Nigel Pearson is widely regarded as one of Leicester’s greatest-ever managers.
Pearson enjoyed two spells at Leicester, though, it was his second period at the club where he enjoyed the most success.
He guided the Foxes back to the Premier League in 2014 after a 10-year absence and built the foundations of the title-winning squad.
Pearson oversaw a lot of the recruitment with his right-hand man Steve Walsh, who identified the likes of Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kante.
Though, they didn’t always get it right, as one of their marquee signings, who flopped at Leicester, is now plying his trade in non-league.
Former Leicester star Ben Marshall playing in the 10th tier of English football
When Leicester signed Ben Marshall from Stoke City in 2012, it was regarded as a real coup for the then Championship outfit.
Marshall, who was 20 at the time, had recently impressed on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, so there was hope he could help fire City back to the top flight.
However, for all of his talent, the wide man failed to make an impression at the King Power and left just 18 months after arriving having scored nine goals in 61 outings.
By the age of 28, he found himself at non-league club Stoneclough FC and now he’s in the 10th tier with AFC Darwen, who play in the North West Counties League Division One North.
How Nigel Pearson described Ben Marshall
When Marshall left Leicester for Blackburn Rovers, Pearson told manager Gary Bowyer that they were signing a great talent but he just didn’t like Monday’s.
Marshall admits he wasn’t a very professional footballer and would often come into training having drunk the night before.
He would even go into the steam room at the training ground to try and flush out the alcohol from his system, so it’s easy to see why he didn’t fulfil his lofty potential.
Anyhow, the former England youth international still amassed just shy of 250 appearances in the Championship, which is certainly a commendable feat.