Leicester City Football Club News

• Nickname:Foxes
• Founded:1884
• Manager:Nigel Pearson

• Ground:Walkers Stadium
• Capacity:32,500

Kelly dazed after defeat

04 Dec 2006 - 09:33:25

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Leicester City boss Rob Kelly admitted that he felt empty after Saturday's 4-1 drubbing by Sheffield Wednesday at the Walkers Stadium.

The defeat left the Foxes only two points above the relegation zone and, to add to Kelly's problems, Paddy McCarthy was sent off for a second bookable offence early in the second half.

"The defeat has left me feeling empty," said a distraught Kelly after the game. "In the end we've lost 4-1, we find ourselves at the wrong end of the table and that's three points gone.

"It's reality and we've got to deal with it. We'll dust ourselves off, come in on Monday morning and work hard to turn it around.

"I don't want to talk about the referee. I'll let his performance talk for itself.

"We won't make excuses and we won't feel sorry for ourselves. It's a bad result. That is down to me because I'm the manager.

"I put the players out there. They worked very hard in the week. We'll stick together in this difficult time and battle our way through it."