Leicester City's 2024-2025 season has been nothing short of catastrophic. A team once celebrated for their Premier League triumph now finds itself teetering on the brink of relegation, a fall from grace that has left fans and pundits alike searching for answers. This article delves into the multiple factors contributing to the Foxes' demise, based on a recent Rival Recon podcast featuring Leicester supporter Becky Taylor. **Pain Foreseen, But Not This Painful:** While many expected a difficult season, the sheer scale of Leicester's struggles has shocked even the most pessimistic fans. Early promise under manager Steve Cooper, fueled by a promising opening draw against Spurs, quickly faded. Injuries to key players disrupted any potential momentum, but Becky Taylor also points to questionable squad selection choices and a lack of clear direction from the manager as contributing factors. **Managerial Missteps and a Lost Identity:** Cooper's tenure is described as a period of inconsistent and ineffective tactics. The team lacked a coherent playing style, often adopting defensive formations despite lacking the defensive personnel to implement them successfully. The result was a series of underwhelming performances, even when results were favorable, leaving a sense that luck played a significant role in their points tally. **Defensive Disaster:** Leicester's defensive woes have been particularly glaring. The performances of players like Wout Faes have been heavily criticized, culminating in his infamous two own goals against Liverpool. Beyond individual errors, the larger issue is a lack of overall defensive quality, exacerbated by poor recruitment. **Poor Recruitment Exacerbates the Crisis:** Significant financial investment in players like Coady and Skip, totaling £40 million, proved fruitless as both players saw minimal playing time. This highlights a broader problem with Leicester's recruitment strategy and suggests a lack of thorough due diligence in acquiring new players. This poor decision-making is further compounded by baffling contract extensions awarded to underperforming players, illustrating a mismanagement of resources and a lack of strategic planning. **Wasted Potential?** Despite the overwhelming sense of disappointment, Becky Taylor believes that Leicester possessed more quality than many observers gave them credit for. With a full, injury-free squad, the team might have fared better. This suggests that poor injury management and tactical inflexibility, in addition to poor recruitment, contributed significantly to the team's struggles. **The Liverpool Clash: A Stark Contrast:** Leicester's upcoming match against Liverpool serves as a stark illustration of their predicament. Liverpool, a team vying for a title, stands in stark contrast to Leicester's fight against relegation. The match highlights the vast gap that has opened between the two clubs, a gap created by a combination of factors ranging from poor management and recruitment to tactical incoherence and injury misfortunes. The upcoming season needs serious reassessment and strategic overhaul if Leicester hope to avoid further disappointment.