LEICESTER SAY A FINAL FAREWELL TO THE BOSS

and the outpouring of grief around the world shows that.

“Everyone grieves in different ways and the opportunity was given to attend the funeral and we wanted to go. We are a family and wanted to pay our last respects together.” Puel reckons Leicester’s players have “grown” because of the ordeal. The manager reflected: “I am proud of the success in this first game. My players and staff grow as people to manage these emotions. thing.

“After we will not be the same men, and together we have to move on to manage this emotion and to keep the right way with the chairman’s project. It is important to continue his dream.

“We have to keep the balance between the emotion and the self control.”

The players will return to training in Leicester on Thursday ahead of Burnley’s visit to the King Power Stadium on Saturday.

It is sure It is a good to be another emotional occasion with a sell-out crowd set to honour Srivaddhanaprabha.

The late owner’s son, Aiyawatt, who is stepping up to run the club, is also due back for the fixture from mourning at his father’s funeral in Thailand.

Puel added: “After we have to manage the next game but, for the moment, we have to pay tribute with the funeral. Then it will be difficult to prepare for the next match but this is the first step.

“It will be the first game at home in front of our fans and, if we want to honour our chairman, we have to control our emotions.”

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