Wesley Fofana criticised for Brendan Rodgers comments and Simon Jordan unimpressed with Chelsea owner Todd Boehly for posing with new signing.
Brendan Rodgers : Man utd | Leicester | Height | Age
Rodgers began his career as a defender at Ballymena United, where he stayed until he was signed by Reading at the age of 18, although a genetic knee condition forced him to retire at age 20.
He remained at Reading as a coach and then academy director, and continued to play non-league football at Newport, Witney Town and Newbury Town for several years.
After a period travelling around Spain to study coaching methods, he was invited by José Mourinho to leave Reading and join Chelsea as youth manager in 2004, later being promoted to reserve manager in 2006.
In 2008, he was appointed manager of Watford, where he remained until he accepted an offer to become manager of his former club Reading in 2009.
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The boos that rang around King Power Stadium and the pointed words of manager Brendan Rodgers said everything about the growing troubles hanging like a shroud over Leicester City.
“This isn’t the club that it was a couple of years ago,” Rodgers said, following a 1-0 defeat by Manchester United that coincided with the end of a frustrating summer transfer window for the Foxes boss.
It is a club that has achieved so much in recent seasons, the glorious Premier League title triumph in 2016 and the FA Cup win under Rodgers in 2021, but there is an air of stagnation and discontent that smacks of the end of an era for Leicester City.
The Foxes had near misses with the Champions League, twice slipping out of the top four on the final day of the season under Rodgers, and perhaps the financial and footballing implications are being felt in full now.
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After Leicester recruit only Wout Faes in otherwise non-existent summer of signings, while losing Kasper Schmeichel and Wesley Fofana, manager Brendan Rodgers says: “With the greatest respect we haven’t had the help in the market that this team needed”
Brendan Rodgers said it is “clear to see” his Leicester side have been weakened this summer but said he has full trust in the club’s board over their transfer strategy.
Rodgers’ side remain bottom of the Premier League after a 1-0 defeat to Manchester United on Thursday night, and Wout Faes, signed on Transfer Deadline Day, but too late to make his debut in that game, is their only senior summer signing.
That comes despite the sale of Wesley Fofana to Chelsea for more than £70m and the loss of club captain Kasper Schmeichel to Nice for an undisclosed fee.
In his programme notes for the United defeat, chairman Aiyawatt ‘Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha blamed the need for “difficult, short-term decisions” to “protect the club’s long-term interests.”
Brendan Rodgers Height
At 47 years old, Brendan Rodgers height is 5 ft 6 in (170.0 cm).
| HEIGHT | centimeters- 171 cm meters- 1.71 m Feet Inches- 5’ 7” |
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| WEIGHT | in Kilograms- 75 kg in Pounds- 165.35 lbs |
He was born to Malachy Rodgers and Christina Rodgers and has a brother named Malachy Rodgers.
Age
Brendan Rodgers (born 26 January 1973) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Leicester City.
Rodgers was born in the seaside village of Carnlough in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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| Full name | Brendan Rodgers | ||
| Date of birth | 26 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Carnlough, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Age | 49 years. | ||
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Leicester City (manager) | ||
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| 1984–1987 | Ballymena United | ||
His father Malachy was a painter and decorator, while his mother Christina was a volunteer for the Irish charity Trócaire. Rodgers is the eldest of five boys.
His younger brother Malachy became a well-known country-and-western singer locally, and is now pursuing a career in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
He grew up as a supporter of Sheffield Wednesday and Celtic.