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Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri fears attacking trio
Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and Islam Slimani have
become “scared” in front of goal.
The Premier League champions have lost their last five
matches without scoring a goal, and now lie 17th in
the table, just one point clear of the relegation zone.
Riyad Mahrez
Vardy and Slimani are the Foxes’ joint top scorers with
five goals this season, while Mahrez, who netted 17
times in Leicester’s title-winning season last year, has
been on target just three times in 23 matches this
term.
Ranieri says he’s considering bringing in a dedicated
forwards coach to help rebuild confidence, after
watching his team go over 10 hours in the Premier
League without a goal, since a 1-0 win New Year’s Eve
victory over West Ham at the King Power Stadium.
“We have to find a solution,” he said.
“Maybe some people are scared. It’s important the
players reset everything and we restart in a positive
way.
“We want to show them the best solution to pass the
ball, but you can only do that when you’re relaxed and
full of confidence.
“In training everything is right — the players make the
right movement to score. But it’s one thing to do it in
training and another in a match.”