Last year it was all about the Champions League spot. This season, questions about relegation battle are slowly beginning to appear at the press conference of Leicester City. Ahead of an away game at Burnley, the Foxes are in a difficult position in the Premier League. Burnley sit 18th in the Premier League but are three games unbeaten, while City are 13th but have not won in the Premier League since beating Liverpool on December 28. Highly unexpected, but that’s the reality. And coach Brendan Rodgers is aware of that.The worst team in English second tier hosts one of the best teams in the world – that’s the magic of the CupFormer Liverpool coach is in his most difficult time as the coach of Leicester. After two years where he finished fifth, position number 13 in the league is not acceptable. Even with a huge number of injuries throughout the season.„Respectfully, we try to look forward. We’ve played three to four games less than other teams. We have to win games to look up the table. That’s our only notion. When you don’t get results, you are open to criticism. The players here want to fight. We want to finish in the top half of the table. We need intensity. It’s not just what I want, it’s what the game needs“ said Rodgers ahead of a very tricky game against a tough opponent.Arsenal to announce huge losses, but increase ticket prices for the first time since 2014After only 7 wins so far, the pressure is on the players to perform, but certainly on the coach as well. After all, when the situation is tough, usually the coach is the one which ends up getting sacked.„We have been unable to sustain the good performances. It’s about finding the rhythm in our game. It’s about creating opportunities and scoring goals. I’ve never felt any pressure from the club. They understand the path we’re on. The journey has been great. We’ve hit a period where we’ve had inconsistent results. They understand the mitigating circumstances. The ownership have been first class. They have been empathetic. But we know we want to improve. They have been around it long enough. Progress is not linear. There are sometimes breaks within that” explained Rodgers.PREMIER LEAGUERescheduled game of the Round 22Tuesday22:45 BURNLEY – LEICESTER CITY
