Hello and welcome back to Kelly and righty, not a pretty sight
for Lester fans. Six games, played five defeats in a row,
just one point and they are rock, bottom
of the Premier League.
Yeah, they're 522 ft in Brighton, on Sundays pile. The
pressure on manager, Brendan Rodgers. So, is the foxes Fairy
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around the Brendan Rodgers. 84 defeats now on the spin.
Leicester city remain rock bottom of the table
and they have been
Italy desperately poor here today.
Look it's not just results and we were talking about that with
the the man united Arsenal game about the significance of
the result but looking really more at the performances and what
that says about progress at the club when you look at Lester
and you look at the way they've performed in those defeats,
it doesn't look good and it doesn't promise much for
the rest of the season, right? Doesn't. And then you got
a manager that seems more
concerned with is you He's narrative to the
to the press and what is
what he's trying to say.
You know, kinda encrypted messages about what's going on
talking about, he hasn't got Defenders,
you know, he hasn't got Wingers, it's got Wingers could
have, you know, Albright and I thought was perfect for
yesterday's game
especially the way that right hand side was
was was so exposed, you know, he's talking about
Paris, another winner, you know, he's playing centered,
one of the best scent of defensive midfielders in ndd
in DD at the back
and a Marty, you know. He's made certain size it's not
worked,
you know, whatever's happened.
You know, they've made so many changes to the system to
the way they're playing ever likely they play like they did against
Brain. You see, they were all over the place and we talk
about a team that we're capable
of playing against a bright and side or so organized, so good
and they scored it in 51 seconds. 50 seconds. And then
it just fell to Pieces. No work-rate, no,
no. Like you know people giving a ball away, Madison
T, lemons, too deep.
Everything just looks like it's all over the place
and it seems to me that lives are not a lot of
Kind of on the training ground. And if there is there not
a paying any attention to it, I think Lester of overachieve do
in recent years. It's almost like their biggest downfall,
you
know, they won the league, they won the FA Cup. So
the expectation has become higher but ultimately the performance
is haven't been good enough. You know, especially at home
and that Route 1 of going over the top to Vidal. I mean he
could have had a couple of goals you have a
week and he didn't score,
he doesn't look like he's at that level that you used to be
and I love body but the consistency of their team. They
don't look like to give what right, he said, they don't look
like they have any Kind of
diamond dynamical formation of what they're trying to do, and
it's how they get him. Be, you know, I expected that the king
power the other day - you like to give
to give them a good run
and man, you know, I didn't even play that well, and they
beat them, they were doing things like kicking the ball
off, the pitch, completely unopposed, like, fundamental
basics of football that we've spoken about on the show,
they're just not doing. And I think at times when Lester
didn't make the champions league for those, two years in
a row
and missed out on the final day of the season,
oh my almost felt their hungover from that. And they've
never really recovered because let's be honest, less to Squad.
They've been over it. Enough that they were what they've
had. And obviously, saw into last year. Not good enough at
the year before that. He was really
good defensively. Last year. They were terrible. Weren't
they conceding goals from froines Left, Right? And
Center. They were all over the place and in the offseason,
they don't look like they fixed that. So I worry for them and
I think Brendan Rodgers will probably be the next, you know,
managerial casualty because it just doesn't look like it's
gonna get any better, and I like Brendan Rodgers. I really
do. But this is the things that they were, when you say winning
the league and winning the FA Cup, the FA Cup Cup came
under Brendan Rodgers. There were very respectable finish.
She's in the league last season. Defensive injuries this season.
No reinforcements in there in the transfer window at all for
Lester. Does he have an argument in his defense here?
I think he would do.
He's somebody who likes to compete at the top of
the league challenge for the league. At least, Liverpool won
the league multiple times at Celtic, but clearly the owners
of Lester want to turn the financial tap off.
And from his point of view,
he doesn't want to be at a club that he feels is not ambitious
and Competing higher up the table.
I would not be surprised if he left Lester by Mutual consent.
Either this week or next week. I don't think he wants to stay.
I don't think he's enjoying it. It's transmitting itself to
the players.
There are one or two who are going out then you know
making a good fist of it
but they're not a team. As you've been saying, they're all
over the place and I think
as far as he is concerned, you look at the defensive record
over the last 30 games. I think they've skipped some like two
or three clean sheets. Its woeful
then was and And the owners could contend it was a really
good chance to qualify for the top for two seasons ago, you
referring to that and they missed out on it
and they might someone had. You done that financially? We might
have been in better shape, but as things stand, they've got
to. Listen, we know because of the pending the aviation
industry has fallen off a cliff.
And the owners are
have a business in aviation at the duty-free,
so as far as Lester are concerned, the ship is not a happy one.
And I think
Probably by the next time I'm on your show, they'll have
a different manager, you know, things younger, and they
probably
will, like their eggs in
qualifying for Europe basket. And like, finishing fifth
consecutively really, causal Pro. Nothing. It took a lot of
wind out ourselves in respect of getting that close twice.
