Leicester sack Sven
Posted by admin on October 26, 2011 - Leicester City, The Championship
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Sven Goran Eriksson has been sacked by Leicester City. Following the side’s 3-0 defeat against Millwall.
Eriksson, who has notched up management roles in six countries since 1977, including Mexico and Cote d’Ivoire, joined City in October, last year. The Swede took the club from the drop zone to tenth in the table over the course of several months, but an inconsistent start to the 2011/12 campaign saw the board lose patience. Anyone following the online betting will know the side were strong favourites at the start of the season.
“Football is a results industry, and unfortunately we couldn’t quite get things right enough of the time”, Eriksson said.
“I am disappointed to be leaving Leicester City. It was always my aim to lead the club into the Barclays Premier League, and I am very sorry that I won’t be able to do that.”
The Foxes’ decision to sack Eriksson may come as a surprise to some fans. Leicester are not in a difficult position, standing two points adrift of the coveted play-off spots, but after investing heavily the club’s owners clearly want instant results. The betting shows they weren’t doing as well as they should be.
The former England manager was reportedly lining up a coaching position for his comrade in the England dugout, Steve McClaren, prior to being given the boot by City. However, the likelihood is that McClaren will remain in the dole queue, as Leicester are looking elsewhere for their next boss.
City are rumoured to be interested in appointing Martin O’Neill, who guided the club to the Premier League and then Europe back in the late 1990s.
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