Being disappointed isn’t enough, Brendan Rodgers must get tough: Leicester
When Leicester City lose, Brendan Rodgers always insists that he and the team are disappointed. It’s time for him to start getting tougher with the squad.
Two points in four matches is certainly relegation form, and that run is the succession Leicester City have endured. Mostly of their own doing. Metal is needed on Filbert Way.
Although the Foxes are not down at the bottom of the Premier League, they’re miraculously still battling at the top. Though some pundits, experts, journalists and supporters believe Champions League football may be slipping away from the King Power Club – if they are not careful.
Leicester City motivator
Rodgers is known as a boss who doesn’t command but more subtly earns respect through refined man management skills and football expertise. Not to mention the obvious good nature which develops from positive results, something the Northern Irishman always seems to bring at each club he involves himself with.
However, sometimes a gaffer simply needs to get tough. Constantly stating the obvious regret of negative results doesn’t suffice: Rodgers is known to have a very optimistic, almost saintly approach to his media elucidation during pre along with post-match debriefs. Hence the rather large parody Twitter account ‘deluded Brendan’, despite it of course being over the top.
Yet there is a place for this excellent, mastermind tactician to improve or implement a taskmaster style in training, as well as after a defeat during interviews. Increase the times you speak directly into certain individuals’ ears to personally tell them they are better than contemporary displays – and that he expects more.
Brendan Clough
We’re not saying transform into Brian Clough overnight, but add a little of his approach. OK, if necessary use the Alex Ferguson hairdryer dressing down in the dressing room treatment, then see if results change. It can’t be much worse than of late: impotent and leaky.
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It honestly appears in some of those recent setbacks and draws in the league and Carabao Cup that specific players were in effect asking to be a substitute or begging to be substituted. Or even looking to protect their health in case they’re sold in the summer. If so, Rodgers must let them know they’re playing for their spot in the side – or place at the club itself.