<div id="attachment_928" style="width: 310px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://epltalk.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/7/files/2010/10/Paulo-Sousa-Swansea-Oct-2009-pa_2375260.jpg"><div><figure class="external-image"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-928" loading="lazy" class="size-medium wp-image-928" src="/files/2010/10/Paulo-Sousa-Swansea-Oct-2009-pa_2375260-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225"></figure></div></a><p id="caption-attachment-928" class="wp-caption-text">Housewife favourite Sousa is ousted from his position</p></div>
<p>Three months and nine league games was all that Portuguese tactician Paulo Sosa lasted in the Foxes hot seat, as <a href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_6417955,00.html">the club have announced that they are dispensing of his services as of toda</a>y. This news is quite bizarre considering <a href="http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_6405266,00.html">Chairman Milan Mandaric has insisted recently that Sousa would be staying</a>, as well as urging the fans to give the manager time and it is quite likely that this is a decision that has been taken up by the clubs new owners who may have been quite concerned regarding their investment. Mandaric said in the interview defending Sousa that “we have a long term plan and Paulo is part of that” making you wonder what the hell the short term plan was? Mike Stowell and Chris Powell (hero) will take temporary charge until a new manager can be found, but the real question is whether or not the Foxes were right to sack Sousa in the first place.</p>
<p>Well surprise surprise, <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1316823/Leicester-City-target-Sven-Goran-Eriksson.html?ito=feeds-newsxml">one of the early front runners is our old friend Sven Goran Eriksson</a> and if you were to answer the above query regarding how correct Sousa’s dismissal is in relation to Sven, then it’s a terrible decision. <a href="http://foreign.peacefmonline.com/sports/201009/80417.php">Sven was thought to be ready to take over Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia</a> in the near future (for football reasons obviously) yet he is now apparently in talks with the Foxes over their vacant position. Terrace hero Martin O’Neill is another name that has been branded around, but how much reality there is in his signature is unclear at the moment, he would certainly be a popular choice if he chose to take up the challenge. Sven on the other hand is a manager who I think lacks a lot of passion and only has money on his mind, he will bring a lot of attention and publicity to Leicester, but in footballing terms he would be a poor choice, I and a number of people I know often question how this man keeps finding jobs within football.</p>
<p>This is sadly another case of the modern way of football, in which pressure mounts up fast. Sousa had a particular style of football which maybe the side hadn’t adapted to yet and I have a feeling that we won’t see him in the English game for quite a while now, which is a shame as he was a manager with a lot of potential. I’m always a fan of giving the manager a chance and believe this is the wrong decision and Leicester may be caught up in their surprising success from last season. I am not saying I expect them to be in a relegation battle, but sacking a manager after only 3 months is something I hate to see. Who knows though, maybe there was something going on behind the scenes that resulted in this, there are plenty things in football we don’t hear about and maybe some of the players had differences with Sousa. I do always like to point out to people who think early sackings are just that Sir Alex Ferguson was so nearly let go from Man Utd in his first season. The rest is history. Who ever does take over this post must understand that it comes with it’s own pressures,<a href="http://www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk/news/LORD-MAYOR-BLAST-SOUSA/article-2692898-detail/article.html"> particularly that of Lord Mayor Colin Hall, who fancies himself as the Berlusconi of England</a>…</p>
<p>Who do you think will be the new Foxes manager?</p>


Paulo Sousa Sacked By Leicester City — The Right Move?

Paulo Sousa Sacked By Leicester City — The Right Move? - World Soccer Talk

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<p>Good God. The Premier League may be starting this weekend but the Championship is doing its hardest to get all the attention. It may be bad news for Bristol City today, but it’s potentially good news for <a href="http://www.lcfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,10274~2120025,00.html">Leicester City who have found investment from a number of Asian companies, who are in a consortium led by Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn</a> (who in the future I will be referring to as “Leicester City owner”). Milan Mandaric will remain as chairman of the club, but the consortium has bought a majority stake in the Foxes and the new owners will take on the clubs debt of £26m as well as the value of the club (which varies depending on who you read). Interestingly about this takeover is that it is one of the first (if not the first) since the FA announced that there would be stricter rules on who could buy a football club after the various financial problems across the league last season.</p>
<p>The Leicester City owner is known for being the owner of Asian duty-free shopping centre King Power Group, the company that will be the Foxes shirt sponsor for the next three years. Exciting indeed, but you wouldn’t argue if people wanted to reserve judgement on this deal, as we’ve seen a number of questionable owners come into the English game over the past few years. But in any case, this may well mean that Paulo Sousa has more money to bolster his squad just before the Championship starts. I always thought this would be an exciting and open season, but I didn’t expect twists and turns like this (especially not two in one day).</p>


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