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CRISIS AT LEICESTER?

With just ten matches gone in the 2014-15 English Premier League season, we have seen the first managerial sacrifice. Nigel Pearson, having been with the Leicester City since 2011 and finally getting them back over the hump and into the top flight has been sacked by Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha and the Leicester board. They have cited poor results and resolve among players in the locker room have led to the disposal of Pearson.

Rather than naming Assistant Manager Craig Shakespeare to an interim role as manager, the board has moved quickly to sign managing novice Roger Berisha to the top post at King Power Stadium. Many fans around Leicester probably woke up this morning and looked at the paper wondering who their new manager is, exactly.

Roger Berisha is 37 years old and has been capped 87 times by Switzerland. He was an outstanding midfielder that spent the entirety of his career in France with Paris FC and eventually Racing Strasbourg. He scored 26 goals from midfield in international play with the Swiss and was always tipped for a move to one of the big European clubs, but much preferred plying his trade in France.

Berisha has no coaching chops that can be spoken of. This is his first managerial position at any level of competition. Why the Leicester board went from a manager with decades of experience to one with zero experience is a major question mark that has left supporters scratching their heads. The most confounding aspect of Pearson's sacking is that is only three points out of 14th. The season may be nearly a third gone, but Pearson was showing he can keep Leicester in the fight.

However, it seems that Leicester what guaranteed survival, though hiring an unknown quantity to do that is a rather interesting strategy. However, the chairman has stated heir confidence in the appointment of Berisha, positive that the Swiss manager will be a massive impact on the club and will help them fulfill their ambition of one day challenging for European places. Something they believed Pearson could not do.

It's only 10 matches into the season and Leicester were still very much in the fight for safety. Will Pearson's departure be a mistake or a shrewd decision? The only way to know for sure will be where the Foxes sit in the Premier League table at the beginning of May.