There's a huge rebuild to be done and who knows who will be the manager to do it – or in which division it will be done. Tielemans will likely leave in the summer for nothing. Previously excellent players like Wilfred Ndidi and Caglar Soyuncu have regressed under Rodgers to the point where they no longer have much – if any – resale value. Yet it was Rodgers who presided over a dreadful summer spend in 2021 when the club spent £55m on Patson Daka, Boubakary Soumare, Ryan Bertrand and Jannik Vestergaard and, for once, the club kept all of their star players. Rodgers cannot be blamed for some of that mismanagement above his head. The club handed bloated contracts to squad players, oversaw an unsustainable wage bill, and recently posted record losses of £92.5million. He was promised a squad overhaul and didn't get it. Some will point towards the lack of funds at Rodgers' disposal. Leicester's 9-0 win away to Southampton in 2019 was an outstanding highlight of his tenure Likewise, the past should not cloud judgement on the present. The former does not undermine the latter. You can praise one and realise the other. Not James Maddison, not Harvey Barnes, not Youri Tielemans. These players should not be in the relegation zone. Or even being bottom of the table after seven games this season with only one point and having conceded more goals at that stage than another other team in Premier League history.īut for the past 18 months, Rodgers massively underachieved. Those memories will linger longer, in the decades to come, than a 4-1 defeat by Nottingham Forest in the defence of your FA Cup or losing to Tottenham when you're 2-1 up with 20 seconds to go and you have a goal-kick. You can say he inspired Leicester to punch above their weight. They finished fifth two seasons running and should, if we're being honest, have been in the Champions League. Leicester won their first FA Cup under him. When time passes and recent torment drifts back into the dusty corners of memory, fans will remember Rodgers as one of the best managers in the club's history. '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.' Leicester City chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (right) finally decided to sack Rodgers
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