Leicester boss Rodgers reminds FA Cup final neutrals: Chelsea were Super League aspirant

Football
15 May 2021 • 9:38 PM MYT
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Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers says they should have neutrals behind them for today's FA Cup final against Chelsea.

Chelsea are members of the Big Six whose failed money-grabbing Super League project last month saw more supporters turn on the plotters.

Rodgers, whose club also won the nation's hearts and captured the imagination worldwide with their 2015-16 Prem title triumph, said: “We would love to continue growing and be the people's club.

“We want to be the club other supporters around the country look at and hope that their club can 'do a Leicester.'

“People will look at Chelsea versus Leicester and they will see us as the underdog and, in most walks of life, everyone likes to see the underdog to do well.

“It has been pretty clear with the talk around the Super League and Super Clubs and how they have been defined.

“The story here since winning the title has been one that has gone round the world. What we have tried to do here is build our own map and make the club sustainable.

“I sense there is a lot of good will for a club like us challenging the elite of the game. We are the pioneers for the clubs outside the top six, as such."