DBasia.news – The defeat of 1-4 Leicester City from Crystal Palace in the Premier League match ended the career of Leicester manager Claude Puel. He was fired because Leicester are now only eight points above the relegation zone.
The dismissal of the French manager has indeed been predicted following a row of bad results experienced by Leicester. In the last seven games, Leicester swallowed six defeats, including in the FA Cup when a League Two team, Newport beat them.
Besides Puel, Leicester also fired assistant manager Jacky Bonneway. While the first coach, Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler were retained and temporarily took control until the club got a new manager.
“The club wants to thank Claude for his efforts to lead the team for 16 months and hope he gets a bright future,” said an official statement from Leicester
At present, Leicester are looking for their fourth manager in 24 months. One name appears as a favorite. The name in question is Brendan Rodgers, a former Liverpool manager who currently runs the Scottish club, Celtic Glasgow.
Besides Rodgers, the former Huddersfield Town coach, David Wagner was also floated. Even with Rafa Benitez, who currently still handles Newcastle United.