It doesn’t matter to me’ – Why Enzo Maresca won’t let Leicester City critics bother him
Enzo Maresca was delighted with his side’s showing against Stoke City, especially after hitting out at critics last week
Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca is content to ignore criticism from some Foxes fans after seeing his side move 11 points clear at the top of the Championship with a 5-0 demolition of Stoke.
Doubles from Patson Daka and Jamie Vardy helped the visitors take another step toward an immediate return to the Premier League. Daka opened the scoring with a tap-in shortly before Kasey McAteer’s deflected long-range strike doubled the Foxes’ lead.
After the restart the in-form Daka converted Leicester’s first penalty of the afternoon for a sixth goal in eight games.
Substitute Vardy then notched his ninth and 10th goals of the season, his second deep in stoppage time also from that they’re working and I know that they’re doing everything they can. If some of the fans aren’t sure or convinced, it doesn’t ma will make us better.
It was the league leaders’ biggest victory of the season, much to the delight of boss Maresca. “The most important thing for me is the way that the team is getting better,” said the Leicester head coach. “I don’t like it when people hurt the players, because I know the effort that they’re doing to bring this club back to the Premier League.
“Since the start, I see the way that they’re working and I know that they’re doing everything they can. If some of the fans aren’t sure or convinced, it doesn’t matter to me. The performance was very good today and that experience will make us better.
“I’m very happy with the result and the clean sheet, especially with the first half-an-hour, that was very good and we played the way that we like to play.”
