Leicester City: We have to fight more say Albrighton and Drinkwater

Leicester City have had a tough start to their Premier League campaign having failed to earn a single point away from home.

It has been a hard start to the season for the defending champions as Leicester have been facing some of the Premier League’s top title contenders in the opening few months of the season.

Liverpool, Manchester United and just yesterday Chelsea, have all dispatched the Foxes at Anfield, Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge by a combined score of 2-11.

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 26: Daniel Drinkwater of City (L) and Marc Albrighton of City (R) in conversation during a training session ahead of their Champions League match against FC Porto at Belvoir Drive Training Ground on September 26, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

Following the clubs’ most recent loss they have unceremoniously joined 1994-95 Champions Blackburn Rovers as only the second club in Premier League history to lose their first four away games the season after lifting the title.

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The teams lack of form has been a major concern from the veteran players in the squad.

Both Marc Albrighton and Danny Drinkwater voiced their frustration following the Chelsea loss:

"“It is not really acceptable to keep losing in this manner,” Marc Albrighton said. “I am not sure what it is. We have had a chat in the dressing room about it.Obviously, we need to be stronger, to be harder to play against, to be harder to beat, harder to score against.”"

The wide player knows that there is going to be a lot more ways that clubs are going to try and break them down or beat them at their own game this season and it needs to be expected and learned to be dealt with:

"Teams are going to try and stop us in different ways because last year we had a lot of joy doing what we did, but as far as we are concerned it is not the way we are playing.It is about fight. We need to fight more. We have lost the fight from last year, and we need to get it back quickly.”"

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 15: Eden Hazard of Chelsea (L) and Daniel Drinkwater of City (R) battle for possession during the Premier League match between Chelsea and City at Stamford Bridge on October 15, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) /

Drinkwater has been sensational so far this season in all competitions and he echoed Albrighton’s sentiments as well:

"“There is something missing at the minute and, if it is that fight, we need to get it back pretty damn quickly.We need to do a lot better than this. As a group of lads we need to figure out what is happening and start putting it right rather than talking about it.”"

Leicester return to the King Power Stadium in midweek to host FC Copenhagen in hopes of keeping their UEFA Champions League campaign on its undefeated track.

Following that it is another home fixture, this time hosting Crystal Palace in what they will hope is another positive home league performance to try and balance out their terrible away form.

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