Brendan Rodgers
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has backed West Ham United manager David Moyes to turn things around at the London Stadium after the World Cup break. Speaking on the support he had, Rodgers admitted he was grateful to have been allowed to try and change Leicester’s fortunes around earlier this season.
Brendan Rodgers said: “It is just the nature of the game. It brings the pressure for managers which feeds into boardrooms. But it is something that was evidenced before with my work here, so when we hit that sticky patch, because you do as a manager, unless you are very fortunate, and even the fortunate ones with all the money, you are never going to be in a forward trajectory. There will be moments when you have a blip and then you have to consolidate and go again. I am very lucky here that the owners have shown a belief since the day I walked in. they have let me get on with my work without pressure. I know I need to win games. That’s my job. the club expected and trusted me to do that. it is a business now where managers if they don’t get it, everyone wants change.”
With West Ham currently in their worst league form since picking up three points from six games between February and June 2020, concerns from fans have grown over Moyes. However, former Liverpool and Rangers boss Rodgers has backed Moyes to turn things around and has given some reasons behind why West Ham have started the season poorly, stating that he is more than capable of getting the Hammers back to their best.
Brendan Rodgers added: “Absolutely. He is a top-class manager. He has taken the club from where it was a few years ago into European football, which we never would have thought that was possible from where they were. Big turnaround in the summer in terms of players and the adaptation takes time, a lot of new players in a new level, plus some senior players who are on the decline. That also happens, but David is a top-class manager. He will be disappointed but he will go away and come back and use this time well I have no doubt he will get them winning again.”
