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🎧 'A three-team table down at the bottom'published at 08:04 14 February
08:04 14 February
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The latest When You're Smiling podcast has landed.
Ruud van Nistelrooy has just 14 games to save Leicester City from an immediate return to the Championship, but will he manage to do it?
Hear from the Foxes boss on the relegation fight, Wilfred Ndidi's impact and the return of some key players for Arsenal's visit to King Power Stadium.
BBC Radio Leicester's Owynn Palmer-Atkin is joined by former Leicester City striker Matty Fryatt and Foxes Pride's Rishi Madlani to preview a game that has "a lot riding on it at both ends of the table".
Fans have right to voice their opinion - Van Nistelrooy published at 14:58 13 February
14:58 13 February
Nick Mashiter BBC Sport football news reporter
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Leicester fans planning to protest against the running of the club have been urged to back the squad in their fight against relegation.
Boss Ruud van Nistelrooy agrees supporters have a right to voice their opinion with Foxes fans being asked to protest before and during Saturday's Premier League visit from Arsenal.
The protest has been branded Project Reset and urges fans to make themselves heard in the 14th minute, a reference to the 14 seconds the club missed the deadline by to register Adrien Silva for his £22m move from Sporting Lisbon in 2017.
Supporters have chanted for the removal of director of football Jon Rudkin - who is under fire for the club's perceived drift and poor signings - but this is the first time any form of dissent has been planned.
"Thank God we can live in a society where there is freedom of speech and everyone who feels they can let their voice heard is free to do that and we can all be happy they can do that," said Van Nistelrooy, with the Foxes third bottom in the table.
"Looking back as a player, when you played in front of your home crowd and there is a connection from a tackle, pass, cross or difficult moments in a game where support is lifting you, I know as a coach and someone who loves sports and football what it does to the team.
"I can only hope the support will be behind the players. Of course it's good if there is anything you want to get off your chest individually or in groups,
"We live in a society where that's possible - but when the whistle starts until the end of the game I can only hope the players are fully supported by the crowd and it will lift them."
Van Nistelrooy on Ndidi 'lift', planned protest and survival 'mindset'published at 12:46 13 February
12:46 13 February
Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistelrooy has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Arsenal (kick-off 12:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
There are no fresh injury concerns. Jamie Vardy, Jannik Vestergaard and Victor Kristiansen have all had "a good week of training", after missing the Foxes' FA Cup fourth round game against Manchester United, and are available for selection this weekend.
Youngsters Jeremy Monga and Jake Evans, who travelled with the squad for the Old Trafford trip, could be in the squad again this weekend, with Van Nistelrooy stating: "They are part of first team training, once or twice a week they are with us now. Not everyday though, because of school! The players are now back who weren't able to be there at Manchester United so we have to have a look, but they are competing."
Wilfred Ndidi's return from injury has been a boost for the team and Van Nistelrooy explained: "It starts with his personality, which is excellent. Then it is his leadership and his playing capabilities. He has an enormous reach on the pitch, on and off the ball. The complete package of him as a character and a player has lifted the team."
When asked about a group of Leicester City fans organising a planned protest against the club's hierarchy before Saturday's match, he replied: "Thank God that we live in a society where there is freedom of speech. Everybody who wants their voice to be heard, in a good way, is allowed to do that. We have to be happy about that."
He hopes there will still be a good atmosphere inside King Power Stadium, adding: "We hope they will get behind the team. Of course it is good that they can get what they want off of their chests but, when it gets to 12:30pm, I hope that we have the full support of the crowd."
On facing Arsenal, who are currently sitting second in the Premier League, he said: "The difference between us and Arsenal is big. You look at the table and it is clear. It's a big challenge for us and something to look forward to. We will continue building on the last performance because the lads showed they are capable."
The Gunners will be without "top of the world" attacking players Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, who are both sidelined due to injury, but he believes Mikel Arteta has "enough players to be able to replace them".
Leicester City haven't set a target for the number of points they believe they will need in order to stay up in the Premier League this season. He added in jest: "The one who can look into the future and tell me, they can always ring me!"
When asked what the group's mindset is towards surviving relegation, he replied: "It is a game for game mindset. We try to do the maximum preparation within the training week, perform at our best, then it is up to how we manage the games. We have to score more and concede less - it is the most basic evaluation of our performances."
Leicester v Arsenal: Did you know?published at 11:57 12 February
11:57 12 February
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Arsenal are unbeaten in their past 14 Premier League games (W9 D5), which is their longest run without losing in the competition since between December 2010 and April 2011 under Arsene Wenger (16 games).
Meanwhile, Leicester City have lost their past four Premier League home games without scoring. Only Sheffield Wednesday in 1919-20, Birmingham City in 1921-22 and Norwich City in 2019-20 have ever lost five in a row at home to nil in the same top-flight campaign.
Foxes need to 'hang in there' during difficult run of fixturespublished at 11:05 12 February
11:05 12 February
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The Athletic's Rob Tanner, speaking on BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast about the Foxes' upcoming run of fixtures: "Opta looks at the next six fixtures and do a rating of who has got the most difficult. Leicester are up there with Newcastle with the run they've got coming up.
"Straight after that, there are three more fixtures that are really difficult as well.
"This is going to be a tough run but they've got to hang in there because in the past five games, they're playing all of the teams around them.
"They've got to be in touching distance of Wolves and then their fate might be in their hands. But you look at those [upcoming] fixtures and you wonder where the points are going to come from.
"If 35 points is the target, that's another 18 points they've got to get from 14 games. They've only got 17 from the previous 24.
"There needs to be something changing, something dramatic. It's time to be throwing the dice a little bit, otherwise you're just going to slip away back into the Championship."
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