
Leicester strategy questions king power must answer as concerning wait extends
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Forty days have passed since Leicester City's relegation from the Premier League was confirmed. Realistically, it's been 75 days since the club knew their fate. After beating
Tottenham 2-1 on January 26, Leicester lost six straight Premier League games with an aggregate score of 16-0. After weeks of miserable performances, the 3-0 defeat to Manchester United on
March 16 felt like the final nail in the coffin. A 2-2 draw with Brighton on April 12 was the only bright spark between then and relegation being confirmed. Over a month since City's
second relegation from the Premier League in three years and there hasn't been an ounce of communication. Since the class of 2024 lifted the Championship trophy at the King Power
Stadium over a year ago, it's been doom and gloom. The decision to appoint a Nottingham Forest legend went down poorly, only really one out of seven new faces arriving on a permanent
deal paid off, and the manner of how the season played out under an inexperienced manager has made many lose interest. So much has gone wrong in LE2 in the past year. The board, Jon Rudkin
in particular, have received their fair share of criticism. King Power, despite the glory days in the last decade, are now running the risk of more sections of the fanbase turning on them.
The cliched responses of 'we were in League One' or 'we won the Premier League nine years ago' to any criticism no longer wash. Relegation happening so soon meant by the
time the season finished, the feeling had worn off. Jamie Vardy's farewell on the penultimate game of the season shrouded the toxicity around the King Power Stadium and even then,
Rudkin and King Power received pelters. Forty days have passed since relegation was confirmed and Khun Top has not spoken beyond his usual programme notes. The last time the club found
themselves in this grim situation, there was a statement addressing supporters within 24 hours. It's not right to avoid giving clarity to supporters. What's the plan for next
season? Will Ruud van Nistelrooy be sacked or kept on? Is there going to be a 'proper' internal review? What do you, the owner, plan to do? It would be hoped that Top and those
around him at board level are working hard behind-the-scenes to get aligned before a crucial summer. However, in just over two weeks' time, it will be the two-year anniversary of Enzo
Maresca's appointment. The thought of Leicester having some sort of strategy in the public eye by that date this year seems improbable. Van Nistelrooy's constant cry for clarity
over his job has been fair and it's poor form, if what the Dutchman repeatedly confirmed in his pre and post-press conferences is correct, that the manager of the football club
doesn't know whether he'll be there or not. Van Nistelrooy does not get a free pass in this abysmal season. The former Manchester United forward had a chant from the Foxes faithful
for three games, but lost trust from supporters after starting Danny Ward in that defeat to Wolves. The Dutchman has given the club an ultimatum by presenting his vision for next season.
This is what he plans to do, loathe it and you need to get rid of him. But, despite being a bad appointment in the grand scheme of things, he is not the biggest problem at the club. Neither
are the players, but there have been some embarrassing performances. In years gone by, Leicester have watched on as clubs around England go through these sorts of periods of uncertainty.
This time, it's they're the club who appear to be all at sea. Fortunately, there are positives. Jeremy Monga, Jake Evans and Bade Aluko all making their senior debuts means there
is reason for optimism. Adbul Fatawu confirming he should be back fit for pre-season, is a huge boost. There's also the confirmation from Sheffield United that Hamza Choudhury and Harry
Souttar will return to the club after they blew the chance of promotion at Wembley. Souttar is injured, but Choudhury has a real chance of starting on the first day of the Championship
season in August. Taking away the likes of Mads Hermansen, Wilfred Ndidi, Bilal El Khannouss and Wout Faes - players expected to say goodbye - there is still some good Championship players.
Jakub Stolarczyk is a starter goalkeeper, he's proven that. Caleb Okoli, Conor Coady and Luke Thomas could be named in the first starting XI and there would not be massive uproar.
Ricardo Pereira, on his day, is brilliant. Despite the anger over his signing, Oliver Skipp isn't going anywhere and starts in the level below. Stephy Mavididi and Fatawu tormented
defences last season. Throw in the exciting Monga and Evans plus any recruits, they have a good squad to play with. Yet the wait for any communication over short-term and long-term strategy
from Khun Top, someone who, despite the club's fall, received a decent reception on the final home game of the season, is concerning. Supporters deserve to know how the club hopes to
correct what's happened over the past year. What's the plan to return Leicester to the Premier League and remove the dark grey cloud of PSR from over their heads? More transparency
is required. Some insight into the plans would be a start because this summer has the potential to either return the club back to the top-flight or replicate Luton Town's failure and
be relegated down to League One. WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TO CHANGE IN THE SUMMER AT LEICESTER CITY? HAVE YOUR SAY HERE...