The club are known to be admirers of Brentford manager Thomas Frank, although it is unclear whether they would be able to convince the Dane to make a mid-season switch, especially with his west London side currently ninth . Former Burnley manager Sean Dyche, who was sacked in April, will also be in contention. Rodgers signed a new contract in December 2019, which runs for a further three years and puts him in a strong position in terms of payment. He admitted that he did not know the intention of owner Aiyawat Srivaddhanaprabha – known as “Top” – regarding his future. Spurs won 6-2 with a second-half hat-trick from substitute Heung Min-Son in less than 14 minutes. Asked if he expected to be in charge of Leicester’s next game against Nottingham Forest on October 3, Rodgers said: “I don’t know, to be honest. Whatever their decision is, I will always respect it. I feel in the team you watched them play in the first half, you can see the confidence in the team, the creativity in the team, the pressure in the team, it just cuts out the mistakes. “There’s no doubt in the first seven games, we had a tough start. Especially after the summer we’ve had. Tottenham away, Arsenal away, Chelsea away and Manchester United in. The [the international break] rather he came at a good time to reset everything and break the cycle of summer as well. And there’s a lot of that game that was really good for us. “The owners will do what they feel they have to do. I’m not dumb – I know football. Losing the last six games does not make good reading. I’m absolutely confident that the team can go forward and if they play like they did for big chunks, we’ll go higher up the table.” Asked if he wanted to continue, Rodgers said: “One hundred percent. You didn’t see a team play without conviction, without authority, without bravery. You’ve seen a team that does everything to get back into the game and leave itself a little bit open. But I have full confidence and it’s a challenge that I like because I’ve never had that spell in my career before. It’s something I definitely want to continue.” Antonio Conte said his decision to drop Son was a message to his players that they cannot take their positions for granted if they want to be part of a trophy-winning club. He said: “I want to get this team thinking at a higher level. So that no one thinks that in Tottenham “I play every game”. If you think like that you won’t fight for something important. We have just started down this road with the club. Sonny will never be a problem. He is an amazing player, one of the two best players in my team with Harry [Kane].”
