Lots more Leicester bashing in the papers today and deservedly so too!

First up is the Independent who say, "Leicester's European ambitions now look to have slipped beyond realisation" and they even had some words for City's defence, "Given Coventry's fragile form, one could appreciate the dismay now reflected in manager Strachan's expression. But it was Leicester who seemed uneasy, their normally reliable defence disjointed."

They continued with such words as, "Leicester were fortunate not to be finished before half-time as two wonderful chances fell to Hartson. The first was a real let-off for Leicester when the big Welshman allowed John Eustace's shot to run past him when the slightest touch would have turned it into a goal. Then Hartson missed the target from Marcus Hall's low cross, with the goal again at his mercy."

The Telegraph blame City's recent FA Cup loss to Wycombe for the current lack of form by saying, "Leicester, by contrast, are in freefall after five successive defeats, which began with that home defeat by Wycombe in the quarter-final of the FA Cup.

"They were perhaps thinking of what might have been had they, not Wycombe, been taking on Liverpool in today's semi-final, when they should have been concentrating on the victory that would have rekindled their hopes of a European place.

"It says much about the Premiership's lack of quality in depth that Leicester, who briefly led the Premiership last October, will still see themselves in with a shout after a run that has also seen them lose nine successive away games."

Strong stuff! But not as strong as The Sunday Mirror who said, "In making mincemeat of Leicester's fearsome defence, Hartson inflicted a damaging blow to the European aspirations of the home side, who have not now won in five starts."

Ouch. The Sunday People had this quite reminder for anyone who went to the game, "If the Foxes thought that would knock the stuffing out of the relegation-haunted Sky Blues, they were sadly mistaken."

The Sunday Times have Taylor quoted as saying "The Wycombe result hurt us more than I thought (referring to his team's sensational FA Cup defeat). The lads do look a little bit low and lacking in confidence, and at the moment, the ball, when they get it, is a hot potato. We've all got to pick ourselves up. We've always got to be honest with each other."

"I don't think we've been that tight (at the back) recently, I can't really say exactly what's the reason for that. I know the reason today: people have let runners go and people haven't marked their men at set pieces."