Leicester boss Maresca blames Doyle red for Chelsea Cup defeat

Leicester City boss Enzo Maresca was proud of his players after their FA Cup quarterfinal defeat at Chelsea.

The visitors had Callum Doyle sent off and conceded twice in injury-time to lose 4-2 on the day.

Maresca later said: "We don't like to lose games, but the effort and performance was very good. We scored twice but then the red card completely changed the dynamic.

"Overall the team was playing good. We didn't lose our identity.

"You have to defend very deep, that is something I don't like because you suffer too much. But then it is probably best to not have extra-time and injuries, because for us the main target is the Championship.

"Unfortunately we have many players who will leave for the international break, but we are going to use that to recharge because in the Championship there are too many games.

"In this season you probably need 100 points to get promoted. There is no league in the world where you need around 100 points to get promoted. It is what it is and we need to adapt."