The English coach is no longer the leader of the ‘Foxes’ bench after four seasons full of successes
“The results and performances of the team this season have been below our expectations,” the club said in its statement.
Leicester City announced this Sunday the departure of coach Brendan Rodgers “by mutual consent”, after the defeat of the ‘Foxes’ this Saturday against Crystal Palace that leaves the team in relegation places. One of the best technicians in the history of the club leaves with the respect of Claudio Ranieri.
Rodgers leaves Leicester after four years in which the high point was the victory in the FA Cup final and the Community Shield 2021as well as qualifying the team for European competition two seasons in a row.
“Brendan leaves the King Power Stadium one of the most successful managers in the Club’s history, having guided us to our long-awaited first FA Cup triumph in 2021, the FA Community Shield in the same year.two of the club’s three best Premier League results and several consecutive European campaigns, including our first European semi-final in 2022,” the club’s statement began.
Leicester City Football Club has reached a mutual agreement with Brendan Rodgers that will see him leave the Club after four years as our Men’s First Team Manager.
— Leicester City (@LCFC) April 2, 2023
The technician, who He had been at Leicester since February 2019has been defined as “one of the most successful in the history of the club”, in the words of Leicester himself, and the president, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, assured that his achievements speak for themselves.
Leicester, after 28 games, is penultimate, with 25 points, one away from salvation. His last defeat came this Saturday at Selhurst Park against a Crystal Palace team that is also in the fight not to be relegated and that turned the game over at the last minute.
“The results and performances of the team this season have been below our expectations. We were confident that continuity and stability would be the key to correct the course, but that desire for improvement has not come and, with ten games still to go, the board believes that an alternative must be taken to stay in the Premier League,” Srivaddhanaprabha acknowledged in a statement.