Foxes boss seething at talk of axe

CLAUDE PUEL is a famously quiet and reserved man.

But there was a glint of anger in his eyes as he insisted he was baffled by the speculation surrounding his future following a performance of real resilience by his Leicester team.

The former Southampton manager went into this game with his future in doubt after poor results and reports about players being unhappy with his training methods and playing style.

Jamie Vardy had even gone public about struggling to adapt to the Frenchman’s way of playing.

But it was Vardy – who was controversially rested in the midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Manchester City – who stunned Chelsea with a sweetly taken 51st-minute goal. It earned times it was our fault, other times it was external elements. But we have deserved more points than we have got.

“It is important sometimes in difficult periods to make the right analysis, because we have played well. We have to continue to keep this mentality.

“We have to keep our calm and try to get back into the top half of the table.

Tough

“Our performances, mentality, positivity have improved a lot. This is a young team. We continue to improve.”

Leicester face a tough festive calendar, with a visit from Manchester City on Boxing Day. But Puel’s team, outplayed for 45 minutes at Stamford Bridge, dug in admirably to inflict Chelsea’s first home defeat of the season.

At times, Leicester barely touched the