Enzo Maresca: Leicester City boss says Foxes' form being 'taken for granted' by some fans
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Enzo Maresca has overseen 26 wins from 34 games in all competitions since taking charge of Leicester in the summer
Manager Enzo Maresca says some Leicester City supporters are taking the dominance of the runaway Championship leaders for granted.
The Foxes beat Swansea 3-1 on Tuesday to move 10 points clear at the summit.
But the Italian's focus on possession and patient build up drew some shouts of criticism from the stands as fans demanded a more forceful approach.
"The only thing I can say is that people think it's easy, but it's not," Maresca said.
"I came to this club to play with this idea, the moment there is some doubt about the idea, the day after, I will leave, it's so clear."
Maresca has repeatedly appealed for supporters to get behind his side, as his football philosophy - built around controlled possession and building attacks from defence - has signalled somewhat of a revolutionary shift in how the Foxes play the game.
It is an approach which has Leicester on a seemingly irrepressible march back to the Premier League after one season away.
Only one side in Championship history has collected more points than Maresca's Foxes after 29 games, with the record-breaking Reading side of 2006 being three points better off at this stage of the campaign.
After the win against Swansea, having scored six goals in two wins at the King Power Stadium since behind held to a 1-1 draw by fellow high-flyers Ipswich a week earlier, the Foxes boss admitted he was not immune to the criticism.
"You can feel the fans when they're not happy, some people take things for granted," he said.
"We have won 26 of 34 games this season, unbelievable, a huge number."