West Ham manager Sam Allardyce is expecting a difficult game against Leicester following Sven Goran Eriksson's departure as Foxes boss.
Hammers manager offers thoughts on Eriksson's dismissal
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce is expecting a difficult game against Leicester following Sven Goran Eriksson's departure as Foxes manager.
Big-spending Leicester are the visitors to Upton Park for their first outing since former England boss Eriksson was shown the door.
Allardyce accepts that the Swede's exit could spark an improved performance from the Foxes, but he hopes that is not the case.
"I hope it doesn't affect them in a good way, I hope it affects them in a negative way because most of the players that will be playing Sven will have bought to the club," said Allardyce.
Difficult job
Academy director Jon Rudkin and coach Mike Stowell have been placed in temporary charge of Leicester after Eriksson was shown the door just 13 games into the season.
"It's a results-driven industry these days, and results have to come quickly," added Allardyce.
"The problem with that is you go out and bring in players - I brought in 14 - and it's such a difficult job to produce results until you get to know the players and they get to know each other and you build up team spirit. The results take time.
"If you've got the bigger purse strings you are expected to get to the top of the league and Leicester have probably spent more than anyone else in this division this summer. That's probably why he's paid the price."
