'You don't know what you're doing': Ruud van Nistelrooy at Leicester | OneFootball

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·19 gennaio 2025

'You don't know what you're doing': Ruud van Nistelrooy at Leicester

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When the final whistle blew on Filbert Way on Saturday, Leicester City were left with a seventh straight defeat. A mid-table but handy Fulham handed the east Midlands team their latest lame loss. The players are obviously unhappy with the run of form they are enduring, as we will learn. Naturally, the Foxes fan base is displeased following such dreadful form and performances.

I'm sure the LCFC bosses are equally dissatisfied with, well, everything. Yet there is a growing feeling that the King Power ownership is currently unfit to run the show. Not to mention hierarchy in place, which just so happens to boast total immunity (Jon Rudkin), being inadequate and requiring a refresh. At the moment, having adequate personnel on the pitch (transfer window) is the most important aspect. Although the club as a whole arguably needs reorganising.


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And the support in attendance at King Power Stadium this weekend let City chiefs, including van Nistelrooy, know their dissatisfaction. Classic chants of "You don't know what you're doing" were aimed at the former Manchester United striker at full time. Is that sentiment justifiable? And can Aiyawatt 'Top' Srivaddhanaprabha resurrect his position atop the Leicester pyramid, with his family having so much 'good' in the bank?

Does Ruud van Nistelrooy actually know what he's doing Leicester City?

This might be difficult for Leicester fans to hear. But as a Fox myself, I'm happy to say it. Van Nistelrooy is generally qualified to be at the Foxes helm. His CV is adequate: a once famed, now retired elite professional who previously managed a couple of top flight clubs.

RvN has the appropriate FA credentials and all the accessories required to manage a Premier League club on paper. He is also a big name: a fallacy which seemingly drew LCFC bosses impulsively towards him.

To slightly contradict myself, Van Nistelrooy's experience is actually minimal in spite of technically being satisfactory. I was fairly buoyant at the prospect of his installation at LCFC. However, I also acknowledged the decision to appoint RvN as a gamble.

Times running out

I think Leicester supporters have been pretty patient with the 48-year-old. Although patience is wearing thin. Some of RvN's questionable decisions (he hasn't got as much wrong as Steve Cooper) and substitutions have now ignitied discontent.

"They can boo if they want to be honest. (The form) is frustrating. It has been a shocking run from us"James Justin

Losses are piling up and the clear and present danger of relegation visibly looms. Therefore taking off playmakers and goalscorers such as Bilal El Khannouss appears contentious and somewhat suicidal. Sections of the Foxes faithful responded by chanting: "you don't know what you're doing".

In my opinion, squad quality is the main problem. We have seem popular players fail at management before: Lampard, Gerrard, Neville etcetera. Few managers would succeed with this roster. At this rate, the entire outfit will need resetting in the Championship.

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