They were bottom of the table at this stage last season.
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“Second best in everything that we did from the beginning and congratulations to Leicester. They were far better than us on the day – most disappointing performance since we got here”. Today is an opportunity that we have not taken.
“I thought Leicester were excellent”. In the last five or six games, we’ve seen progression in the level of performance.
“That is how quickly it can change, but it can only change by certain ways and certain things and certain performances”.
“We were unlucky because it was the worldwide break, but now we need to focus and get ready for the game at the weekend”.
“I think we got exactly what we deserved, which was nothing”.
Newcastle were outplayed from the word go, with Leicester’s work rate, desire and willingness to close down the opposition standing in marked contrast to the lack of commitment that was evident in the home ranks.
Steve McClaren says that losing Cheick Tiote was a “big blow” and that the team had to readjust.
“We are wanting a front four who are consistently threatening and he is part of that”.
“Once we lost that, we didn’t have a lot of options”.
He has been suffering from a hip injury that caused him to miss England’s friendlies against Spain and France and Leicester’s manager Claudio Ranieri said he would only play if 100 percent fit.
“You don’t get to the top of this league unless you are that – it’s not just about one person”.
Lee Ryder is the chief sports writer for the Newcastle Chronicle, and follows Newcastle from academy to first team.
Leicester attacked Newcastle from the off on Saturday and Jamie Vardy’s opener just before half-time nearly seemed inevitable considering the form the striker is in at present.
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LEICESTER CITY: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Mahrez (Dyer, 88), Kant, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Ulloa (Okazaki, 72), Vardy (King, 77).
