Brendan Rodgers stands by his report as stress grows at Leicester

Below-fire Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers says he’s not anticipating the sack regardless of followers calling for his head after the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.

The Foxes stay within the backside three after 10 video games following Saturday’s lunchtime stalemate with Palace, the place midfielder James Maddison missed his remaining likelihood to impress on-looking England boss Gareth Southgate forward of subsequent week’s World Cup squad announcement.

Followers booed and referred to as for Rodgers to be sacked, holding up an indication within the stand that stated it was “time for motion”, however the Northern Irishman is just not anticipating to go anyplace.

He revealed he met with proprietor Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, who was seen shaking his head at full-time, and had good conversations.

Rodgers stated: “Prime is an effective man and it’s superb for him to be right here. It’s a must to match the story, we haven’t gained a recreation of soccer and he’s like us, he desires to win and do nicely. There isn’t a subject there.

“They perceive the difficulties there may be going to be this yr, by way of us not having the ability to enhance however he desires to win.

“However I’ve all the time had good assist from them. I had lengthy conversations yesterday. I’ve had no indication of something, however I perceive soccer.

“It should by no means change – my feeling for him – if he needed to make a change. That’s the actuality. He is an effective man who inherited a soccer membership in his early 30s after a tragic occasion and he has been good in that point.

“He has given the soccer membership and me as a lot assist as he probably might. He has been rewarded for that. Now in a tricky interval and a tricky time he’s nonetheless being supportive.

“How lengthy that lasts we’ll see, he’ll inform me if it adjustments. Till then I’ll preserve working, keep centered and take it from there.”

Rodgers says he’s used to receiving criticism, having finished so regardless of attaining latest success.

“When you’re in direction of the underside of the league, then you definitely’re going to have critics,” he stated. “However I had critics right here once we have been wining the FA Cup, and we have been fifth.

“It’s the sport, it’s the character of it. My dedication and focus is for the gamers, to the get outcomes and hopefully convey the outcomes to the supporters.

“I can regulate that stress, there isn’t a drawback with that. I perceive, once we have been ending fifth and profitable the FA Cup I had critics, when you find yourself on the backside you’ll undoubtedly have critics.”

Maddison’s World Cup hopes are absolutely over after failing to provide something extraordinary in entrance of Southgate. His late reserving for diving means he shall be suspended for the subsequent match in opposition to Leeds and won’t play once more earlier than the England boss names his squad.

Rodgers stated: “You may’t decide him on this one recreation. I assumed he had a great recreation, I assumed he was actually artistic. He’s a man enjoying out of place for the staff.

“He is likely one of the most gifted artistic gamers within the league. He’s a high participant at this stage. I assumed he had a great recreation, sadly on the finish he’s clearly searching for the penalty.”

Palace boss Patrick Vieira continues to be ready for his aspect to win away this season however bemoaned the dearth of high quality in assault.

The guests stuttered to only one shot on track within the 90 minutes and didn’t appear to be scoring.

“I feel it was a difficult, tough recreation for us, we got here with the intention to play higher than what we did,” the Frenchman stated.

“We didn’t take sufficient danger, we didn’t play ahead sufficient, we lacked tempo and the standard of our ball we didn’t do sufficient to win the sport.

“Within the different aspect, we have been stable sufficient to not concede a purpose. I needed extra from the staff going ahead as a result of we’ve the standard.”