Talking Heads: Rodgers, Bielsa, Castagne & Harrison Speak In The Media
- Leicester City welcome Leeds United to King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon
- The Foxes sealed an impressive 4-1 victory over the Whites at Elland Road back in November
- Brendan Rodgers and Timothy Castagne previewed the fixture from a City perspective this week
- Marcelo Bielsa also spoke to the media, while Jack Harrison commented on their win at Newcastle
Ahead of that encounter, following a 1-1 draw for the Foxes at Everton on Wednesday, Brendan Rodgers addressed the media on Friday, while defender Timothy Castagne caught up with LCFC TV.
Elsewhere, Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa also spoke in the press on Friday afternoon, after Jack Harrison had reflected on his decisive impact in the West Yorkshire side's 2-1 win at Newcastle United.
Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers assesses the Whites: “Leeds have been outstanding. I’m a huge admirer of the approach. They want to attack the game. They have good mobility. They want to create and score goals and they play without any fear. That has got them some very positive results, but it’s got them some results where they’ve lost heavily. Either way, they’re a fantastic team and a credit to the club.”
Marcelo Bielsa, speaking on Friday, analyses Leicester's performance in Wednesday's 1-1 draw with Everton at Goodison Park: “In the game against Everton, they were the protagonists throughout. They had a style where they circulated the ball very quickly and had a very marked offensive style. They played to try and attack and position themselves in the opposition's half.”
Belgium international Timothy Castagne, speaking to LCFC TV this week, previews the challenge which awaits: “We know it’s going to a tough one. We did well in the first one (a 4-1 win at Elland Road), but it’s going to different this time. We just have to play this game like any other one; be ready and start from the first minute. Then, if we play our game and we don’t let them play their game, hopefully it’ll be a win for us. We know it’s not going to be easy.”
Leeds midfielder Jack Harrison, on loan from Manchester City, reflects on their win at Newcastle United last time out, in which he scored the winner: “We knew going into it, it was going to be a challenge for us. We'd been preparing all week for it. We knew how important it was to come out strong and we did that. We'll just keep working hard, keep our heads down and take it game by game.”