Danny Simpson reveals the new challenge Leicester’s title push has presented

Follow us on Google Discover

The Foxes defender says that his side have to get used to opposing teams playing for a point against them.

Leicester City full-back Danny Simpson has revealed one of the biggest challenges of becoming a top team in the Premier League, telling the club’s official website that it is difficult to get used to opposing teams playing for a draw.

The Foxes have enjoyed a remarkable rise over the last 12 months, going from making a late surge to safety under Nigel Pearson to leading the top-flight table under Claudio Ranieri.

Simpson’s side recovered from suffering a first defeat in seven league matches against Arsenal on Valentine’s Day with a 1-0 victory over struggling Norwich City at the King Power Stadium last time out.

However, it took until the penultimate minute of the game for the hosts to break down the visitors thanks to a Leonardo Ulloa goal, whilst City were held to a 0-0 draw in front of their own fans by a stubborn Bournemouth side in their first match of 2016.

Simpson admits that the struggle to break down defensive-minded teams is a new challenge for his side due to their new-found success.

The 29-year-old told lcfc.com ahead of the home match with West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday night: “It’s a Tony Pulis side to it’ll be a really tough game. I imagine that they’ll come and sit in and try and nick a goal. It’ll be similar to Norwich, but these are the challenges that we’re up against now.

“We know exactly what other teams are trying to do against us, especially when they’re coming away from home to King Power Stadium.

“We’re doing so well so teams could be happy to come here and get a point, so it’s a different challenge against a group of players that we have to overcome. We did that against Norwich, so hopefully we can do that again.”

Leicester’s lead at the top of the table was cut to just two points with that defeat at Arsenal just over a fortnight ago, but they are still in the driving seat with less than three months of the season remaining.

If Simpson’s side were to go on to win the Premier League title this season it would be the first league championship in the club’s history, and a first major trophy since the League Cup win in 2000.