This week has been one of revelations and changes at Leicester City Football Club. First of all, chief executive officer Susan Whelan left by what was described as mutual consent. In reality, judging by exceptionally believable reporting - she was probably pushed to go. A suspected rift with immortal and seemingly cunning director of football Jon Rudkin is likely at the heart of the upheaval at King Power Stadium.
Secondly, The Telegraph writer John Percy's tell-all article exposed and explained much of the goings on and problems on Filbert Way, thankfully. The particulars of Percy's piece were hugely significant; capturing LCFC interaction and dynamics. Not to mention shedding light on the troubled finances of the East Midlands outfit. In addition to those elements, the respected reporter divulged insider transfer information and errors in LE2.
But, before all these off-field problems were discovered and disclosed, City went on a poor run of four consecutive draws. And that succession of results and outcomes was a bit of an unpleasant surprise for City's Blue Army fan base. That's because, in general, we have taken to the Catalan who has a clear vision. He certainly impressed the under pressure Rudkin and chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha with presentations in his interview for the post. Here is how Marti Cifuentes beat two famous ex-Premier League candidates to job by wowing Leicester bosses.
Marti Cifuentes claimed top Leicester City job with avant-garde display of competence
Let's hope Leicester's season turns out as well as Cifuentes' job interview. It appears that we could all take a leaf out of the former Queens Park Rangers head coach's book!
On his way to being installed as the Foxes' team's supremo, the 43-year-old beat prospective gaffers Chris Wilder and Gary O’Neil. Though other aspects, alongside Enzo Maresca similarities, aided Cifuentes' campaigning for the position:
"During his presentation in Holyport with chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and Jon Rudkin, the club’s director of football, he also impressed by outlining how he would unify the club following their nightmare Premier League season... Another attraction for Leicester was Cifuentes’s strong belief in youth development."