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Leicester City manager Brendan Rodger’s was full of praise for his players for their victory against Legia Warsaw in the Europa League Group C fixture on Thursday.
Wilfred Ndidi ended his goal drought as he got on the score sheet in Leicester City’s 3-1 home win against the Polish club.
Ndidi last scored for Leicester in January, in a 2-0 home victory over Chelsea.
Kelechi Iheanacho was brought on with five minutes remaining, while Ademola Lookman got his first assist for Leicester after setting up James Maddison for his side’s second goal.
“We returned to our football,” the Northern Irishman said at full-time.
“That was the key message leading into the last few days. Our football is about pressing high up the pitch and counter-pressing with aggression. When we do that, everything in our game is much quicker and faster.
“The positioning of the team was excellent, we scored good goals. We’re disappointed with the penalty, we felt it was a bit harsh, but overall, we showed good concentration in the game. It’s a good feeling to win the game.”
The application of the players, both in training and on the field of play, plus the atmosphere generated by the Blue Army all impressed Rodgers on Thursday. The former Liverpool and Celtic manager says that link between performances and supporters is what defines the Club’s home matchdays.
“We’ve worked really hard in these last few days, even though we’ve been recovering,” he added. “The players deserve a huge amount of credit. It was more like us tonight. That’s what we want to see, especially on the back of our last game here.
“A big mention to the crowd. I think this is what Leicester City Stadium’s about.
“You have the supporters behind the team, the team respond to that, and then they get performances like that. They deserve a huge amount of credit also. You can see the tightness of the group, there’s teams with quality in the group, so we still have a lot of work to do.”
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