Brendan Rodgers: Leicester City have to 'fight' due to lack of summer transfer window spending

Brendan Rodgers suggested that a lack of transfer spending was at the root of Leicester’s struggles after a draw with Crystal Palace on Saturday. A 0-0 stalemate was enough to lift the former Premier League champions off the bottom of the table but Nottingham Forest could leapfrog them with their game in hand, and it was another frustrating display at the King Power Stadium. Ad Kasper Schmeichel left Leicester in the summer to join Nice, and Wesley Fofana was sold to Chelsea for around £80 million.

Wout Faes was the only player of note brought in during the summer transfer window, and at the time Rodgers suggested that the Foxes were being circumspect due to the club’s finances. Premier League'He will never be a problem' — Conte has faith that ‘angry’ Son will end goal drought17/09/2022 AT 10:52 Speaking to BT Sport after the match, Rodgers praised the effort from his players. He said: «I thought the performance was good.

We limited a very good Crystal Palace team, with a lot of individual players of real quality, to one chance. »Apart from that we pressed the game well, in particular in the second half when the pressure on the ball was much better. We got into good areas but failed to make the final pass to get us that goal.

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