Gary Lineker still believes Leicester City can rescue their season and secure Premier League safety – if they recruit a good defender this month.
The Foxes, under Ruud Van Nistelrooy, have now lost five straight league matches and were defeated 2-1 at Aston Villa on Saturday despite hauling themselves back into the game.
oversaw a return of four points from his first two games in charge but City have now won only one of their last 12 league matches and have, for the first time this season, slipped into the relegation zone. The goals against column, though, is especially alarming.
have kept only a single clean sheet this season, in the win over Bournemouth, but have shipped 16 goals in their last six matches alone. To that end, a defensive reinforcement must be sourced, says Lineker – and he believes that if they can identify and sign a suitable figure then the club can still avoid relegation.
It’s a shame, but if Leicester sign a defender in the window, a good one, I still think they’ll stay up – I hope! Another defeat, that’s five in a row,” Lineker said on Match Of The Day.
“Despite an improvement in their overall play recently, they just leak too many goals.”
Villa were allowed to plunder a couple of avoidable goals, from City’s point of view, either side of Stephy Mavididi’s reply on Saturday. Ross Barkley was afforded too much room on the edge of the penalty area after they failed to clear their lines from a corner, and then James Justin was guilty of not removing the danger when in possession and was caught out, leading to Leon Bailey’s winner.
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