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Keep Pushing, Says Skipp

Oliver Skipp is keen to maintain the current feeling within the group as we prepare to make the trip to Queens Park Rangers.

2025-12-19T08:45+00:00

by Sam Jones

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19 Dec, 2025

Keep Pushing, Says Skipp

Oliver Skipp is keen to maintain the current feeling within the group as we prepare to make the trip to Queens Park Rangers.

Sam Jones

2025-12-19T08:45+00:00

Keep Pushing, Says Skipp

Oliver Skipp is keen to maintain the current feeling within the group as we prepare to make the trip to Queens Park Rangers.

Sam Jones

2025-12-19T08:45+00:00

Keep Pushing, Says Skipp

Oliver Skipp is keen to maintain the current feeling within the group as we prepare to make the trip to Queens Park Rangers.

Sam Jones

2025-12-19T08:45+00:00

Keep Pushing, Says Skipp

Oliver Skipp is keen to maintain the current feeling within the group as we prepare to make the trip to Queens Park Rangers.

Sam Jones

2025-12-19T08:45+00:00

Leicester City are visiting Queens Park Rangers on Saturday (3pm GMT kick-off)
Foxes midfielder Oliver Skipp previewed the trip to MATRADE Loftus Road this week
He spoke about the positive recent run Martí Cifuentes’ side have been on
Skipp also referenced the importance of the final three fixtures before the New Year

It’s a 3pm kick-off at MATRADE Loftus Road on Saturday afternoon, with Martí Cifuentes’ men heading to west London in good form.

Seven points from the last nine in the Sky Bet Championship, beating Derby County and Ipswich Town either side of a draw at Bristol City, has provided a much-needed boost ahead of the Christmas fixture list.

And speaking earlier this week, Skipp, who has played a key role in recent weeks, took stock of a busy December, reflecting on the Foxes’ upturn in fortunes.

“I think this is the way we want to continue playing,” the 25-year-old began. “I don’t think anyone is getting carried away because we know it’s only been three games and we’re still not where we need to be. We need to keep pushing and improve on so many things.

“But I feel like in the last few games we’ve started to compete and show what we can do more and more throughout games. Although we need to get more consistent, I think.

“Also, when you get a few positive results, that breeds confidence. You can see that with players now. We have to create that atmosphere for the fans and then they get behind us, which they have been doing in the last few games.

“I think it’s a combination of many things. We’ve started the last few games much better, which always helps - 3-0 up at Derby, 2-0 up against Ipswich quite early on. Whereas in previous games, we’ve perhaps started a bit slowly and then you’re always chasing the game and it can be difficult.

“In the last few games, you’ve been able to see what we’ve been working on in training and those elements of our games, because we know at the top end of the pitch we’ve got so many dangerous players.

“If we can get them into dangerous situations, we’ll always create and you saw some incredible goals in the last game. We’re starting to get that more and hopefully that continues.”

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Facing problems head on has been a key aspect of helping to come out the other side of the tricky period we suffered earlier in the season, using the experiences within the squad to begin climbing the table again. We’re currently sitting eighth ahead of the weekend’s fixtures.

“We can’t hide away from the way no one was happy with the position that we were in,” the midfielder admitted. “We’ve had 15 games where we haven’t been at the level we need to be at. But also there’s people who have experienced so many different things in the changing room and we can lean on those experiences to get you through the tough times.

“There’s senior players who have been through so many various situations. And management staff and people at the Club to lean on. We’ve all got to pull together and there’s no point hiding from the situation. We look to stand up and be counted. The start of the season wasn’t what anyone wanted.

“We know we can concentrate on ourselves and if we can get a run together, we’re going to keep pushing up the table. That’s the main focus for the group. I don’t think in December you can look closely at the table. You have to focus on the process and the training to get there.”

The Hoops have, like Leicester, collected 31 points so far this term and sit in ninth among a group of teams in and around the play-off positions, having won their last home game. Concentrating on our own aims, another good points haul from QPR, Watford and Derby County would end 2025 on a positive note.

He added: “These next three games are always crucial around Christmas because you know you can pick up so many points and have that good feeling. It’s always good for the players, fans and staff. It’s our aim to win those next three games.

“We know QPR are a good team. They’ve been high up in the table pretty much all season. They’ve got a new manager this season who seems to have done well for them. It’s always a tough test away from home.

“We know they will be pretty aggressive out of possession, like a lot of teams seem to be at the moment. They’ve just beaten Birmingham as well at home, so it will be a difficult game, but with the strength that we have in the changing room, if we play how we are capable of, we can beat anyone in this league.

“We need to start how we’ve started in the last few games, create that energy among the team and get the fans behind us. That always helps in away games, it can quieten down the opposition fans. The start will be crucial and then playing to our strengths and implement what we’ve been practising.”

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