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Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers has no intention of walking away from the King Power Stadium despite his side’s poor start to the season.
The Foxes are bottom of the Premier League after taking just one point from their opening six matches — including five straight defeats.
Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher suggested last week that the Northern Irishman appeared to have “had enough” but the ex-Liverpool boss has swiftly dismissed those claims.
Rodgers, 49, said: “It’s not the case at all, I love being here. I probably get lots of questions that tire me out to be honest.
“But, no. It’s the longest I’ve been at a club and I love being here and I will fight to my very last breath to stay here and make the team the best we can with what we have.”
Having guided Leicester to a first FA Cup win in their history only 16 months ago, last season’s eventual eighth-place finish was a significant regression on previous campaigns.
Concerns were raised further after a summer of inactivity in the transfer market, prompted by the club’s owners tightening the purse strings following pandemic-related losses.
Though the Foxes kept hold of key trio James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans, Wesley Fofana did eventually depart for Chelsea on August 31.
Belgian defender Wout Faes was signed as replacement from Reims on deadline day but it was ultimately a frustrating window for staff and supporters alike.
“It’s a challenging moment,” admitted Rodgers. “Definitely the most challenging period I’ve had as a manager, but the idea is to get through it and the only way you do that is to work hard.
“This is what you would call the hard yards now as a manager. So, you’ve got to take what comes your way.
“Like 18 months or so, ago you get the credit. I’ve never been too high with that and I’ve not been too low with this.”
After the postponement of this weekend’s Premier League fixtures due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Leicester’s next scheduled league outing is a trip to Tottenham on September 17.
