Defender Conor Coady has admitted that Leicester’s squad are in a “dark place” after their 4-1 thumping at Brentford.
Kevin Schade’s first senior hat-trick and Yoane Wissa’s leveller completed the Bees’ comeback in west London on Saturday afternoon.
Facundo Buonanotte gave the Foxes a shock lead against the run of play, but the hosts raced into a 3-1 lead before half-time with Schade completing his treble just before the hour.
Defeat – a fifth in their last eight games – came in front of incoming new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, who watched on from the stands.
The squad were also criticised for their Christmas party in Copenhagen last weekend, with caretaker boss Ben Dawson confirming they had been spoken to by the club this week.
“We are in a dark place at the moment. We have got to pull ourselves through it and look at ourselves in the mirror,” Coady told Sky Sports, with Leicester City 16th in the Premier League and one point above the relegation zone.
“We will see new manager in training tomorrow. There is a full season to go, the new manager is coming in tomorrow and we have to go from there.”
Van Nistelrooy sat next to owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha at Gtech Community Stadium, after his appointment was announced on Friday.
Dawson will debrief Van Nistelrooy on Sunday, with Coady “looking forward to” working with the ex-Netherlands international.
