Leicester City Nigel Pearson

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pearson (right) , milan mandarić after winning league 1 title in 2009


on 20 june 2008, pearson appointed manager of leicester city. craig shakespeare became club s first team coach , co-assistant manager alongside steve walsh (a former chelsea chief scout, , not former leicester city player of same name). having worked on west bromwich albion coaching staff, 2 had played @ sheffield wednesday. shakespeare once said pearson best captain had ever played under. pearson named league 1 manager of month august 2008 after leicester won 3 of first 4 games, scoring 9 goals , conceding once. after disappointing defeat of losing 3–2 away brighton & hove albion despite being 2–0 @ half-time, leicester bounced club record 23 match unbeaten run in league between 1 november 2008 , 7 march 2009, before being beaten 2–0 tranmere rovers. again named league 1 manager of month during run in december 2008. on 18 april 2009, leicester won 2–0 @ southend united, confirming promotion championship league 1 champions. season finished club racking highest ever point tally of 96 points lost 4 of 46 league games.


veteran full-back chris powell joined pearson s coaching staff player/coach in summer of 2009, leicester continued upsurge in form under pearson following season in championship, leicester completed full calendar year of being undefeated @ home before 2–1 defeat against preston north end on 26 september 2009 ended longest unbeaten home run in country. leicester spent entire season in play-off positions , impressive month of february saw pearson pick championship manager of month award. leicester finished in 5th place in first season in championship, earning place in championship play-offs , chance of back-to-back promotions. defeated cardiff city following penalty shoot-out in play-off semi final, despite fighting 2-goal aggregate deficit in second leg briefly lead 3–2.


at end of season, pearson took hard line on controversial leicester defender wayne brown, had publicly admitted in front of teammates – including of ethnic minority backgrounds – had voted far-right british national party in general election on 6 may. dropped brown side play-offs. during close season, brown left club sign preston north end.


despite relative success in 2 years @ leicester, had strained relationship chairman milan mandaric , chief executive lee hoos. in summer of 2010, mandaric showed consortium of potential club buyers round club without pearson s permission , invited paulo sousa second leg of play-off semi final. club allowed hull city speak him. pearson claimed doesn t take rocket scientist work out s happening claiming club didn t want keep him. left leicester take job @ hull city , paulo sousa later appointed successor.








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