Puel: Result is not important for Leicester City but…

Leicester's players paid their respects to Srivaddhanaprabha at the King Power Stadium earlier this week

Leicester City manager, Claude Puel delivers a moving statement before his pre-match news conference and promises to continue developing the team that Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha built.

Claude Puel says the outcome of Leicester’s Premier League match with Cardiff on Saturday is irrelevant with the sole focus on honouring Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Srivaddhanaprabha was among five people killed in a helicopter crash outside the King Power Stadium last Saturday night following the 1-1 draw with West Ham.

Vichai’s son Aiyawatt and the players insisted this weekend’s game go ahead as part of the ongoing tribute to the late chairman.

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Speaking ahead of the visit to Cardiff, Puel said: “The game is not important, the result is not important but our desire, our action, our power to give our best on the pitch, to honour our chairman – I think is the most important thing.

“The result is the second thing but I think about our condition, our focus. We will be ready but I hope we can find a good balance between conviction and emotion in this game because if we remain just on the emotion it will be difficult.

“But I am confident after seeing my players at a training session that they can give their best for a few minutes and I hope we can have this feeling just for the game. Before and after, we cannot forget.

“I think we have a responsibility to continue this way and I think all the players are ready to compete.”