Premier League: Leicester's Nigel Pearson not letting pressure get to him
Friday 28 November 2014 14:05, UK
Leicester boss Nigel Pearson is determined not to let the pressure affect him as his side's wait for a win continues.
The Foxes go into the Premier League clash with QPR on Saturday on a run of five games without a goal and he is trying his best to stay calm as the pressure grows on him to find a positive result - their last win was the 5-3 thriller against Manchester United on September 21.
But he says the pressure on from the club's owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha is nothing more than realistic with both knowing how tough life in the top division was going to be.
Realistic
He said: "I speak to the owners and of course they would like more points, they're human beings, but there is an understanding of where we are.
"It is about getting ourselves into a situation where we are in a position to win games. We haven't done that recently so that's made it more difficult but I continue to work in a positive fashion.
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"It's up to others to pick the bones out of where we're at and what we've done. You have a realistic appreciation of what we've done and my views don't change as rapidly as other people's."
It's never easy for players to make that adjustment from being a side used to winning games.
Pearson wonders if last season's Sky Bet Championship title heroics have made it difficult for some players to react to defeats and the different type of pressure their lowly status in the table brings.
Burden
He added: "It's never easy for players to make that adjustment from being a side used to winning games.
"There are different types of pressure but there is always pressure in the sense that, if you are winning games, the expectation is there for you to do well.
"That can be a burden, as it is when you are not winning games. It's been a difficult adjustment but let's not kid ourselves, players are always under pressure to perform.
"The players remain in very good spirits and I have no qualms they are not only capable but will improve our form and that's the most important thing.
"It's not about losing faith or confidence in anyone who got us into the Premier League. We have proved capable in some games but the margins and small and we have not always found the answers.
"All three (promoted) sides have found it difficult to make that adjustment."
