Tielemans: Really Unlucky

LCFC Men
04 Jan 2023
2 Minutes
Youri Tielemans rued Leicester City's luck in front of goal after the 1-0 defeat by Fulham at King Power Stadium on Tuesday.

- Leicester City lost 1-0 to Fulham at King Power Stadium on Tuesday
- Aleksandar Mitrović's 17th-minute strike was the difference in the Premier League clash
- Youri Tielemans struck the crossbar for the Foxes
- City have lost three Premier League games in a row since Christmas

Tielemans cracked the crossbar late on for the Foxes, who were consigned to a loss on Filbert Way by Aleksandar Mitrović's 17th-minute strike.

City launched 15 efforts on Bernd Leno's goal without reward and their No.8 admits they were left bitterly frustrated at full-time.

"We created some chances," he told LCFC TV. "We played some good football. Obviously, the ball didn't go in today and we could have had three points, but it wasn't meant to be.

"I think we were really unlucky as well in some of our finishing, some of our last passes, so we were very unfortunate not to win, or just score a goal."

Leicester had to be patient to create chances against a deep defensive block, with their best chance of the night falling to Tielemans himself - denied by the woodwork.

"On another day, it goes in," the former AS Monaco star added. "It was a great strike, but, like I said, it wasn't meant to be today.

"I think we grew in the game actually. The more they went back, the more chances we created. Their 'keeper made a couple of great saves as well. We were really unfortunate not to score a goal.

"It's a good performance overall, and I think we can improve in the last pass and the last shot."

It's now three losses in a row for the Foxes, and while the reverse against Newcastle United involved a disappointing performance, there were more positives against Liverpool and Fulham.

"We shouldn't have lost the last two games," Tielemans explained. "Now we've got two great cup games coming up that hopefully we can do something in and then come back to the Premier League full of confidence but it's going to be hard."