Leicester must hold their nerve as Rodgers faces third-season syndrome
There was a rumour this past week that Brendan Rodgers had been sacked as manager of Leicester City. It turned out not to be true, but the fact it seemed so believable was telling. The improved performance against West Ham – when they were denied victory only by a late equaliser that prompted one of football’s increasingly frequent epistemological debates: what is a hand? – has perhaps calmed the situation beforeSunday’s game against Wolves, but the pressure is real enough.


