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Leicester City striker David Nugent thanks teammates for great service

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David Nugent is proving to be Leicester City's match-winner with nine goals in his last 12 games, but the striker is quick to credit his team-mates for the part they have played.

The 28-year-old bagged a brace in last Saturday's demolition of Ipswich Town and scored a goal-of-the-season contender the previous week against Nottingham Forest.

Nugent, however, says the unrelenting service he is receiving is the reason why he is in such good scoring form.

In recent weeks, City have created a host of chances without taking a high percentage of them, until the 6-0 battering of Ipswich, and Nugent said it was a striker's dream to play in a side that is creating opportunities.

"Anthony (Knockaert) has put in a great ball for that goal against Forest and there are plenty of players who can deliver good crosses," said Nugent.

"There is Anthony, Ben Marshall, Lloyd Dyer and Martyn Waghorn when he plays wide.

"Lloyd has been terrific in the last few games. We are getting the chances but we have to take them.

"Our performances are great but we have to make sure we get the three points, so it is down to us strikers to convert those chances."

City's victory over the Tractor Boys was their first in five games and they showed signs of returning to the form which saw them go seven games unbeaten and hit the top of the Championship table.

Nugent believes City relaxed too much after reaching the summit, but said they were now fully focused as they head into a heavy run of crucial fixtures.

"I think when we went top of the league, we took our foot off the gas a little and perhaps we thought 'yeah, we are there now, we can chill'," he said.

"If you want to win the league you have to keep kicking on. We are coming up to a really tough period now and there are a lot of games to be played over Christmas.

"This could determine where we will be at the end of the season.

"If we have a good Christmas, then we could be up there at the end of the campaign."

The former England striker admits he feels like one of the elder statesmen in a very young squad, but believes the youthfulness of the City side will stand the club in good stead for years to come.

"There is only me, Wes Morgan, Lloyd Dyer and Zak Whitbread in the team who are over 27 so it is a pretty young squad," he added. "It is a young squad and they have blended well together. I am sure they will be together for a long time and do well for Leicester."

Leicester City  striker David Nugent  thanks teammates for great service


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