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Leicester City have parted methods with supervisor Brendan Rodgers by mutual settlement, the Premier League membership mentioned on Sunday, with the crew nineteenth within the desk and dealing with potential relegation.
Rodgers’s final sport in cost was Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace which left Leicester with 25 factors from 28 video games. They haven’t gained a sport in all competitions since Feb. 11, shedding six of their final seven.
Leicester gained the Premier League title in 2015-16 in opposition to all the percentages however at the moment are in peril of the drop after 9 seasons within the prime flight.
“Performances and results during the current season have been below our shared expectations. It had been our belief that continuity and stability would be key to correcting our course,” Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha mentioned.
“Regrettably, the desired improvement has not been forthcoming and, with 10 games of the season remaining, the Board is compelled to take alternative action to protect our Premier League status.”
Rodgers joined Leicester in February, 2019 after a profitable stint with Scottish facet Celtic the place he gained the Premiership twice in addition to two home trebles.
He guided Leicester to their first FA Cup triumph in 2021 after they beat Chelsea within the closing in addition to consecutive fifth-placed finishes between 2019-2021.
However, Leicester failed to strengthen their squad a lot within the shut season final yr after ending eighth, signing solely defender Wout Faes and backup goalkeeper Alex Smithies.
“The achievements of the team under Brendan’s management speak for themselves,” Srivaddhanaprabha added.
“We’ve experienced some of our finest footballing moments under his guidance and will always be grateful to him and his staff for the heights they helped us to reach on the pitch.
“The activity forward of us in our closing 10 video games is obvious. We now want to come back collectively – followers, gamers and employees – and present the poise, high quality and combat to safe our place as a Premier League membership.”
Rodgers is the eleventh supervisor to be sacked within the Premier League this season and the twelfth managerial departure. The solely groups within the backside half who haven’t modified their managers are Nottingham Forest and West Ham United.
Assistant supervisor Chris Davies has additionally left the membership and coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will take cost of coaching.
Source web site: www.thehindu.com
