BRENDAN’S IN-TRAY

FRESH ENERGY IN TRAINING

RODGERS needs to lift the mood through creative sessions and his positive personality. Training photos yesterday showed plenty of smiles and that chimes with reports that his presence has got the place buzzing.

GET BEST FROM YOUNGSTERS

LEICESTER’S young players are among the most promising in the country. Ben Chilwell, James Maddison, Demarai Gray, Harvey Barnes, Hamza Choudhury, Wilfred Ndidi, and Youri Tielemans are all 22 or under. But direction is required.

GET FANS ONSIDE

ONLY four Premier League home wins prior to Puel’s sacking made supporters tetchy. At its best, the stadium really rocks and Rodgers knows he has to harness that.

PLAY TO VARDY STRENGTHS

PUEL’S system didn’t suit Jamie Vardy, who has only nine league goals this campaign. Eschewing a slow build-up doesn’t have to mean exclusively counterattacking. Vardy’s strike against Brighton showed how incision in the final third is what he thrives on.

ASSESS SQUAD FOR SUMMER

RODGERS will have money for new players and Leicester are ambitious. The manager has 10 games to analyse the squad but probably needs a centre forward and a full back. ‘Each year you have to improve, I’m sure we will spend,’ he said.