Gary Lineker offers positive take on Leicester City’s relegation battle after Arsenal defeat
Gary Lineker has tried to offer a positive spin on the possibility of Leicester City being relegated back to the Championship.
It was a ninth defeat in 10 Premier League games for the Foxes on Saturday as they were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal.
Leicester fans directed their anger at Jon Rudkin again with a pre-match march to the ground and the unveiling of banners in the 14th minute.
Wolverhampton Wanderers’ defeat to Liverpool on Sunday means they remain two points adrift of safety but, with 13 games and a horrible run of fixtures to come in March.
Some journalists have even suggested Leicester fans are to blame for the form after they played a huge role in the decision to sack Steve Cooper in November.
Right now, it feels like the writing is on the wall, but Leicester legend Lineker has tried to offer a more uplifting take.
Gary Lineker explains why Leicester City being in the Championship is more fun to watch
Lineker was discussing the weekend’s defeat with Micah Richards on the Rest is Football Podcast where they highlighted the fan unrest inside the ground.
The Match of the Day host admitted it is a “real worry” for Leicester as a second relegation in three years looks entirely possible.
He said: “I was saying to my boys earlier, it’s actually more fun to watch when you’re near the top of the Championship than you are the bottom of the Premier League.
“It doesn’t mean you don’t want to stay up though.
“The one concern you have if you do drop and then you don’t compete in the Championship either, then it’s a concern for all the Leicester fans at present.
“They can’t be too confident about coming straight back up.”
Leicester City’s next two games will define their season
There’s 13 games left and the relegation battle is slipping away from Leicester week-by-week.
Ruud van Nistelrooy looks lost on the touchline, failing to comprehend the mess he has inherited and how nothing seems to go their way right now.
The Foxes face Brentford on Friday before an away trip to West Ham United on 27 February.
Both teams are well clear of the bottom three, but will been seen as sides that Leicester can pick up six points from.
Two victories could well pull Leicester out of the relegation zone and put their future back in their hands.
However, failure to win means that it is essentially curtains on the survival hopes.
