Post by Webster on Apr 4, 2023 17:52:57 GMT
(BBC Sport) Leicester City have sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after Saturday's 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace, with the club's board "compelled to take alternative action" to stay in the Premier League.
A fifth defeat in six league games dropped them into the relegation zone.
Rodgers, appointed in February 2019, won Leicester's first FA Cup in 2021.
But chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said performances and results this season had been "below our shared expectations". In a statement, he added: "It had been our belief that continuity and stability would be key to correcting our course, particularly given our previous achievements under Brendan's management.
"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. The task ahead of us in our final 10 games is clear. We now need to come together - fans, players and staff - and show the poise, quality and fight to secure our position as a Premier League club."
There have now been 12 managerial departures in the Premier League this season, and of the bottom nine teams in the league, only West Ham and Nottingham Forest have not made a change.
Speaking on Radio 5 Live, former Leicester midfielder Robbie Savage said: "Brendan has been unbelievable at Leicester. He had options to go elsewhere but stayed loyal. Results haven't been good enough, though. So is it the right thing? Inevitably the manager takes responsibility. The big question is: Do they have a plan?"The short-termism in management is remarkable. If you have an chance to move to bigger clubs but stay loyal to the club, where is the reward in that? The inevitability is you will be sacked.
"It's not a decision the board will have taken lightly. You do it with the best interests of the club at heart. If they stay up, it would be the right decision."