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Marc Albrighton demands return of fighting spirit at Leicester

Marc Albrighton celebrates scoring Leicester City's first goal against Club Brugge
Image: Albrighton celebrates scoring Leicester City's first goal against Club Brugge in the Champions League

Marc Albrighton has called for Leicester to rediscover their Premier League-winning characteristics after succumbing 3-0 to Chelsea on Saturday afternoon.

The Stamford Bridge defeat was Leicester's fourth defeat in four away games in a difficult start to life as defending champions, but Albrighton insists there is no time to dwell on defeat.

"We've got to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and go again," he told the club's official website.

Eden Hazard rounds Kasper Schmeichel to score Chelsea's second against Leicester
Image: Eden Hazard rounds Kasper Schmeichel to score Chelsea's second against Leicester

"There's no point dwelling on it. We need to get this out of our minds and get back to what we're good at: fighting all over the pitch, getting the spirit of the team, getting in people's faces, be harder to play against, harder to beat and be harder to score against."

Diego Costa was unmarked following a corner as he netted after seven minutes, Eden Hazard struck a second before half-time and Victor Moses hit a late third as the Foxes floundered at the home of their predecessors as champions.

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Chelsea 3-0 Leicester

"We've got to stop what we're doing to get ourselves in this position," Albrighton added.

"It's not good enough. We're too easy to score against, we're too easy to beat.

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"We as players need to stand up and be counted."

There was an element of luck in Hazard's goal as he received the break of the ball, but Albrighton believes Leicester must work to change their own fortunes after a fourth away loss in the Premier League from four games.

Marc Albrighton of Leicester (L) puts pressure on Chelsea's Victor Moses
Image: Marc Albrighton (L) wants Leicester to put more pressure on opponents

"I'm a keen believer that you create your own luck," he added. "Last year we had the rub of the green on many occasions.

"If you're not doing the basics and you're not fighting as well as you can, things like that go against you."

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