Leicester City new manager

ENGLISH Premier League club Le ‐icester City announced its new first‐team manager on Monday, April 10. Dean Smith will replace Bren ‐dan Rodgers who was fired on April 1 after four years in charge at the King Power Stadium.

The former Aston Villa and Nor ‐wich manager will take charge until the end of the season. He takes the reins with the Foxes languishing in the relegation zone and facing the dreaded drop into the Champi ‐onship.

A statement from the club read: “Leicester City Football Club is pleased to announce the appoint ‐ment of Dean Smith as the Club’s First Team Manager until the end of the 2022/23 season.

“The former Norwich City, Aston Villa, and Brentford manager will take charge of First Team training from Tuesday in preparation for Saturday’s Premier League trip to Manchester City.

“Smith brings a wealth of man ‐agerial experience and expertise to the role and, along with his coach ‐ing team, will be tasked with help ‐ing the Football Club retain its Pre‐mier League status as we head into the final eight games of the current season.”

Speaking of his new appoint ‐ment, Dean Smith said: “I’m really happy to have the opportunity to lead the team during these final weeks of the season. The challenge in front of us is clear, but it’s one myself and my coaching team have experienced before and, with the quality in this squad and the num ‐ber of games remaining, it’s very much achievable.

“Our first job is to rebuild confi ‐dence and instil belief in the team and I’m looking forward to getting to work with the players this week. Saturday will be a big test, but it’s the kind of occasion that reminds us all what it means to be a Premier League club, competing on the biggest stages against the best play‐ers in the world.

“I know we’ll be well supported by our travelling fans. We have to connect with them and give them a performance they can be proud of. We go there positive, looking for points.”