‘We Need To Be At Our Best’ – Hermansen Previews Bees Test

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‘We Need To Be At Our Best’ – Hermansen Previews Bees Test

Mads Hermansen says Leicester City’s players know what is at stake as they look towards Saturday’s encounter with Brentford.

2024-11-28T09:00+00:00

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28 Nov, 2024

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‘We Need To Be At Our Best’ – Hermansen Previews Bees Test

Mads Hermansen says Leicester City’s players know what is at stake as they look towards Saturday’s encounter with Brentford.

Admin

2024-11-28T09:00+00:00

‘We Need To Be At Our Best’ – Hermansen Previews Bees Test

Mads Hermansen says Leicester City’s players know what is at stake as they look towards Saturday’s encounter with Brentford.

Admin

2024-11-28T09:00+00:00

‘We Need To Be At Our Best’ – Hermansen Previews Bees Test

Mads Hermansen says Leicester City’s players know what is at stake as they look towards Saturday’s encounter with Brentford.

Admin

2024-11-28T09:00+00:00

‘We Need To Be At Our Best’ – Hermansen Previews Bees Test

Mads Hermansen says Leicester City’s players know what is at stake as they look towards Saturday’s encounter with Brentford.

Admin

2024-11-28T09:00+00:00

Leicester City head south to take on Brentford in the Premier League this weekend
Foxes goalkeeper Mads Hermansen previewed Saturday’s 3pm GMT kick-off
City last won away at Southampton but lost out to Chelsea last Saturday

The Foxes visit Gtech Community Stadium aiming to bounce back from successive defeats to Manchester United and, most recently, Chelsea, which proved to be Steve Cooper’s final match in charge of the Foxes.

It’s a result which leaves Leicester 16th in the Premier League table, without a win since defeating Southampton on the road last month. Hermansen, speaking ahead of the weekend’s trip to the capital, firstly reflected on the 2-1 reverse to the Blues.

“The first 35 minutes were difficult for us,” the Dane admitted. “They controlled the game and we didn’t really get out or keep the ball. We got better during the game and even created some chances during the first half and scored late in the game.

Stretching towards Noni Madueke's effort at King Power Stadium.

“It’s always difficult to talk about games where we concede goals and lose the game. You can reflect on your performance and, like always, I try to take some positives from games, but a loss is always tough to take.

“Obviously, it’s always a bad thing when someone loses their job; it’s never fun for anyone. We could have had some better results already this season, but it’s difficult to answer.”

The goalkeeper is appreciating the challenge of competing in the top flight for the first time, having been named in the PFA Championship Team of the Season during a successful maiden campaign in England which ended in promotion back to the Premier League.

“It’s been good,” the 24-year-old expressed. “I love the intensity and the level in general. It’s way higher so I love to be a part of the games. I always enjoy playing with the ball. It’s something that I’ve always done because it’s in my nature and the way I play.

The Danish 'keeper has played every minute in the Premier League this season.

“I think every manager has his own style and of course something he will use. I’ve been lucky to play with managers who like to keep the ball and to use my traits as a goalkeeper to play out with my feet.”

Thomas Frank’s Brentford have again shown their attacking talents, scoring more (22) than any other side outside of the top six so far this term and Leicester must plot a way of counteracting those advances while still posing a threat themselves at the other end, Hermansen believes.

“I think they are a strong team,” he analysed ahead of his first trip to Saturday’s opponents. “They’re very clear about what they do and how they create chances, build attacks and score goals. We need to be at our best to get something out of the game.

“It is a new experience (for me) to go to a new stadium every week. But in the end, it’s football, it’s on grass. [To win more games] is clearly all of our ambitions and definitely what we will try to do. Hopefully we will find a nice way to do it as well.”

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