Ricardo: This Is Football Sometimes
- Leicester City were beaten 1-0 by Leeds United on Friday evening
- A Georginio Rutter strike before the hour was the difference at King Power Stadium
- Ricardo Pereira admits City are disappointed with the outcome of a close clash
A Club record-equalling nine-game winning run came to an end at King Power Stadium as Georginio Rutter’s 58th-minute goal settled a tense clash in the Sky Bet Championship.
City had their chances, with Abdul Fatawu striking the crossbar and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall's header saved by Illan Meslier in added time. Enzo Maresca's men remain top of the table and still hold an 11-point advantage over third-placed Leeds.
"We’re disappointed," Ricardo said at full-time. "I think we played well. We knew they were good in transitions. I think we dealt well with that but that’s football, sometimes it happens.
"There were a lot of good things in the game, but we’re disappointed with the result. If [Dewsbury-Hall’s chance] goes in, it’s a different game, but the ‘keeper made a very good save. We had some chances, but this happens."
It was an entertaining affair on Filbert Way, but one which ended in frustration for Leicester. The home side had much of the ball for extended periods, although they struggled to carve out openings against a well-drilled Leeds outfit.
"It was a good game, they have very good players," Portugal international Ricardo added. "It was difficult to find space. We tried to keep the ball as much as we could, to control the game and the transitions, to not give them chances to play because if give them space to play, they’re very good players.
"We knew, if we played their game on the transition, it would be tough for us because we could not control the game. We were patient. We’ll analyse the game. Even when we win, we’ll analyse to see the things we could improve, the things we didn’t do as well as we wanted.
"This game will be the same. Of course, the disappointment will be there because it wasn’t the result we wanted, but we keep going. It’s a long run and there’s a lot of games to go."