The Leicester City fanbase, employees and squad have been in mourning since the tragic events following Leicester City’s 1-1 draw last Saturday. It’s been an unthinkably tough week for the team and the family of former owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, and according to striker Jamie Vardy, the players were offered the chance to postpone this Saturday’s game against Cardiff City.
Instead, Vardy and the team came to a unanimous decision. They’ll play the game.
“We need to make sure we do him proud on the pitch,” Vardy told the BBC. “Everyone came to a unanimous decision, we get out there and make sure we prepare for an important game. “It was a tough decision [to play at Cardiff]. But knowing what Vichai would have wanted meant it was an easier decision to make.”
Whole #lcfc squad and key staff will travel to Bangkok immediately after the game against Cardiff on Saturday night, to pay their respects at Kuhn Vichai’s funeral. They will be in the country for less than 36hrs, I understand, but will visit the Temple where he lays.
— Rob Dorsett (@RobDorsettSky) November 2, 2018
Leicester City manager Claude Puel has said that the match result is “not important,” and it will be interesting to see the emotion the Leicester players play with when they take the field. Following the match, the squad will all travel to Bangkok to pay their respects at Srivaddhanaprabha’s funeral.
The club had already canceled its Carabao Cup match with Southampton that was set to take place on Tuesday.