Matchday With The Manager – Building On The Positives

After showing defensive improvements over recent outings at King Power Stadium, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is now hoping to see a greater potency from the Foxes in attacking areas of the field.

2022-10-20T07:15:00.000Z

After showing defensive improvements over recent outings at King Power Stadium, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is now hoping to see a greater potency from the Foxes in attacking areas of the field.

2022-10-20T07:15:00.000Z

Matchday With The Manager – Building On The Positives

After showing defensive improvements over recent outings at King Power Stadium, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is now hoping to see a greater potency from the Foxes in attacking areas of the field.

2022-10-20T07:15:00.000Z

Matchday With The Manager – Building On The Positives

After showing defensive improvements over recent outings at King Power Stadium, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is now hoping to see a greater potency from the Foxes in attacking areas of the field.

2022-10-20T07:15:00.000Z

Matchday With The Manager – Building On The Positives

After showing defensive improvements over recent outings at King Power Stadium, Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers is now hoping to see a greater potency from the Foxes in attacking areas of the field.

2022-10-20T07:15:00.000Z

Successive home clean sheets – in victory over Nottingham Forest and a stalemate with Crystal Palace – have come either side of a reverse away at AFC Bournemouth since the international break. Following results this week, though, City have returned to the bottom of the Premier League.

Thursday's clash with Leeds United, on Filbert Way, nevertheless offers an opportunity for Leicester to climb the division. Speaking ahead of that game, Rodgers addressed a range of topics during Tuesday's press conference...

Signs of progress – Defensive shutouts

Although not able to secure all three points last time out against Palace, a 0-0 draw represented a second clean sheet of the 2022/23 season for the Foxes. Rodgers knows, if City are to start picking up wins more consistently, that defensive solidity must continue – coupled with more goals in attack.

"I think, in terms of the team perspective, it’s slow progress for us this season," the Northern Irishman said. "If you look at the last two home games, we’ve kept two clean sheets, which was important. We’re defending the transitions much better than what we were earlier on in the season.

"It’s just about now attacking the box better. I see the team every day and I see the confidence in the team. I think, against Crystal Palace, we felt we deserved to win the game. We didn’t concede so much against a good attacking team.

"We created some opportunities but I’d still like to see us have a greater desire to score more in and around the box and get up there and ensure that final bit of quality when we do get up there. I’ve got no qualms about the players’ effort and their attitude in the game.

"That’s what we’ll look to bring into our next game. The two teams who are up next are really good challenges for us and they give us that opportunity to get the results we want."

Rodgers says his focus is solely on his work with the players despite criticism from outside the Club due to recent results.

"It’s the job," he explained. "That’s the road we’re on as managers. At times, you’ll have rocky periods, as well as triumphant periods.

"I’ve always felt, with this squad and this team, that we’ll make progress as the season goes on. For me, my only focus is on the game. I know the storyline and I know what the narrative wants to be. My dedication is only with helping the team improve.

"I respect, wholly, the views of the fans and the opinions that will come whenever you don’t win games. I totally understand that, but my focus is purely on improving the team to become better and to finish the season in the highest possible position they can."

Focus on Leeds – Intensity & pressure

Leeds are without a win in seven Premier League matches – their last success coming in a 3-0 win over Chelsea at Elland Road. Generally speaking, however, performances have been encouraging with Jesse Marsch's new signings offering promising hope for the future in west Yorkshire.

"I like Leeds," Rodgers said. "Jesse came in towards the end of last season and kept them up. They’ve been able to change half their team in the summer. There’s a lot to like about them. The players they brought in fit the profile of how Jesse wants his teams to play.

"They play with an intensity and a pressure. They can make it really difficult for you. They’ve obviously not won for a number of games, but they’ll still be a dangerous opponent who have some very good players."

Faes' leadership – Settling in well

Wout Faes – Leicester City's new No.3 following his summer transfer to King Power Stadium – has quickly settled in the UK. For Rodgers, the Belgium international's leadership has perhaps been the most pleasing aspect over the last month.

"He was excellent," the 49-year-old added, reflecting on Faes' performance on Saturday. "I think he’s settled in really, really well. He’s adapted to coming into the Premier League and is showing the qualities he has. He’s been very good. It doesn’t surprise me, in terms of his knowledge of the game.

"He understands football. He understands that his first job is to defend. He’s aggressive in the air. He defends forward. He’s good in his passing range. Those leadership qualities are absolutely vital for any team and he definitely possesses that."

Those leadership qualities are all the more impressive considering Faes age and the fact he's been at the Club for such a short period of time. Arriving during a summer which saw ex-captain Kasper Schmeichel depart, Rodgers hopes the former Reims defender can continue to lead from the back.

"You don’t need to know the Club to be a leader," Rodgers said. "You come, you make an impact on the field, and you have a quiet assurance about you off the field. He has that. At 24 years of age, he plays with a greater experience. I see on the training field the authority he brings to the game.

"He takes that onto the field, which is great, and I think that’ll only increase the longer he’s here."

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