Carragher: Leicester City's first-tier salary is 9th in the Premier League, and Rodgers has far exceeded expectations

Live Bar, December 26 - Carragher, a well-known commentator in the Premier League, commented on Leicester city manager Rogers in the Telegraph column, believing that the latter's performance in leading the team has far exceeded expectations.

The following are the main points of Carragher's views:

Who will be shortlisted for the 2021 Premier League Coach of the Year? You might think of Guardiola (winning the Premier League), Tuchel (winning the Champions League) and putting Chelsea from 9th to the top 4, or Moyes taking West Ham to Europe. Finally don't forget Rodgers, whose side beat Chelsea and won the FA Cup.

Listing Rogers could be a big deal of controversy as he was out of the League Cup on Wednesday night and seems to be under increasing pressure in recent weeks.

As you can imagine, What happened to Rogers is a familiar issue for top coaches outside the top four. Once your team reaches the heights reasonably expected by the outside world, how do you take the next step in a world where competitors have more resources, more strength or the best coach in football history? Leicester City are among the fifth-place clubs in the Premier League, and Rodgers has done it twice in a row.

From a lateral perspective, since he took charge of Leicester City, only Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester United have scored more than Rodgers. Considering the competition in the Premier League, this is an amazing return. In addition, Leicester City's salary is ninth in the Premier League, far below Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and also lower than West Ham United and Everton.

If asked who is the best manager in Leicester in the last 10 years, most people would say Ranieri because he won the Premier League title and no coach would likely replicate the italian's performance when he led the team. Of course, there may not be a season in which traditional strong teams have behaved so abnormally.

Compared to Ranieri, I think Rodgers is a better coach, and since he joined from the Celtics, his results and performances have been more stable over a longer period of time. Rodgers has a win rate of just under 50%, the highest winning percentage among Leicester City managers in the Premier League. And over the past three years, Leicester City have outperformed them and their style of play is even more difficult to maintain without the kind of budget that title contenders enjoy.

That makes the criticism that Rogers has endured this season incomprehensible. Two weeks ago I heard some clichéd complaints that he was going through a tough time, but I'd say Rogers has done everything he can to lead the team far and the fans' high expectations are understandable, but they should be realistic.

Now Leicester City may only be the only team in the Premier League that can be selected for the top four in the Premier League, and the rest of the players are relatively ordinary Premier League players and young players with potential. Arguably no neutral fan would say Leicester City could make it into the Champions League. In the 19/20 and 20/21 seasons, the claim that Leicester City messed up in the final stages was unfair, because in the 38 rounds of competition, their results were higher than expected at the beginning of the season.

After one or two fantastic seasons, a less successful season, doesn't mean the coach has lost his charisma and needs to be replaced. Regardless of the results of the next league games against Manchester City and Liverpool, Rodgers' reputation has been enhanced after his return to England.

(Melodious)