Former Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has spoken for the first time after being relieved of his managerial duties at King Power Stadium on Sunday evening.
Rodgers had been Leicester City manager for over four years, a period within which he won them their first and only FA Cup trophy and qualified for Europa League in two consecutive seasons.
However, a 2-1 defeat against Crystal Palace on Sunday, their fifth in six games left his team languishing in 18th on the Premier League table and his bosses had nothing to do, but show him the exit.
Although Leicester are in relegation now, the former Liverpool manager believes he would have been able to gather enough points in the remaining 10 matches to save the team from going down.
While speaking to BBC Sport, the 50-year-old Northern Irishman termed his time in the Leicester dugout a ‘,privilege’, thanked his former bosses for the opportunity they gave him and wished them the best.
“It has been a privilege to be your manager. I would like to thank the Leicester City chairman Mr Srivaddhanaprabha and all of the board for giving me the opportunity to manage Leicester City and make history with this great football club over the past four years,” Rogers said.
He added: “I am obviously disappointed to depart so close to the end of the season and had every confidence that we would have delivered the results needed to preserve the club’s Premier League status. I would like to wish everybody at the club the very best of luck as they seek to continue to deliver on this objective.”
Rodgers said that he would use this time to reflect on what he has accomplished so far, recharge and get ready for the next opportunity.
