New Leicester boss: We have to make sure we are competitive every game

2023-04-12 11:14

New Leicester boss: We have to make sure we are competitive every game


Leicester , currently in the relegation zone of the Premier League standings, has recently appointed Dean Smith as the team's new coach and will coach the team until the end of the season. Since Leicester is currently ranked 19th in the standings with 25 points, when Dean Smith was interviewed by the media, he also shared what the team should do to get rid of the crisis of relegation.


In addition, Leicester suffered a 3-game losing streak in the last round of the Premier League with a 0-1 home defeat to the newly promoted Bournemouth. In the past 5 rounds, they only achieved 1 draw and 4 losses without a win. In addition, in the next round of the league, they have to go to the Etihad Stadium to play against the strong rival Manchester City, which makes Leicester's future in the Premier League full of many unknowns.


Dean Smith said in the interview that players must improve their confidence. In terms of tactics, they also believe that the team needs to prevent opponents from easily entering the frontcourt, and the ball needs to be transferred faster in the front area. Dean-Smith also believes that the team can make progress in the next month and a half with the cooperation of the coaching staff Craig Shakespeare and John Terry and relying on the strength of the players.


Dean-Smith said, "The players seem to lack confidence and some lack of vitality. These are the problems we have to let the players get rid of. We need to instill confidence and belief in them, as well as give them tactical plans and adapt to every situation. We believe that all of this can elevate the whole team and give them some fresh ideas to make sure they can push forward and have a good plan to win games. As a team, I think they have every opportunity ability to accomplish this.”


"We have eight games in the next six weeks to salvage the season and we're going to spend every minute planning with our players and staff to make sure we can get this done."


The team needs to break through the defense with great speed


Dean Smith also said, "We must also ensure that the team is competitive in every game. This is the only way to achieve success and mentality. Now we have to change our mentality. The team needs to continue to play without the ball. It's hard to beat and keep working hard to make sure opposing players don't get into our defensive positions so easily."


"Teams also need to be smart with the ball and break through the defense very fast. I think there are players in the team who can hurt the opponent when they break fast. When there are 11 behind the ball, any team It's very difficult to break through, so we need to break through the defense quickly and keep the rhythm."


In addition, Dean Smith also met with the players recently. He said, "The first thing I will do is to communicate with the players as soon as possible and understand their thoughts, and let them understand why the team is in the current position, and how they think the team can get out of the current problem and how to do it. To improve. Regardless, we are the decision makers and pointing them in the direction we think we can move forward."


He added: "One of the things I would do is talk to the players as soon as possible, get to know them, understand why they think we're in this position, what they think, how they think we can get out and how we can improve. Ultimately, we are decision makers, and point them in the direction we think we can go in."