SNF Podcast - Watford v Leicester
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What was the significance of the Watford v Leicester match?
Alan Smith, the former Leicester striker, here with Jamie this evening. Great excitement again for your former club, Alan. How significant were these three points? Hard earned today.
Yeah, you can say that. I mean, tough, tough game, but fantastic win. Had to scrap for everything out there tonight against Watford. And, you know, a manager formerly known as the Tinker Man, who hasn't made many changes this season, makes a couple at half-time that really changed the course of the match in Leicester's favour.
Yep, two big changes at half-time. We'll hear about those hopefully now with Kasper Schmeichel, who's waiting to speak to us. A tenth clean sheet of the season for you, Kasper. Congratulations. But was it tough out there today?
Yeah, it was very tough. We knew coming to Watford is a tough ask and we knew that it was going to be a tight game and it turned out that way and Riyad's come up with a bit of magic, so we're delighted.
How did Leicester's substitutions impact the game?
Tell us about half-time then and those two changes. Was it a different approach? Was the manager unhappy?
No, I wasn't unhappy. I think we started the game quite well, but we sort of lost our way a little bit towards the middle of it. They were flooding the midfield a little bit and getting on top of us, so the manager made the change and we went to a 4-1-4-1 when we were defending. It gave us a little bit more stability, a little bit more balance, and it's proved that it's helped.
Kasper, Jamie Redknapp, congratulations. A lot gets said about Jamie Vardy, Amaris and the likes, but I just want to ask you about the back four that you play behind. They just look like they've got such a great spirit and that never-say-die attitude.
It's an absolute joy and privilege to play behind those boys. They throw their bodies on the line after every game. It's a case of walking wounded in the dressing room. They lay everything out there. As a goalkeeper, they're a dream to play behind.
What challenges did Kasper Schmeichel face during the match?
I'm not going to single anybody out because absolutely everyone deserves massive praise.
I will, Kasper, because Riyad Mahrez has come up with something really special again today. Do you feel if you do keep it tight at the back, you just have that X factor to win those tight games?
I think all the way through the season, we've always had that belief that we've got the players going forward to do something special. Obviously, Riyad and Vards get the plaudits, and deservedly so, but we're there to provide the fundamental base for them to go and do their magic. Again, Riyad today, he's come up with the goods again.
Give us an idea, Kasper, how much you, the players, talk about the enormity of what you could achieve this season?
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To be honest, and I know people will probably think I'm lying, but it literally is true. It's one game at a time because that is what's got us where we are now. And if we start getting ahead of ourselves, then we risk blowing it. But we enjoy this win tonight and we have a few days now. I think we're on Monday Night Football next time. So we get a little extended break until the next one. We'll be ready for that now.
And with nine games to go, Casper, finally, you won seven of your last nine last season, so if you do that again, you're going to be champions, aren't you?
Who knows? Yeah, I mean, we've put ourselves in a good position, but, you know, nine games, we saved ourselves last season in nine games, so a lot can happen in that time, so we ain't getting carried away with anything.
Well done. Congratulations. Another great win this evening.
What tactical changes did Leicester make at half-time?
Thank you very much.
Cheers.
They held their nerve, and that one moment of magic from Riyad Mahrez proved the difference. 14 attempts to Watford's 11, 14 the second highest they've managed away from home this season, seven of which on target to Watford's four. 50-50 possession doesn't really tell the full story. In the first half, Leicester had 43%. In the second, they had 57 after making those two changes, and they had ten more touches than Watford did in the opposition area. Five wins out of seven. Five clear. How did they do it, Jamie?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What was the significance of the Watford v Leicester match?
0:00–0:51
2
How did Leicester's substitutions impact the game?
0:51–1:53
3
What challenges did Kasper Schmeichel face during the match?
1:53–3:37
4
What tactical changes did Leicester make at half-time?
3:37–8:29
5
How did Riyad Mahrez influence the outcome of the match?
8:29–18:02
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