Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy has hailed the heart and spirit of his players and is confident his side can “turn the momentum around” despite suffering a 1-0 defeat in 13 Premier League games to Chelsea.

Ruud was pleased with the spirit his players displayed at Stamford Bridge and believes the team deserved a better result.

He was also positive about the impact of the switch to five at the back, with Luke Thomas, one of three players to start, particularly praised by the Dutchman.

“The lads deserved more,” Ruud said after the game.

“The performance today was really good, full of heart and spirit. “

It’s a new formation, with the ball and without the ball, a great performance today. โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที. Luke Thomas was really good in that role today. “

It gives stability in defence because conceding goals is a concern. We also wanted to have more players around Jamie Vardy to support him and I think it worked well. “

Mads (Hermansen) made a great penalty save and hit the crossbar. Including moments when the ball dropped but Jamie (Vardy) couldn’t get to it. “

These things can change the momentum for us. The situation we’re in now is we’re not scoring goals but the team has spirit and that’s what they showed today.”