mansfield Town and Stockport County day program.
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