Shakespeare tipped to be Foxes coach
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Leicester City fans are pictured wearing masks of fired manager Claudio Ranieri before their Premier League match against Liverpool at King Power Stadium in Leicester on Monday. |
Craig Shakespeare is the bookmakers' favorite to succeed Claudio Ranieri as manager of Leicester City after taking charge of Monday's impressive 3-1 victory over Liverpool.
Assistant coach since 2011, Shakespeare is now 5-4 favorite ahead of Dutchman Guus Hiddink, former England manager Roy Hodgson and Nigel Pearson, the man who was succeeded by Ranieri.
"It appears that the shortlist for Leicester manager is down to four with Craig Shakespeare leading the way following Leicester's victory over Liverpool," a spokesman for bookmakers William Hill said yesterday.
As job interviews go, Shakespeare could hardly have done better on Monday as champion Leicester produced its best display of the season in the English Premier League.
Jamie Vardy scored twice and Danny Drinkwater once as Leicester ended a run of five successive defeats to move out of the relegation zone.
"I have said before that, do I think I'm capable of it? Yes. Does it faze me? No," Shakespeare said. "But I think it is the powers-that-be, the owners, who decide and do their job, it is their diligence to look. I am sure they will do that."
Meanwhile, Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said everyone at the club was playing for his future following the loss.
The Merseyside club, which has managed just one win in 2017, has seen its title bid falter as it has dropped to fifth, 14 points behind leader Chelsea, with 12 games remaining.
"We are all playing for our future — myself included," Klopp told British media, taking much of the blame on himself.
"I don't think (the players) are not as good as I think they are, but they need my help to show it every week. I have said it a few times. When we lose, I feel maximum responsibility. Bad performances don't help anyone," the German added.
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