Leicester City: Work ethic made the difference says Albrighton

It was hard work for Leicester City this weekend against Tottenham, but the Foxes managed to earn their first point away from home in London.

Although he started on the bench, Marc Albrighton was a second half substitute onto the pitch for Leicester and he worked tirelessly once on the pitch to work to make sure the Foxes got something out of the match.

Albrighton was happy to see his side break the away form duck and put a point on the board, but he truly felt like his team should have come away winners as late goal attempts from Andy King and Leonardo Ulloa came really close.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 29: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City is tackled by Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at White Hart Lane on October 29, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 29: Riyad Mahrez of City is tackled by Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and City at White Hart Lane on October 29, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

Speaking to LCFC TV post match, the Englishman believed his teammates were brilliant on the night and that there was no lack of work ethic in the performance:

"“I thought the lads were brilliant – they worked their socks off from the first minute. We had a game plan to press them (Tottenham) high up the pitch and stop them pushing out.That worked tremendously well and that put them on the back foot. Ultimately they didn’t like that and we managed to get a really good point.”"

The pressing game was taking a page out of Spurs own playbook and you could tell it was having an effect on the match from the opening.

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 29: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City (L) and Eric Dier of Tottenham Hotspur (R) battle for possession during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City at White Hart Lane on October 29, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) /

Albrighton was also keen to praise summer addition Ahmed Musa, the Nigerian international was who was in place of him in the starting XI, but it did not deter the team player a moment in giving his fellow wide player some love:

"“With the players that we’ve got in the team, we’ve always got that goal threat up top. We got the one goal and we could have arguably gone on and won it.More from Leicester City NewsEnzo Maresca hails four star Leicester playersHarry Winks reveals his easy decision to join LeicesterLeicester injury return dates: Coady, Praet, CannonMidfielder’s Leicester contract, Souttar’s vow, international roundupLeicester stars among most valuable in Championship as legend’s rating drops[Ahmed] Musa got a great goal at the back stick and Vards (Jamie Vardy) did brilliant for him. We had a couple of chances towards the end to win it.”"

It was a tough pill to swollow that the Foxes couldn’t pull it off but in Albrighton’s words it is hard to accept the fact that Tottenham are always and were always a threat with their talent, especially when you come on as a sub late on:

"“It’s hard coming on – any player will tell you that. You have to get to the pace of the game straight away and you’ve got no time to bed yourself in.Then you chuck in the fact that we’re playing Tottenham away. They’ve got a team of pacey, physical players and their movement is spot on.You know your jobs when you come on because the manager will tell you exactly what he wants from you. You’ve just got to be prepared at all times and when called up on do your job.”"

Having gotten some time to rest with only a limited appearance against Spurs, Albrighton is expected to be in the first team from the start in Denmark when his side travel to face FC Copenhagen in the UEFA Champions League.

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