Leicester City

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Brendan Rodgers

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Brendan Rodgers leaves Leicester City with Foxes in relegation zone (Sky Sports)

Jean-Philippe Matetas last-gasp winner for Crystal Palace on Saturday saw Leicester dragged into the relegation zone as they suffered their fifth defeat in ...

I've got to know the owners here pretty well and they've been very good to me. But we have to use that going into our next game on Tuesday." It feels really harsh to have lost the game. "After that we stopped playing really and then there wasn't too much created. There wasn't a lot in the game. They felt as though the slide in terms of performances couldn't continue.

Brendan Rodgers out at Leicester amid relegation battle (ESPN)

Brendan Rodgers has left his role as Leicester City manager with the club battling to survive relegation from the Premier League.

"The task ahead of us in our final 10 games is clear. 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. But Leicester have lost five of their past six Premier League games and face a battle to stay in the division.

Leicester City part ways with manager Brendan Rodgers as ... (The Straits Times)

Rodgers' last game was Saturday's 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace which left the Foxes 18th in the EPL and staring at relegation. Read more at straitstimes.com.

“The task ahead of us in our final 10 games is clear. “Performances and results during the current season have been below our shared expectations. “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.”

Brendan Rodgers leaves Leicester City by mutual consent (The Athletic)

Brendan Rodgers has left Leicester City by mutual consent following defeat to Crystal Palace on Saturday. Rodgers departs after four years in charge, ...

“The task ahead of us in our final 10 games is clear. 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 also won a Community Shield and reached the semi-final of a European competition for the first time.

Brendan Rodgers exits Leicester City (Yahoo Sports)

Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will take control of the team, as they did when Leicester City fired Claude Puel in February 2019.

Brendan Rodgers leaves Leicester by mutual consent after Palace ... (The Guardian)

Brendan Rodgers has left Leicester City by mutual consent, with the club's last-gasp defeat to Crystal Palace leaving the Foxes in the relegation zone.

He added: “However, performances and results during the current season have been below our shared expectations. Youri Tielemans is out of contract and star midfielder James Maddison is expected to be sold. Sadler and Stowell are expected to take charge of Tuesday’s crucial home match against Villa. The long-serving first-team coach Adam Sadler and goalkeeping coach Mike Stowell will take care of training and match preparation. The chairman said Leicester felt “compelled to take alternative action to protect our Srivaddhanaprabha added Rodgers’s “place in history is assured”.

Rodgers leaves Leicester City after poor run of results (Sportstar)

Leicester City confirmed on Sunday it has relieved Brendan Rodgers from his duties after the team was stranded in the Premier League relegation zone.

The only teams in the bottom half who have not changed their managers are Nottingham Forest and West Ham United. 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. The club confirmed that assistant manager Chris Davies and first team fitness coach Glen Driscoll will also be leaving.