Claude Puel has restored a sense of confidence and winning in the attitude of his players seeing a wondrous game with both of its top players and its whole initial eleven once again delivering.
As they, state there is no place like home and today the Foxes delivered an important win at a sold out King Power Stadium over a hapless Watford Hornets.
With a couple of scores in Jamie Vardy and Ryhad Mahrez, that was the only goals the local City Boys needed to assure a win and with its defensive backfield stepping out once again, netting a clean sheet for goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.
So far, we can state that the Foxes are playing a one of a kind football ever since the arrival of their new man at the helm Claude Puel giving this squad a boost in its game and showing an immense in the majority of its players.
As the latest wave of positive results that Leicester City, that catapulted this squad in seventh spot with 34 points and with positive results playing as a local or as a visiting entity, and earning their third consecutive clean sheet.
With the loss of Watford today in Leicester City places the locals in tenth place, but todays results puts the Hornets directives and manager alike with a state of caution as lately these have not won a single game and that is raising an alarm.
In addition, the win displaces Burnley in seventh place after their loss today against Manchester United something the City bunch took advantage and getting close to the Gunners who occupy the sixth positon in the table with 42 points.
For Leicester City manager Claude Puel looking forward to see a continuance of this positive streak his squad is enjoying lately, very well playing well not only with the squads below the top ten spots but also deliver against the league so called giants.
As the Frenchman strategies seen like an instant success from its offensive game and elevating its most important area in the defensive approach he is taking and by far delivering results with after utilizing a 4-4-1-1 formation.
By using in his center backs the defensive duo of Harry Maguire and Aleksandar Dragovic with the right side defended by Daniel Amartey and in the left Ben Chillwell this foursome is been a bit overzealous when it comes in protecting their keeper posts.
Three consecutive clean sheets, tells you a lot and gives Keeper Schmeichel a tranquil afternoon.
Another point to mention is that Jamie Vardy and Riyad Maherz are back in the Foxes headlines with the return of their offensive game that was the reason for their side to come with the win.
For Jamie Vardy in the early stages of the match with a series of approaches into the posts defended by the Hornets keeper Orestis Karnezis, still in the 39 minute when Molla Wague tackled him inside the area, the game official did not hesitated to award a penal.
With no arguments from the visitors, the stage was set for Jamie Vardy to take the penalty and with no hesitation his movement that sent the visitors keeper to the right side, placing the ball in the left of the corner to open up the score.
With a 1-0, lead in the 39-minute and the return to the colossus of Filbert Way into a total frenzy and once again hearing the chants of victory these fans chorus whenever their beloved City scores.
The second half once again the mastery of the locals and inspiration from its initial eleven after the show of support from their followers was enough to deliver an all-around afternoon of great football and these certainly did it.
As in the last minutes of the game and with near score by the locals, as the right moves from Claude Puel proved effective, when he sent newcomer Adrien Silva in the 89, the Portuguese was responsible for Leicester City second goal.
Passing to Riyad Mahrez, the Algerian doing his game and with his sense of scoring, taking with him a couple of defenders and placing the ball in the corner for the go ahead goal on injury time and sentenced the match for the Foxes.
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