Dean Smith acknowledged that he did not anticipate Leicester's terrible first-half showing as they were defeated 5-3 by Fulham at Craven Cottage, furthering their relegation woes.
Leicester's leaky and disjointed defense allowed Fulham to rip through them and build a three-goal lead by halftime, overrunning the visitors before the break.
Willian, Tom Cairney, and Carlos Vinicius all scored twice each side of halftime to confirm the home team's domination. Two goals from Harvey Barnes in the second half and a James Maddison penalty gave the score some legitimacy while masking Leicester's weaknesses.
With three games left, Smith's team is now in grave danger of being demoted from the Premier League. He stated: "The game was lost in the first half."The first half's performance was a far cry from the players' past and potential output.
I was surprised by it, so I am disappointed. We had a successful training week with good attitudes, applications, and quality.I anticipated a much better showing and a better opening to the game than what we received. At this level, it will be difficult to win if you concede the kinds of goals that we did.
Basketball games are boring to me, and I do not think it is appropriate for us given how long it is been since we have had a perfect record.The first goal was a soft free-kick that went straight in, which was quite frustrating. From there, you could see their players' buoyancy.It was far too simple to enter our penalty area and provide opportunities. "I was not happy (at half-time), the players were not thrilled with their performance either, but we were glad to get in to try to stop the flow. We made a stronger transition into the second half, had an early opportunity, but failed to capitalize on our own counterattack.
Leicester's three-game winning streak came to an end, but with only a point separating four threatening teams at the start of the game, the Foxes could ill afford to make the kind of start the away supporters saw.
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