They deceived us 😭💔 — “they said it should stay between us, but I can’t hold this.” Ricardo Pereira reveals the unbelievable reason that made Leicester City get relegated.

Leicester City captain Ricardo Pereira has pointed to constant changes in both the dugout and the dressing room as major reasons behind the club’s collapse into League One.

The Foxes’ relegation was confirmed on Tuesday night after a 2-2 draw with Hull City, completing a miserable fall for a side that lifted the Premier League trophy only ten years ago.

Since then, Leicester have gone from title winners and FA Cup finalists to facing only the second third-tier campaign in their history.

Ricardo, who joined the club in 2018, has witnessed both the glory years and the sharp decline.

Speaking to BBC Radio Leicester, he said: “All I can say is that it’s hard to say that now, it’s difficult for me especially, for the boys, but for me, being here and having so many high moments here and now being in this position.

“It’s difficult, there’s, in my point of view, no magic answer to explain that, but I think it’s a lot of things that went wrong, we had different managers, different players, and it didn’t work out.”

Since Brendan Rodgers left in 2023, Leicester have gone through six managers, with instability becoming a constant theme.

Ricardo added: “We need to do introspection, everyone at the club, to see what didn’t work well or what we need to do different.”

He also accepted the players must carry the blame, saying: “we have to take responsibility, because we are the ones to blame.”