Enzo Maresca Shocked Leicester City with News About international break

Enzo Maresca calls for “starting again” after identifying “new solutions” during the international break.

Leicester City leads the Championship table and has an eight-point buffer inside the automatic promotion spots going into the third international period of the season. However, they also have two 1-0 losses to Middlesbrough and Leeds behind them going into the fortnightly break.

Maresca won’t have all of his squad available to work with as many of his players are representing their countries over the next week. But his troops will be bolstered by the imminent returns from injury of Wilfred Ndidi, Yunus Akgun, and Dennis Praet.

With those staying behind and those close to fitness, the plan is to work on individual development, as in previous international breaks, and on how collectively they can find “new solutions”. The attack is likely to be the focus, with City having scored just three goals in their last four games, the fewest of all of the sides in the top half.

Maresca stated, “We have a number of players who are away with their international teams.” “There are guys that will be joining us. As we have always done, we strive to concentrate on the players we have in order to try and work with them, help them become better players, and provide them with additional answers.

“Then, perhaps, we will be able to get several players back from injury following the international break. We’ll replenish the players’ energy as well. We are going to attempt a fresh start. We make an effort to find fresh answers every time.

City return to action against Watford in a fortnight’s time, the first of a run of seven fixtures in which they play six bottom-half sides. That will then take them to the halfway point of the campaign, with the huge Boxing Day clash against Ipswich to follow.