- Leicester City defeated AFC Bournemouth 1-0 on Saturday
- It was City’s first victory of the Premier League season
- Oliver Skipp reflected on the importance of that win
- He believes Leicester can kick on in the upcoming fixtures
The Foxes secured their first Premier League triumph of 2024/25 with Facundo Buonanotte’s first-half goal enough to see off the Cherries at King Power Stadium. A morale-boosting outcome for Steve Cooper’s side, Skipp is confident that City can now kick on in the weeks to come.
“It was massive,” the midfielder admitted after full-time. “We were disappointed with the start of the season and when you haven't won a game, everyone asks questions, so it was an important win and something we'll look to build on after the international break.
“I think when you haven't won, people aren't the most confident and we'd let a couple of leads slip, but we managed to see it through. But we're not getting carried away. We know that there's some important games when we come back and we need to kick on and play even better than we did today.
“I think it's nice for our fans especially and for the team to give us confidence. It's something that we've all been desperate for. Spells haven't been good enough, for sure, but we knew that if we kept believing and kept playing the way that we have in certain spells, that win would definitely come.”
A real test of character after the break, when Bournemouth came on strong, Leicester demonstrated battling qualities to keep a clean sheet for the first time this term. Skipp credited Mads Hermansen and the defensive display throughout the team.
“You know how they play,” the 24-year-old explained. “They're very aggressive, they go man-to-man and they look to play forward at every opportunity. I think in the first half we had spells where we really put into practise what we've been working on all during the week.
“The second half was a slightly different game. They were more on top and we had to show a different side. We knew what they were going to be, they give everyone a good game. I saw them against Chelsea and they were really good as well.
“We know they're a top team and we had to dig in during that second half. I think Mads deserved that after last week and the defenders were brilliant, especially defending the box superbly all game and the whole team. We knew how vital the defenders would be. It's a collective effort when you get that clean sheet, so we're happy with that.”