'I'm not daft' - Under-pressure Brendan Rodgers says he has Leicester backing despite poor start

Brendan Rodgers says he has no intention of standing down as Leicester City manager after a poor start to the season, and insists he still has the club’s backing. The Foxes got off to a disastrous start to their 2022-23 campaign and sit bottom of the Premier League after six rounds.

Ad Rodgers’ side have picked up just one point so far, on the opening day against Brentford, and are currently on a five-match losing streak in the league. TransfersArsenal fans get into deadline day festival spirit by tracking random van — The Warm-Up02/09/2022 AT 08:40 A 5-2 loss to Brighton last weekend increased the pressure on Rodgers, but when he was asked if he has considered his position, he said: “No.” The Northern Irishman said the club has been ‘very supportive’, but was realistic about how things stand heading into Saturday’s home clash against Aston Villa.

“I am not daft, I understand football, it has not been a great start at all,” Rodgers said. Potter appointed Chelsea head coach on a five-year contract 'This team is different' — Henry impressed by Arsenal's fast start but has one major concern ‘Years of struggle’ – Tearful Richarlison thanks father after two-goal UCL debut “But the support shows the level of work we have done here and the appreciation of what we have been through over the course of the summer.

«It is my responsibility to improve the results, there is no question about that, but I have had nothing but support to get that.» Rodgers, who took charge at King Power Stadium in February 2019, led the Foxes to the FA Cup in 2021 and the semi-finals of the Europa Conference League last season. But he lost star defender Wesley Fofana to Chelsea in the transfer window this summer, and was handed only two new additions to