They've got players at probably earning, good money
that are now harder to shift for it. You can ask of you but
you know, when you try to compete for a title and you
miss out on it and it seemed question to you,
do you know we in the media and fans say there's a
The Hangover is that true? Does it does it lasts Into The
Following Season or do you have your summer you go away your
families and that and then you go again, you forget all about.
Yes, it's very it's
very hard when you when you
when you're when you're close and there's certain games that
you should have, you could have one that could have taken you
closer and stuff. And in summer comes
you watch my knee. 90 lift it again.
He got one on.
You going on at the end, then you're thinking about, right?
What we got to do,
what we got to do, when we get back, that's when you're hoping
Darren. They signed a kind of players
that gives you that, right? He's going to give us that
boost of. So we go again because if you go back and it's
the same players and you've got to lift yourself to try and do
what you've done last season came so close. But he didn't
quite have what it took to go to the next level you do, feel
it does take something away. I remember
Palace coming up with Palace
and we finished third the first season.
I remember to Leeds finished, fourth,
and we knew that we just needed a couple more players. I think,
leads. I had it today Squad was brought Wallace
and I think is totally the Regal.
They want to make the next year and we finished third.
So when we came back, we are all a bit disappointed because
we've done so well. But we didn't make any signs. We
didn't add to it. So we were very deflated because we got so
close and then there's no sign of. So that same teams got do
the same
and everybody's getting stronger. It does make you feel
a little bit like guy. Here we go again. And that's
not just for finer, but the leadership of cash. Schmeichel,
like yes, they're not signed anybody, but they've also let
top quality players. Go out the door and I think that's
massive.
I couldn't believe that Kasper schmeichel is going to need to
feed. They did this and they did this in the wake of the,
the title winners. Well, and they sold some of their best
players and then they went on and they either had
kids coming up that they could put into place that seemed like
a fairly seamless transition particular that happened in
defense at Leicester, but
all they went in and they brought maybe a young
developing player in the way they did. They did with Fauna
and defends when McGuire went.
But it feels as though, that isn't there there, it's okay.
It's one thing to say, we're going to sell our best players.
It's another thing not, it's already coming in to replace
elements. Habib are never to do. You know, they've still got
players,
you can get more out. But what I see
in Brendan Rodgers is similar to Scott Parker
and Bournemouth when they start setting a manager start saying
stuff like that. That to me except that he's just
accepting. I don't really want to do this anymore. Yeah but
then you look at
T elements Linked
In probably wants to leave Madison. You know what he was
I need to let like Newcastle you know,
when you look at the
site and it's about recruitment. Yes.
You know, James Justin fantastic, you know
in respect, sir left back. Is it look good?
Thomas? Yeah. Until you know what?
Yes, they bought them through what I got. So you don't
Johnson from Luton and they brought him about Luke's
concert. Yes, they've got players that are coming
through, but they not signing that player
that comes in and makes such a massive impact and obviously
for finally didn't, but he's gone, but I'm not signing it
like for instance. Midfield like to come through.
Hopefully, some re might be able to do it,
you know, collect she, you know, sack
that Center katzenback up front, but it doesn't seem to be
together. So as they can
work on the way, they're going to play the structure where
they're going to play, so they could start building that
again. And then they can build their their value again kills.
It seems to have all fallen off and what's happened, is that
the players who are there,
who can then maybe Inspire good players that come in. They want
to leave you.
So it's really a catch-22 from because
all of a sudden, they're so close but it's not happening so
I can leave now and then
and then you look at someone like for finer.
You know I came in for 30 odd, he's gone 480, whatever it is,
you know, you know that it's a club that will sell you and it
was a club that didn't used to do that. Yeah but that might
not be a that might not be a bad thing. That might be a good
thing if you're a player who wants to come and play in
the Premier League and thinks I can go somewhere and
and get a move elsewhere that might not be bad in terms of
attracting players, it's about doing the best with the players
that they have. When you look at Brendan Rodgers record in
his first 65 games, compared to what happened in the in
the second half of his time at Leicester. It's it, it's night
and day. There's a huge drop-off in that. I mean, how
much credit does he get from
the first half of his time, at Leicester? And then how much of
the responsibility does he take for the drop-off in the second?
This is the proper time. I think he's over achieved. And
in the sense, I think Lester exactly where people would have
expected them
to be not bottom of the league, but a few years ago this This
is where we saw. What lesser is a mid-table team to bottom, not
where they are,
you know, where they have been. So
I think Brendan Rodgers is overachieve. I think they peaked
and I think you're right there and I think you know
next time the show happens is I don't think you'll be in a job.
I don't see where they go from here, really because it's like
he's accepted defeat to certain degree when you go to
a training ground like that and there's no progression. What do
you do going to train on a Monday morning? Keep losing
games in that way. It's
not obviously no one likes to lose. Me is how you lose as
well, when they look like there's
there's nothing on offer even our home game.
