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Claude Puel understands Leicester fans' frustrations

Claude Puel
Image: Claude Puel says his players were just as frustrated by their recent results

Leicester City manager Claude Puel says he understands why fans are frustrated with his side's recent poor home form.

Some supporters booed Leicester at full-time after they lost 2-1 to Southampton last weekend, their second successive defeat at the King Power Stadium after they were beaten 1-0 by Cardiff on December 29.

Puel says he and the players are just as disappointed with the recent results at home, which came either side of a 1-0 victory at Everton and the FA Cup defeat at Newport County.

"I have no problem about the feeling, we feel the same," said Puel, whose side next travel to Wolves on Saturday, live on Sky Sports Premier League.

"We were angry about our performance [against Southampton], it was not enough. It was a shame because we had a fantastic result before and we lost the credit of the good result.

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Highlights from Southampton's 2-1 win over Leicester in the Premier League.

"It's a shame. We showed our inconsistency with a team where we could have had a better result. We have to improve our focus, our aggressiveness.

"We have to find solutions and to have a good result against this team. At home our result is not enough."

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Leicester - who are eighth in the Premier League table - travel to 11th-placed Wolves on Saturday and a win at Molineux could move the Foxes above Watford into seventh place, although Puel remains under pressure amid reports that the club are lining up Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers to replace him.

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When asked about the speculation over his job, Puel replied: "It's a common thread at every presser. I cannot manage speculation, we often have a lot of bets about manager future. I'm sorry for people who have bet on him [Brendan Rodgers] - they have lost money."

He added: "When we have a bad result I think it's normal to have some feeling about me because I'm responsible for the team.

"I work with my players and try to give them a good feeling and positive attitude. If we manage to get better in our games, people will be happy I accept this."

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