davieG Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 Who are Kolo Toure, Chris Davies and Glen Driscoll? Profiles on Brendan Rodgers' Leicester City backroom team New Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers pictured with vice chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, first team fitness coach Glen Driscoll, assistant manager Chris Davies and first team coach Kolo Toure (Image: Plumb Images/Getty Images) Leicester City have a new manager at the helm with the appointment of Brendan Rodgers. The 46-year-old has joined from Scottish Premiership champions Celtic, agreeing a three-and-a-half year deal until June 2022. He will take charge of the Foxes for the first time when they travel to Watford on Sunday (12pm), and will be joined by Chris Davies as assistant manager, Glen Driscoll as first-team fitness coach and Kolo Toure as first-team coach. But who are the men that will be assisting the new City boss in the King Power Stadium dugout? Kolo Toure Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and Technical Assistant Kolo Toure during a training session at Lennoxtown Training Centre (Image: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Toure joined Celtic as a player in the summer of 2016, and made 17 appearances in all competitions before calling time on his career in July 2017. In the following September, Celtic appointed Toure as a technical assistant with the Bhoys. Toure continued to work on his coaching badges, and obtained his UEFA A Licence in November last year, which lets him manage clubs at Championship level, and coach the reserve and youth teams at top-flight clubs. Now at 37 years of age, the former Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool defender has joined Leicester as a first-team coach. Chris Davies Brendan Rodgers, coach of Celtic and assistant Chris Davies look on during a Celtic training session on the eve of their UEFA Champions League match against Anderlecht at Lennoxtown Training Ground (Image: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Davies isn't renowned for his playing career, but his time in coaching certainly has pedigree. The 33-year-old worked at Leicester as a youth team coach between 2005-2007, before joining New Zealand side Hawkes Bay as a youth coach in 2007. In July 2010, Davies would team up with Rodgers for the first time at Championship side Swansea City, working as his chief analyst. He would stick with Rodgers as he moved to Liverpool in the summer of 2012. Rodgers left Anfield in October 2015, and Davies would remain with the Reds under new manager Jurgen Klopp, but left the club that December. Davies would then work as assistant to Brian McDermott at Reading for the second half of the 2015-16 season, before teaming back up with Rodgers at Celtic to work as his assistant. He would remain there until this week, where he will now take on the responsibility as Leicester's assistant manager. Glen Driscoll Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers and Head of Performance Glen Driscoll (R) during a training session at Lennoxtown Training Centre (Image: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) Driscoll has been appointed first-team fitness coach at Leicester. The 45-year-old has worked with Rodgers for the majority of his professional career in football. He's worked as a physiotherapist, then later a fitness coach at Chelsea, before teaming up with Rodgers at Swansea when he took over the helm at the Liberty Stadium in 2010. He would work with Rodgers throughout his time with the Swans, and later Liverpool, before being named Head of Performance at Celtic in 2016. https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/who-kolo-toure-chris-davies-2587923
Guest Cujek Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 Welcome all 3, let this be the start of something special
fox_up_north Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 Kolo was a great defender on his day and played under some good, astute managers which should hopefully give him a good insight. Knows the English game well, too. Best of luck to all 3 and hope they can put their experience to good use.
coolhandfox Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 Final a manager who bring his own staff, to many times we have shoe horned a manager into an existing setup.
Soar Fox Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 What will happen to the likes of Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler?
Guest Electric Yetis Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 2 minutes ago, Steve_Walsh5 said: What will happen to the likes of Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler? Stowell confirmed they were both staying when interviewed on Radio Leicester last night.
sacreblueits442 Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 11 minutes ago, Steve_Walsh5 said: What will happen to the likes of Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler? .. Stowell confirms the existing back room staff are not affected.
