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Brendan Rodgers will oversee his third match as Leicester City boss this afternoon when his side make the trip to Burnley to face Sean Dyche and co.

Despite being in charge for such a short period, Rodgers is already making his mark in terms of tactical adjustments to the team.

City lost their first encounter with Watford, before comfortably beating Fulham 3-1 at the King Power Stadium. When delving into those performances, it's evident that some aspects are different to during Claude Puel's tenure.

Tactical flexibility is notably very present even at this early stage, with Rodgers testing two completely different systems already.

Against Watford, as a means of controlling their two strikers, Leicester employed a 3-4-3 formation. Ricardo Pereira and Ben Chilwell were then able to progress into advanced areas, with the assurance of the back three behind them, shown below.

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James Maddison was also able to drift behind both Harvey Barnes and Jamie Vardy in offensive areas, to effectively operate as a playmaker, pictured below.

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The back three was somewhat problematic though, because it requires a level of composure when playing out from the back, and Wes Morgan, for example, isn't exactly known for his technical ability.

Ultimately, the first approach didn't work particularly well, and Rodgers switched to a 4-1-4-1 system for the home fixture against Fulham, with Morgan dropping to the bench. Crucially, this idea allowed Youri Tielemans and Maddison, who were both deployed as central midfielders ahead of Wilfred Ndidi, to push on when in possession.

This is often witnessed at Manchester City, as Pep Guardiola uses the likes of David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva as central midfielders, but whenever the ball is secured, they drift forwards to act almost as number 10s.

Tielemans and Maddison were then able to impact the match in offensive areas, with Ndid's defensive traits utilised behind them to prevent counter-attacks from materialising, shown below.

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After 90 minutes, Tielemans had scored one and Maddison had assisted another, suggesting that the way in which the two were deployed tactically was productive.

Maddison is evidently an attacking midfielder, but in the case of the young Belgian, his profile is still very much open to interpretation. It's promising however, that Rodgers has already recognised that he possesses valuable offensive traits, having been described as being in the mould of Frank Lampard during his time at Anderlecht as a teenager.

In addition to the varied formations used, Rodgers is also making in-roads when focusing on style.

Leicester's long pass average for the season is 11.7 per cent, but in the two matches under the new boss, it's just 8.1 per cent. Ultimately, this suggests that despite the very small sample size, Rodgers is instilling a playing philosophy that encourages keeping the ball and being brave rather than hitting long when pressurised.

It's still very early days, but Rodgers already appears to be demonstrating the tactical versatility that he's known for, as well as his ability to adjust systems in order to get the most out of his most gifted players.