Ron-Robert Zieler: Leicester need to turn things around quickly

Ron-Robert Zieler admits life is tough at Leicester and accepts they are playing "way below our capabilities" at present.

The 27-year-old German joined the Foxes from Hannover during the summer and is concerned the reigning Premier League champions are just three points above the relegation zone after 18 games.

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Leicester host West Ham on Saturday and Zieler told Germany's Bild newspaper: "You can start to see the fans are unhappy and it is understandable too.

"Winning the title was a fairytale and now we need to get out of this relegation battle fast.

"Nobody could have expected that we would win the title again, but nobody expected this situation either. It is not satisfactory and it is extremely annoying.

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"We reached the knockout stages of the Champions League as group winners, but we're playing way below our capabilities in the league."

Last season, Zieler was a member of a Hannover squad that was relegated from the Bundesliga and, since arriving in England, he has been understudy to Kasper Schmeichel for most of the campaign.

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He added: "I am ambitious and of course I want to be playing. I have performed well throughout my career so this is a new situation for me.

"But I am happy that I have at least played in half of our matches and it must not happen that I am relegated again."

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