‘Give us a huge lift’ – Martin O’Neill receives plea to become manager of EFL club amid growing pressure on boss

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Martin O’Neill has already done a favour for one of his former clubs in Celtic this season, but could he be called upon by another? Well, a Leicester City fan has sent a plea to the legendary manager for him to return to the East Midlands and save the Foxes.Cifuentes is in trouble at Leicester after another loss on Boxing DayGettyLeicester lost at home to Watford on Boxing Day to drop down to 14th in the Championship, as their dismal campaign continued.That result followed a 4-1 thrashing away to QPR and manager Marti Cifuentes is under growing pressure in the dugout, with talkSPORT reporting in late November that his job was in danger.Cifuentes’ side looked to have potentially turned a corner since then, but two losses in a row have instantly reversed that form.And boos filled the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day, with fans making their thoughts known on the current situation at the club. Leicester supporter Gurinder called into talkSPORT after the game to give her opinion on the ongoing struggles at the moment.She believes that Cifuentes is on the brink and that there is only one man for the job if the Spaniard does get dismissed.“The players aren’t respecting the manager and we’ve got Derby on Monday,” she said live on talkSPORT. “I think that and the next game, if there’s not a result, he’ll be sacked.“It’s difficult to say [who could come in], but there’s one manager who I’d love to be there and that’s Martin O’Neill.”Gurinder explained: “If it’s for the rest of the season, I just think that someone like him, he’d bring a lot of positivity. I think he’s the only person who I think could lift us.“I think we’d have a far better chance with him than with anyone else. We can’t get worse… someone like him would give us a huge lift.” A Leicester fan wants O’Neill to step in and replace Cifuentes if he is sackedGettyLeicester dropped to 14th in the Championship after losing to WatfordGettyReturning to Leicester? O’Neill made a shock return to Celtic in October, stepping in as an interim boss when Brendan Rodgers was sacked.He steadied the ship after a rough patch and seemed to revive the fan base, winning seven of his eight games in charge.There’s no doubting that he had a positive impact – and Leicester are another of his former clubs. Between 1995 and 2000, O’Neill became a Foxes legend, leading the club to two League Cup successes and European football. He spearheaded one of the greatest periods in the club’s history, with Leicester becoming a staple Premier League side at the time. Now, could he come back to save his old side from spiralling?O’Neill won two trophies and led Leicester to Europe during his spell at the clubGetty‘Emotionally, it’s not easy’ Cifuentes remains Leicester manager for now, but the pressure is growing each week for him on the touchline.He admitted post-match on Boxing Day how difficult the season has been so far for his side, as they find themselves in trouble.“Emotionally, it is not easy for the team at the moment,” he said. “We didn’t play the last quarter of the game at the best level, we couldn’t create enough pressure.“It’s important that everybody is accountable. We need to have the mental resilience to manage different situations. We can’t only expect to win games when things go our way.“I knew the task when coming here, there are some things that, unfortunately, we need to change and try to change certain dynamics.“All of us have the capacity to do much better and the fans deserve more than we’re offering at the moment.”