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Rodgers and Cooper feel the pressure as Leicester and Forest face off

01-Oct-2022 21:30:19 | The Guardian

Not long ago both managers seemed untouchable, but defeat in the east Midlands derby could have dire consequences

Brendan Rodgers knows how the game works. “If you are bottom and have lost six out of seven you are not going to be flavour of the month,” he said in the buildup to his Leicester side hosting Nottingham Forest on Monday in an east Midlands derby that has all the hallmarks of a potentially definitive fixture for at least one of the managers.

Steve Cooper is also under pressure after four straight defeats, comfortably his worst run since taking the Forest job last September when they were propping up the division below. The journey Cooper led Forest on from that low was nothing short of miraculous. Five months ago, Leicester reached the semi-finals of a European competition but that achievement, too, cuts little ice now.