Marc Albrighton questions Leicester wantaways amid stark verdict on club decline | OneFootball

Marc Albrighton has questioned whether Leicester City’s wantaway players are suited to a Championship survival fight, with the club on course for only the second third-tier relegation in their history.

Speaking before Friday’s 2-2 draw at Preston, the title-winning winger said: “It’s so sad to see. Like everybody in the country was rooting for Leicester to win the Premier League that year, I think everybody is so shocked at the downfall in such a short space of time, and such a dramatic downfall as well.” He told BBC Radio 5 Live.

“There’s so many issues that need resolving at Leicester, whether that’s on the pitch, upstairs, on the training ground. There’s not one thing to put your finger on and say this is why that’s happening.”

“There’s been changes of managers, there have been drastic changes of styles that different managers have brought in. There are players there that have wanted to leave for a long time now and haven’t got that move. All of a sudden they find themselves in a Championship relegation battle. Are they cut out for that?”

“There’s a disillusionment of the fans as well. When Enzo Maresca was in charge, he brought a real connection between the fans and the players. There were protests a few weeks ago and even that was divided. That creates a horrible atmosphere around the stadium.”

“I just look at everything that they’re doing at the minute and it doesn’t seem to be geared towards staying in the league.”

Manager Gary Rowett said in February: “If you’re a footballer, regardless if you’ve got six months left, three months left, whatever that looks like, there is no benefit to not performing well. There is no benefit to not showing people what you’re all about.”

“To me, if a player performs brilliantly at the end of the season and someone comes and buys him for silly amounts, then brilliant, I’ve done my job. Every player will have individual ambitions but you have to look at your mate standing next to you. You need to be a team.”

Those who want to leave may get moves this summer, with Leicester needing sweeping changes to fall in line with an EFL budget.

Source: LeicesterMercury.co.uk