Danny Röhl reveals close call over Sheffield Wednesday tactics for Leicester City defeat

The table-topping Foxes went into the break at the King Power Stadium with a 2-0 lead that felt unassailable such was their dominance on the ball in the first half, though their opening goal was something of a gift by the Owls' defence - and the away side had chances of their own both sides of half-time.

Wednesday remain the only side in the bottom half of the Championship table to have taken a point off the likely champions after the two sides played out a 1-1 draw at Hillsborough in November. The Owls gave Leicester a nervy second half in moments with chances falling to a handful of players in front of a noisy travelling support.

Leicester boss Enzo Maresca admitted Röhl's switch from a back four system to a back five caused them initial problems and speaking after the game, the German coach spoke honestly about the fact he had come close to opting with a back five from the start. The eye-catching performance of one player in particular in Friday night's win over Birmingham City tipped the scales, he said.

"It was a decision before the game that I had to make, I thought about what I had to do," Röhl told The Star. "Ian (Poveda) had a lot of self-confidence after the game against Birmingham and I thought 'OK, do we start a little more defensive or more offensive?' I want to create something in the first half as well. Liam (Palmer) coming on as a centre-half was fantastic today, he was calm on the ball and also defending. It is good to know as a manager that we have the different profiles in our squad. Every sub made an impact and this is important, this is what I told the players."

Wednesday allowed Leicester 67 per cent possession on the night but made headway going forward in both halves, outstripping their hosts in terms of shots taken and shots on target. "From every game you can always learn," Röhl continued. "It was about having more midfielders and stopping them there, or maybe immediately going back to a back five and having more front-foot defending from the centre-halves. This was the decision and it was my fault before the game, I spoke to my coaches before the game and said I had the two things in my mind."