Why would BR give up 2nd place Leicester for Arsenal.
Good question. All big teams seem to go though a few years of not being competitive - Liverpool have, in the last couple of years, come out of theirs, Man Utd are still in theirs and Arsenal may just be entering theirs. Chelsea too have had their problems. Rogers may see himself as the man who can reverse Arsenal's recent slide before it goes too far. Make no mistake,
Arsenal are a big club with fans world wide. Relative current league position doesn't mean much.
Leicester are doing very well this season but will they keep it up in the years to come? They did brilliantly to win the Premiership under Ranieri (when Arsenal were second) but we all know what happened the next season.
Rogers also will be aware that Arsenal don't sack managers lightly. Arsene Wenger had a few seasons where the team wasn't at their best but the board stuck with him. I don't think the Arsenal board want to become another Watford, with their managerial roundabout, so if a manager is capable he would have a job for years.