Leicester Metropolis Legend Shares Ideas on Marti Cifuentes
It hasn’t fairly been the season that Leicester Metropolis followers had been hoping for after their relegation from the Premier League.
The summer season noticed a variety of key departures and arrivals. Massive names like Jamie Vardy, Bilal El-Khannouss, James Justin, Mads Hermansen and Wilfried Ndidi all left the membership.
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One key arrival was the appointment of head coach Marti Cifuentes, who arrived after a formidable spell at QPR.
With monetary points and potential level deductions hanging over his head, it was all the time going to be a difficult scenario to return in to.
With that being stated, regardless of a stable begin to the season, the Foxes at the moment sit eighth within the EFL Championship with 31 factors from 21 video games. That leaves them three factors adrift from the Play-Off spots and 16 factors behind league-leaders Coventry Metropolis.
Leicester Metropolis title-winner Marc Albrighton spoke excusively to EPL Index and shared his ideas on the credentials of Cifuentes…
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Albrighton backs Cifuentes
Talking on the season to this point, Albrighton stated: “It’s all the time troublesome once you get relegated from the Premier League after which shedding key gamers who have been large personalities within the dressing room, that doesn’t assist both.”
The previous midfielder was additionally eager to level out the significance of increase that bond with the supporters on the King Energy Stadium.
“It’s so necessary to get the group in your facet by placing in robust performances and this squad has to get them again on facet by performing nicely at dwelling because the assist is nice at Leicester and can provide you an actual increase.”
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Albrighton additionally believes that Cifuentes hasn’t been the problem in any respect this season and even labelled him a “prime coach”.
“I like Cifuentes, he has proven he’s a prime coach and we now want all of the gamers to return collectively to drag in the best route to get a superb run of type collectively. Recruitment is now crucial so as to add gamers who wish to get to the Premier League and convey up the degrees.”
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Leicester Metropolis misplaced simply one in all their opening ten video games previous to the 2-1 defeat at Hull Metropolis in October. That recreation began a run of simply two wins in eight video games, the place strain actually constructed on Cifuentes.
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However extra lately, the Foxes have taken seven factors from their final three video games, together with spectacular wins over Derby County and Ipswich City and a 2-2 draw with Bristol Metropolis.
Subsequent up is a return to Loftus Street to face QPR for Cifuentes, who’ve solely misplaced two of their final seven video games and are stage on factors with Leicester.
A victory there could be completely large and would give them some severe momentum as they head into the busy festive schedule.
