How Brendan Rodgers has transformed Leicester City
Command over dressing room
Player power is an issue that Leicester have had to deal with ever since the heroic title-winning season. Expectations of the fans, players and the board soared to a height never seen at the club before. Players became financially aware of their worth and demanded wages of a club playing in Europe – because at the time they were.
The players’ influence grew as the club depended on them more and more, and quite honestly, they took complete advantage of the dependence. Unfortunately for Puel, he was on the wrong end of a squad disinterested in his philosophy and play-style, so as the performances began to reflect this, a future with Puel at the helm became even more unlikely.
Rodgers has been able to reignite all the positives Puel amassed in his short time with the club and is yet to receive the negatives that got the latter sacked. He has the stature and respect needed to control a squad with a level of dependency Leicester have. He’s transforming a young and creative side into a European contender and there’s not a lot the rest of the league can do about it.
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The only thing stopping Leicester is the summer transfer windo, and with a reported £200 million put into Rodgers’ pocket, Leicester should be able to make improvements rather than revert back to a team destined to finish in the middle of the Premier League table.