Leicester City confirmed on Sunday it has relieved Brendan Rodgers from his managerial duties after the team was stranded in the Premier League relegation zone.
The Foxes are on a run of six matches without a win with another loss coming at Crystal Palace on Saturday, leaving the club in 18th place.
The club confirmed that assistant manager Chris Davies and first team fitness coach Glen Driscoll will also be leaving. Immediate responsibility for the first team training and match preparation will be led by the club’s long-serving first team coaches Adam Sadler and Mike Stowell.
Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha said despite the achievements under Rodgers, “performances and results during the current season have been below our shared expectations. 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.”
Rodgers joined Leicester in February, 2019 after a successful stint with Scottish side Celtic where he won the Premiership twice as well as two domestic trebles.
He guided Leicester to its first FA Cup triumph in 2021 when it beat Chelsea in the final as well as consecutive fifth-placed finishes between 2019-2021.
However, Leicester failed to reinforce its squad much in the close season last year after finishing eighth, signing only defender Wout Faes and backup goalkeeper Alex Smithies.
Rodgers is the 11th manager to be sacked in the Premier League this season and the 12th managerial departure. The only teams in the bottom half who have not changed their managers are Nottingham Forest and West Ham United.
Inputs from Reuters