What we have seen this summer is a huge change in the players’ equipment and while the situation remains unbalanced, more changes will appear as we get to the January transfer window.
Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi are two players whose contracts are about to expire. Dennis Praet, Alex Smithies, Jannik Vestergaard and Jamie Vardy are all in a similar situation.
Enzo Maresca is in a similar situation to Jock Wallace and Micky Adams, as we were a few years ago, with Wallace putting it all together, spending two seasons getting Leicester back on their feet, Adams has lost his way and resign from the start. his fourth season, facing relegation twice.
Micky Adams and Jock Wallace changed almost everything during their years at the club, Wallace in particular found talent that no one else noticed, as the bargains of Ian Wilson and Kevin MacDonald were among The best moves ever made at a football club. Wallace gave young Gary Lineker his first team debut and introduced other young players such as Paul Edmunds, David Buchanan and Andy Peake.
Leicester ended the 2004/05 season in 15th place from 2nd place.
Ian Walker, Nikos Dabizas, Keith Gillespie, Lilian Nalis and James Scowcroft are the only players established in the first team from the previous Premier League season. During the 2005/06 pre-season, Leicester traveled to Norway and faced Bodo Glimt and Lillestrom. By this time, the remainder of the 2003/04 Premier League squad had been moved on, and nothing was left as the Leicester City project deteriorated further, management changed and no plans were put in place, because everything is ruined.
Enzo Maresca needs a smart brain and a lot of luck to bring stability to his team, having seen many players leave in January, as he needs new contracts, to taking a very different Leicester team back to the top. This mission promises to be a challenge, but hopefully no one will claim Maresca’s head, even if the outcome is not very favorable at times.
As a fan of this football club you will never be surprised as history often repeats it self decade by decade.
