Marti Cifuentes ‘angry’ after Leicester lose third on trot against Blackburn

Leicester manager Marti Cifuentes was angry after seeing his side suffer a third successive Championship defeat with a 2-0 loss to Blackburn at the King Power Stadium.

Two goals from Andri Gudjohnson handed Rovers a deserved victory, completing back-to-back wins, and brought a hostile reaction from Foxes fans at the final whistle.

Supporters chanted ‘You’re not fit to wear the shirt’ as the players appeared to be cajoled by Cifuentes to face them at the final whistle.

That was accompanied by boos after a poor display from Leicester, who have now won just once in nine league games.

Cifuentes said: “It was disappointing and I understand the fans are frustrated.

“I wanted us to get closer to the supporters after the game, it’s about staying together.

“The fans have the right to be angry when we lose. But I can tell them that even the most committed Leicester fan in the world is not as angry as I am at the moment.

“We need to give them something back and come out of this difficult time together. That’s the only to go.

“But we need to be better, whatever direction the crowd is. I knew the situation when I arrived here but I am 100 per cent committed to changing things.

“Everybody needs to be accountable for the way they respond to this.

“We need to be better. I’m here to help the players, perhaps one bad action can trigger a different feeling. It’s not easy for some but we need much more.

“The only way I know is by working harder. We have an opportunity now on Tuesday against Middlesbrough and we need to react strongly.

“But I’ve experienced this before, sometimes with clubs that have been in trouble.”

Blackburn manager Valerien Ismael praised Gudjohnson’s goals – but also felt goalkeeper Balazs Toth played a huge role.

Toth made a superb second-half save from Leicester forward Stephy Mavididi with the score at 1-0.

“The save Balazs made in the second half was unbelievable,” said Ismael.

“But everyone was on top in this performance and able to compete at a high level. They wanted more than just the three points.”

Ismael was pleased to see Gudjohnsen find his form in front of goal as he has now scored in successive games.

“It’s exactly what we expected from Andri,” added Ismael.

“He was in the right position every time. I think he had two big chances as well before that, early in the season. He stayed in the right positions all the time but the first touch was not good.

“But now he found the rhythm to be in the right position and to have the final touch, which is very pleasing for us and for all the work he puts in every time.

“When you’re in a transition, some players adapt very quickly, some players need more time. Andri was one of them, he just needed more time.

“I said to the boys we have to go for the second goal because we cannot go through all the game like this. We needed to be braver and to be more aggressive on our press. We created so many chances in the second half.

“I was really pleased with the reaction, the way we wanted to play. And we got the clean sheet, players put their bodies on the line.”