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Leicester City defender Jannik Vestergaard still doesn’t know what Brendan Rodgers was referring to when he made his ‘twin brother’ comment.
The Danish defender gave an interview this year, saying his exile from a Rodgers-controlled Leicester side was “bizarre” and that the 30-year-old had not been given an explanation for why he didn’t start a Premier League match with the Irishman. for more than a year. Vestergaard is now thriving with Enzo Maresca in the English league, however, drawing the ire of Rodgers at the time, who told the media he wasn’t sure he’d spoken to the centre-back’s “twin brother” in his position. of him for the last year and a half.
Vestergaard signed through Rodgers in the summer of 2021 from Southampton and was pressed in a podcast interview about the struggles he has faced since leaving Saints. He believes he has triumphed over many “challenges” and still does not realize what the current Celtic boss is like. which he was referring to with his comments in the media.
He told the BBC’s When You’re Smiling podcast: “Yes, there have been ups and downs. At the moment I’m in a very smart position, the club is in a very smart position. I’m satisfied to be where I am. ” I’m a liar if I said I didn’t feel a little pride in overcoming a challenge this time around so I could show a little more of myself.
“You can ask questions, that’s your job. I heard it (says a dual brother). I didn’t know and I don’t know exactly what that means. I have nothing to say about anything that has happened in the past. “
Rodgers said in March of this year: “I didn’t talk too much about this because it was an unauthorized interview. I spoke to Jannik and had to make sure to let him know because I had noticed on his date that he didn’t know why (he doesn’t play).
“I spoke to Jannik and I had to make sure I was talking to him like I had noticed on his date, he didn’t know why (he wasn’t playing). I had to make sure I wasn’t talking to Jannik. his double brother for 14-15 months. We respected him when he made the decision to stay and that communication has been there. The communication with him and the club has been there, about his position.
“I was surprised when I saw it. Anything that happens, we’ll sort it out internally and move on. All of our successes are the result of solidarity on and off the pitch and that’s all I’ll try to protect. “.