Leicester act to avoid curse of Charlton

Leicester City have taken preemptive action to sack their manager and avoid the curse of Charlton before Saturday's clash at the King Power.  Of course, many vociferous Charlton fans would like to see a double sacking.

Leicester City are in the hunt for another new manager after sacking Martí Cifuentes on Sunday. Cifuentes was barracked by supporters at the King Power Stadium as his club’s season plunged to a new low on Saturday. A limp and error-strewn 2-1 defeat by relegation-threatened Oxford left Leicester 14th in the Championship before Sunday’s results — almost as close to the drop zone as the promotion play-off spots.

The club’s hierarchy, led by owner Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha — known as “Top” — appreciate the challenges faced by Cifuentes since taking over in the summer after relegation from the Premier League

However, with a return to the top flight remaining a faint ambition this season, their feeling is that a squad still packed with international players, and those with Premier League experience, should be performing significantly better.

Fan sentiment was not lost on the hierarchy either. During the Oxford defeat, supporters chanted at their beleaguered manager, “Sacked in the morning” and “We want Martí out”.

He is their sixth manager in three years which hardly suggests that frequent changes of manager are a recipe for success.