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On Sunday, Leicester City sacked Claude Puel after 16 months in charge.

The team under his leadership demonstrated an admirable ability to get results against the top sides in the league, but other than that, the Frenchman largely failed to make the most of the highly talented squad at his disposal.

The recruitment team at Leicester have gradually built a squad under the radar that combines experience with youth and, crucially, talent.

This potential is evident in virtually every area of the team, with the likes of Ben Chilwell, Harvey Barnes, James Maddison, Wilfred Ndidi, Caglar Soyuncu and now Youri Tielemans to name but a few.

On paper, the club have one of the most promising sides in the Premier League in terms of the possible ceiling that could be reached if the group can progress.

The issue, as was the case at Manchester United, is appointing a suitable candidate who can harvest the undiscovered quality and transform it into something fruitful.

At Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took the reins from Jose Mourinho in December, and the club haven't looked back since.

The Norwegian has instilled a brand of attacking football, as well as placing his faith in previously underused potential stars such as Marcus Rashford, Victor Lindelof, Jesse Lingard and obviously, Paul Pogba.

Leicester essentially require their own version of United's evolution, but who could lead the revival?

Step forward, Brendan Rodgers.

The 46-year-old has joined from Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, agreeing a three-and-a-half year deal until June 2022.

Interestingly, Rodgers is the same age as Solskjaer, but arguably has considerably more experience under his belt.

The 46 year-old has managed in lower English divisions, the top and the bottom of the Premier League, and he's won everything that there is to win in Scotland too.

In his past few years, he's demonstrated an advanced tactical flexibility by operating using various different systems for different needs, but always to ultimately get the most from his players, particularly those with high potential.

In his most prosperous season at Liverpool for example, Rodgers employed a 4-4-2 diamond, with Steven Gerrard at the base, and Raheem Sterling often at the tip - a player who Rodgers brought through.

This was largely done to make use of his two biggest assets at the time, Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez, as he had to come up with a means of playing the two together. Philippe Coutinho also played as part of the diamond, highlighting the offensive nature of Rodgers' thinking.

In the following season, after Suarez's sale to Barcelona, Liverpool appeared to struggle.

The team had picked up 22 points from 17 games, before Rodgers altered things tactically. The soon-to-be Leicester boss switched from 4-3-3 to 3-4-3, and once making the change, Liverpool picked up 26 points from 30.

The 3-4-3 featured Emre Can as a centre back, Lazar Markovic as a wing back, and Sterling often as a striker, and above all else this epitomised Rodgers' willingness to adapt and experiment tactically.

At Celtic, Rodgers has continued demonstrating the qualities that held him in high esteem in England, by again using a variety of formations as well as experimenting with players. Kristoffer Ajer for example, arrived from IK Start as a midfielder but Rodgers has instead deployed him as a central defender.

In terms of formations being adjusted in Scotland, Kieran Tierney is a player that Rodgers evidently identified as having a high ceiling, as he’s altered his tactics accordingly.

Against Rangers this season for example, Rodgers deployed a back four but one that changed slightly once possession was secured. The right back was Mikael Lustig, who is fairly limited offensively, so he was instructed to remain cautious and tuck inside to effectively form a back three.

This then permitted Tierney to push on and effectively play as a winger, shown in the passing network below.

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Interestingly though, Rodgers’ last match in charge of Celtic may have offered an insight into how he’ll make use of the players at his disposal at Leicester.

The recent match against Motherwell was the first time that Tierney has been fit to play alongside new signing, Jeremy Toljan, who’s an attack-minded right back.

It’s effectively the first chance Rodgers has been presented with to use two attacking full backs at Celtic, and he did just that with Toljan pushing on higher than Lustig in a 4-2-3-1.

It’s likely that Rodgers will do this at Leicester to utilise the qualities of Chilwell and Ricardo Pereira, with Ndidi and perhaps either Tielemans or Nampalys Mendy forming a defensive box in the middle, shown below.

(Image: WyScout)

That shape will then essentially permit Leicester to attack with six players.

Ultimately, Rodgers is a modern, experimental, attack-minded coach that has a history of adjusting in order to utilise players in a manner that allows them to perform to their full potential.

The performances of the likes of Suarez, Sterling, Sturridge and Scott Sinclair are testament to this ability, so it’s likely that Leicester’s up-and-coming squad will prosper under his leadership.