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We Know We Can Be Better & We Will Be, Says Rodgers

Manager Brendan Rodgers pointed to areas for improvement following Leicester City's frustrating defeat by West Ham United on Monday.

2021-08-24T08:11:24.403Z

We Know We Can Be Better & We Will Be, Says Rodgers

Manager Brendan Rodgers pointed to areas for improvement following Leicester City's frustrating defeat by West Ham United on Monday.

2021-08-24T08:11:24.403Z

We Know We Can Be Better & We Will Be, Says Rodgers

Manager Brendan Rodgers pointed to areas for improvement following Leicester City's frustrating defeat by West Ham United on Monday.

2021-08-24T08:11:24.403Z

We Know We Can Be Better & We Will Be, Says Rodgers

Manager Brendan Rodgers pointed to areas for improvement following Leicester City's frustrating defeat by West Ham United on Monday.

2021-08-24T08:11:24.403Z

We Know We Can Be Better & We Will Be, Says Rodgers

Manager Brendan Rodgers pointed to areas for improvement following Leicester City's frustrating defeat by West Ham United on Monday.

2021-08-24T08:11:24.403Z

- Leicester City were defeated 4-1 by West Ham United at London Stadium on Monday- Manager Brendan Rodgers believes the Foxes could have defended better against the Hammers- City's spirit did please the Northern Irishman, however, on a frustrating evening in the capital

A goal down, after Pablo Fornals' opener, the Foxes then had Ayoze Pérez sent off at London Stadium, before Saïd Benrahma doubled the home side's advantage. There was hope when Youri Tielemans got one back for City, but a double from Michail Antonio put the game beyond them in the capital.

Reflecting on the encounter, Rodgers was keen to highlight the spirit on show from his Leicester players, but also selected areas of their game which will need improvement in the coming weeks.

"The result is, of course, disappointing, but I was proud of the players' spirit and the mentality," the Northern Irishman said. "They kept going and kept fighting. We made mistakes tonight and got punished by good players. At 65 minutes, we're still in the game at 2-1.

"We were looking to make some changes to keep fighting into the last period of the game. We stayed in the game against a good side and then we conceded the third goal, which then made it very difficult for us. Michail's finished his two goals really well and put a shine on it from his perspective.

"Obviously, the red card made it difficult for us. We have to accept that we lost the game and look to get ready for the weekend."

It was a game which saw Antonio overtake Paolo di Canio as West Ham's all-time top Premier League goalscorer and Rodgers believes City came up against a player at the peak of his powers. Nonetheless, the Foxes manager says his players could have done better to deny the 31-year-old.

"I thought Michail was outstanding on the evening," he added. "We presented the first two goals by giving the ball away. That put us on the back foot, but I think if you look at Michail, his performance was outstanding. He was strong and aggressive and his last goal was a great finish.

"We give credit to him and Çağs (Çağlar Söyüncü) will bounce back and we'll get ready for the game this weekend. The first two goals were avoidable. We had to be patient in the game, they were defending in a deeper position on the field, so you have to work them side to side to try and the space.

"I felt, when we got through, we looked like we could carry a threat, so the last thing you want to do is present them with goals. We obviously did that with the first two and, if you do that against good teams, they'll punish you. We're disappointed with that."

Just as Leicester looked to mount an unlikely comeback in Stratford, with Boubakary Soumaré and Kelechi Iheanacho on the sidelines ready to come on, West Ham restored their two-goal advantage with 10 minutes to play - a source of frustration for Rodgers.

"Our idea was to stay in the game," the 48-year-old explained. "We got to 2-1 going into the final half-hour of the game and we looked to try and stay solid and then the goal gave us momentum. As we're about to make the subs to have that final go, we concede the third. From there, it was difficult for us.

"They can then keep the ball with comfort. You can't really go chasing it when it's 11 vs. 10. They were able to keep the ball and then the fourth goal at the end finishes it off well for them. Things went against us this evening. We know we can be better and we will be."

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