LEICESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 04: Leicester City Manager Enzo Maresca during the Leicester City press conference at Leicester City Training Ground, Seagrave on August 04, 2023 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
The Leicester City manager gives his thoughts on the club’s 3-0 win over Preston as Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall’s double and Kelechi Iheanacho’s tap-in sends the top of the table.
According to Leicester City manager Enzo Maresca, nine victories in the first 10 Championship games is “not normal” and is demonstrated by the records of the other major clubs in the division.
On Wednesday night, City defeated Preston 3-0 thanks to a strong second half performance, moving back to the top of the Championship standings with 27 points out of a possible 30. Since the division underwent a rebranding 20 years ago, it is the greatest record any team has had after 10 games.
Rivals continue to highlight City’s Premier League caliber, but Maresca said that his team deserves recognition because there are other top teams in the division who aren’t performing as well as City is. Leeds and Southampton, two teams that were also relegated, have 16 points through their first 10 games, which puts them 11 points behind City.
“I’m happy,” Maresca said. “I just said to the players that what they have done until today is not normal. It’s not just because your club is Leicester that you achieve something like this. There are more clubs in the Championship this year, important like us, but they struggle. So it’s something important.
