REPORT: ‘What’s the point?’ under-pressure manager opens up on loss of voice in the dressing room—and the startling reason he won’t intervene

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    REPORT: ‘What’s the point?’ under-pressure manager opens up on loss of voice in the dressing room—and the startling reason he won’t intervene

    Gary Rowett insists he has witnessed a strong response from his squad following Leicester City’s first loss since he took charge, as they prepare for this weekend’s formidable trip to Ipswich Town.

    The Foxes claimed two respectable results with draws away to Stoke and Middlesbrough in Rowett’s opening two fixtures, before delivering a disappointing display in his first home outing—a 2-0 defeat to Norwich City.

    Ahead of the visit to Portman Road, where Ipswich could move into the automatic promotion places for at least 24 hours with a victory, Rowett believes his players have shown in training that they ‘care’ and ‘want to do well’.

    Rowett’s side currently sit in the Championship relegation zone with just 11 matches remaining, making it vital that they translate that attitude into results.

    Rowett said: “We’ve only been here just over a week, I’m not expecting, I’d love to see, but I’m not expecting incredible performances straight away in every single game.

    “I think we’ve had two positive, one half of not so positive. That’s fine. It gives me little clues. It gives me messages about what I think we need to do.

    “I think every game that passes that we don’t get a positive result I think the players, that feeling heightens a little bit, we start to realise that games aren’t going to be here forever.

    “But I don’t want to add to that. I don’t want to add to that feeling of every time we lose a game there’s no point in me walking in and having a go at the players every single time.

    “I think we still have to be constructive. I think the players were left after the game in no uncertain terms of what I think we need to do better in games. But I also see a clear desire to try and improve that themselves.

    “I think there’s always an easy narrative from outside that players don’t care and players are overpaid or whatever that might be. But I haven’t seen that within the group.

    “I’ve seen a group that cares, that wants to do well, that maybe are just not playing quite with the same freedom and confidence that good results and a better position in the table help you to do so.

    “So let’s see what happens. It’s the next game, that’s what we focus on and we learn again from whatever happens.”

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