Russell Martin outlines three-week plan as 18 Leicester City players prepare for extra work | OneFootball

Leicester City face a three-week League One pause, with Russell Martin setting an intensive block for 18 players after the 6-1 defeat of Fulham Under-21s in the Jersey Mike's Trophy.

According to LeicesterMercury.co.uk, games against Wigan Athletic and Blackpool are off, so City do not return to league action until 11 October, during an international window featuring four fixtures instead of two.

After seven matches, City have beaten Plymouth and Stockport, are winless in five, and sit 13th, two points off the play-offs. October brings six games in 20 days.

Martin said there may be a day or two off to decompress, then analysis, with next week full on. He added they are not there yet and must use this break to improve.

Those working at Seagrave on Wednesday will analyse and actively recover, then take a short break. The group comprises Franco Ravizzoli, Alex McCarthy, Jayden Joseph, Wout Faes, Caleb Okoli, Bade Aluko, Luke Thomas, Warren O'Hora, Woyo Coulibaly, John Lundstram, Tommy Watson, Kamari Doyle, Will Alves, Sammy Braybrooke, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Conor Chaplin, Admir Bristric and Emil Riis.

Away with their countries are David Cornell, Wes Burns and Liam Cullen with Wales, Harry Souttar with Australia for Brazil twice, Ilari Kangasniemi with Finland Under-21s, Christian McFarlane with England Under-20s, and Louis Page and Harry Howell with England Under-19s in Marbella.

Jakub Stolarczyk and Ben Nelson remain out long term. City have shown flashes of clicking, and this window gives them scope to fine tune before a busy October.

Source: LeicesterMercury.co.uk

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