Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca admitted that his side weren’t at their best at the Stadium of Light but believes fatigue was the key reason behind their challenging second half.
The Foxes had come into the game having lost their last three league games but dominated the opening exchanges of the game, taking a crucial lead through Jamie Vardy’s header. Sunderland improved significantly in the second half and dominated the contest, but Maresca said the three points were the most important thing and believes his team are learning to show a different side to their game.
He admits fatigue is a concern heading into the closing weeks of the season but added that his team could have moved even further ahead in the first half.
“Especially after three defeats in a row, it was important to win the game tonight,” he said. We didn’t play as well as we did in the three previous games which we lost, but in this moment the most important thing is to win. Also, as a team, we probably need to grow and learn to win in different ways like tonight. We suffered a lot in the second half but in the first half we created a lot of chances especially at the beginning, we miss some good chances.
“The way they suffered together as a team, this is an important thing. I just said to them, if we want to improve as a team, we also need to suffer together and win games in an ugly way like tonight.”
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