Xen Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 11 minutes ago, Steve_Walsh5 said: What will happen to the likes of Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler? Rodgers hasn't bought a GK coach with him so Stowell will stay. Sadler used to be an analyst before becoming a first-team coach so there might be a bit of overlap, but as others have said backroom staff are unaffected so presumably he'll stay and work alongside Davies. Having most of the staff staying the same will help with any transition, hopefully.
jayfox26 Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 Hopefully Kolo Toure's experience will help the likes of Benkovic and Soyuncu. He was a top centre back in his day.
urban.spaceman Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 From Wikipedia: While at Manchester City, Touré had a two-year-long extramarital affair with a 22-year-old student, pretending to be a car salesman named Francois.[40] The Guy is a GENIUS.
AjcW Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 The fitness coach one will be interesting. We have a pretty well established and well respected one of those already, does this guy become his boss? Or work alongside each other? Or is he a gonner... (Matt Reeves i'm talking about by the way)
fox_up_north Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 14 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: From Wikipedia: While at Manchester City, Touré had a two-year-long extramarital affair with a 22-year-old student, pretending to be a car salesman named Francois.[40] The Guy is a GENIUS. I don't know why, but I find his choice of alias to be the most hilarious thing about that.
sycokilla Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 14 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: From Wikipedia: While at Manchester City, Touré had a two-year-long extramarital affair with a 22-year-old student, pretending to be a car salesman named Francois.[40] The Guy is a GENIUS. well genius is one spin on it ...how about duplicitous, morally dubious faker...
gerrytaggart Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 3 minutes ago, sycokilla said: well genius is one spin on it ...how about duplicitous, morally dubious faker... Come on now, did you not read the bit that said he used the alias "Francois the car sales man".
urban.spaceman Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 4 minutes ago, sycokilla said: well genius is one spin on it ...how about duplicitous, morally dubious faker... On the other hand, the student lived in Manchester during which he was playing in a Manchester City team that was somewhat famous... Clearly she was an idiot!
volpeazzurro Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 11 minutes ago, sycokilla said: well genius is one spin on it ...how about duplicitous, morally dubious faker... Didn't he get a drugs ban also?
GingerrrFox Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 With the arrival of Glen Driscoll who was Head of Performance at Celtic, I imagine the sport science staff may change a little bit. Matt Reeves and Glen Driscoll look like they will be doing the same role looking from the outside in.
sycokilla Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 18 minutes ago, gerrytaggart said: Come on now, did you not read the bit that said he used the alias "Francois the car sales man". 17 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: On the other hand, the student lived in Manchester during which he was playing in a Manchester City team that was somewhat famous... Clearly she was an idiot! 11 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said: Didn't he get a drugs ban also? Dont really know much about the man and I was not moralising...but 'Francois the car salesman' is genius?... clearly most students are temporary idiots, thats why they are at university, exploiting someones idiocy is genius? ...yeh lets all take some more charlie ...
Tuna Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 Looks like a very strong and experienced coaching staff who have been with the manager for a number of years. I like Kolo Toure, his experience speaks for itself and he can become a mentor for our young defenders.
That_Dude Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 21 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said: Didn't he get a drugs ban also? LEGEND
TiffToff88 Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: On the other hand, the student lived in Manchester during which he was playing in a Manchester City team that was somewhat famous... Clearly she was an idiot! Or just not a football fan? My cousin is not a football fan but he lives in Leicester and probably wouldn't know Jamie Vardy if he slapped him in the face with a bottle of WKD
Mike Oxlong Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 1 hour ago, urban.spaceman said: From Wikipedia: While at Manchester City, Touré had a two-year-long extramarital affair with a 22-year-old student, pretending to be a car salesman named Francois.[40] The Guy is a GENIUS. Lock up your daughters
Mike Oxlong Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 45 minutes ago, sycokilla said: Dont really know much about the man and I was not moralising...but 'Francois the car salesman' is genius?... clearly most students are temporary idiots, thats why they are at university, exploiting someones idiocy is genius? ...yeh lets all take some more charlie ... To be fair, if she thought she was going out with a car salesman she would have to be foolish or naive to expect much truth from him
TonyN11 Posted 27 February 2019 Posted 27 February 2019 2 hours ago, fox_up_north said: Kolo Wes was a great defender on his day and played under some good, astute managers which should hopefully give him a good insight. Knows the English game well, too. Best of luck to all 3 and hope they can put their experience to good use.
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