Martin Johnson has backed Geordan Murphy to save Leicester from 'turmoil' - and confirmed that he has no intention to return to the club in a coaching capacity.

The Tigers legend claims the players must 'stand up and be counted' after the club sacked three coaches inside 20 months.

Murphy's position will be reviewed at the end of the season and Johnson believes the Irishman can help end the trophy drought at Welford Road.

Martin Johnson believes Geordan Murphy is man to save Leicester from ongoing 'turmoil'

'I've got no burning ambition to coach and it's not something I'm actively looking to get back into,' said Johnson, speaking on behalf of Land Rover.

'Geordan's been there 20-odd years and he'll put his heart and soul into it. He can rally the emotion from the players. Hopefully he goes on to be a great manager.

'They must get behind him. Stand up and be counted. You hear rumours that "so and so has lost the dressing room" but it's easy to sit around and point fingers.

'I was coached by some of the greatest coaches: John Hart, Ian McGeechan, Clive Woodward. None of them were perfect but they all had a great support system.'

Johnson believes Murphy will 'put his heart and soul into it' and become a 'great manager'

Johnson believes a failure to promote academy talent is central to Leicester's recent demise. Local talent has been poached by rival clubs and Johnson believes Murphy must nurture the likes of Tom Hardwick, Jordan Olowofela and Sam Lewis.

'If you look at the professional era, the teams that have had sustained success all have a core of homegrown players whose names were synonymous with the club.

Leicester had that, Wasps had that with Lawrence Dallaglio and Joe Worsley, Saracens have it with Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, George Kruis and the Vunipolas, Exeter have the same. These aren't guys who come and go.

'Leicester haven't had that new blood coming through since the Youngs brothers and Dan Cole. Where has the next Lewis Moody, Tom Croft, Ben Youngs been? You lose what you are. You can see now that Geordan's giving young guys a chance.'

Martin Johnson is a Land Rover ambassador. Land Rover has a heritage in rugby; understanding and sharing its values. @LandRoverRugby