Leicester are back in League One action today, playing Peterborough. They have a new manager in Robbie Savage, who will be in charge of his first league match, coming to King Power Stadium with loads of optimism after a good 4-1 win in the EFL Trophy game vs. Ipswich U21.
We should not focus much on Robbie Savage, but when the former Leicester favourite, returns, we have a few funfacts to share. He was our Scandinavian Player of The Year, 2000/01, playing exceptionally well in that season. Leicester going top of the Premier League in October, with Robbie flourishing. He will be back in Leicester for his league debut as a manager this evening. His former experience from management is in non-league, with Macclesfield and Forest Green Rovers.
He is rookie as manager, but at 51, turning 52 on the 18th of October, his past as a proffesional player in Premier League and also having a huge heart for football, with a past as a pundit, makes him a dangerous man and should not be faulted in any way. Robbie is one that knows, hard work counts, and have an upbringing under special men such as Sir Alex Ferguson (Man Utd), Dario Gradi (Crewe) and Martin O’Neill (Leicester). He battles and use his tricks, as he told everyone in press conference before the match, he was surprised, he was booed by Leicester fans, back in the days, “coming home”, playing for Birmingham. Having met Robbie Savage on several occassions, one in Oslo, when he scored a screamer for Wales vs. Norway in their 2-3 defeat at Ullevål, back in the year 2001, we all know he can be full surprises and can outfox anyone.
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