Sven on Tour

Will Sven go anywhere? I think the answer must be yes.

At his peak when he got the England job, I think it would be hard to imagine quite the past 2 years of this formerly highly sought after manager.

Svens previous track record spoke for itself, highly successful in Sweden, Portugal and Italy, he is almost a pastiche of himself now. Leicester City, for all their good points are not a big club. Yes they have won minor trophies in the last 20 years and they were a semi permanent fixture in the top flight. But that was the 90's. Leicester spent time in league One not long ago, and they have Steve Howard for a striker. This is not the stuff of big clubs. So now they have Sven.

This is a man who was at Notts County last season. In one of the weirdest deals of all time. In fact had it not been for his spell at County this move to Leicester, the third biggest team in the East Midlands, may have raised eyebrows. Now its more just humourous comments in blogs and tweets. He is yesterdays man desperate to prove he can do well.

Now an extra facet to consider in this move is Milan Mandaric. hardly a man known for sticking by his managers, as Paolo Sousa can now testify. Mandaric is always quick to get rid of someone he deems not good enough. Now bare in mind Sven in his last few jobs generally hasn't lasted long. Mexico wasn't his finest hour, and Ivory Coast disappointed in South Africa this summer. A Leicester team that is struggling is hardly going to change this track record. He can't get anyone in till January on a permanent basis, if there is money there from the new Thai owners. And there is the final connection, Thailand consortium owns the club, they get in Eriksson, as did Thasksin Shinawatra in his spell at Manchester City. This is a link I have now heard a few sources speculate on. And maybe now Svens arrival confirms this.

It is almost certain that come the end of the year if Sven made it then that I think they will part company sooner rather than later. Sven doesn't have longevity in a job now, Leicester sack managers like its some kind of weird fashion. This is not a marraige made in heaven