Brendan Rodgers happy to see 'fluidity' returning to Leicester City despite Wolves defeat
- Planet Sport writer
- 20 February 2022
Leicester suffered a 2-1 defeat to Wolves on Sunday, but Rodgers insists it was one of his side's better performances this season.
Leicester extended their winless run in the Premier League to five games on Sunday afternoon, following a 2-1 defeat to Wolves.
Ruben Neves opened the scoring for the hosts, before Ademola Lookman clawed Leicester back into contention.
However, Daniel Podence's strike in the second half restored Wolves' lead and handed the hosts the three points.
The result leaves Wolves just six points adrift from the top four, with two games in hand on fourth-placed Manchester United.
A loss for the Foxes at Molineux.#WolLei pic.twitter.com/dBbsgBcXxy
— Leicester City (@LCFC) February 20, 2022
As for Leicester, a 10th defeat of the season sees them remain 11th and closer to the relegation zone than the top six.
However, while the Foxes' form may be dreadful in the Premier League, Brendan Rodgers drew confidence from his side's performance.
"The result is a little frustrating because of our performance. We played very, very well. We are very disappointed. They had two shots on goal and scored two goals.
"I have seen us win some games and play nowhere near that level. I can see some fluidity coming back, we were at least worthy of a point. It was a little disappointing not to take anything.
"We are starting to return to our level, you see the progression, the energy in the team, we were a real threat today. Maybe in the final third we lacked the bit of quality needed to break down a five-man defence, but we arrived there numerous times with some good football.
"It is disappointing to not get something, but this game is all about performing and if we can do that we know with players coming back we can get back and challenge again.
"You look at that performance, you see our football - it might be too late for us this season in terms of challenging where we have been in the last couple of years, but we want to finish strongly."
— Wolves (@Wolves) February 20, 2022
As for Wolves, Bruno Lage was pleased to see his side build on their 2-0 win over Tottenham on Sunday, and insists Wolves can do "something special" this season.
"Now is time to recover and prepare best for the game against Arsenal and that is it.
"That's the most important thing. We are coming with solid performances, we are scoring goals, we are winning points and we need to continue this way because if we do we can do something special.
"That is to look at the end, for now it is one more game, three points and focus on the next game.
"When I say something special I mean the way we are going to play these 14 games. We did something special with the way we played in December, January and February. We are doing solid things."
Two crucial clashes against West Ham and Arsenal are on the horizon for Wolves, who are on the brink of qualifying for European competitions this season.
