Garth Crooks believes Tottenham Hotspur could do a lot worse than target Brendan Rodgers if Antonio Conte leaves.
Tottenham headed to take on Rodgers and Leicester City on Saturday afternoon.
Having beaten Manchester City last week, you could have forgiven Tottenham for feeling confident of a result.
Rodrigo Bentancur’s opener gave Tottenham hope of a positive result… but that’s as good as it got.
Nampalys Mendy, James Maddison, Kelechi Iheanacho and Harvey Barnes all found the net as Leicester ran riot in a 4-1 win.
The defeat again means that Tottenham haven’t managed to string three Premier League wins together at any point this season.
Question marks remain over Antonio Conte; not just his personal decision on whether to stay at Tottenham, but whether Spurs should really see him as the right fit for them.
Garth Crooks back Brendan Rodgers for Tottenham
After winning five of the first seven league games, Tottenham have won just seven of their last 16.
Eight defeats in that run mean it’s more than fair to question Conte and whether he’s really the right man.
Conte wants big investment and players ready to challenge for trophies; that’s not really what Tottenham are about.
Add in a style of play that fans don’t exactly love and some supporters would rather have somebody in the Mauricio Pochettino mould.
Pundit and former Tottenham striker Garth Crooks has now told BBC Sport that Brendan Rodgers – the man who masterminded Leicester hammering Spurs on Saturday – could be the man for the job.
Crooks has admitted that he has been impressed with the composure of Rodgers even when Leicester were struggling.
Crooks thinks Tottenham could ‘do much worse’ than appoint Rodgers to replace Conte – should the Italian move on this summer.
“A few weeks ago, Leicester were struggling but they weren’t panicking,” said Crooks. “I was particularly struck by the relaxed nature of manager Brendan Rodgers in his post-match interviews, which is always a good sign that managers are in control of the situation.”
“Rodgers is a good coach and there is no doubt he seems to have got Iheanacho back to his best again. We know the Nigeria international can score goals but he is at his best when his touch is good, he sees the pass and is generally wreaking havoc in opposition defences. And that is precisely what he did against Tottenham. If Conte were to leave Spurs at the end of the season, they could do much worse than installing Rodgers at the helm in his place,” he added.
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