Dean Smith
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Yeah, no, a very tough night.
You don't want to go and lose 4-0 anywhere.
I thought we started the game quite well, quite bright first ten minutes, Conor's had a good chance, and then they've added a lot of the ball, but defensively our shape was good, but we didn't defend corners well enough, and they've had a couple of free-headers from that, and then we've made a big mistake for the goal.
We got in at half-time and changed a few things up, but overall defensively we felt we were good.
Then second half they get a penalty.
I didn't even know what it was given for at the time.
Obviously, he checked for handball, and I've looked back at it, for me it's his shoulder, but it gets given, nice goal.
And then it becomes a bit of a basketball match, because we have to try and get back in it.
We go 4-4-2 then, and it goes end-to-end, and we end up conceding a poor goal.
Vardy, I think...
one against four and we allow him to receive the ball, run into our box and have two bites of the cherry and we became then architects of our own downfall and at 3-0 against a team who's played as well as Leicester this season, it becomes a tough game.
It's a massive moment, 1-0, we're still in the game.
We've subs to make where we can change it as well.
Massive moment and it went against us and I fought wrongly, but that's my opinion.
Yeah, I mean, Pepe's had a rush of blood.
I think he's come out to a ball that he wasn't going to get.
But it starts from our throwing and we've got to do better.
One of my biggest disappointments today was that we gave away the ball too often, probably with the exception of Marvellous, who I thought was our best player on the night.
I thought we were too loose in possession and gave them the ball back.
They're a team that wants the ball and keep it well enough anyway without us giving them back.