‘Fearless’, Marti Cifuentes hints his Leicester City style will mirror popular former manager

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Marti Cifuentes has a huge test on his hands at Leicester City this season.

The Foxes are one of the favourites for promotion but Cifuentes has several off-field issues to deal with.

Leicester could be hit with a nine-point deduction and with owners King Power in financial bother away from football, spending could be limited.

Cifuentes still has an excellent squad at his disposal though and has already hinted at what his style of play would be.

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Marti Cifuentes reveals what Leicester’s style of play will be like

There has only been a small sample size on what to expect from Leicester this season after beating Zalaegerszegi 1-0 in a pre-season friendly.

In his first sit-down interview with BBC Radio Leicester, Cifuentes revealed his style will be similar to what Foxes fans saw under Enzo Maresca.

“There is this foundation from some years ago about the way of playing that feeds very well into my ideas,” he said.

“There is a talented squad, a lot of quality players that feed well into how I see and understand football.

“I really want them to enjoy how we play to this fearless style that I read a lot about this club.

“This team did really well under Enzo and a lot of players that are still here, and obviously that sets a reference point.

“But the reality is that in football every season and every game is different, so we have to approach the season in a very humble way. We cannot expect that it will be a walk in the park and that it will be easy to reach 97 or 100 points.”

Marti Cifuentes has brought excitement back to Leicester City

Cifuentes hasn’t been in the job long but there already seems to be a good feel around the club – at least on the pitch.

Clips of the players in training sessions look far happier than they did under Ruud van Nistelrooy and it is obvious to see that the 43-year-old is a very hands-on coach.

Supporters are already being won over by Cifuentes too and ahead of the season opener against Sheffield Wednesday on 10 August, things are slowly looking up.