A true six-pointer will take place at King Power Stadium on Sunday afternoon. A struggling Leicester City team face an even further floundering Wolverhampton Wanderers side. The Foxes' so-called 'new manager bounce' is well and truly over following the installation of Ruud van Nistelrooy on Filbert Way. The Dutchman predictably won the easiest game, drew the regular match and got hammered in the toughest fixture.
However, Wolves have also sacked now-former boss Gary O'Neil. And a replacement is apparently ready to step in the door at Molineux. A particularly large media outlet has announced that the WWFC hierarchy has an agreement with another club in order to steal away an already employed head coach for themselves. Here we briefly discuss the man who will reportedly take control of the west Midlands outfit versus the east Midlanders. In addition to looking at the implications for Leicester with a fresh opponent probably in the dugout.
Leicester City vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Of course the phrase six-pointer is technically an oxymoron. Although the saying is also clearly a metaphor which means the side who lose are actually denied three points. Just as their typically similarly placed foe gain the same exact advantage.
The expression is usually used for two relegation-threatened, or title-chasing, sides. On this occasion, we have a couple of teams playing with fire and toying with a drop down to the Championship. And neither club wants that outcome for a plethora of reasons.
Expect Wolves to be up for it - the Foxes must match intensity even in the absence of class
Sky Sports are currently reporting that this candidate could take charge of Wolves this coming weekend:
"Wolves have sacked Gary O'Neil after poor start to the Premier League season; Wolves 19th in Premier League table after 16 matches; club have a broad agreement to with Al Shabab to appoint Portuguese manager Vitor Pereira as his successor."
Rob Dorsett and Danyal Khan
Vitor Pereira has won three division titles in three different countries. So he has pedigree. His men will attempt to impress him through tenacity and quality. City must act accordingly.