The Leicester City centre-back has been one of the club’s most consistent performers this season but can get even better if he takes on board Enzo Maresca’s feedback
Wout Faes has the potential to be one of the game’s leading central defenders – but only if he stops switching off, Enzo Maresca has said.
Faes has been one of Leicester City’s regulars this term, with only Harry Winks playing more minutes. His contributions to the defensive effort means City have conceded the fewest goals in the Championship ahead of their fixture with Stoke on Saturday.
Having established himself as a starter for Belgium last season, there was talk in the summer that Faes would need to leave City and the Championship if he was to keep his spot. That’s not proven to be the case, with the 25-year-old still in his country’s 11.
City boss Maresca believes Faes is good enough to play at the top level, but only if he improves his focus. The Italian feels he has the tendency to lose concentration.
“I’ve spoken with Wout many times,” Maresca said at his press conference on Friday. “For me he has the potential to be a big-team central defender. But at the same time he needs to understand that the only way is to always be on the game, to be focused, and every time to give 100 per cent.
“Because you can see there are some moments during the games where he looks a little bit like he’s not present in the game. If he can be able to be focused for 95 minutes, for sure he’s a good central defender. The difference between a top central defender and a good central defender is that they are able to be focused for 95 minutes in the game.”
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