Leicester City boss delivered this very honest verdict on Sunderland win and how it played out

Leicester City boss delivered this very honest verdict on Sunderland win and how it played out

Although Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca acknowledged that his team wasn’t playing at its best at the Stadium of Light, he thinks that weariness was the main factor in their difficult second half.

Despite having lost their previous three league games going into the match, the Foxes controlled the first few possessions of the match and took a commanding lead thanks to a header from Jamie Vardy. Sunderland controlled the game and improved dramatically in the second half, but Maresca insisted that his squad was learning to play with new intensity and that the three points were the most crucial aspect of the game.

While acknowledging that tiredness is a worry as the season nears its end, he also said that his squad had more opportunities to score in the first half.

“Especially after three defeats in a row, it was important to win the game tonight,” he stated. Although we didn’t play as well as we did in the three games prior to this one that we lost, winning is what matters most right now. We probably need to develop as a team and learn how to win in various ways than we did tonight. We had a lot of problems in the second half, but we also had a number of chances in the first, particularly in the early going, which we missed.

“I find it quite simple to evaluate the game.” We made an effort to examine a variety of factors, but as the season draws to a close, some players are worn out.

We possess numerous players that haven’t played much over the past two or three years for a variety of reasons, such as injuries, etc. It’s now all about getting better and finding the motivation to win games. We played too little defense in the second half and as a team we gave up a lot of ground, but I think we were just tired.

I believe that we were simply really exhausted in the second half, which altered the course of the game, especially in the middle of the park.

The fact that they endured their suffering as a unit is significant. I simply told them that in order for us to grow as a team, we must likewise endure hardships as a unit and win games in a style akin to this one.

Play-off-chasing Hull City will take on Leicester in their this Saturday is their next Championship match.

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