Got to be honest, given how badly we started that second half, the result could have been so much worse. Will I take a point? Yeah, given how Leicester had two incredible chances in that period where we were so poor.
I'm not putting this on the players though. This was a result borne out of an atmosphere that very much went against the players. The griping, sighing and anxious non sensical shouts to 'come on!!' never seemed to cease from about the 20 minute mark onwards. It was far too negative for a home crowd and the needless pressure it had on the players was telling to the extent that even our best most calming influences on the team, Robbo, VVD, Salah could not find their groove. From the earliest moment it seemed that the fans thought this was a tied game in the 90th minute in early May. It's still January for heavens sake. I suspect even on here and across social media it was very much the same. Some of us are going to relax a little bit because in the end we were all working against them tonight.
Not taking anything off Leicester though. They were excellent and were well worthy of their point. Their players fed off the negative atmosphere quite happily because it showed them, even long before they scored, that they were doing something right.
Regardless, it's an extra point eked out at the top and still only 1 defeat. 5 points? It's a little bit of insurance at this stage.
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