Kelechi Iheanacho can’t hide his disappointment following Leicester City’s 3-1defeat to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, reports Completesports.com.
Iheanacho scored Leicester City’s consolation goal in the thrilling encounter.
The Foxes dominated the opening.exchanges, but found themselves behind on 22 minutes when Harry Kane nodded home from a corner-kick.
Substitute Dejan Kulusevski a surprise omission from the Spurs starting XI, teed up Heung-MinSon for the second goal on the hour mark.
Son then put the game to bed with a sensational curled finish into the top corner of the Leicester net with 11 minutes remaining.
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Iheanacho, who was pained with the outcome of the game has now scored four goals in 24 league appearances for the Foxes this season.
“We are really disappointed with the game. We lost but we played well in both halves , moving the ball quite well. I think what change the game was the duel,” Iheanacho told LCTV after the game.
“Obviously we are always together when we lose or win. We won’t dwell too much on that. We will move forward. We will sort that out and focus on the next games.
”Before their first goal we were dominating the game, obviously we were in the right positions, but their first goal changed everything.
“That is what we need to correct. We haven’t been good all season, but like I said we don’t need to dwell too much on it. We need to keep our focus and concentrate on the next games.
Iheanacho also reflected on his consolation goal, a superb strike from outside the box.
“I got a shot in the first half. I just took the ball well, move it, shift, shoot it and the ball went in.”
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Brendan Rodgers’ side will now shift attention to the UEFA Europa Conference League semi-final second leg clash against Serie A club AS Roma.
Both teams battled to a 1-1 draw in the first leg at the King Power Stadium last Thursday.
“We have a big squad, we obviously should be able to cope with the pressure,” Iheanacho added.
By Adeboye Amosu
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