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Okazaki admits Leicester disappointment after Chelsea brace

Shinji Okazaki was happy to score but overall it was a feeling of disappointed as Leicester City lost to Chelsea in the EFL Cup on Tuesday night.

The Foxes led 2-0 after a first-half Okazaki double, breaking his 13-game drought, before Chelsea fought back to win 4-2 at the King Power Stadium in the third round of the league cup.

"Very disappointed abut this game because we lost," the Japan international told LCFC TV.

"Chelsea ha a very strong second half and we lost one goal, then it was 2-2, then a red card to Wasi (Marcin Wasilewski).

"He's a good player and we were disappointed. 10 against 11 is so difficult but we had 120 minutes of a good game.

"The two goals, for me was important because I'm a striker. I didn't score for a long time and I want to score."

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