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This was the victory that Valerien Ismael craved in his pre-match interview with me 24 hours before the match.
The statement win.
The win that tells his new look squad that they are capable of competing with the powerhouses of the Championship.
He’s still unable to let go of the disappointment of having a match abandoned against Ipswich earlier this season which could (and only could) have brought that statement victory earlier on and maybe settled his players down that little bit quicker.
Perhaps Rovers arrived at the King Power more in hope than expectation. Recent visits there have been fruitful, with the final day survival of 2024 and an FA Cup success there a year earlier. Great…
