Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca lamented Jamie Vardy’s missed chances as his side fell to a 1-0 defeat to Bristol City as their fight to stay in the Championship’s automatic places continued.
Hero of their Premier League title-winning side Vardy spurned three big chances and had two further attempts at Ashton Gate, with man-of-the-match Max O’Leary standing firm to deny him, as the Foxes fell to a fourth defeat in their last six games.
Anis Mehmeti stole all the points away for the Robins with an emphatic strike from the edge of the box after Mark Sykes picked up a loose ball from opposing keeper Mads Hermansen and played it to the Albanian international.
“It was a tough afternoon in terms of in this moment, [and] always, when you lose a game it’s tough,” the Leicester manager said. “We created, once again, many chances, [but] we missed. We’ve said many times that football, in the end, is a matter of taking chances.
