Manchester City midfileder, Fernandinho has
said it would not be out of place to say
Leicester City are more than qualified to win the
current English Premier League title.
However, he said The Citizens can give the
current league leaders a run for their money
and push them all the way to the end, if they
can learn to be consistent.
He said: "The team is one of the best in the
league. We have a great squad with great
players but we have to prove that on the pitch.
"Unfortunately, we haven't done that up to now.
I hope the next two months — the last ten
games — we can prove that on the pitch and
not just talking. This season we have been
inconsistent. We have dropped important points
at home and this has made the difference to
keep us off the top of the table.
"But with our best form maybe we can be back
at the top soon."
He added: "Leicester are in good shape. They
have been one of the most consistent teams in
the league. They are playing very well and if
they win the league they will deserve it
because they will have shown the best
qualities. But things can change.
"To play as the favourites is a lot of pressure. It
is not easy to be top of the table and to win all
those games.
"This can be an advantage for us but our target
is to keep playing, to get better and to try to do
our best."
Warning against writing City off, Fernandinho
said: "This would be a mistake. We have great
players and a great manager and we're going
to put our efforts into the games we have left.
"We want to start with the next game against
Norwich and then the derby. We want to gain
confidence and when players return from injury
they will make our squad even stronger. After
that we will see what happens."
Pell added: "The next four games will be very
important to try to reduce the gap. We need to
win at least nine of our remaining games."
said it would not be out of place to say
Leicester City are more than qualified to win the
current English Premier League title.
However, he said The Citizens can give the
current league leaders a run for their money
and push them all the way to the end, if they
can learn to be consistent.
He said: "The team is one of the best in the
league. We have a great squad with great
players but we have to prove that on the pitch.
"Unfortunately, we haven't done that up to now.
I hope the next two months — the last ten
games — we can prove that on the pitch and
not just talking. This season we have been
inconsistent. We have dropped important points
at home and this has made the difference to
keep us off the top of the table.
"But with our best form maybe we can be back
at the top soon."
He added: "Leicester are in good shape. They
have been one of the most consistent teams in
the league. They are playing very well and if
they win the league they will deserve it
because they will have shown the best
qualities. But things can change.
"To play as the favourites is a lot of pressure. It
is not easy to be top of the table and to win all
those games.
"This can be an advantage for us but our target
is to keep playing, to get better and to try to do
our best."
Warning against writing City off, Fernandinho
said: "This would be a mistake. We have great
players and a great manager and we're going
to put our efforts into the games we have left.
"We want to start with the next game against
Norwich and then the derby. We want to gain
confidence and when players return from injury
they will make our squad even stronger. After
that we will see what happens."
Pell added: "The next four games will be very
important to try to reduce the gap. We need to
win at least nine of our remaining games."
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