Leicester City lucky to have Brendan Rodgers’ 2 years of progress

With the dust settling on a disappointing night in the Europa league, it’s almost gone under the radar that Brendan Rodgers has now been at the club 2 years, so how do we judge him?

Retrospectives are never a good idea on the back of one of the worst displays of the season but when the blame game and general hysteria are setting in, maybe this might be an ideal time for us all to gain some much needed perspective. Brendan Rodgers is one of the best managers Leicester City have had in a long time, but has it all been perfect?

A coaching improvement

During Claude Puel’s last game in charge (an embarrassing 4-1 home defeat to Crystal Palace) many Leicester fans were going through the motions and not looking forward to attending games. The football was drab, the results were getting worse and team selections were just strange – There were occasions where Jamie Vardy was benched in favour of Demarai Gray and Shinji Okazaki. The passing game also lacked a lot of purpose or variety. So when Rodgers came in, the urgency and calmness in possession was a breath of fresh air.

We now have a team that is a pleasure to watch that plays through the lines, is devastating on the attack and presses. There is also significant improvement in the players all round with each of them comfortable with being given the ball in tight areas and eager to draw out the opposition from the back line. This football is modern, effective and releasing the players potential.