Youri Tielemans admits life is hard at Premier League backside membership Leicester however doesn’t remorse staying on the membership

Youri Tielemans has admitted that life is “robust” at Leicester proper now, with the membership backside of the Premier League desk.

The Foxes have solely picked up one level from their opening seven top-flight matches, having misplaced six matches in a row. Latest 5-2 and 6-2 defeats away at Brighton and Tottenham respectively have elevated the strain on under-fire supervisor Brendan Rodgers.

Tielemans’ focus now turns to securing a spot within the Belgium squad forward of this winter’s World Cup in Qatar – however the Leicester midfielder says it’s tough to get his membership’s poor home kind out of his head whereas on worldwide responsibility.

“I am joyful to get a little bit of contemporary air right here [with Belgium] as a result of it is robust at Leicester proper now,” the midfielder stated in a Belgium press convention. “It is clear that issues aren’t going properly on the membership. We’re doing every little thing we will as a crew.

“At Leicester, the consecutive defeats have affected us as a bunch. We have to profit from this break to recharge our batteries. It is exhausting to get it off my thoughts because it retains operating by my head. Solely my children generally forestall me from fascinated about it.”

Tielemans was linked to a transfer away from Leicester, with present Premier League leaders Arsenal eager on the 25-year-old earlier than that curiosity cooled later in the summertime.

The Belgian midfielder’s contract at Leicester expires on the finish of this season however he opted to stay on the King Energy Stadium for the present marketing campaign.

Tielemans insists he has no regrets about that call to remain, regardless of the membership’s lowly league place.

“I am not going to talk an excessive amount of about my contract scenario for the time being,” he added. “I did not depart Leicester in the summertime as I all the time stated the mission needed to be the suitable one.

“Simply because issues are getting worse now at Leicester doesn’t suggest I ought to remorse [staying].”

Rodgers: I’ll respect house owners’ resolution

Rodgers insists he’ll respect no matter resolution Leicester’s house owners select to make over his future after strain on his place as supervisor was elevated but once more with Saturday’s 6-2 thrashing by the hands of Tottenham.

The Foxes took an early lead in north London however particular person errors and a continued lack of ability to defend set items noticed them slip to a second heavy defeat in as many video games.

Leicester have conceded 25 occasions from set items because the begin of final season – greater than another Premier League aspect – and the 22 targets they’ve shipped this marketing campaign is greater than another aspect within the prime 4 divisions.

Rodgers conceded the statistics “do not make nice studying” for him or Leicester and admitted he’s not sure whether or not he’ll nonetheless be in cost on the King Energy Stadium following the upcoming worldwide break.

“I do not know, to be trustworthy,” stated Rodgers. “No matter their [the owners’] resolution is, I’ll all the time respect it.

“I feel we have seen sufficient. I felt the crew tonight, if you happen to watched them play within the first half, you possibly can see the arrogance and creativity. It is simply chopping out errors.

“There isn’t any doubt we have had a troublesome first seven video games, particularly after the summer time we have had – Tottenham away, Arsenal away, Chelsea away, Manchester United at house and a few different video games we should always win.

“It [the international break] has in all probability come at a very good time to reset every little thing, break the cycle from the summer time as properly. The house owners will do what it’s they really feel they should do.

“I am not daft, I do know soccer, and the final six video games do not make nice studying. However I’ve each confidence the crew can push on and climb the desk in the event that they play like they did in giant components and lower out errors.”