The Foxes were deservedly beaten on the road at the MKM Stadium
Marti Cifuentes pulled no punches after seeing his Leicester City beaten 2-1 by in-form Hull City at the MKM Stadium on Tuesday night, as the Tigers moved above the Foxes in the Championship table.
The Foxes were beaten for just a second time since relegation from the Premier League, thanks to first half goals from Liam Millar and Joe Gelhardt.
In truth, the stylish hosts could have been further ahead at the break, but the East Midlands outfit improved after the break and dragged themselves back into it through Aaron Ramsey’s terrific finish with just over 20 minutes to go.
Harry Winks hit a post in the closing stages, however, the Tigers were good value for their third straight victory and fourth in six at the MKM Stadium so far this season.
That result left Cifuentes to deliver a crushingly honest assessment of a performance he felt, especially in the first half, was not good enough
“It was bad, really bad. I cannot say anything else. The way we conceded the two goals, the whole performance of the first half was not good,” he confessed.
“We are not consistent enough. In a league like the Championship, it’s very difficult to have 95 minutes of dominance. It will come a moment where the opposition will have good momentum and then you need to cope with that. We are fragile in that sense.
“When the opposition get some momentum, we need to be much better in some things that are very important in football, more than just positioning.
“We conceded far too many transitions and the positioning was bad in the first half. We had to change our initial plan after 15-20 minutes but it didn’t get better. At half-time, it was important to correct that.
“In the first goal, the positioning to counter-press high up the pitch, so that even if we lose the ball we can regain and create another chance, it was really bad, so that creates a long transition. When it’s a long transition, gentlemen, you need to track back and you need to track back at 100 per cent. And we didn’t. That’s why we conceded the first goal.
“In the second half, we tried and got the chances to get at least a draw, if not more. But I wouldn’t have been satisfied even had we scored a second goal. We are not consistent enough. But I need to look at myself, take responsibility and make things simple.”
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