Ruud van Nistelrooy at his ‘lowest moment’ since taking charge of Leicester

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Ruud van Nistelrooy at his ‘lowest moment’ since taking charge of Leicester
Author: Sunny Badwal
Published: Jan, 15 2025 23:16

Leicester boss Ruud van Nistelrooy says the 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace was a big blow to the spirit in the camp after they suffered their sixth consecutive defeat. The Foxes missed a host of chances and were punished seven minutes after the break when Jean-Philippe Mateta rounded Jakub Stolarczyk to slot home his sixth league goal of the season.

And with 12 minutes left Eberechi Eze’s dinked free-kick was finished emphatically by Marc Guehi as Palace extended their unbeaten run in away league games to five. Van Nistelrooy admitted Wednesday’s loss was the lowest his side have felt during his brief time in charge.

“We kept spirits up after five losses and we will do it after today’s loss,” he said. “There’s hope there, the sprit is there in the team, but today is a big blow. “It was I think the lowest that we’ve felt so far in my spell because today we had high hopes of proving ourselves with points and a performance.

“These games are decided in both final thirds. We are able to create but we have to start finishing them. We are doing a lot well but in the key moments, we are not there to pull the trigger. “We are responsible to give the hope back to the fans, it is our responsibility.”.

Following the full-time whistle, boos rang around the King Power Stadium as Leicester missed the chance to climb out of the drop zone despite having 21 shots. The former Manchester United striker and caretaker manager added: “I felt the support today was there. We felt the support, I felt the support.

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