Norwich City's triple promotion winner Russell Martin has dealt with the 'frustration' from his bruising Rangers spell and is now ready to lead Leicester's revival. The 40-year-old is over his Glasgow disappointment, and ready to prove his worth again following earlier coaching stints at MK Dons, Swansea and Southampton alongside long time assistant, Matt Gill. Martin is back in the Football League after a 17-game stint at Ibrox saw him dismissed in October 2025. He's been working hard to improve his skills and is now ready to take on the challenge of leading Leicester. 'I think the previous break I had from the game (at Southampton) I genuinely wanted a break from the game because I've been 20 years playing and managing, but this one, when I finished in October, I almost had a bit of frustration,' he said. 'So the energy's been about making sure for my next job I'm ready and try to improve as many things as possible. Martin had plenty of battles as a Norwich player with Leicester during an eight-year spell in the Premier League. He's now looking to bring his experience to the Foxes and help them win games. 'I feel I'm in the best place I ever have been to go and deliver something that people feel connected to it, people feel proud of, and a team that wins, and that's why we're here. We need to win. And we need to win in a way that we want to win it,' he said. Martin is excited to get back on the training pitch with the players and is confident that he can bring the team together to achieve success. 'I'm still only 40, so I still deem myself as a fairly young manager, but I feel quite experienced. I've learned from everywhere I've been, different clubs, different places, different challenges, and this is different in its own way,' he said. Leicester have suffered consecutive relegations but Martin sees the potential of the League One Foxes. 'I think it’s a chance to build something here with big energy and build some connections with what we're going to try and do,' he said. 'The excitement, and the feeling I had about it all, was the biggest attraction, feeling that it's going to be a really amazing experience. Martin is now focused on bringing his energy and passion to the team and is confident that he can make a positive impact. 'My job is to bring that energy myself, to convince the players to bring that energy and the staff around everyone else. It's not about me, it's not about one person, it's about us being together and just aiming and heading in the right direction, in the same direction, and giving everything,' he said. Martin is determined to make a success of his time at Leicester and is excited to get started. 'The only thing I'm ever going to ask from the players and the staff here, and of myself, is to be all in and give everything I possibly can, and for them to do the same when on the training pitch, when on the pitch at the King Power, when we are having to fight and compete for the supporters, for the football club, that we give everything, all the time. But first, we need to be a machine that is together, that fights together, that runs together, that works together, and hopefully people in the stands and everyone will see that and feel that, and then we can start adding the exciting stuff after that,' he said.