Forest win changed nothing for Leicester and Rodgers

Leicester City’s disappointing and inevitable collapse against Bournemouth on Saturday effectively rendered the previous weekend’s win over Nottingham Forest as meaningless. The Reds have since re-consigned the Foxes to the Premier League basement, and the pressure is squarely back on City manager Brendan Rodgers.

Good as the performance against their East Midlands rivals was, the defeat to the Cherries signifies it was nothing more than a flash in the pan, with players who were productive and effective unable to maintain that level on the south coast. The concerning part for the supporters who made the long journey to Dorset isn’t merely the performance, but that after their side took the lead, it was clear what was to follow.

City fans have seen that performance far too many times this season (and last), with the tally of points dropped from winning positions now at 14 from a possible 18. Their side have taken the lead in six of their opening nine fixtures this season and still sit rock bottom of the division, and the once minority of supporters voicing their dissatisfaction with the manager is getting louder by the week.

‘We want Rodgers out’ was the chant at full time, from spectators who deserve much better – people who boarded a supporters’ coach at 7.30am and wouldn’t expect to arrive home long before 10.30pm. Any momentum or belief that the Forest triumph yielded has been eroded immediately, and it only took five days for the target on Rodgers’ back to be resurrected.