Caglar Soyuncu had an impressive season for Leicester City
“I love to play for him,” says Caglar Soyuncu Sky Sports when asked about Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers. “I learn a lot from him, he’s a very positive person and he pays a lot of attention to young players – which is great in my case.”
The 24-year-old central defender is one of the many success stories in Leicester this season. He takes the opportunity Rodgers gives him to fill the void Harry Maguire’s sale to Manchester United has left in the heart of the Foxes’ defense.
Only Liverpool have fewer league goals than Leicester, and it was an excellent one-off campaign in which Soyuncu is considered one of the country’s outstanding center-backs.
Sky Sports The expert Graeme Souness recently suggested “to be the center they will all strive for” Sunday Times Column while Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is quoted as saying that only Virgil Van Dijk is better in the Premier League.
Soyuncu has become a key player in Leicester’s defense alongside Jonny Evans
“I agree that I have a very good season. It’s been great so far,” Soyuncu says on a video call. “Every time I play, I get better, I think. It’s very flattering to hear such good things from a player like Ilkay. He’s a great player himself.”
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Soyuncu’s progress, however, was only achieved through hard work. There were one-on-one interviews with trainer Kolo Toure and video analyzes with Rodgers. “He has had a lot of influence on my game, how I improved it,” says Soyuncu.
But lessons were also learned from rivals. “I always watch and learn from other players,” he says. “There are so many great defenders in this league. I would not limit myself to just watching a team or two and their players. There are so many good players in the Premier League and I try to watch many others and from to learn them. “
Soyuncu said Van Dijk is the best central defender in the Premier League
“There are so many good central defenders in this league, but I have to say that Van Dijk is at the top of the list and where they are [are] in the league and how he did it shows that. “
Restart battles
The challenge for Soyuncu and Leicester is to ensure that hard work during a restart that was previously difficult for the team is not in vain.
They stay in third place, but the draws against Watford and Brighton have reduced their advantage over Chelsea to one point, while the wolves are only three points behind in fifth place after playing one more game.
Speaking to Soyuncu the morning after Leicester’s FA Cup quarter-final against Chelsea, he remains confident that they will soon be back on track, regardless of their struggles since the restart.
We are a team that is good enough, we are motivated and we will promote these positive ideas.
Caglar Soyuncu
“We are not so worried about that at all [dropping out of top four]”, he says.” We only played two games, we played two draws. Yes, it would have been better if we both won, but we are where we are.
“We will do our best to play better and I think we will do it. We are a team that is good enough, we are motivated and we will push these positive ideas forward.”
To return to winning ways in Everton on Wednesday – live on Sky Sports – Leicester needs to find more incisions on the forefoot. They missed the edge and the attack boost they showed so emphatically when they defeated Aston Villa 4-0 in the last Premier League game before the shutdown.
According to Opta, they managed to create only a clear chance in their two Premier League games with relegation-threatening Watford and Brighton, while Rodgers urged his team to “be more confident after the 1-0 FA on Sunday in attack areas.” show “Cup loss against Chelsea.
Soyuncu saw a late header that was coincidentally blocked in this draw by Cesar Azpilicueta after steering another header just past the goal in a goalless draw against Brighton a few days earlier.
Soyuncu’s header is blocked by Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta
The attack load should of course not be on him, but he says that the return to action – under difficult circumstances – was a challenge for all clubs.
“As defenders, we’re trying our best to help our strikers and score,” said Soyuncu.
“I’ve had a few chances in the last two games. Yes, this header has been blocked, but I’m looking forward to doing my best in the next game. We all, all the boys and the management are.” we were beaten upset [on Sunday].
“But coming back after such a long pause after the lockdown was not easy. It’s not easy for any team at the moment.
“Everyone finds it quite difficult. Especially to play in a dangerous environment because of this situation, because of the pandemic. Football is not everything. We are people and we have our worries. For example, health is important.
“We still have seven games to go and I’m sure we’ll score a lot.”
Leicester was among the top three leaders alongside Man City and Liverpool for most of the season
This concern is of course reflected in the empty stadiums where football is currently being played.
Leicester were without loud home support against Chelsea at this stage when they pushed for a equalizer, and Soyuncu says the players really feel the absence of fans.
“It’s a strange feeling, you can usually hear them cheering us on, which motivates you to play better,” he says. “It’s something I’m not used to. I don’t think any of my teammates are used to it – young or old – we’ve never seen anything like it.
“It’s difficult, but we have to get used to it and get used to it quickly.”
Leicester desperately needs to get back on the winning streak and protect what they fought for this season. But for Soyuncu there is also confidence that they will do just that.
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