Rodgers is the real deal and it’s good to have him back in Premier League

WATFORD v LEICESTER

THERE are some within the game who make fun of Brendan Rodgers for talking about football as if he has reinvented the wheel.

Leicester’s new manager, it’s true, doesn’t talk down his abilities. He’s a confident sort who knows where he’s going when it comes to preparing teams for various challenges.

And let’s face it, the Northern Irishman has a good record. He very nearly won the title at Liverpool before totally dominating g the Scottish scene with Celtic. To achieve that, you’ve got to know your onions.

As well as a sharp coaching brain, clever man-management and charisma cannot be in short supply.

And that last quality, perhaps, will be particularly welcome at the King Power Stadium following the rather sober days of Claude Puel.

But say what you like about the Frenchman, he was responsible for promoting some exciting youngsters into the first team, which would have caught the eye of his successor.

Rodgers (below) inherits a talented group, featuring the potential of James Maddison, Harvey Barnes and Demarai Gray. The chance to improve these lads through coaching will certainly appeal.

As for the team in general, the new man will be enendeavouring to turn tur the former champions c into the best of the rest below the top six, something Watford, W his first fir club in management, man are making a bold fist of this season.

After scoring five at Cardiff and conceding five at Liverpool, they represent very dangerous opponents for Rodgers’s first game.

It was only a matter of time before he returned to the Premier League and he’s a welcome addition. Come May, I reckon everyone connected with Leicester will feel the same.