Matt Elliot
Former Leicester defender Matt Elliot believes the Foxes still have hard work to do if they’re to win a first Premier League title and ruled out complacency on the remaining five league games.
Former Leicester defender Matt Elliot believes the Foxes still have hard work to do if they’re to win a first Premier League title.Leicester cannot afford to become complacent in their pursuit of the Premier League title, according to former club captain Matt Elliot.
Claudio Ranieri’s side maintained their seven point lead at the top of the table with a 2-0 win away at Sunderland on Sunday.Matt Elliott made 245 appearances for the Foxes over an eight-year period.
Jamie Vardy continued his impressive form with two goals at the Stadium of Light to move Leicester a step closer to a first title in the club’s 132-year history.But Elliot, who made 245 appearances for the Foxes over an eight-year period, believes that his former side still have work to do to win the title.
“Perhaps in the supporters’ eyes, I think they possibly see it as a defining moment,” said Elliot, who won the League Cup with the Foxes in 2000.”But I think, even at this stage, it’s a little bit premature. People got carried away and excited when Leicester were 10 points clear but Tottenham Hotspur put paid to that with a magnificent performance against Manchester United.
“It’s still only a seven point gap. It looks good for Leicester but there’s still work to be done.I don’t think there will be much relaxing going on. They’ll be weighing up the different permutations and possibilities of their forthcoming games” he said.Leicester kept their fifth consecutive clean sheet on Sunday.
“They’ve done exceptionally well this season – one of their strengths is how focused they are and I’m sure they’ll continue to do that right up until the death. Ranieri won’t allow for any relaxation to creep in I’m sure”he said.
Leicester kept their fifth consecutive clean sheet at the weekend, a new club record in the Premier League, and Elliot has been impressed with the Foxes defensive cohesion this season.
“First and foremost Leicester defend from the front. Vardy and [Shinji] Okazaki are exceptional as forward players but you have to give credit to the defensive unit,” he said.
“It’s not just the back four or five, with Kasper Schmeichel, it’s the wide players [too]. In particular I think [N’Golo] Kante and [Danny] Drinkwater do such a great job for the people behind them.There’s almost an automatically telepathy they’ve got alongside each other. The clean sheets they’ve kept have been remarkable” said former Leicester captain
Leicester continue their title challenge against West Ham at home this Sunday before facing Swansea, Manchester United, Everton and Chelsea in their remaining fixtures this season.
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