There will be no easy route out of the relegation zone in the Championship for Leicester City.
On paper, the away trip to Sheffield Wednesday on Easter Monday should have been an uncomplicated showdown for Gary Rowett's men, because the Owls have won just one league game all season long.
Yet, as has become all too well known, this campaign has seen Leicester become very much their own worst enemies, as defensive indecision allowed Jerry Yates to break the deadlock after only two minutes had been played for Henrik Pedersen's basement dwellers.
In the end, Leicester had to settle for a 1-1 draw, in part due to an unbelievable display from Pierce Charles in the Owls' goal, but also because standards have slipped too far.
The likes of Patson Daka and Stephy Mavididi should be putting in far better displays than the limp ones they offered up at Hillsborough, considering they once cost the relegation-destined team a combined £28m.
James Justin - who managed to desert the sinking ship in the summer to Leeds United - has opened up about the depressing environment at the King Power, in a new interview, as the brand-new Whites number 24 labelled last season as the "worst season of my career."
Justin dishes out Leicester home truths
Speaking on Leeds' official club podcast, Justin didn't hold back on the anguish he experienced last season at the King Power.
Once a long-lasting Leicester servant, having amassed 169 appearances for the Foxes, the Luton-born defender just had to leave the one-time Premier League winners behind last campaign, after a bleak relegation was confirmed.
He candidly said: "I would say definitely [the] last season I was at Leicester was probably the worst season of my career bar none, even in terms of being injured, having setbacks, this, that and the other.
"It was the worst season because I feel like when you’re playing in a losing team, week in and week out, it’s just demoralising, and it affects every part of your life.
"Even if you try to put on a brave face at home or when you’re out with whoever, it impacts everything you do."
Justin has since bounced back, after a season that was tinged in injury pains, and relegation agony, with the 28-year-old now a regular at Elland Road under Daniel Farke.
Indeed, the one-time England international has stood out as a versatile presence in the talented Whites camp, having lined up across the defence and even in the midfield on occasion.
👑 With 37% of the vote, James Justin was your @HisenseUK Player of the Match in the 0-0 draw with Liverpool yesterday
— Leeds United (@LUFC) January 2, 2026
It's clear, from the outside looking in, that the Leeds environment is the complete antithesis to the mess Leicester were in last campaign, which has seeped into this season's shambles, as everyone is willing to fight and scrap for the badge.
Justin openly admitted to experiencing one thing at Leeds, that was alien to him at former clubs: "As soon as I walked into the dressing room, I was a bit bewildered because obviously every team is different.
“The way they operate day-to-day also takes some getting used to. I felt here that everyone just got on with it, whatever the job was.
“Everyone held each other accountable to maintain this on and off the pitch, which was a massive thing and definitely something I wasn’t used to before."
While standards are upheld in West Yorkshire by everyone holding each other accountable, the toxicity at the King Power has developed, due to way too many presences at the club just accepting the demise in a sleepwalking fashion.
Justin will be hopeful that Leeds can stay put in the Premier League, at the close of the season, while the reality of back-to-back relegations looks very real for his ex-employers.