Leicester City warned they are becoming "a mid-table Chelsea” after Puel sacking

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Leicester City will earn a reputation for hiring and firing to rival Chelsea if they don’t get their next managerial appointment right, according to former Blues striker Tony Cascarino.

Claude Puel

The Foxes sacked Claude Puel after 16 months in charge on Sunday in the wake of a 4-1 Premier League defeat to Crystal Palace, and are now searching for their fourth manager in just over two years.

The Frenchman followed Claudio Ranieri and Craig Shakespeare in being dismissed by the King Power hierarchy, and Cascarino believes the club could now develop a reputation similar to his former club Chelsea for cycling through bosses.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.