Brendan Rodgers feels that Leicester City’s signings in January have brought a “freshness” to the camp as they look to avoid relegation.
Brazilian winger Tete, defender Victor Kristiansen and Australia international Harry Souttar all joined the Foxes during the winter transfer window after what was a quiet summer.
Rodgers’ side endured a slow start to this season as they lost six of their first seven games. But they have since risen up to 14th in the table ahead of this weekend’s home game against Tottenham.
The City manager insists his side showed “resilience” in their 4-2 victory over Aston Villa last time out and the new signings have been a breath of fresh air within the squad.
He told a press conference: “Having experienced winning teams, that’s what we needed. The three guys (Tete, Kristiansen and Souttar) have brought freshness, balance and competition.
“With players coming back, we’re hoping to push on. It was a fantastic win. We weren’t perfect but we showed lots of quality. We showed resilience to come from behind twice. We deserved to win.”
“If you bring in new players with new hunger, that will improve the ones you have. Hopefully I’ve shown we can have success.”
Leicester ended a run of five league games without a win with a vital win over Aston Villa on Saturday out but welcome a confident Tottenham side fresh from their heroics over title chasers Manchester City.
Harry Kane broke the club goal scoring record with the only goal of the game last weekend, taking him to 267 in the colours of Spurs and Rodgers feels the England captain has been “relentless” in his rise amongst the top names in the Premier League.
“He has absolutely everything,” continued Rodgers.
“He’s a world-class player. It’s not just the consistency – he’s been relentless.
“It’s not by accident. It’s hard work on the training field. He’s got every tool that you would want as a top striker. He scores goals, he links the game, he’s tough, he’s mentally strong. He’s a brilliant player, a great leader.”
During their below-par start to the campaign, Leicester ran into red-hot Spurs as they were demolished 6-2, thanks to a second-half Son Heung-min hat-trick, back in September.
Rodgers thinks his side have a great chance, having learnt from the last time the two sides met.
He added: “We’ve played them before and won before. We understand their strengths. They’re very good on the counter.
“They have good…
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