Survival bid will rest on 'togetherness and personality'
Leicester City academy product Ian Baraclough is hoping Ruud van Nistelrooy's side have used their 10-day break to "build some confidence back up", as the relegation-threatened side prepare to face Chelsea, Manchester United, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Brighton and Liverpool in their next six games.
Speaking on BBC Radio Leicester's When You're Smiling podcast, Baraclough said: "You can clearly see the team are playing without massive confidence in the ranks. Five losses on the trot and two wins in their past 15 games is not great going into the final part of a season.
"But, and I think Ruud van Nistelrooy has already said this, five points is not insurmountable at this point in the season. No club in that bottom four are really hitting the heights.
"They have to go on a run now. They have to believe, as a club and as players, that they can go and put a string of results together.
"Teams aren't going to give Leicester City too much of a chance going into these next six games, but that might be the catalyst of them thinking: 'Hey, what have we got to lose?'
"But currently they look devoid of attacking threat and confidence, that's for sure. So these past 10 days will hopefully have been a really important time to build some confidence back up and to prepare for the Chelsea game.
"If you can garner a bit of togetherness and generate a bit of personality in this team, there is no reason why they can't stay in this division."
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