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Stolarczyk: A Difficult One To Take

Jakub Stolarczyk was frustrated not to end a disappointing campaign with something to show for the team’s efforts at Bournemouth.

2025-05-26T13:00+01:00

by Sam Jones

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26 May, 2025

Stolarczyk: A Difficult One To Take

Jakub Stolarczyk was frustrated not to end a disappointing campaign with something to show for the team’s efforts at Bournemouth.

Sam Jones

2025-05-26T13:00+01:00

Stolarczyk: A Difficult One To Take

Jakub Stolarczyk was frustrated not to end a disappointing campaign with something to show for the team’s efforts at Bournemouth.

Sam Jones

2025-05-26T13:00+01:00

Stolarczyk: A Difficult One To Take

Jakub Stolarczyk was frustrated not to end a disappointing campaign with something to show for the team’s efforts at Bournemouth.

Sam Jones

2025-05-26T13:00+01:00

Stolarczyk: A Difficult One To Take

Jakub Stolarczyk was frustrated not to end a disappointing campaign with something to show for the team’s efforts at Bournemouth.

Sam Jones

2025-05-26T13:00+01:00

Leicester City were beaten 2-0 by AFC Bournemouth on Sunday
Antoine Semenyo scored twice at Vitality Stadium to claim victory
It brought the 2024/25 Premier League season to a close
Goalkepeer Jakub Stolarczyk reflected on his recent experiences

A 2-0 defeat on the final day of the season, courtesy of Antoine Semenyo’s second-half double, consigned the Foxes to an 18th place finish in the Premier League, but our fate for the 2025/26 season was already sealed, with City set to play in the Sky Bet Championship following relegation.

As for the game itself at Vitality Stadium, it was Leicester who had the ball in the net in the first half, but having seen Oliver Skipp’s goal ruled out for offside, the home side took advantage in the closing stages, scoring twice in the final quarter of an hour to send City back up from the south coast empty handed.

“I thought we defended quite well as a team,” the 24-year-old assessed. “We didn’t get hold of the ball in the first half enough. We were losing duels in the middle and they were controlling most of the game.

“But coming out for the second half, I thought we were better, we got a bit more confident as the game went on, but they scored from the set piece which is obviously disappointing. And then we just couldn’t get hold of the game for the rest of it. There are things that we obviously need to improve on going into the next season.

“It’s been a difficult one to take because we wanted to give something to the fans coming all the way here to support us at the end of the season. We thank them a lot for it. They’ve been behind it in a very difficult season. There’s not much I can say other than thank you.”

Numerous stops from the Polish ‘keeper kept Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side in the game and though it was a disappointing finish to his 10th Premier League appearance of the season, Stolarczyk has enjoyed the challenge of competing at the top level.

“I had to make a few saves which I was glad I could help the team with,” the Pole explained. “But conceding a goal dropped us down and we were trying to pick ourselves up. I don’t think they created much after that goal, we were doing well, but then one chance came and they put it in the goal, which shows the quality of this league.

“At the end of the day, I’d rather make no saves and take a win, or at least a draw and a clean sheet. I’m always there to help the team as the last line of defence. I’m there to be needed and I’ve got to step up to the plate and I thought I did that today.

“The experience I’ve taken from this season in general, it started off badly because of injury but I went back and made my debut which was a dream come true and then now at the end of the season I’ve got 10 appearances under my belt.

“That is something that I didn’t expect when the season started, but it’s obviously a nice thing and I can take so much experience from these games into next season.”

Improved performances in recent weeks saw us fall to defeat for the first time in four matches, with positives taken from blooding several Academy youngsters into the First Team, creating renewed optimism for the future.

He added: “That’s what we wanted to do, straight from the off in these last four games, we were going into it thinking that we’ve got to build something on to next season.

“There’s some other young lads coming in and making their debuts and having some minutes in the Premier League, which I think is going to be massive for the Club and for them individually.”

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