I will get it right, vows Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson
Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson has declared: "I will sort it out."
City slumped to their third consecutive away defeat at Wolves on Sunday.
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Leicester City manager Nigel Pearson
Pearson accused some of his players of not taking enough responsibility, but he said they would get it right.
City have displayed a susceptibility to set-pieces on their travels and Pearson said it was an issue he had to address as they look to recover from an indifferent start to their campaign.
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"The things that let us down were a lack of concentration and a lack of acceptance of responsibility when defending," he said ahead of tomorrow night's Championship clash against Burnley at the King Power Stadium.
"Individuals have not taken enough responsibility out there (against Wolves), and that is disappointing because we had played well in the games against Blackburn and Blackpool for the majority of the time.
"Unfortunately, our lack of concentration at key moments have put us on the back foot.
"I was not particularly happy with that because the set-plays were always going to be important. It is frustrating and a reoccurring theme that will be put right. I will sort it out."
City will check on the condition of midfielder Andy King before the visit of Burnley, the first of two vital home games in five days as Pearson's former club, Hull, arrive on Sunday.
King went off in the first half against Wolves with a tight hamstring and, if he is not fit, Matty James and Neil Danns will vie to take his place.
"We have to look at who is available, but we have other players who can come in," said Pearson.
"It is down to hard work and we will get it right.
"We have played three away games and had three defeats, which is a bit tough on how we have performed on reflection, but we can't give teams two-goal starts.
"It gives you an awful lot to do. I was pleased with the dynamic approach of our players in the second half, but we have to make sure we don't put ourselves in that position again."
Comments
by Happy_Fox
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 2:59PM
“FOXULIKE: Old Chinese proverb say
Man with hole in pocket feel cocky all day!
Time you got a new pair of trousers geezer.”
by lcfctilidie
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 2:56PM
“Thanks Burton.
I believe that a team isn't just controlled by the manager. The coaches make a big impact.
Look at Chelsea when Ray Wilkins was released, they fell apart for a while.
We got worse when Chris Powell left. There is a gap there that we have not filled yet.
Manager just brings it all together for the game.
We need some really talented youth coaches. Looks like the owners are trying to build a set-up where we promote youth as well as winning. They want to be like West ham, Man U etc where the youth team set-up provides a lot of players for the first team. Takes time but the rewards are great. They don't just want us in the premiership, they want us to be a major team! Really does show they are here for the long haul!”
by Burton_Fox
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 2:51PM
“Foxerod
I did say that both Konch and De Laet were hopeless but only defensively. They both offer qualities going forward. So I stand by my statement.
However, is this because they are being exposed due to the lack of defensive cover in midfield I wonder? Either way, as stated, teams who do their homework are going to attack these two relentlessly unless something changes. Unfortunately we are not good enough to stay on the attack for 90 minutes.
De Laet has time to learn and change, Konch does not - father time is catching up with him and he's lost against anyone with any real pace.
You'd think this would have stood out like a sore thumb in training with the likes of Shlupp, Marshall, Vardy and Knockaert bearing down on them. So again you have to question the thought process of the manager.”
by Burton_Fox
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 2:31PM
“"lcfctilidie
a very sensible post”
by Burton_Fox
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 2:30PM
“lcfctilidie”
by foxeerod
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 2:26PM
“to call konchesky useless is actually disgraceful , when we signed him i wasnt keen as a lot of my forest mates said he was good going forward , but poor as an actual defender .
and last season this proved true with both konch and peltier getting caught with opposition players in behind them. plus the added irritation of konch diving in for tackles instead of staying on his feet and jockeying .
but to call a pro player useless is a bit much, not many of you on here would have the skill to belt one in from 35 yards at pro level like he did on sunday.
at present our forwards are all capable of missing from 6 inches ,and though konchesky has , along with de laet made a few defensive errors this season , our defence as a whole in conceding 6 goals in 5 league games have ,overall done ok .
so lets cut the slack a little on the defensive issues and the criticism of the team as a whole, after all we havnt been stuffed yet , and even when we do go a goal or two down , pearsons team dont just give up, they fight back every time.
2-0 tonight to the mighty blue foxes”
by lcfctilidie
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 2:17PM
“We got worse when Chris Powell left. He had a big impact behind the scenes. Maybe we should be looking for more talented coaches as well! Heskey for one. Player coach.”
by FoxUlike
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 2:08PM
“Happy fox: hehe I'm loving the happy-clappy Buddhist lessons in Enlightenment. I hope you haven't been kidnapped by some Religious Cult.
Anyway, climb down off your floating cushion, put down your herbal tea for a sec and open your ears:
Confucius he say, "changing managers mid-season rarely brings about the hoped for improvement. "
We're not content with what we have, but our ambition must be guided by common sense and realism.”
by Happy_Fox
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 1:38PM
“Foxulike: To be enlightened requires you to first open uour eyes. You fear that change may make things worse. Ok. So let's all be content with what we have got. We shouldnt risk aspiring to be better than Mediocre now should we?
I wonder if the owners share your lack of ambition? LOL”
by foxfan1
Wednesday, September 19 2012, 1:22PM
“Nigella..spinning & spinning & spinning & spinning
Never coming to a knowledge of the truth...”