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Faes: We Need To Believe

There is still plenty to play for in the remainder of the Premier League campaign, says Wout Faes, starting with Monday’s visit of Newcastle United.

2025-04-06T09:00+01:00

by Sam Jones

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06 Apr, 2025

Faes: We Need To Believe

There is still plenty to play for in the remainder of the Premier League campaign, says Wout Faes, starting with Monday’s visit of Newcastle United.

Sam Jones

2025-04-06T09:00+01:00

Faes: We Need To Believe

There is still plenty to play for in the remainder of the Premier League campaign, says Wout Faes, starting with Monday’s visit of Newcastle United.

Sam Jones

2025-04-06T09:00+01:00

Faes: We Need To Believe

There is still plenty to play for in the remainder of the Premier League campaign, says Wout Faes, starting with Monday’s visit of Newcastle United.

Sam Jones

2025-04-06T09:00+01:00

Faes: We Need To Believe

There is still plenty to play for in the remainder of the Premier League campaign, says Wout Faes, starting with Monday’s visit of Newcastle United.

Sam Jones

2025-04-06T09:00+01:00

Leicester City welcome Newcastle United to King Power Stadium on Monday evening (8pm kick-off)
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side return to Filbert Way having lost out to Manchester City in midweek
Foxes defender Wout Faes previewed our latest Premier League fixture earlier this week
He shared his thoughts on a difficult season to date and how City plan to attack this encounter with the Magpies

A 2-0 reverse at Manchester City on Wednesday, combined with results elsewhere, has left the Foxes 12 points adrift of safety heading into this weekend’s fixtures, which will conclude with the Magpies heading down to Leicestershire for an 8pm kick-off on Filbert Way.

Referencing City’s last game on home soil, a 3-0 defeat to Manchester United, the Belgium international believes it was a familiar story at both ends of the pitch and, having conceded 67 goals across the league season so far, one that we must look to rectify to stand any chance of collecting more points in the coming weeks.

“A tough one for us, we weren’t good enough in any way, neither defence nor offensively,” he admitted. “It has been the story of the last few games before the international break, to be honest. Hopefully we can turn that around.

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“I think it speaks for itself that we are in a very difficult moment, that’s clear. We don’t need to shy away from that, but as much as possible, we need to believe and we need to keep going.

“Obviously, the results have been bad and some games have been very bad, but we need to hold on to each other. This can be a turning point. That’s football, you live from results. You can play good games, bad games but if you win at the end, that’s the only thing that matters. It’s very tough, we don’t have to lie about that.

“It’s been a bit of everything. It’s too much (the number of goals conceded). It’s obviously a thing that us defenders and goalkeepers will get but it’s a team thing as well. It’s the same as scoring goals, we should score a lot more.

“I think we started quite well, personally too, and then the new Manager came in and I went to the bench. I worked my way back into the team. But now the most important thing is to keep working and help the team as much as possible to the collective goal which is staying in the league.”

Eddie Howe’s side, fresh from lifting the Carabao Cup last month to claim their first major domestic trophy since 1955, also defeated Brentford on Wednesday and look set for a late push towards the top-four, sitting just a point behind Manchester City as things stand.

The centre-back is all too aware of the North East side’s qualities, too, having watched on from the bench at St. James’ Park in December when the hosts ran out 4-0 winners in the reverse fixture.

“What you can always expect from Newcastle is a very aggressive, very energetic team,” the 27-year-old analysed. “They’re a good team and must be on a high as well so hopefully we can make them fall like we say and get some points this time playing at home. For us, it’s a very important game so we’re going to go 100 per cent to win the game.

“A lot of people always speak but for us at the Club, and for everyone in the squad, the most important thing is that we can still do it. It’s not finished yet. Obviously, it’s a very difficult task and everyone knows that, but it’s doable.

“I hope that we have a new energy and positive things to work on for the next few games. Let’s hope we are still in the race by then. I don’t think we need to look towards the last games because by then it could be finished if we think like that.

“For me, the most important is to look at it game by game, that’s something that the staff are really implementing as well. That’s the only way to approach it.”

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