Brendan Rodgers says he ‘doesn’t think about the pressure’ after worrying loss against Bournemouth and is ‘up for the challenge’ as Leicester manager

Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has told talkSPORT he doesn’t ‘think about’ the pressure he’s under after a 2-1 loss to Bournemouth on Saturday.

Rodger’s Foxes surrendered a 1-0 lead against the newly-promoted Cherries away at the Vitality Stadium, leaving them with just four points from nine games.

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With the joint-worst record in the Premier League, Rodgers’ job could be on the brink after a worrying lack of spending followed by poor results.

Leicester spent the least money in the league, losing Wesley Fofana to Chelsea for £70million, as well as key goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, whilst only bringing in Wout Faes at the back.

Rodgers was asked if he was feeling the heat and replied: “I know there’s always pressure there but it’s not something I think about.

“With experience I can regulate that. It’s really about going back, going away and analysing the game.

“Getting the players in next week and having another week’s good work, we’ve got two home games now and the next game is very very important for us.

Asked if he’s up for the challenge, he quickly said: “Of course.”

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The defeat against Bournemouth comes after a first win of the season against Nottingham Forest, running away with a 4-0 win at the King Power.

That potentially corner-turning win is now just a distant memory after a day from hell on the south coast.

“It’s analysing and looking at where we can be better,” Rogers added.

“For me it’s our possession of the ball, gave away too many cheap balls, cheap passes, not doing the simple things well enough and then we get punished.

“Obviously the first goal comes from us having a throw-in, then we lose it cheaply then we’re on the back foot, and if you give the home team that momentum and then they had a little bit of a rally up from that.

“You’ve just got to keep working, analysing where we can be better, and certainly managing the ball in the second half was a key one.”