David Nugent warns Leicester City team-mates about being complacent
David Nugent has urged Leicester City not to become complacent now they are back in the automatic promotion places.
The striker said City must learn from what happened the last time City reached the top two, in October.
A sequence of five consecutive victories saw them jump from 16th to second, and they then went top of the league with a draw at Birmingham City.
However, City then went four games without a victory and slipped back into the play-off places.
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Nugent blamed that on complacency.
City entertain Wolverhampton Wanderers on Thursday night, looking to cement their place in the top two and Nugent said City had learned a lesson.
"We had a run in the league earlier this season and got to the top, but we didn't stay there," said Nugent, who has scored 13 goals so far this season.
"We can't become complacent. It is up to us to stay there this time.
"I hope we have learned from that. We did struggle a little bit after getting there last time.
"Once you are there, you automatically think you are going to remain there forever. We had a bad run and didn't win in four.
"We have done so well to catch up again. Hopefully, we can stay there this time," added Nugent.
City went into second place courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough at the King Power Stadium in their last league outing, but Nugent doesn't want a repeat of the pre-match preparations.
Nugent was one of a number of players who had to abandon their cars and jog to the stadium because of heavy snow.
"I hate being late, there is nothing worse," he said.
"I left my car 25 minutes away and jogged in. I met Marko (Futacs) on the way, he was jogging as well. We were both jogging in. We got there in the end.
"Anthony (Knockaert) jogged from the train station and Matty James jogged from the KFC on Narborough Road. It was crazy but we managed to all get to the ground and we won the game.
"It was quite an eventful evening, but we don't want a repeat."
9 Comments
by kepthefaith
Wednesday, January 30 2013, 11:08AM
“He won't absolute he must be a Forest fan lol”
by Stigman
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 7:10PM
“There is none so dangerous as a wounded animal... As Nuge said, we should not be complacent!”
by dobranich
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 3:32PM
“Hers a positive one for you then. The last 3 Wolves away games 0-0 S Wed. 0-1 Luton (cup). 1-3 Palace. last 3 home 1-2 Blackpool 1-1 Blackburn 0-2 Ipswich
They are useless.... City to win 2-0”
by dobranich
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 3:22PM
“AW I am behind them. I want promotion at any price. I don't care who it upsets or who falls by the wayside. I was trying to point out the REAL reason we went down after getting to 2nd. I shouldn't really have to do that as its as plain as plain could possibly be. The situation is solved now and Chris Wood doesn't look injury prone like Whitbred so all in all we should go up. I can't get it into my head what a great signing he is. Worth much more than we paid. Wonder what Cardiff dished out for Frazier?”
by TheGeofflane
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 12:51PM
“Now that you know which of the team had to 'jog in', dobbo, maybe you'll be a little less judgemental over Nigel's choice of subs. I won't count on it though.”
by LCFCMike
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 12:26PM
“Just checked my bookies odds for the Wolves game. LCFC are 8/13 odds on favorites to win.
Let's look forward to the lads performing to their full potential and win this one. I'd settle for 1 - 0, but 3 or 4 - 0 would make me very happy.”
by Absolute Window Solutions Ltd
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 12:13PM
“Dobbo, whats with all the negativity all the while?
David Nugent recognises that the last time we hit 2nd in the league we did'nt win for the next 4 games and he thought it was down to the team becoming complacent, and all you do is whittle on as usual like a LUNATIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why don't you try getting behind the lads for once!!!!”
by LCFCMike
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 9:54AM
“Maybe the players should jog to the KP stadium every matchday.”
by dobranich
Tuesday, January 29 2013, 9:33AM
“Interesting David but I see it differently. David you were and had been for most of the season the "golden goose" Now as with the fairy tail all is well at the camp provided the goose keeps laying the golden eggs. Unfortunately that is not always possible. There was sure to come a time when you had a mini lean spell as every striker does. Unfortunately for you and LCFC your co strikers whoever they are are only budding championship players. Some will make that level others never will (ill go no further with that one it should need no qualification). At that moment in time none of them were up to present championship levels. Therefore the reason for the lack of decent results is not complacency it's more attune to player ability.”