LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 17: Stephy Mavididi of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Emirates FA Cup Quarter Final between Chelsea FC and Leicester City FC at Stamford Bridge on March 17, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Stephy Mavididi thinks Leicester City should be proud of their ability to maintain composure in order to win a thrilling 2-1 match against Birmingham City on Saturday.
Leicester had to earn their win at King Power Stadium in order to return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after Ipswich Town and Leeds United suffered losses at the hands of Norwich City and Coventry City, respectively.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall opened the scoring in the 28th minute. The Blues responded with a goal from Jay Stansfield just before the interval, but the Foxes persisted until three minutes remaining. In the end, Mavididi’s header was sufficient for a significant three points.
The winger later remarked, “I feel like the boys, we can be proud of ourselves.” “Moving forward and staying level is not an easy task. We then had to exercise patience and find our niches while playing against a combative team, and we succeeded in doing so.
“We came away with the three points. We’ve got a lot of quality in the team, so we stay patient, we keep our belief and we keep fighting until the end.
“It’s been a productive week and we’ve just got to take it game by game now because all these games are important to get as much points as we can and just build on this game and just take it game by game.”
It was a particularly euphoric moment when Mavididi’s header hit the back of the net, sparking wild celebrations on Filbert Way, and the former Montpellier man says City now need to build on taking six points from two games.
“It’s moments like this I’ve been praying for so I’ve always got to give thanks to my Lord and I’ve just got to keep working and keep building on these performances,” he added. “Hopefully we can get enough to get us over the line.
Build On This Now, Says Mavididi
“[Scoring late] makes it that extra bit juicier, but the most important thing is the three points and the team performance, and we managed to achieve both. We’ve just got to keep building and building and see how many points we can get.”
It’s Millwall away next up on Tuesday before a trip to Plymouth Argyle at the weekend and Mavididi is aware of the significance of each game. With both opponents battling relegation, like Birmingham, he knows it’ll be tough.
“We’ve got to keep our feet on the ground, not get carried away,” he explained. “Stay humble, work hard. Let’s see how many points we can get.
“Many times we take it game by game and we don’t look too far ahead, and we certainly don’t look behind us. So, you know, we know what we need to do, and we’re just going to keep working away at it.”
