Ruud van Nistelrooy is one of the Premier League’s worst managers after latest Leicester loss – one stat proves it
Ruud van Nistelrooy is one of the Premier League’s worst managers after latest Leicester loss – one stat proves it
Ruud van Nistelrooy must be wondering what more he needs to do to get Leicester City back to winning ways.
Despite a much-improved performance in comparison to recent weeks, the Foxes were still on the end of defeat once again.
Chelsea beat Leicester 1-0 at Stamford Bridge – despite Mads Hermansen impressing by saving Cole Palmer’s penalty.
To try something new, Van Nistelrooy made a huge tactical tweak by going to a five-at-the-back formation, with Victor Kristiansen and James Justin operating as wing-backs.
Kristiansen disappointed for Leicester, who are now six points off safety with 10 games to play.
But whilst Van Nistelrooy is doing everything he can to keep the Foxes up, a 12th defeat in 13 Premier League games has seen him compared to some pretty terrible managers.
Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record after 15 games makes him one of the worst Premier League managers
Defeat is never easy to take but as the pressure on Van Nistelrooy ramps up, with some Leicester fans wanting him sacked, it’s only going to grow in numbers.
The Dutchman walked into a very difficult job as it is, but after 15 Premier League games in charge, his record is dismal to say the least.
A stat produced by Opta revealed that only Russell Martin (81 per cent) and Mick McCarthy (84 per cent) have a higher loss percentage than the Foxes manager after 15 league games in charge.
Van Nistelrooy has only won two games, beating West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur. That last win came six weeks ago and it’s hard to see where the next one is coming.
Ruud van Nistelrooy felt Leicester deserved more against Chelsea
It’s beyond a miracle at this point that Van Nistelrooy is able to find any way to describe how his side have performed.
Right now, it feels like groundhog day: start brightly, let the opposition take control of the game, sit back further and further, concede, try to create but fail to muster anything, lose.
It’s a vicious cycle that has been going on for too long but he told Sky Sports that he felt his players were deserving of a point at least.
He said: “I get good at this after games. A good performance on and off the ball, everything was there and I think the players deserved more. We came away with a penalty save to go into half-time at 0-0. It’s the kind of luck you need sometimes to turn things around. Lots of positives again but we have to take the blow of taking nothing.
“We took one week to prepare this and it was really positive. We didn’t expect it to be this good. it suited the players and the profiles we have. It gave us more stability defensively and more support up front with two nines. Something to build on.”
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