Leicester must be 'more clinical'
But Cifuentes lauded Leicester's "mental capacity" to come from behind and the "fantastic impact" of his second-half introductions including Faes and Patson Daka, who also came close to finding the back of the net late on.When asked about both goals being scored by defenders at set-pieces, he told BBC Radio Leicester: "I don't have any big preference on the way we score, as long as we score. It's important that we have different tools to create chances. "The important thing is that we score, no matter if it's the centre halves or the strikers."On his appreciation for Leicester's fans following his arrival last month, Cifuentes added: "Hopefully we can build something very strong together. "We're going to try and work as hard as we can to give them good evenings, good afternoons, good results, good football, and hopefully they will appreciate that.Leicester are next in action against League One side Huddersfield Town in the first round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday, followed by a league trip to Preston North End on Saturday.
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