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Leicester City manager Claude Puel said the buck stops with him after his side’s 4-2 defeat at Bournemouth.

The Frenchman admitted he was responsible for the defeat as he should have considered the demands of the international break on some of his players.

Puel said the demands of the World Cup and the recent Nations League games could have taken a toll on defender Harry Maguire and some of his other international players as City were off the pace against a more industrious Bournemouth side.

But the manager added that he would also focus on the positives as they battled back from 4-0 down after the sending off of Wes Morgan to reduce the arrears in the final minutes.

“Yes,” Puel replied when asked whether the high work load on Maguire was taking a toll.

“It is a reflection of mine about this. It is my responsibility to try to find a good balance about this. Not just a good balance about the different attributes of each player but the balance their tiredness, their desire and their freshness.

“Perhaps some players did not have enough freshness and concentration because they were little tired with their travels.

“It is not an excuse but I think we lacked some concentration, focus, desire and the mentality, but the positive attitude was always present here.

“It is my responsibility to look perhaps at different players if they are tired but the player wants to play all the time of course. I need to have a good mind and think about this. This is my responsibility.”

City will be without Morgan for next week’s visit of Huddersfield Town to the King Power Stadium after his red card drew a one game suspension, but Puel backed his skipper.

“He started the season well with good games and good intensity, good strength,” said Puel.

“He conceded the sending off but I felt it was harsh to concede the sending off today. I don’t have a problem with Wes.

“We had a problem with the concentration and focus, and we conceded two goals to the only moves from this team. We conceded from their first two moves. We have to correct this.

“We took the counter attack and created good chances for us, and they use this opportunity very well. We have to correct this for the future.”

New signing Caglar Soyuncu watched on from behind the dugout as City produced their worst defensive display of the season, but the Turkey international defender could feature next week, despite his struggles for the under-23s on Sunday.

“We have a solution of course,” said Puel.

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“We have good players with Jonny Evans and with Soyuncu, and we will see with calm next week.

“It will be an opportunity for the players to show their quality and I am not afraid about this.

“My concern is just this game will be an accident for the future. That is my last thought because we deserved other things from the beginning of the season.

“It is a shame but we have responsibility, I am responsible, and together we will correct this.”