“Sometimes it takes a season or 18 months to get used to the English game, the way we work, the way we train.
“When he first came in his English was rubbish, now it’s better and you can communicate with him, and it’s showing on the pitch because he’s been an absolute rock at the back this season.
“He’s become more consistent, definitely. You can’t be too harsh because you don’t know what it’s like coming from a foreign country, when you don’t really speak the language.
“It’s hard, because we had Claude Puel last year, who wasn’t the most fluent speaker in English, so him and Cags were worlds apart in terms of having an English conversation. It must have been tough.
“If you take yourself out and actually think about that, that can affect you because you don’t know what messages you’re getting sometimes.
“I have to say fair play to him because he’s worked hard at his English, it’s a lot better now, and he’s reaping the reward on the pitch.”
He also added:
“Any striker I’ve spoken to when I’ve come up against friends who play in the Premier League, they hate playing against him, because he’s strong, he’s good on the ball and he’s fast.
"You’re doing alright if you’ve got those three at centre-half.”
Source- Leicestershire Live