Leicester City Football Club and Russell Martin both require sporting redemption. For the exceedingly troubled Foxes organisation to hire a man laughed out of Rangers in the testing environment of Glasgow, following an embarrassing departure and fall from grace at Southampton - is almost poetic. A Shakespearean tragedy with comedic elements and highs and lows throughout, of course.
Can the former Scotland international and LCFC protagonist redeem his footballing 'mastery' which saw the Saints ascend to the Premier League bright lights? This is either Hollywood level 'BS', or a movie in the making.
Maybe Martin would welcome Mark Ruffalo, or even Joaquin Phoenix, to portray him in the future film. A more inexpensive Brett Goldstein depiction is a more likely scenario!
Alternatively, the 40-year-old may simply became the antagonist on Filbert Way. An anti-hero, if you will.
Either eventuality is possible, if you see what yours truly is trying to cook up? In fairness, the new gaffer arguably has the skills and experience to do a good job at King Power Stadium - at least in the EFL.
The Blue Army fear his ascension to Premier League status due to obvious South Coast red flags! However, in order to succeed, the Brighton-born boss must be backed by Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha (Top, Leicester's somewhat struggling chairman).
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Not to mention that the latest manager must be left alone, or supported by, certain LE2 executives that this writer is fed up of naming and shaming! Jon Rudkin, there you go.
A mammoth undertaking at Leicester City
Yet Martin's herculean undertaking in Leicestershire is actually monumental when written out in list form. As a matter of fact, the task actually puts good old Noah's Ark to shame! So here goes:
1. Oversee profitable sales of any valuable players, within reason.
2. Find suitable cheap, free or loan signings immediately and convince them to join.
3. Choose prerequisite youth starlets to deploy, and gently field others in time.
4. Build a new team with a solid and unselfish rapport that gives 100 per cent effort for one another, whilst implementing a progressive, possession-based style of play.
5. Balance the club's nexus of board, staff and players without negative influence as previously witnessed.
6. Reconnect the side with the fan base and club.
7. Gain promotion. Then rinse and repeat next season!
This gargantuan objective outlines the sheer chaos Martin inherits, serving as a desperate blueprint for a club currently drifting aimlessly toward mediocrity. Whether he possesses the tactical acumen to navigate these treacherous waters, or will enter another farce, remains the burning question for long-suffering supporters.
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