They look like they're not offering
Anything, I thought that's the point is whether or not he's
getting the best out of the players that he has there. Not
somebody could come in and make a difference with that
particular group of players, because
if he's going to the owners, as you say,
who work in a sort of
Aviation adjacent
industry and they've really taken the hit during during
the covid crisis. If the money is not there, yeah it cost more
than magic this money up so that it has to be a manager who
comes in and can do better
with what you have. And I think if someone else could come in
with more energy and dynamism Mm, and motivate those players.
But at the managers we always say, don't we will talk about
some of the other clubs like say, for example, Liverpool,
the the attitude reflects the leadership, and I think if he
has disillusioned and he sending out smoke signals
and suggesting that, maybe his heart isn't in it, because he
feels the club isn't competitive enough?
Then why would for example, T elements, whose into the last
12 months of his contract, signed a new deal? You know,
why would you you would wait until January and sign for
somebody else? Whereas if somebody else came in with
fresh ideas, Is
that a new voice and he New Vision and said, I want to make
the some of these parts work and okay we might have lost
players but we can do something and really put together
a positive run of results that takes them up the table.
I'm not saying he'll definitely stay, but you never know
as things happen. This is only going to get worse.
It is because like, even the players who do
if they do given get their heads down,
they're playing really well. They're doing it because they
want to leave. Because at the moment you look at less than
you think. Why would I want to save your? If you're not
spending money, you're not going to bring in.
The caliber of player
that wants to come to less than help you to progress, then why
would you stay at Leicester? You know, with all due respect
to them, you know, what likely instead, they done,
unbelievable things and over achieved a certain extent, but
to try and stay there and hang on to that top for
you see, it's a massive strain on you, you divert need
unbelievable amount of resources which they in which
they have spent a lot of money that owners. But then you do
need to bring players in that. You can
not only bringing through the UT more buy and sell for a lot
of money, but you need to keep Got it needs to be continuous
and that seems to have stopped.
And so now it's stopped the players that are there who have
tried to come in to take them somewhere
and thinking well I need to go now,
you know telemon's, you know,
he's a he's a, he's a prep, these are like a top player,
you should be playing champions league for to know what's also
Q. You talked about the money. If you look at the top six and
we took him out last two, who could have finished in the top
for two seasons ago, and they failed and they've dropped off
a lot. If you look at the
top six, now, all of them spent a minimum of 100
Alien pounds even West Ham spent 125 million pounds of because
you in order to
compete with what is effectively an arms race. If
you like at the top of the Premier League, you have to
bring in quality explain, right? And then
brightens amazing because Brighton, Brighton of sold,
those players in the had a wonderful start. Do they have
the depth to sustain that start? Because we've seen
players in the Premier League have terrific starts first 10,
12 games
of the season, right? Have Lori. Yes. Well, yeah, right.
And did it last year as well.
And then they kind of dropped off at the end because I don't
have that strength. But what do you suggest right now that
toddler with that that Brighton would finish in the top six or
top Tech top eight?
I don't,
I probably got probably go to operate. I would go to operate,
simply because of,
and I put a lot of it
at the door of the coach
there, in a place where they've recruited, well, they've sold
well. And then the coach is move players around you. Look
at
you, look at you
Charizard, you know, coming playing off the left now, you
know.
No, he's got Solly Mars playing as a left foot on right wing
back. You know
noises cocido coming in being able to sell be Suma,
you know, be able to sell mopey, be able to sell
cooker. Ella, you know, they've the ways coached at his culture
and getting unbelievable work. Now out of
Danny, Danny Danny Welbeck, Christian, that gross
in the middle in respect of his,
he's creativity.
So he can coach them as well as.
100 million pounds worth of players, free, very integral
players to them and they it's not dropped off but there are
different stage. There are very early stage what we're doing,
but I will give them
and say what if what I would give them
is the color is amazing.
Get coach is amazing in what he's doing,
I think you're right because it's brightness the opinion
that left-back who it's very good player and I think
the more game time he gets the better he'll become
but I just look at the other teams in that top 68
you've got the to Manchester clubs, you've got
the three London.
ABS, you've got Liverpool tough, you've got West Ham as
well, so that's seven. And then you'll have Newcastle that
would make a
who look very strong from a good sound defensive base.
Yeah. And then you've got maybe brighten. I think, I think
Brian will come in at next trying to claim. Yeah, but
I think in terms of that tops, they've had a wonderful start
and I think you're right.
The coach has the most significant individual at that club
because of his vision because of
you talk about Lester and never lost players.
Heads could drop very easily.
Lee but he motivates them, he galvanizes them in Stark
comparison to Brendan Rodgers, heads of dropped and his head
has dropped as well. And that's the reason why I think he'll
part company would have come.