Leicester City’s Resilience Praised by Former Winger Matt Piper

Former Leicester City winger Matt Piper expressed his belief that the Foxes appear “a lot more confident” under new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, following their comeback from a two-goal deficit against Brighton. Appearing on BBC Radio Leicester’s When You’re Smiling podcast, Piper stated: “I thought they played well. The chances didn’t come as they did against West Ham and Brighton were ruthless in front of goal [but] we had some chances. They are clearly a lot more front-footed and they press the game a lot higher under Ruud.” He added: “Don’t forget – this is a Brighton team that are flying high at the minute, although they had a poor result recently.” Piper further commented: “But the team didn’t lose the belief, even though a lot of the crowd did. You can throw eggs at me when I come out of the ground, but I just don’t like that. Whether we are winning or losing, if you are a supporter then the majority should stay and support the team.” He then said: “The people that did [stay] got rewarded for it. I’m so pleased for the club, the team and the players.” Concluding his remarks, Piper emphasized: “Under Ruud, at the minute, the confidence and ‘never-say-die’ attitude to keep going until the end is amazing.”