The Potters are the next visitors to the King Power Stadium, where Enzo Maresca’s side will attempt to make it 10 wins from 11 matches to stay top of the Championship table.
Stoke coach Alex Neil said Leicester City has completed rebuilding the squad to have a great chance of returning straight to the Premier League.
City go into this weekend’s match with the Potters at the top of the Championship table, having won nine of their opening 10 matches. It’s the best start we’ve had to a secondary campaign in 23 years.
When asked how City had done compared to other relegated clubs in the past, Neil emphasized the quality of the team. He believes City have struck the right balance by retaining a core force of good players keen to revive the team, while also bringing in new faces after selling big names.
They’ve got a really strong core of players that have proven to be Premier League quality,” Neil said at his press conference this week. “I know people will argue against that because they came down but I think consistently before that for a good number of years, they’ve been really competitive in the Premier League. And they’ve added some players who give it an element of freshness and I think that’s the two bits you need to balance off.
You need to make sure you get the best possible money for those who want to leave, find good replacements who are good enough to win the championship and compete in the Premier League, certainly in the short term. , and ensure Key players want to be part of the club and help take it back to a position where they once played a leadership role. I think they checked all those boxes and covered all the bases.
Stoke will arrive at the King Power Stadium with just one win in their previous seven matches, leaving them just two points above the drop zone and facing a plethora of injuries. Neil was not discouraged.
He added:
“It’s going to be a tough game for us, but I’ve been in games where I’ve had worse odds than this one and got the result, so we’ll see how we do. how.”
