James Maddison revealed Leicester had highlighted Chelsea’s tactical weaknesses and managed to exploit them during the Foxes’ 2-0 win over the Blues at the King Power on Tuesday.
The midfielder gave a refreshing post-match interview after his side’s win and fans online were loving it.
Brendan Rodgers’ team took all three points thanks to Wilfred Ndidi and Maddison’s first half goals.
Ndidi’s came from a short corner involving Maddison.
And speaking to Sky Sports after the game, the 24-year-old said: “We worked on it, we looked at Chelsea, little short corners and being creative.
“They switch off at times from set-pieces and we knew that was something we could pick on.
“We have not scored enough goals from set-pieces. I have been pulling my hair out as the corner taker.
“Credit to the manager as well. We made a bit of a switch at half-time to almost go 4-4-2 out of possession, 4-3-3 in possession.
“Just little things like that, thinking on our feet. We dealt with the threats that came our way and I thought we deserved the three points.”
Reports in England claim Chelsea are looking at ‘German-speaking’ coaches to replace Frank Lampard as the pressure continues to ramp up on the Blues boss.
A limp sixth defeat of the season at Leicester on Tuesday night left Chelsea in eighth place, despite a summer spend of £230m that was expected to see them challenge for the title.
And the club’s hierarchy are looking into the possibility of hiring a coach fluent in German to get the best out of their Bundesliga acquisitions.
Kai Havertz and Timo Werner have both struggled to impose themselves in the Premier League since big-money moves from the Bundesliga in the summer.
Werner joined from RB Leipzig for £53m, while Havertz cost the Stamford Bridge outfit £89m when joining from Bayer Leverkusen.
As previously reported by the Daily Mail, Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl is being considered by the Chelsea board, while Ralf Ragnick and Julian Naglesmann are also admired.
And the coaching ethic of those schooled in the Bundesliga is also a massive draw for the Blues.
As evidenced with Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, there is a tendency for German-reared managers to avoid run-ins with club hierarchies due to the structure at most Bundesliga clubs – that include directors of football.
With Chelsea embracing similar methods, it adds to the desire at Stamford Bridge to bring in a less political character, according to the Athletic. Indeed, they have had their hands burnt in recent years with in-fighting during the reigns of Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.