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Gary Rowett fumes at ‘irresponsible’ moment as defeat to Swansea sees Leicester in deep trouble

Gary Rowett fumes at an ‘irresponsible’ moment as a 1-0 defeat to Swansea sees Leicester City in deep trouble.

Eom Ji-sung got onto a stray Leicester pass from a free-kick, before going on a brilliant solo run, then teed up Zan Vipotnik, who scored his 21st league goal of the season. The Foxes also saw Ricardo Pereira hit the post, Oliver Skipp with a chance cleared off the line.

Leicester are 4 points from safety, but 21st place Portsmouth, who won at Middlesbrough, have a game in hand. Oxford, in 22nd, also won against Watford, and had briefly been out of the drop zone, before Pompey sent them back in. Leicester’s final three games? Pompey away, Hull at home and Millwall at home.

Meanwhile for the Swans, they move up one place to 14th, jumping above Stoke who drew with 19th place Blackburn, who are 4 points above the drop zone. West Brom are 20th and are 2 points from safety.

Leicester City boss Gary Rowett told BBC Radio Leicester:

“I’m really frustrated. If you look at the first half, OK we were not at our best but I still felt as though we just shaded the first half and we had slightly more chances.

“Sometimes it feels like we’ve got to score the perfect goal, or a worldie of a goal from 30 yards away, and that’s not how the game works. Occasionally you have got got to score different types of goals.

“The 10 games I’ve had here has felt like 40 because the way we have given goals away and have given teams a lift in a time when they haven’t really had to go and earn it.

“It’s a ridiculous decision to try and play a short free-kick when the box is open and we have everyone loaded up in the box. They then run the length of the field and end up scoring, which shouldn’t happen.

“We keep making poor mistakes. And from that point on you want to see, and I certainly wanted to see, a better reaction. I wanted to see a more desperate team fighting for their lives trying to get back into the game.

“But we just fizzled out, really. It was our reaction to that goal that was the poorest thing and most disappointing thing.

“Ultimately, we’ve got ourselves into this mess and we have to get ourselves out of this mess. And it’s a big week coming up.”

He said, per Leicester Mercury:

“I don’t know how many times I’ve said it, we give a stupid goal away,” Rowett said. “It’s an absolutely ridiculous goal to give away. It’s never on for a quick one to the edge of the box. You have to just put the ball in the box. We have to go back to basics.

“The players sensed it was on and they decided it. I’m not trying to blame them, but it just wasn’t that moment. We give it away and they run 80 metres up the pitch and score. We have opportunities to stop them and defend it.

@LCFCshitposting: Sack everyone

@hlcfc2_n: Aiyawatt and Jon Rudkin you have killed this club. Sell up and fuck off.

@lcfctommo_: same shit every week. can’t score with the thousand shots we have yet concede the shittest goals and lose. we haven’t learnt all season and we’re going down because of it. you’re all a disgrace to the badge. fuck off.

@CYMRU270: League 1 is the most soul destroying, gut wrenching most terrorist football league ever Referees are useless and there’s stuff that go on in that league that you just have to laugh at. It’s horrible. So good luck

@richjacques10: Easily the worst freekick routine I’ve EVER seen. Another shocking display

@mikeb9909: I’ve had a season ticket for almost 20 years but you can stick it up your arse next year. Hate the players, despise the owners, sick of this club. Pathetic to a man. Gutless. Useless. Fuck King Power. Get out of our club. #KingPowerOut

@tubbytriathlete: Here is my evening thoughts my season ticket is not being renewed whilst the current board and owners including Rudkin are in charge given I live near Market Harborough and I see their fan connection I am now considering a @HarbTownFC season ticket instead after 50 LCFC years

@macdaddy788: So disgusting all of you I hope this relegation stains all of your footballing careers you let the fans down today. Top not being there today tells me everything I need to know the lot of you are a disgrace. Sell the club

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