So there you have it. Not even a couple of weeks after Craig Shakespeare’s dismissal, Leicester have appointed Claude Puel as their new manager.
Michael Appleton, who had filled in as caretaker manager for the Carabao Cup game with Leeds on Tuesday night, will stay on to support the former Southampton manager as his assistant.
Despite leading Southampton to the League Cup final last season, Puel left the club after they finished their league campaign in eighth.
As word spread of the new appointment, it prompted a familiar response from one of the club’s most famous supporters. Gary Lineker, who began his playing career with the Foxes, appeared to question the appointment…
Claude Puel? Really?
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) October 25, 2017
…But of course he wasn’t really questioning it at all (at least we don’t think he was).
Instead, this was a reference to a tweet he sent over two years ago, on the day Leicester appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new manager.
Claudio Ranieri? Really?
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) July 13, 2015
As underwhelming as it might have appeared to Lineker (and many other Leicester fans) at the time, the Italian oversaw the greatest season in the club’s history, guiding them to Premier League glory against all the odds.
Just don’t hold your breath for a repeat in what remains of this season, Gary…
