After four successful years at Leicester City Football Club, Brendan Rodgers has left his role as the Men’s First Team Manager. This mutual agreement was reached after the club’s fifth defeat in six matches and was in the relegation zone.
Rodgers joined Leicester in February 2019 and won their first FA Cup success in 2021. Under his management, the team achieved two of their three highest Premier League finishes and consecutive European campaigns, including their first European semi-final in 2022.
Leicester City Football Club released a statement confirming Rodgers’ departure and thanking him for his contributions to the club. Brendan leaves King Power Stadium as one of the club’s most successful managers, having led us to our long-awaited first FA Cup victory in 2021, the FA Community Shield that same year, two of the club’s three best Premier League places, and successive European campaigns.,” the statement read.
The departure of Rodgers marks the 12th executive departure in the Premier League this season, surpassing the previous record for in-season departures. Graham Potter became the 13th on Sunday after his dismissal at Chelsea. Leicester City Football Club has announced that first-team coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell will take immediate responsibility for managing the team, starting with their upcoming match against Aston Villa.
While Leicester City Football Club’s statement thanked Rodgers for contributing to the club, his departure surprised many fans and analysts. The team’s recent poor form, however, cannot be ignored. Leicester City has won just one of their last six Premier League matches, and Saturday’s defeat to Crystal Palace saw them drop into the relegation zone.
The club’s management felt a change was necessary to turn the team’s fortunes around. Leicester City Football Club, meanwhile, faces an uncertain future. The team’s poor form and relegation battle will be concerning for fans and management alike, and it remains to be seen how Sadler and Stowell will fare in their new roles.