TOM COLLOMOSSE: Leicester's hierarchy were steadfast in their belief Brendan Rodgers could turn it around, but in the end the looming threat of relegation told... confused tactics, a stale squad and the club's perilous financial position led to his downfa

After Leicester had been crushed 4-1 by Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup in January 2022, Brendan Rodgers sat down with the club hierarchy to chew over what was going wrong.

At that stage, there were two options: change the coach, or change the players. Either support Rodgers’ vision and give the squad the ‘healthy shake-up’ he felt it needed to stay competitive, or try to move forward with the same group but a different leader.

Now 15 months later with the club hurtling towards the Championship following defeat at Crystal Palace, Leicester have decided they do indeed need to change the coach, dismissing Rodgers after a four-year spell in which the club won the FA Cup for the first time in their history, twice finished fifth in the Premier League and reached a European semi-final.