{"id":362665,"date":"2017-10-17T15:22:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-17T15:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=362665"},"modified":"2017-10-17T15:22:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-17T15:22:42","slug":"leicester-sack-manager-shakespeare-after-four-months-in-charge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/10\/leicester-sack-manager-shakespeare-after-four-months-in-charge\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicester sack manager Shakespeare after four months in charge"},"content":{"rendered":"
Leicester City have sacked manager Craig Shakespeare just four months after he signed a three-year deal to take the job on a permanent basis.<\/p>\n
The Foxes are third from bottom in the Premier League and have not won any of their past six league matches.<\/p>\n
Shakespeare, 53, succeeded title winner Claudio Ranieri in February, initially on a temporary basis.<\/p>\n
After steering the Foxes away from trouble to finish in 12th place, he was given the job permanently in June.<\/p>\n
Shakespeare won eight of his 16 games in charge last season, and led the club to the Champions League quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
His departure follows a 1-1 draw with West Brom on Monday.<\/p>\n
The last time Leicester went six league matches without a victory, Ranieri was sacked – nine months after leading them to the title.<\/p>\n