Andy King says Leicester proved they can cope without Jamie Vardy
Monday 25 April 2016 12:20, UK
Leicester midfielder Andy King thinks the Premier League leaders proved their strength in depth during Sunday's 4-0 defeat of Swansea.
Much of the talk in the build-up to the game centered on how the Foxes would cope without their leading scorer, suspended England international Jamie Vardy.
But, with the stakes high as they sought to remain on course for the title, Leicester romped to a 4-0 win at the King Power Stadium with Vardy's replacement Leonardo Ulloa scoring twice.
And Leicester veteran King, who came off the bench for the final 10 minutes, said: "It was brilliant for Leo to come in and not only play well but score two goals.
"It is massive for him and for us. If we hadn't won, everyone would have said we missed Vardy.
"There is no doubt about it, Vardy was a big loss for us, because the way he has played this season has been outstanding, but we showed the strength in depth we have today.
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"Everyone is buzzing for Leo, Vardy included."
Five points from their final three games will be enough for Leicester to secure the title, but they face tough trips to Manchester United and Chelsea either side of a home game with Everton.
"We have three cup finals left now," King said after the Swansea match.
"This win was good for the confidence, going into three of the biggest games the club has ever played.
"It would be massive (to win the title) but we don't want to speak about anything like that until we have crossed the line, because we have three huge games coming up. We don't want to tempt fate.
"We know we have to take care of our own games and then cross that bridge when we come to it.
"We knew Swansea were a good team and can dominate with the way they play, but it was important for us to make sure that wasn't the case.
"We pressed them well and, once we scored the second, we took it away from them. It is a massive three points for us and a convincing victory."
