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Russell Martin reacts as fans express frustration with Leicester winless in three league games

Russell Martin reacts as fans express their frustration with Leicester City now winless in their opening three league games.

Saturday saw them play out a goalless draw away at MK Dons, Leicester missing some big chances, and had some hit the woodwork.

The Foxes are down to 20th with 2 points at this very early stage of the season, a draw with Notts County (1-1), and the 0-0 draw at MK Dons, but did fall to a 2-1 defeat at home to Burton.

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Russell Martin told the club’s media: ā€œI’m disappointed we don’t win, because we deserved to. It was the best performance we’ve had. The only thing weā€™re missing is a goal and if we score, I think everyone goes away thinking it’s an amazing performance.

ā€œIt’s a goal away from being an incredible performance, because some of the football, the amount of chances we created, it was so dominant. It was attack versus defence for so long in the second half and we’re just missing that last bit, that last touch into the goal, that last moment of quality.

ā€œBut the team ran against a team who are going to be up there come the end of the season. We keep a clean sheet, they fought and ran so hard for each other, the energy was great, the fans were brilliant during the game.

ā€œBut then we have to put the finishing touch on it. We built on Tuesday, even better today, created so much, but we have to score, so it’s the only frustrating bit for me.

ā€œYou play this game 10 times, youā€™ll win nine. If you end up with that dominance, in terms of territory and shots and entries into the box… we just have to keep on with the process and trust that end product will come, and when it does, we’ll have a lot of fun.

ā€œThe team was fast, it was aggressive. We played with purpose, played with energy, played with connection, [with] so many young guys on the pitch doing brilliant things.

ā€œI’m going to celebrate that all season with the young ones, the Academy guys, the guys we’ve got on loan. They’ll keep learning and they’ll get better and better.

ā€œLuke Thomas has been immense in the last two games playing out of position, and Sammy and Louis have been incredible, two kids dominating the middle of the pitch. JJ (Joseph), fantastic.

ā€œWill Alves comes on and had a huge impact. Jakub [Stolarczyk] in goal, by the way, in the last two games, has been immense. I just named five or six Academy guys and they are giving everything they possibly can for this Football Club, to bring it back to where we want it, which we all are.

ā€œHopefully people feel as excited as I do about the team and what direction itā€™s going to go in. Also, the amount of change, and it’s not an excuse, but the energy at this Club for a couple of years has been really difficult, which is not an overnight theme, but thereā€™s building blocks from Tuesday and today.ā€

MK Dons boss Paul Warne said, as per MK Citizen: ā€œWe did everything we could to stop them but didnā€™t do enough to score the other end.

ā€œLeicester are a really good team, they pull you apart, they ask questions. None of their shots were too much to concern ourselves with, mostly outside of the box, but I just wish we had a bit more personality on the ball when we got it back.

ā€œIn games like these you might nick one on the counter, which we nearly did on a couple of occasions, or from set-pieces. Today I think our set-pieces let us down.

ā€œThe effort levels cannot be questioned. Will we be better in some games? Yes, will we be better on set-pieces, I hope so. We played against a good team, we were good in patches but weā€™re still a work in progress. Hopefully weā€™ll keep developing.ā€Still seeking their first win of the season, having been picked up points against Oxford United and Huddersfield Town before Saturdayā€™s tie with Leicester, Warne said each game has produced very different problems to solve from his sideā€™s perspective and while he admitted the late Oxford equaliser still stings, the return to League One has been satisfactory so far.

ā€œThey has been three very different draws. We should have won at Oxford, Huddersfield was a game of two halves and today was a ā€˜bend, donā€™t breakā€™ performance.

ā€œLeicester will have an amazing season and I expect us to as well. When youā€™re not the better team, donā€™t lose. The lads put their bodies on the line, but Iā€™m disappointed we didnā€™t ask more of them.

ā€œWeā€™ve come up from League Two, weā€™ve played two teams who have come down from the Championship and a real contender at this level. Weā€™ve matched at times, but Iā€™m greedy and I want to be the best in the league and smoke teams.

ā€œI think if weā€™d have held on at Oxford, weā€™d have five points and Iā€™d be happy with that. Having three from three isnā€™t ideal but we havenā€™t lost.ā€

Here’s what Twitter users are saying while Russell Martin reacts as fans express frustration with Leicester winless in three league games…

@LCFC1884VERDICT: Agree with this summary in general. But Martin has got to be complaining to his bosses to get him someone in that can score goals. Iā€™m behind him if he accepts that Bob the Throb at number 9 just ainā€™t going to get us results

@scottmwalker14: Donā€™t get why everyone in football hates Russ, just let the guy get on with his job. No matter what he says, or does, there is a negative reaction. Looking at the stats from today heā€™s assessed the game correctly and they dominated. No doubt he will get Leicester flying soon

@lcfcgeorgee: Donā€™t worry lads, we might win our 4th game in league fucking one

@Birdiex94x: I mean thereā€™s lots of positives today. We played so well and Martin set us up well but man the finishing disappointing. Got to be scoring the Bobby chance and then at least one of the many many other chances. Frustrating

@snipz88: How was that performance Martinā€™s fault ? We had so many chances to win, if 20% of the chances go in youā€™d be saying great performance. He canā€™t score for you šŸ¤£

@1uca86: Should have called out the mongy booing like I did. It’s embarrassing…

@McleanZach: Pathetic. 3 games in and you have fans booing. Lots of new and young players that will need a bit more time to gel. Give the manager a fucking chance Christ. What has happened to football fans where they want managers sacked before the summers even finished šŸ¤£šŸ„“

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