The conversation lasted
http://www.authenticstlouiscardinals.com/Yadier-Molina-Jersey only a couple of minutes and there was little by way of explanation when Jon Rudkin, Leicester City’s director of football, delivered the news to Craig Shakespeare that he was out of a job only four months after he had been appointed manager on a three-year contract.
It was not the sort of day that the 53-year-old had in mind when he drove through the gates at the club’s Belvoir Drive training ground earlier that morning and prepared to watch a number
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The statement that was issued a few hours later, at 6pm, shed little light on the real thinking
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In reality it is hard to escape the feeling that Leicester’s hierarchy never truly believed in Shakespeare in the first place, that deep down they wanted a bigger name yet felt they had little option but to give him the job on a permanent basis when he engineered such a dramatic turnaround as caretaker in the wake of Claudio Ranieri’s sacking.
That was eight months ago, when the Italian departed, and now Leicester find themselves back in the same position, knocking around at the wrong end of the table and scouring the managerial landscape for someone to satisfy the ambitions of Thai owners who are not prepared to tolerate the sight of another season of underachievement.
Shakespeare is entitled to think that it is too early to make a judgment on whether that would have been the case and could also be forgiven for citing some mitigating circumstances when it comes to Leicester’s poor early results, starting with the fact that the season is only eight matches old and he has already come up against four of last
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Another bone of contention would
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Shakespeare felt that Leicester should have dug their heels in over Drinkwater, refusing to sell at any price, and his disappointment over that transfer was compounded by the farce surrounding Silva, who is unable to play for the club after Fifa refused to ratify his move. Rudkin’s own thoughts on that fiasco would make for interesting reading.
As for the case against Shakespeare and why Leicester’s owners acted, the statistics show that he had won only one of his last 11 league matches in charge – against newly promoted Brighton & Hove Albion at home in August. It would also be fair to say that the flat performance against West Bromwich Albion on Monday night, when Riyad Mahrez equalised 10 minutes from time to salvage a point, did not instil any confidence that Leicester were closer to getting back on track.
The players, however, remained behind Shakespeare
http://www.officialnikejetshop.com/wesley-johnson-jersey-for-sale-c-75.html and had not lost faith in him in the same way as they did with Ranieri last season. He was popular as a No2 – a role that he fulfilled first for Nigel Pearson and then Ranieri – and staff as well as players were impressed with the way he adapted to the managerial role that required him to change his approach. With that in mind, players were surprised and, more than anything, bitterly disappointed when they found out via social media that Shakespeare had been sacked.
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