Will Leicester pull a Tottenham & sack Rowett before season ends?

The chaotic carousel of the Premier League has taken a dizzying turn. The white side of North London was in a total state of flux. While tier two Leicester City tremble with a familiar, gnawing anxiety. As Tottenham Hotspur confirm the appointment of Roberto De Zerbi on a staggeringly imprudent five-year contract, they cement a frantic record: the dismissal of two permanent head coaches within a single campaign.

In contrast, City were comparatively restrained (partly due to restrictions), having technically only severed ties with only one of their three tactical leads this term. Both clubs have leaned heavily upon the fragile crutch of interim stewardship as well. But while De Zerbi arrives with the promise of perhaps the most lucrative survival bonus in the history of the sport, the Foxes remain locked uninspiring defensive stalemates under Gary Rowett.

​The gravity of the situation at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium cannot be overstated. Following the catastrophic failings of Igor Tudor, the spectre of an unthinkable EFL Championship relegation looms ever larger over the Lilywhites. De Zerbi is tasked with exorcising those ghosts.

Yet, up the M1, Rowett faces a different struggle. He has, with characteristic pragmatism, fortified Leicester's rearguard into a collective of resilience. However, this newfound solidity has seemingly come at the cost of offensive spark. Goals have become a vanishing currency at the King Power and beyond.

Will Leicester City pull a Tottenham Hotspur with even later managerial replacement?

​Previous instances along with the ownership style suggest if the next fixture versus Preston North End (oh, how LCFC have fallen) results in a heavy, goalless defeat, Rowett may find his neck upon the chopping block. To discard him now, though, would be a grievous error of judgment.

This is not a retrospective endorsement of the Tudor era, nor a denial that managers of De Zerbi's pedigree are available. It is simply an acknowledgment that time is the one commodity Leicester cannot afford to squander.

To reset the management clock now would be to invite the very chaos currently engulfing the capital. If Rowett can add one or two goals per match, City can survive.