UPinCarolina

Great start to a long campaign. Tensions will run high all season, no doubt. I appreciate the veteran leadership of guys like Albrighton and Vardy more now than ever, even if it was KDH who rightfully takes the bow for this opening victory.

What's Big Sam up to these days?

This is going from bad to worse very quickly.

I miss Kasper.

Yeah, nothing to see here. Just incisive play by Brighton. Grob has been on fire all season long; cut us wide open.

The arc of the universe is long, so maybe? Now that we're playing with a clean slate there are no excuses for the rest of this match.

A new lease on life for the afternoon.

Going to need to find a way to pull 7 points at least from the next 4 matches.

Well, barring a miracle - this one is dusted. What a shambles.

The tables have definitively been turned. Ugly, ugly half.

The black boots are throwing me for a loop. Nobody has worn black boots in quite some time...

It's only through acts of synthesis that we arrive at something close to an objective truth when we're assessing Leicester.

They've got some talent, but then again - so does everybody in the PL. Their defending seems exceptionally suspect.

A goal off of a set piece? What year is this?

If only the length of his legs were accompanied by accurate passing and shooting beyond the length of said legs.

Glad to be back, fellow Foxes. The last year saw my life upended some with the arrival of our first child, some unexpected family concerns, and graduate school - but the baby is nearly one year old, the family concerns have passed, and I've got the master's degree in hand. So let's get to it!

The list is getting rather long now, isn't it!

For those NC Foxes: My family and I were able to give the Foxes a little shout in a Charlotte area publication recently - https://qcnerve.com/charlotte-fc-wakes-up-citys-sleeping-giant-soccer-scene/

Someday we'll all catch a Fuchs match in person, yeah?

One of the least impressive collections of forwards we've ever seen in the PL. Between injuries, sub-par play, and tactical nous - there just aren't that many pure strikers left who are worth a damn. Vardy is one of the last of a dying breed, IMO.

When we found the cracks in their midfield and rushed into them, our efforts were intrepid, barnstorming, and exciting. They deserve some credit for frustrating us at the back. Watford have a real player in Dennis - if they'd had Sarr on the pitch as well, we would have been in even more trouble.

Clearly got the wind knocked clean out of him. That's going to happen from time to time. Goal ought to stand.

This is must-see (can't see) footy TV.

Was just thinking that they're going to need a brighter ball. It's difficult to follow, even with what I think is a high-quality stream.

The atmosphere looks so festive. I can't recall seeing snow like this at the KP in November, and certainly not accumulating on the pitch.