Leicester City manager Claude Puel looked visibly upset after his team lost to a late winner to Cardiff City, in a match where they created more.
He told Sky Sports: “We had a lot of chances. It’s difficult to play against this team, who are deep on the pitch, with the direct plays and second balls, we know all this. We managed our game without conceding chances until the goal at the end of the game. It’s harsh for my players because they gave their best and we deserved another result. It is not a fair result but it is football and we were unlucky. We missed a penalty in our good period, we needed to score but a draw today was the minimum and losing is a big disappointment.”
“I think we were with the right concentration and focus on this game. We knew it would be a tough game. We have had the solution and the chances and the penalty as well for us,” he added. “We pushed until the end but when we push with a lot of effort after all these games in the busy period, we concede this goal. It’s harsh and it’s a shame, of course. We are at home, we needed to try to take the three points and to push. We had all the situations to win this game. When we cannot find a good clinical edge, it is football, we can concede this goal, a fantastic goal, but it is their first chance in the game. They were lucky.”
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