LEICESTER CITY have parted company with two first-team coaches after their relegation fears deepened over the weekend.
The Foxes are currently sat in 19th place in the Premier League and five points adrift of safety.
A 4-0 drubbing in front of their own fans at the hands of Brentford did not help to belay those fears.
And with both West Ham and Wolves winning at the weekend against Arsenal and Bournemouth respectively Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side have only slipped into the relegation mire.
In a bid to reverse what seems inevitable, Leicester have parted company with two members of Van Nistelrooy’s backroom staff.
These are first-team coach Ben Dawson and goalkeeping coach Danny Alcock.
In a brief statement published this morning, the club said: “Leicester City has today parted company with First Team Coaches Ben Dawson and Danny Alcock.
“Both Ben and Danny joined the Club at the start of the 2024/25 season, serving under both Steve Cooper and Ruud van Nistelrooy, while also overseeing a brief spell in interim charge of the First Team squad.
“We place on record our thanks to Ben and Danny for their contribution and service and wish them both well in the next steps of their respective careers.”
Leicester named Van Nistelrooy as manager in late November after sacking Steve Cooper.
He took charge of his first game against West Ham on December 3, winning 3-1, before securing a 2-2 draw with Brighton five days later.
But Leicester then went on a seven-game losing run in the league, only winning away at injury-ravaged Tottenham.
But it was soon back to usual as they were thrashed 4-0 by Everton before losing to Arsenal and most recently Brentford.
Friday’s defeat to the Bees has seen the Foxes pick up the unwanted record of being the first team in Premier League history to lose six games in a row at home without scoring for an aggregate score of 15-0.
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