As Brendan Rodgers continues to get linked with the Tottenham Hotspur manager job, several fans have shown a tendency to turn their noses up at his potential appointment.
Branded as ‘excellent’ by Ally McCoist, the Northern Irishman is now officially out-of-work, as per the club website after being shown the door by Leicester City.
And while some may consider Brendan Rodgers as out of his depth to become the next Tottenham Hotspur manager, that could not be further from the truth.
Why Brendan Rodgers as Tottenham manager makes sense
The job done by the 51-year-old at the King Power Stadium should encourage Spurs supporters towards his appointment.
If there is believed to be a lack of investment in the transfer market in N17, the same can be said for Leicester.
For context, Tottenham manager target Brendan Rodgers delivered a 5th place finish in the Premier League and the FA Cup trophy to a Foxes side in a season where they had spent a grand total of £47 million in the transfer market in 2020.
With Spurs splashing the clash, albeit on a number of underwhelming players this summer, the former Liverpool boss has shown a tendency of getting the most out of unglamourous players.
Jon Flanagan, Jose Enrique, James Justin; there have been countless examples throughout Brendan Rodgers’ career where he has significantly improved players that do not look like world-beaters on paper and yet, end up doing so over time, and as Tottenham manager, that may be one of his biggest challenges.
Tactically, the former Swansea boss has also showcased how flexible he is, as he would often experiment from a diamond formation to a back three at Leicester and made the 3-4-2-1 his go-to setup at Leicester.
Considering Tottenham have a squad that lacks cohesion in terms of profiles and their limitations in different systems, Rodgers is a manager who would perhaps thrive in terms of coming up with novel solutions, as he has done so throughout his career.
And as mentioned previously, the often much-maligned boss managed to lead Leicester to a trophy, which has not been the case at Spurs for a decade and half.
Perhaps the stigma around his name stems from this current campaign where Rodgers failed to cover himself in glory but overall, he managed to bring silverware while failing to get into the Champions League, and that too on the final day in two seasons.
All in all, Brendan Rodgers as the next Tottenham manager may not sound glamourous to the fanbase but it may actually be a match made in heaven.
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