FA Cup final: The feeling in the Leicester squad
Prior to his team meeting Chelsea in the FA Cup final, Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has described the mood in the Foxes squad.
Rodgers and the Leicester camp will hope it’s fifth time lucky for Leicester when they take on Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side. Four FA Cup final losses in the Foxes history is something the Blue Army desperately want reversing. It won’t be easy – but Rodgers is the man to take the king power club to the promised land if anybody is.
It looks like former Fox and premier league champion with the east Midlanders, N’golo Kante, might be ruled out of the game, as per Metro. Tuchel told reporters that the diminutive midfielder is suffering with an Achilles problem.
Meanwhile, the Leicester are hopeful that Jonny Evans is deemed fit; Harvey Barnes and James Justin are definitely sidelined, while the Northern Irishman in charge hinted that club captain Wes Morgan could make a return.
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If Evans is available, Rogers will almost certainly employ a three-centre-back system. Daniel Amartey may be on standby if the former is unavailable; but Belgian Defender Timothy Castagne was used as a right centre-half in the previous two outings, one of which was a victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Quite what will occur in with regards to that issue is undetermined at present.
State of mind of Leicester City team
On Thursday, Rodgers conducted his pre-match press conference for the big clash with the Pensioners. As you can probably imagine, the gaffer was asked about all manner of topics. However, Foxes of Leicester are focussing on one aspect in this piece: the feeling in the squad before such a momentous occasion.
First of all, Rodgers said it will be “nice” to have Leicester supporters inside Wembley Stadium for the cup final. Additionally, the Foxes know they have a tough game on their hands. Beating Man United away was certainly a necessary boost.
When asked about the mood of his players ahead of Saturday, the ex-Liverpool and Celtic manager had this to say:
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"LCFC media published a Rodgers response to the question: How are the players ahead of Saturday?“They’re really excited. We’re off the back of a good performance and result against Manchester United. This team comes alive in these sorts of games.”Rodgers added:“Our ambition is to win it. We have to do everything we can in order to do that.”The last quote is via Leicester Mercury"