Distressed Fox: Will Lester Stop the Avalanche? | Israel today

Last week was a good one to describe Leicester City for the 2021/2022 season.

Brendan Rogers' team met Liverpool in the League Cup and Manchester City in the league, and although they scored three goals against each of them - they were humiliated to the ground.

Against Jürgen Klopp's team, the Foxes dropped a 1: 3 advantage and were eliminated on penalties by Liverpool's secondary team, and against Pep Guardiola's champion they have conceded six goals en route to a fourth loss in the last five games.

Earlier this season Leicester were relegated from the Europa League and relegated to the Conference League playoffs, a factory about which Rogers said: "I have no idea what this thing is."

In the current state of affairs a place in the first quartet seems like an impossible task.

If that's not enough, tonight Liverpool arrive at King Power Stadium to meet an injured animal.

Lester is indeed suffering from a severe injury blow.

Wesley Popana was injured before the season started, Chelgar Soyuncu, Johnny Evans, Pattson Dhaka, Ricardo Pereira, Jamie Vardy and more - all injured or have been injured recently.

Leicester also suffered from the spread of the corona about two weeks ago, which led to the postponement of two of its games.

And yet, her condition seems to be worse than expected.

Leicester finished last season in fifth place, just after missing out on fourth place in the final round, when their trophy cabinet added the first English trophy in its history thanks to a heroic victory over Chelsea in the final.

Until recently, Rogers' team was one of the most stable in the league, an example and role model for the Premier League mid-level.

Brendan Rogers and James Madison.

The manager is looking for answers, Photo: Reuters

To this season it has stabilized with a place in the top four as a realistic goal, but the business has disintegrated very quickly.

"It's definitely my most challenging time as a team coach," Rogers admitted at the end of the loss to City, "but we are not taking out the violins yet, we will continue to try and find solutions."

Does not come out of the box

The current state of affairs raises the question of whether Rogers is the right coach for the job.

Knowing the team fans his inability to change thinking or playing style is what led the team to this situation, no less than the blow of injuries.

According to them, a more careful approach in the Europa League would have been enough to proceed to the next stage.

Instead, Leicester attacked and conceded in every game in the early stages and finished third.

In the league, too, the defense is due to the foxes 'Achilles' heel, with only three teams - Norwich, Newcastle and Leeds - absorbing more from it.

"We are missing so many players on defense that the challenge has become very big," the manager explained.

In England, mention is made of Rogers' time at Celtic, which even then was criticized for fixing on games in the European frameworks that ended in heavy defeats.

The bottom line is that Rogers does not recognize the fact that sometimes there are constraints and things need to change.

Given that Leicester had already sacked Claudio Ranieri a few months after leading the team to the championship, Rogers should be concerned about his status a few months after leading the team to the historic trophy.

Is it still Rogers' ability to stabilize Leicester?

Not sure, but tonight's loss (Tuesday, 22:00) to Liverpool will only raise more questions about him ahead of the new year.

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