Brendan Rodgers wants to 'recreate identity' at Leicester City amid surprising record
While Leicester City are the best performing team on the road, they have already been defeated six times in the Premier League at the King Power Stadium this season
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Brendan Rodgers on the touchline during Leicester City's win over Sheffield United (Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
Beating Manchester City at the King Power Stadium would be a significant boost in Leicester City's bid to "recreate their identity at home".
Brendan Rodgers' side host the Premier League leaders this weekend looking to record a third straight victory on home turf, having produced two of their best performances of the season in thrashing Sheffield United and overcoming Manchester United before the international break.
Not since December 2019 have City won three successive home games against domestic opponents, with Rodgers' men much better on the road this term.
They top the away-day table having lost just once on their travels, at Liverpool, and having recorded eye-catching victories at Arsenal, Spurs, and this weekend's opponents Man City.
Meanwhile, at home, City rank seventh, having already lost six times.
Surprised by that record, Rodgers set about trying to get to the bottom of it, speaking to his players to try to diagnose the issue.
He has previously spoken about the pitch at the King Power Stadium, which is not allowing his team to play as quickly as they would like. It will be replaced in the summer, with the club's head groundsman John Ledwidge admitting earlier this season that it was "showing its age".
Rodgers also believes the lack of fans has had an impact in that away teams are now even more likely to sit deep and play on the counter, something City have been occasionally poor at defending this season, because there is no pressure show endeavour for the travelling support.
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However, the last two results suggest City are starting to correct the trend.
"It's interesting," Rodgers said on the differences between the home and away form. "I spoke to the players, looking into it.
"What you have now is, especially for teams away from home, there's less intensity without supporters. A team that usually goes out on the attack perhaps doesn't have to because they're not forced to do that by their own supporters.
"I've looked into ours and looked at our home form. We're the best away from home in the league, which doesn't surprise me, because if we want to be a top team, we have to win away.
"I am surprised at the home form. What we have is the chance to press the reset.
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"There are different dynamics. There's no crowd. There's a tactical element to it too where opposition teams don't have to come out so much because there's not the same need to as the supporters aren't pushing them and they can play more on the counter-attack.
"Whatever the reasons are, our job is to recreate our identity at home, which has normally been strong in my time here. We want to be able to do that and in particular with these remaining games."
This weekend's meeting with Man City is one of five home games the club have left. They also welcome West Brom, Crystal Palace, Newcastle, and Tottenham to the King Power Stadium, with fans potentially in attendance for the latter, with Spurs arriving on the final day of the season on May 23.
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