Brendan Rodgers has warned that Leicester Metropolis might have already reached their pinnacle as he tries to choose them up from their devastating defeat to Tottenham and reignite a European push.

The Leicester boss branded soccer the ‘College of Adversity’ after his aspect threw away a lead deep into stoppage time of their dramatic loss in midweek.

He should discover a approach to encourage his injury-hit aspect to place disappointment behind them as they welcome Brighton to the King Energy Stadium this afternoon with the membership as near the relegation zone as they’re to the highest seven. 

Brendan Rodgers is concerned his Leicester side may not be able to replicate their success

Brendan Rodgers is concerned his Leicester side may not be able to replicate their success

Brendan Rodgers is worried his Leicester aspect might not be capable to replicate their success 

Leicester's defeat by Spurs was a damaging blow to their hopes of more European football

Leicester's defeat by Spurs was a damaging blow to their hopes of more European football

Leicester’s defeat by Spurs was a harmful blow to their hopes of extra European soccer 

Rodgers says he’s nonetheless ‘excited’ for the problem of getting Leicester into Europe however admits that their two successive fifth-placed finishes and FA Cup triumph may very well be nearly as good as they’ll obtain with their funds in comparison with their rivals.

‘We’re not too removed from the place our finances is,’ stated Rodgers. ‘I’ve a dose of realism from once I got here in right here. I stated I wished to disrupt the market and we’ve got carried out that. Now we have received issues – which is nice. Progress has been hampered just a little bit this season.

‘With success, what occurs is that you’ve got two fifth-placed finishes and then you definately qualify for European soccer, individuals assume you’ve gotten created a basis for fulfillment however for a membership like ourselves, it might be the top. Due to assets and the place others are at, it’s very troublesome.

‘Folks assume we’re not taking one of many huge golf equipment on this nation into the highest 5 then there’s large assets to push it on. These gamers have been good in these final couple of seasons. If we’re lacking gamers, then that’s the place it’s at. We’re on par, as such. 

Rodgers brought an FA Cup and back-to-back fifth places finishes to the high-flying club

Rodgers brought an FA Cup and back-to-back fifth places finishes to the high-flying club

Rodgers introduced an FA Cup and back-to-back fifth locations finishes to the high-flying membership 

‘My job is to raise us past that and push and that’s what we’ve got at all times carried out: win issues, play good soccer and produce younger gamers by. That’s the imaginative and prescient because it was outlined. For me, it’s to disrupt, maintain preventing and all inside protecting the membership in a sustainable place. 

‘Whether or not that’s success or failure, it’s all in regards to the narrative. I do know the place we’ve got been and the place we’re taking the membership. If expectation is there, that’s nice as a result of it means we’ve achieved one thing.’

No aspect has suffered as many accidents as Leicester this season who’re nonetheless lacking key gamers resembling Jamie Vardy, Jonny Evans and Wesley Fofana. Nevertheless, Rodgers was in a position to welcome again spectacular defender James Justin in opposition to Tottenham and the Leicester boss his hopeful their damage luck is about to show.

‘It’s been unlucky, once you have a look at all of the golf equipment and the accidents, It’s been unlucky throughout the board,’ stated Rodgers. ‘We’ll get these guys again and actually look to assault the second half of the season.’

The sentiments are nonetheless uncooked from their unimaginable defeat on Wednesday night time when Leicester led Spurs 2-1 with lower than 30 seconds to play and had a goal-kick, solely to lose 3-2 courtesy of a fast double by substitute Steven Bergwijn.

The Foxes have been scuppered by injuries this season with Jamie Vardy among absentees

The Foxes have been scuppered by injuries this season with Jamie Vardy among absentees

The Foxes have been scuppered by accidents this season with Jamie Vardy amongst absentees 

‘Soccer, like life, in case you lose one thing that you’ve got it may be very painful,’ stated Rodgers. ‘Clearly within the recreation we had been in an awesome place, seconds away from what would have been an awesome outcome. Then we misplaced it. It’s painful, it’s struggling, as a result of it’s such a giant blow for us.

‘I stated to the gamers that soccer is the College of Adversity. You be taught to choose your self up in soccer. For those who don’t, you’re by no means going to push on. That’s each coaches and gamers. If you end up on this recreation, you already know it isn’t an upward curve all the way in which. 

‘The training is that when the ache comes, and the struggling comes, that you just react the correct manner. That’s the reason I’m right here, to choose the gamers up, determine the place we might be higher. 

‘Naturally it does harm however that’s the job and it’s my duty. I feel we’ve got proven within the time we’ve got been right here that we’ve got suffered we’ve got been in a position to get again up and battle once more. That’s what’s vital.’  

Source: Each day Mail

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