Leicester star Wes Morgan believes that the 2-1 defeat
to Arsenal will not dent their confidence in the race for
the title, according to reports from the Express .
The Foxes were seconds away from holding on to a
brilliant point at the Emirates on Sunday after
defending for 40 minutes with just 10 men, but Danny
Welbeck rose highest to a Mesut Ozil free kick and
scored a last gasp header to give the Gunners all
three points.
However, despite the loss, Claudio Ranieri’s men still
sit on top of the league table two points above Arsenal
and Tottenham Hotspur, and club captain Morgan is
adamant that the loss will not affect their confidence.
Morgan said: "That defeat will not affect our
confidence. We have to take heart from that game.
"We've shown our endeavour, our togetherness and
how well we can stick in there when things go against
us.
"Everyone loves an underdog and that's us at the
moment. We're delighted to have that backing.
"You have to relish and enjoy it. There's not many
people who get to be top and fighting for the title.
We're the type of team where the pressure won't get
to us. We just want to prove how good we can be.
"Our aim at the start of the season was to go off the
back of the previous campaign, when everyone saw
how we avoided relegation. It was to do more of the
same."
Teammate goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel had a
similar attitude, backing the team to bounce back and
continue the campaign with the same self-belief that
brought them so much success thus far.
He said: "We have only lost three games this season
so we will not get bogged down by this, in the same
way we do not get too ahead of ourselves if we win. It
is a loss and we will get on with it.
"People were maybe getting a little bit ahead of
themselves outside of the club - not within.
"But we will keep going. Why shouldn't we bounce
back? It is a loss, we move on and we will have the
same attitude."
Leicester will host struggling Norwich City in their next
league game on the 27th of February.
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